Procurement Notices

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Administration

To apply, interested persons should upload the Technical Proposal (if applicable) and CV to “UNDP Jobs” by navigating to the link below and clicking “APPLY NOW”, no later than the date indicated on the “UNDP Jobs” website. Application submitted via email will not be accepted: -

                UNDP Job Site – https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=73756

NOTE: The Financial Proposal should not be uploaded to “UNDP Jobs”.

If requested by the Procurement Unit, the Financial Proposal should be submitted to procurement.bb@undp.org within 24 hours of a request. Failure to submit the Financial Proposal will result in disqualification.

Any request for clarification must be sent in writing to procurement.bb@undp.org prior to the application deadline date, ensuring that the reference number above is included in the subject line. The UNDP Barbados & the OECS Procurement Unit will post the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to: -

http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=39670

A detailed Procurement Notice and all annexes can be found by clicking the above link.

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The Project Development Expert will ensure that the project design adheres to GEF criteria and meets international best practice. Specific responsibilities include to:

1. Define detailed PPG schedule, in coordination with other consultants and the NWG
2. Provide methodological orientation to other experts in the team and to the Government of SVG and National Working Group (NWG) to ensure a harmonised approach to data collection and consultation with stakeholders;
3. Provide overall orientation to PPG team in relation to GEF requirements and international best practices for project planning and monitoring;
4. Familiarize herself/himself with the SESP pre-screening at the start of the PPG (in consultation with the UNDP CO and RTA, as appropriate), to ensure all risks are addressed through targeted assessments and that measures (e.g. avoidance though site selection) and management plans are built into the project design, in line with the UNDP Social and Environmental Standards (SES).
5. Review, provide feedback, and validate the results of the studies undertaken and recommendations made by the PPG team members, as well as information provided by national stakeholders, assessing technical feasibility, cost-effectiveness and incrementality of proposed FSP activities;Provide guidance and orientation on indicators and quantified targets to track project progress and effectiveness;
6. Provide guidance and orientation on SMART[1] indicators and quantified targets to track project progress and effectiveness;
7. Provide methodological guidance for data collection related to planning and monitoring, with particular attention given to the description and quantification of the baseline investments;
8. Provide inputs on specific proposed PA management activities for the FSP, such as management planning, zoning, partnerships, PA management capacity building, landscape-wide planning, PA financing and invasive species;
9. Provide guidance on the use of the GEF BD and LD Tracking Tools, and review the completed tracking tool;
10. Lead/facilitate relevant consultation processes when in country;
11. Provide organization and support of meetings, consultations, including inception and validation workshops;

[1] SMART: specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time-bound