Procurement Notices

Project Title: NDC Support Project for the Philippines (NSPP)

Project Description

At the UN Climate Change conference in Paris in December 2015, countries adopted the Paris Agreement that sets out a global action plan for limiting global warming to “well below 2 degrees C” starting from 2020. The Agreement, which entered into force on 4 November 2016, built upon the foundation of climate pledges from 187 countries, known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Countries are expected to submit updated and more ambitious NDCs every five years which will become the main vehicle for illustrating a country’s strategic vision on climate change in the context of sustainable development. The UNDP NDC Support Programme will support Governments to achieve transformational change by using NDC implementation as a mechanism to scale up investment in climate change and deliver sustainable development. The Programme will be implemented in the country as “NDC Support Project for the Philippines (NSPP)”.

Private Sector Engagement in the NDC Process

It is recognized that the successful implementation of the NDC actions require engagement of the Private Sector (PS). With the Philippine NDC seen to require between US$ 12 to 30 billion in investments in the energy sector alone to achieve the sector’s GHG emission reduction goals from the business-as-usual scenario for the period 2000-2030, the private sector could complement effectively the efforts of the government to provide the enabling environment and support to operations, including policies and information for making investment decisions.Furthermore, the Philippine NDC offers the private sector promising investment opportunities and productive partnerships with the public sector and the international community that deliver the benefits of sustainability, climate-resiliency, and a green economy that create green jobs.

A number of policies and frameworks support the transition to a low carbon, climate-resilient and green economy and the engagement of the private sector. This is underscored in the Climate Change Act, which mandates the CCC to “coordinate with local government units (LGUs) and private entities to address vulnerability to climate change impacts of regions, provinces, cities and municipalities” and to coordinate various sectors, including the private sector, in the development and implementation of the National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP), and the local action plans.

Inherently risk-averse, the business sector is looking to partner with the government in enhancing the enabling environment to overcome the challenges in climate change investments through policy changes and market-based incentives. The CCC recognizes the strategic role and acknowledges the vulnerability of the private sector in addressing climate change, hence, this initiative on Private Sector Engagement in the NDC through the top-up support fund has been granted to the NSPP in order to strengthen PS engagement in the NDC.

The CCC, pursuant to Republic Act 9729 as amended by Republic Act 10174 of 2012, is mandated to: (i) recommend key development investments in climate-sensitive sectors such as water resources, agriculture, forestry, coastal and marine resources, health and infrastructure to ensure the achievement of national sustainable development goals, (ii) create an enabling environment for the design of relevant and appropriate risk-sharing and risk-transfer instruments, and (iii) coordinate with local government units (LGUs) and private entities to address vulnerability to climate change impacts of regions, provinces, cities and municipalities.

In line with the abovementioned mandated functions, the CCC seeks to establish the Climate Investment Network (CIN) composed of banks, financial institutions and key players in the private business sector. The establishment of CIN is envisioned to increase the total climate investments of the Philippines, summing up the tagged expenditure of the national government agencies and the investments coming from the private sector. By establishing an effective monitoring and reporting mechanism among the members of the CIN, the CCC will be able to come up with a whole-of-nation investment report for local legislative and executive, and international reporting.

Institutional Arrangement

1. The IC will be under the supervision and oversight of the NSPP Program Director, NSPP Project Manager, and the UNDP Climate Action Programme Analyst
2. The IC will work in close coordination with the NSPP Senior Project Coordinator , Project Focal, Deputy Project Focal, Chief Technical Adviser, the PMU, and if necessary, with relevant government agencies and project partners;
3. The Consultant should be based in Manila for accessibility and availability should discussions/reporting on progress of activities is required by either the CCC or UNDP;
4. Domestic travel contingent upon the scope of work may be required and will be arrange and shouldered by UNDP;
5. The BSAFE course must be completed before the commencement of travel;
6. Consultants are also required to comply with the UN security directives set forth under https://dss.un.org/dssweb/
7. The Consultant will be given access to relevant information necessary for execution of the tasks under his or her assignment; and
8. The Consultant will be responsible for providing his or her own working station (e.g. laptop) and must have access to reliable internet connection.

Duration of Contract

The Consultant shall be engaged for approximately one hundred twenty (120) working days spread over six (6) month-period starting on November 2020 up to April 2021. The period of engagement includes estimated lead time for UNDP and/or Project Implementing Partners to review outputs, give comments, certify approval/acceptance of outputs, etc.

