| Overview : UNDP is looking for 02 National Consultants to develop a full project document for the GEF-funded project Supporting the Implementation of the National Action Plan on Marine Plastic Litter in the context of Green Recovery post-COVID 19 in Viet Nam. The overall objective of the proposed consultancy is to develop the above project concept into a full-sized UNDP Project Document, along with a CEO Endorsement Request and all mandatory and project-specific annexes and supporting documentation: - NC1: National Consultant on Policy on plastic lifecycle with focus on packaging in the food and beverage sector,
- NC3: National Consultant on Safeguarding, Gender, and Stakeholder Engagement
Under the overall guidance of UNDP Viet Nam, the Viet Nam Environment Administration (VEA, MONRE), and the GEF PPG Expert Team Leader/International Project Development Specialist, the national consultants will be responsible for close cooperation on the following duties: - NC1: The National Consultant will be responsible for coordinating other National Consultants and compiling inputs to support the development of the UNDP Project Document (ProDoc) and draft CEO Endorsement Request, with all mandatory and project specific Annexes and supporting documentation to ensure quality and timely preparation. This consultant will be critical to validate the indicators of stakeholder engagement, monitoring and evaluation of the project.
- NC3: The National Consultant on Safeguarding, Gender, and Stakeholder Engagement will have the role to develop 3 key annexes to the project document:
- The Stakeholder Engagement plan.
- The Gender Mainstreaming Plan
- The SESP (Screening Environmental and Social Procedure) document;
- To this end, the NC3 will interact continuously with the IC, NC1 and NC2 to understand and categorize the main risks associated to the project implementation and the associated countermeasures; the entry point and the opportunities to ensure that the project is compliant with the UN requirements on Gender Mainstreaming, the interests, needs and viewpoints of the key project stakeholders and the way to ensure their engagement in the project.
Specific tasks of the constant will be described in the TOR. ----------------------------------------------------------------- The selection will be on a competitive basis and will comply with UNDP procurement regulations. Interested offerors are invited to submit Letter of Interest and Availability, CVs, financial proposals and other required documents following guidance in the Procurement Notice to: Procurement Unit UNDP Viet Nam 304 Kim Ma, Ha Noi, Viet Nam Direct: (+84 24) 38500283 Email: nguyen.ngoc.phuong@undp.org with notification by email (without attachment) to: procurement.vn@undp.org that the bidder has submitted proposal. UNDP will not be responsible for the missing of proposal if the bidder does not send notification email to above address. Deadline for submission: 12.00hrs., 24 June 2022 (Ha Noi time). We look forward to receiving your proposal by the above deadline. | 
