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International Consultant for Communications

BACKGROUND

The project "Strengthening Integrated Sustainable Landscape Management in Enga Province Papua New Guinea" will assist in strengthening the sustainable and inclusive economic development of the Enga Province of Papua New Guinea by three components: i) improving climate change mitigation and adaption; ii) strengthening food and nutrition strategy and iii) improving biodiversity and land/forest conservation. The Project will develop and deliver an innovative approach to rural development that brings together government systems, the private sector, and community action to present a climate-compatible green growth model.

Integrated sustainable land use and development planning within provincial and district development planning will provide a framework and support for effective climate-compatible development, including mitigation and adaptation actions. This framework will be used as a base to help catalyse community action on sustainable projects and the development of community conservation areas, as well as private sector investment in the development and production of high quality' conservation commodities' that have improved international market access and prices and support the delivery of multiple objectives at the community level. This integrated approach is entirely in line with several government and private sector initiatives, with the current Project acting as a catalyst to bring these elements together as well as helping to bridge the investment gap presented in fully operationalising these integrated approaches.

Through these actions, the Project will provide significant support to achieving both PNG's Medium-Term Development Goals, including targets for increasing agricultural productivity, increasing areas under conservation and reducing levels of forest loss. It will also support action under the SDGs, particularly action on SDG15 Life on Land, SDG 13, Climate Action and Goal 2, Zero Hunger.

The Provincial Coordinator will ensure the delivery reporting of activities undertaken across Enga province. To the extent possible, extend the services to the coherence and implementation of UNDP-supported projects on the protected area, climate change and disaster risk management.While this position is mainly available for the abovementioned project, there is possibility that other similar projects also piggy-back the consultant for the same work as described below.

Objectives:

The consultancy aims to implement the communicationsand visibility plan of the "Strengthening Integrated Sustainable Landscape Management in Enga Province Papua New Guinea" project. The consultancy will provide high-quality technical assistance in communications and advocacy to support the programme's overall objectives. Furthermore, it will develop and coordinate programme communications and advocacy materials to advocate for gender equality and ending violence against women in the public domain and support the implementation of the programme advocacy, prevention, and behavioural change-related activities.

Key areas of awareness and knowledge improvement:

• Climate Change mitigation and adaption: Increase awareness of climate change and capacities to respond to climate change
• Food and nutrition security: Increase awareness of and use of sustainability standards for coffee production and capacity for traceability of coffee through the supply chain and other agricultural products and commodities.
• Biodiversity and land/forest ecosystems conservation, restoration, and sustainable use: Raise awareness and information provision on opportunities for forest rehabilitation and plantation development and  biodiversity conservation including landuse planning at community level.

Expected Outcomes:

• Men and women were informed about climate change impacts and adaptation and mitigation development options.
• Best practices on inclusive and integrated landscape approach in Enga province of PNG were captured.
• Beneficiaries, including women, had a better understanding of the use of sustainability standards for coffee production and the capacity for traceability of coffee through the supply chain and other agricultural products and commodities.
• Beneficiaries, including women, gained more knowledge on biodiversity conservation and land/forest management.

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

Documentation Required

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications. Please group them into one (1) single PDF document as the application only allows to upload a maximum of one document: Maximum size per email is 7 MB.

• Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided in Annex II.
• Personal CV or P11, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references.
• Technical proposal, including
  • a) a brief description of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment; and
  • b) a methodology on how they will approach and complete the assignment.
• Financial proposal, as per template provided in Annex II. Note: International consultants must quote prices in USD.

Incomplete proposals may not be considered.

Please find attached the relevant documents annexed.

Please write to procurement.pg@undp.org for any questions and clarifications.