Duty Station

The duty station is in Manila. However, the Consultant is not expected to report on a daily basis to the Project Management Office but shall be available on an on-call basis. Location shall be in the CCC Office at First Residences, Jose P. Laurel St., Malacanang Compound, Manila.

Contract Price and Schedule of Payments

The contract price shall be all-inclusive, fixed and output-based regardless of extension of the herein specific duration. The Consultant shall receive payments based on the following schedule:

1. 15% upon submission and acceptance of the Inception Report with detailed approach/strategies and the corresponding work plan;
2. 20% upon submission and acceptance of the First Periodic Report;
3. 30% upon submission and acceptance of the Second Periodic Report; and
4. 35% upon submission and acceptance of the Final Report.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Climate Change Commission (CCC) through UNDP is seeking to recruit a Consultant (Sustainability Expert) to support the establishment and operationalization of the Climate Investment Network. The consultant, in coordination with other CIN consultants, Government partners and key stakeholders, is expected, at the very least, to undertake the following major activities:

1.Provide expertise and technical advice on the process of establishment of the Climate Investment Network, on matters relating to and requiring inputs on sustainability aspects;

2.Provide technical expertise on the development and/or enhancement of climate change-related project proposals for funding based on science, prevailing government policies and strategies, regional and international frameworks and agreements, and other global commitments;

3.Identify gaps for capacity building needs of potential members of the Climate Investment Network, particularly on understanding and application of sustainabilityconcepts. This includes designing capacity development programs for targeted stakeholders;

4.Contribute to the development of institutional mechanisms of the Climate Investment Network, and

5.Provide inputs to the development of annotated outline of the Philippines’ Climate Finance Handbook.

Expected Outputs/Deliverables

The Contractor, based on the SOW, shall prepare and submit:

1. An Inception Report (IR) or a preliminary document detailing the methodology framework, work plan, timeline, list of national government institutions, civil society stakeholders, academia, private sector to be interviewed or engaged, and other related activities.
2. First Periodic Report (FPR) which includes summary of investment proposals reviewed and evaluated, various engagements on the process of CIN/CFSS institutionalization, and updates on the timeline for the remaining activities.
3. Second Periodic Report (SPR) which includes summary of investment proposals reviewed and evaluated, various engagements on the process of CIN/CFSS institutionalization, concept notes and draft designs of capacity development programs;
4. Final Report which will highlight the accomplishments for the entire project engagement.

Table 1. Schedule of Outputs/Deliverables

Competencies

Corporate competencies

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN's values and ethical standards;
• Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality, and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Treats all people fairly without favoritism.

Functional and technical competencies

• Ability to work in a diverse and multi-cultural environment;
• Self-motivated and ability to work under pressure and to meet strict and competing deadlines;
• Displays analytical judgment and demonstrated ability to handle confidential and politically sensitive issues in a responsible and mature manner;
• Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities;

Required Skills and Experience

Only those candidates that meet the minimum level of education and relevant years of experience requirements will be considered for the technical evaluation. The technical evaluation will include a desk review to select the shortlisted candidates. The technical evaluation may also include interviews with shortlisted candidate(s).

The award of the contract will be made to the Individual Consultant whose offer has been evaluated using the “Combined Scoring method” - where the qualifications and methodology will be weighted a max. of 70%, and combined with the price offer which will be weighted a max of 30%.

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 (70%) points on technical evaluation will be considered for the Financial Evaluation.

Presentation of Proposal/ Offer

1. Duly accomplished UNDP Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability;
2. Duly accomplished UNDP Personal History Form (UNDP P11 Form) and curriculum vitae;
3. Technical description of the methodology/ approach and timeline of how this assignment will be conducted AND brief description of why the individual considers himself/ herself as the most suitable for the assignment; and
4. Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided.If an Offeror is employed by an organization/company/institution, and he/she expects his/her employer to charge a management fee in the process of releasing him/her to UNDP under Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA), the Offeror must indicate at this point, and ensure that all such costs are duly incorporated in the financial proposal submitted to UNDP. Application Letter with the applicant’s personal curriculum vitae indicating complete contact details and all past experiences from similar projects.

Interested applicants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications at the given link https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=94942. Please group them into one (1) single PDF document as the application only allows to upload maximum one document.