Overview :  

Project: 00119781 Climate Promise - Seychelles

National Consultant ( Communications ) under the Climate Promise Initiative for Seychelles

Background

UNDP is launching its Climate Promise Initiative (CPI) to provide necessary financial and technical support to selected countries to enhance their NDCs making them more ambitious and realistic, at the same time. Small island development states are among the countries prioritized for getting support within the UNDP CPI.

The UNDP CPI is designed to provide support along five service lines:

1. Build Political Will & Societal Ownership at National/Sub-National Levels,
2. Review, Align & Update/Enhance Current NDC Targets, Policies & Measures,
3. Incorporate Additional Sectors &/or GHGs,
4. Assess Costs & Investment Opportunities, and
5. Monitor Progress & Strengthen Transparency.

Seychelles has been selected to receive support within the UNDP CPI. To support the country in enhancing its NDC to make it more ambitious and facilitate implementation of the CPI in Seychelles, UNDP is hiring a National Coordinator of the Climate Promise Initiative for Seychelles.

 Objective of the Assignment

The objective of this assignment is to ensure effective implementation of the UNDP Climate Promise Initiative in Seychelles (CPIS) with delivery of all the intended outcomes and outputs in accordance with the approve CPIS work plan and detailed annual work plan within the approved budget. The assignment involved provision of technical and expert support to the Seychelles Government in reviewing and updating the Seychelles Nationally Defined Contribution document (NDC) and adding new relevant sectors as agreed with the Government.

The National Coordinator of the Climate Promise Initiative for Seychelles will be based on Mahe, Seychelles. He/she will work under direct supervision of the UNDP Seychelles Programme Manager based in Seychelles as well as the Office in Mauritius and in close cooperation with the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change (MEECC) as the lead government agency on Climate Change and also collaborate with other national and international partners involved in the development of the new Seychelles NDC. Close collaboration will also be maintained with the UNDP regional Service Centre that will provide technical backstopping. He/she will work closely with the Communication Specialist based in the office in Mauritius to develop necessary knowledge and communications products as per the CPIS work plan.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Consultant is expected to take a leading role in the providing communications services in the review and update of the NDC in Seychelles. The main duties and responsibilities are as outlined below:

• Conduct the Climate Promise nation-wide intensive information and awareness raising campaign, including short film on the NDC and UNDP support - Climate Promise; short commercials on climate actions, PR actions, informational materials - leaflets, posters, bill-boards, TV/Radio programmes/talks/ spots to get more people to know about the NDC.
• Develop a Webpage on NDC and Climate Promise;
• Create Social Media platforms on Facebook and Twitter (/or Instagram) and provide regular updates on the same.
• Translate, publish and distribute popular version of the Seychelles NDC in Creole and English for a wider audience. (Two- 10-page documents).
• Joint Communication products and events with SeyCCAT, Seychelles Energy Commission, Ministry of Environment Energy and Climate Change
• Organise and facilitate sessions with the following decision makers to discuss and engage on the NDC:
  • Members of the National Assembly
  • Members of the Executive i.e. CEOs and PS and DGs

• Organise and facilitate meetings/talks/engagement with other institutions such as schools, academia on the NDC.

Duration

The duration of the contract will be for 50 days worked within a period of 6 months from September 2020 until February 2021

Duty Station

Home based (Seychelles)

Submission of Application

Applications should be sent through  email : procurement.mu@undp.org on or before  Monday 21st September 2020 - 16:00 hours Seychelles time (GMT+4)

Annexes
Annex A - Letter of confirmation of interest and availability and Submission of financial proposal
Annex B - Model Contact IC
Annex C - UNDP GCC IC
Annex D - P11
Terms of Reference