Communications Strategy and Action Plan for Invasive Alien Species
Procurement Process
IC - Individual contractor
Office
Fiji - FIJI
Deadline
06-Sep-22
Published on
22-Aug-22
Reference Number
94569
Overview
TERMS OF REFERENCE
(Fiji IAS Project)
National Consultancy – Communications Strategy and Action Plan for Invasive Alien Species
Reference No. | PN/FJI/110/22 |
Location | Fiji |
Application deadline | 6th September 2022 |
Type of Contract | Individual Contractor |
Post Level | National Consultancy |
Languages required: | English. Ability to converse in local language is advantageous. |
Duration of Initial Contract:
| 30 Days (starting no later than September 16 and completion by December 16,2022)
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BACKGROUND
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), acting as an implementing agency of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), has been requested by the Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF) to procure the services of the consultant. The objective of the IAS project is to improve the chances of the long-term survival of terrestrial endemic and threatened species on Taveuni Island, surrounding islets and throughout Fiji by building national and local capacity to manage Invasive Alien Species. Commonly referred to as the Fiji IAS Project, this is an initiative funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) over a 5-year period from 2018 – 2023 with a budget of USD 3,502,968.
Project Description Invasive alien species (IAS) are the greatest threat to biodiversity in the Pacific Islands. Numerous IAS have been introduced to Fiji, with significant impacts on natural landscapes and biodiversity. The recent introduction of Giant Invasive Iguana – GII (Iguana iguana) – to Fiji represents the first established population of this species in the Pacific and is a potential bridgehead to some of the world’s most isolated island ecosystems. GII have already caused harm throughout the Caribbean where they are spreading fast and have significant detrimental effects, including on native biodiversity, agriculture and tourism. Although there are several national and local-level initiatives to address IAS in Fiji, these efforts, lack adequate capacity and an overall comprehensive strategy to ensure a systematic and effective protection of biodiversity-rich and important areas. An effective, systematic and comprehensive eradication effort against GII, before populations grow beyond the point where they can be controlled is currently lacking and urgently needed. The preferred solution requires a suite of preventative measures to reduce IAS incursion and establishment, that will be introduced by this project, including: (i) Strengthened IAS policy, institutions and coordination at the national level to reduce the risk of IAS entering Fiji, including a comprehensive multi-sectorial coordination mechanism to ensure the best possible use of resources and capacities for prevention, management, eradication, awareness and restoration, and capacity building of biosecurity staff; (ii) Improved IAS prevention and surveillance operations at the island level on Taveuni, Qamea, Matagi and Laucala to reduce potential for pest species to enter and establish within the four-island group and move between these islands; (iii) Implementation of a comprehensive eradication plan for GII based on comprehensive survey and public outreach on Taveuni and an increase in removal effort of GII on the islands of Qamea, Matagi, and Laucala; and (iv) Strengthened knowledge management and awareness raising that targets the public, tour operations and visitors, to safeguard the nation from IAS.
Outcome 4 of the Fiji IAS project is specifically focused on increased awareness of risks posed by IAS and need for biosecurity of local communities, travelling public, tour operators and shipping to invasive alien species and biosecurity. Baseline conditions for this outcome There is no comprehensive IAS information at the national level, without which prevention, management and awareness of IAS in Fiji will remain under-capacitated because existing knowledge and information are not readily accessible to all stakeholders. IAS and biosecurity outreach efforts will remain as they are currently (limited) with no coordinated programmatic approach. Public engagement with supporting biosecurity efforts will remain low.
Interventions under this outcome Safeguarding the nation from IAS will be greatly improved through established public and visitor awareness, outreach and buy-in in regard to IAS prevention and management. Recognition that IAS impacts everyone at all levels will ensure that prevention and management efforts receive public and government support, and that all stakeholders recognize and adhere to their personal biosecurity responsibilities, ensuring their continuance and maximizing their effectiveness. This will be accomplished through awareness campaigns, creation and maintenance of an online public access IAS clearinghouse and a national IAS database.
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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Scope of Work Following successful trialing of the four-island outreach campaign (Output 3.1), this is being extended nationally to create broad awareness of and responsibility for IAS management, and support for measures that prevent IAS entry into and within the country. Output 3.1 supported the development of a comprehensive public outreach program in Taveuni and the surrounding islets (Qamea, Matagi and Laucala) built upon the message “IAS and biosecurity is everyone’s responsibility”. The IAS Project is immediately recruiting the services of a consultant to specifically provide support in developing a national communications strategy and action plan. The outreach program is expected to target a broad range of stakeholders including tour operators, shipping agents and the travelling public and be built upon the message “IAS and biosecurity is everyone’s responsibility”. The project would support the development of publicity materials for the national outreach program. Once a draft report is available, the consultant is expected to consult with relevant stakeholders for their consideration and feedback. This is to be coordinated in consultation with IAS Project Implementation Unit.
Key responsibilities include: It is critically important for the consultant to carry out these tasks while keeping BAF and UNDP fully involved but at the same time taking a technical (and sometimes managerial) lead.
Expected Outputs and Deliverables The consultant is expected to deliver the following product by the end of the consultancy: A National IAS Communications Strategy and Action Plan. This will include a monitoring and evaluation framework as well as a gender inclusive approach.
Institutional Arrangement
Duration of the Work The consultancy is for 30 days commencing no later than September 16 completion no later than December 16,2022.
Duty Station The consultant will be home based but is expected to travel to field as well as consultant with national stakeholders. The Consultant is expected to supply their own computer/including camera.
Supervision / Reporting
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COMPETENCIES
The following competencies are required:
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REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Following is the required qualifications and experience: Educational Qualifications:
Experience
Language requirements
Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments Consultant must send a financial proposal based on a Lump Sum Amount. The total amount quoted shall be all-inclusive and include all costs components required to perform the deliverables identified in the TOR, including professional fee, travel costs, living allowance (if any work is to be done outside the IC´s duty station) and any other applicable cost to be incurred by the IC in completing the assignment. The contract price will fixed output-based price regardless of extension of the herein specified duration. Payments will be done upon completion of the deliverables/outputs and as per below percentages:
Payment Schedule
Evaluation Method and Criteria Individual consultants / Company will be evaluated based on the following methodology:
Cumulative analysis The award of the contract shall be made to the individual consultant/company whose offer has been evaluated and determined as a) responsive/compliant/acceptable; and b) having received the highest score out of set of weighted technical criteria (70%). and financial criteria (30%). Financial score shall be computed as a ratio of the proposal being evaluated and the lowest priced proposal received by UNDP for the assignment.
Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points (70% of the total technical points) would be considered for the Financial Evaluation. Shortlisted candidates shall be called for an interview which will be used to confirm and/or adjust the technical scores awarded based on documentation submitted.
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 maximum one document:
Note: Successful individual will be required to provide proof of medical insurance coverage before the commencement of contract for the duration of the assignment. Incomplete and joint proposals may not be considered. Consultants with whom there is further interest will be contacted. The successful consultant shall opt to sign an Individual Contract or a Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA) through its company/employer with UNDP. Annexes
For any clarification regarding this assignment please write to Mr. Dale Kacivi - procurement.fj@undp.org/dale.kacivi@undp.org Proposal Submission All applications must be clearly marked with the title of consultancy and submitted on or before, 6th September 2022, 5pm (Fiji Time) online via UN Jobs website https://jobs.undp.org/ or etenderbox.pacific@undp.org
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