Post Level: National/International Consultancy Type of Consultancy: Individual Consultancy Expected start date: 2 July 2018 Period of assignment/services: Thirty (30) working days Background: The objective of the GEF Project Preparation Grant (PPG) is to develop the project concept into a full project: Conserving biodiversity and reducing land degradation using an integrated landscape approach). This project aims to enhance conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services through mainstreaming of biodiversity into planning policies and practices related to Jamaica’s productive landscapes and key sectors. The project will address the linkages between land degradation and biodiversity loss in order to successfully reduce these threats. The project strategy includes the integration of a strengthened national enabling and institutional framework. It is expected that the project will facilitate improved capacities for effective and informed decision-making with regards to biodiversity and ecosystem services being mainstreamed into key sectors. The project will further strengthen capacities to develop and integrate landscape level, land use planning that incorporates tools for informed land use decision-making. It is anticipated that these tools will effectively operationalize planning efforts and support biodiversity and ecosystem services, through sustainable, productive land management practices, that reduce pressure on biodiversity and key landscapes while safeguarding environmentally sensitive areas (including KBAs). The final outputs of the GEF PPG are: - UNDP-GEF Project Document (ProDoc), using the 2017 standard template.
- Mandatory annexes to the ProDoc, including gender analysis and action plan, and stakeholder engagement plan, among others, and project specific annexes (e.g. landscape profile, institutional and legal analysis, feasibility studies etc).
- GEF CEO Endorsement Request and all co-financing letters.
- Validation Workshop report (as appropriate for projects with a moderate and high SESP risk rating).
Any additional studies and other reports produced under the GEF PPG and not included in Annex to the project document should be submitted to UNDP and saved for future reference. Key Dates for the GEF PPG Milestone | Date | Internal submission date for UNDP-GEF review and clearance | 31 January 2019 | CEO Endorsement Deadline after which the project will be cancelled. | 1 May 2019 |
Application Procedure: Proposal should be submitted through the online e-Tendering system https://etendering.partneragencies.org (search for Event ID: JAM10-14-2018) as per the deadline indicated in the system itself. Detailed user guide on how to register in the system can be accessed using the following link:- http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/operations/procurement/business/procurement-notices/resources/ For further enquires please e-mail:- procurement.jamaica@undp.org | 
