| Overview : National Consultant for the Independent Interim Evaluation of the ‘Accelerating the Transformational Shift to a Low Carbon Economy in the Republic of Mauritius’ Project Background The Green Climate Fund (GCF), through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is providing financial support and expertise to assist the Government of Mauritius in achieving their targets set in the Long-Term Energy Strategy (2011-2025) (LTE) in terms of share of renewable energy in the electricity mix (the LTE (2011-2025) has been replaced by the Renewable Energy Roadmap 2030 for the Electricity Roadmap with a renewed target of achieving 35% of RE by 2025 and 40% of RE by 2030). It is implemented in a two-phase approach so as to reduce the implementation risks to the GCF and ensure that the second funding disbursement is contingent upon successful completion of the first phase.
Objective of the Assignment The IE will assess implementation of the project and progress towards the achievement of the project objectives and outcomes as specified in the UNDP Project Document and GCF Funded Activity Agreement (FAA), and assess early signs of project success or failure with the goal of identifying the necessary changes to be made in order to set the project on-track to achieve its intended results. The Interim Evaluation will also review the project’s strategy and its risks to sustainability. The IE team will assess implementation of the project and its alignment with FAA obligations and progress towards the achievement of the project objectives and outcomes as specified in the Project Document. The evaluation will assess early signs of project success or failure with the goal of identifying the necessary changes to be made in order to set the project on-track to achieve its intended results Deliverables Deliverable | Timeline | Interim Evaluation (IE) Inception Report | by 23 July 2021 | Presentation | End of evaluation mission by 18 August 2021 | Draft IE Report #1 | by 31 August 2021 | Draft IE Report #2 | by 7September 2021 | Final Interim Evaluation Report* + Audit Trail | by 8 October 2021 | Concluding Stakeholder Workshop | Within 1-2 weeks of completion of final Interim Evaluation report |
Duration This assignment is for duration of 40 working days over a period 4 months. Submission of Application Applications should be sent through email : procurement.mu@undp.org on or before Tuesday 13 July 2021 - 16:00 hours Mauritius 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
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