International Consultant to develop a Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge Management Strategy and its Action Plan
Location : Chisinau, MOLDOVA
Application Deadline : 29-Mar-21
(Midnight New York, USA)
Type of Contract : Individual Contract
Post Level : International Consultant
Languages Required : English
Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start)
09-Apr-2021
Expected Duration of Assignment : Home-based: April - August 2021, 30 working days
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
Background
Climate change is already profoundly impacting the conditions for resource availability and agricultural activities. Over the last decade, the country has experienced a large number of extreme events, such as droughts and major floods, along with the cumulative effects caused by increased mean temperature and the uneven distribution of precipitation throughout the year, which have had negative consequences on the country's economy, and its population wellbeing and health. Severe droughts are recurring more frequently, causing significant economic losses. The increasing scope and intensity of extreme events have also resulted in increased frequencies of high-risk situations. By 2050, an increase of 2-3ºC in the average temperature, an additional 32 days that exceed the current maximum temperature by 10%, and another 12 days with zero precipitation are projected.
The Government sees the National Adaptation Planning (NAP) process as key to achieving the adaptation objectives outlined in its 2014 Climate Change Adaptation Strategy of the Republic of Moldova and its 2020 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), as well as the continued mainstreaming of climate change considerations into its policies and budgeting processes. The proposed project supports the Republic of Moldova's Government in advancing the second cycle of its National Adaptation Planning process (known as NAP-2). The outcomes of the NAP-2 national adaptation planning processes are:
Outcome 1: To strengthen and operationalize the national steering mechanism for climate change adaptation (CCA);
Outcome 2: To improve the long-term capacity on planning and implementation of adaptation actions through CCA technologies;
Outcome 3: To improve the mainstreaming of climate change adaptation through the increased alignment of national development priorities in the priority sectors (forestry, health, energy, and transport).
The project will contribute to UNDAF, 2018-2022 outcome #3 (The people of Moldova, especially the most vulnerable, benefit from enhanced environmental governance, energy security, sustainable management of natural resources, and climate and disaster-resilient development). Additionally, the project will contribute to the UNDP Country Programme Output 3.3 (National and sub-national governments have improved capacities to integrate resilience to climate change and disasters into development plans and practices to reduce population's vulnerability). Other than that, the project will contribute to the National Development Strategy "Moldova 2030" by ensuring resilience to climate change by reducing risks related to climate change and by facilitating adaptation in six sectors priority - agriculture, water resources, health, forestry, energy, and transport.
The preliminary work under the first cycle of the NAP (known as NAP-1) supported developing a NAP as a process, conceptualizing and developing its elements, including the national steering mechanism, and laid down the groundwork towards long-term adaptation planning. Despite the progress, significant gaps remain in integrating climate change considerations into many of the national priority sectors' development policies and their associated budget priorities. National appropriations for CCA remain limited.
The NAP-2 goals will be achieved within two parallel implementation tracks. The first track implemented by UNDP expands and deepens the national approach developed under the NAP-1 and strengthens synergies both vertically, at different levels of the governance, and horizontally, between the sectors affected by climate change to reduce duplication of efforts, pool scarce resources for efficient use, and ensure a coherent and comprehensive approach to the integration of CCA responses into development planning. In contrast, the second track will focus on adaptation in the agriculture sector and will be concurrently implemented under FAO's auspices.
The National Designated Authority has coordinated with the UNDP and the FAO country offices to ensure the complementarity and congruency of the activities and exchange, as appropriate. By its very nature, the NAP-2 will facilitate the integration of CCA into existing strategies, policies, and programs and establish a strong foundation for the integration of methods, tools, and information systems in day-to-day planning activities to inform decision-makers on the climate risks effectively, and to enable the informed formulation of resilient projects and financing strategies.
As Moldova progresses in its adoption of a holistic approach to adaptation and towards increased integration of CCA considerations into medium- and long-term planning, it must rely on a strong evidence base to strengthen its ability to appraise available adaptation options. There is a need to strengthen the knowledge base for CCA and focus on improving the accessibility and availability of climate-related information through a climate change information and knowledge management portal (CCIKMP). In this context, an international consultant will be contracted to develop a knowledge management framework for sourcing, sharing, and practical application which is consistent with the national CCA authorities' mandates and National Adaptation Planning requirements.
Duties and Responsibilities
This assignment's overall objective is to enhance the countries' knowledge to reduce vulnerability and increase adaptive capacity by sharing data, information, and knowledge gathered from the CCA activities. This would be achieved through a Knowledge Management Strategy to a central, web-based national climate change information and knowledge management portal (CCIKMP) that will store the available climate information such as a geospatial database on weather and climate-related data/maps/info, harmonize/standardize data processing, modelling, and projections and will enable the linking of multiple climate information sources into a "one-stop" centre. The specific tasks are listed below:
For detailed information, please refer to Annex 1 - Terms of Reference.
Competencies
Academic Qualification:
Experience:
Competencies:
Language requirements:
Required Skills and Experience
Initially, individual consultants will be long listed based on the following minimum qualification criteria:
The long-listed individual consultants will be further evaluated based on the following methodology:
Cumulative analysis
The award of the contract shall be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as: a) responsive/compliant/acceptable, and
b) having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.
* Technical Criteria weight - 60% (300 pts);
* Financial Criteria weight - 40% (200 pts).
Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 210 points would be considered for the Financial Evaluation.
Criteria
Scoring
Maximum Points Obtainable
Technical
University degree in communication, environmental sciences, social sciences, etc
Under Master's - 20 pts., Master's degree - 35 pts., PhD degree - 50 pts.
At least 7 years of experience in management of climate change adaptation knowledge and/or similar experience
7 years - 30 pts.,
Each additional year 5 pts up to max - 50 pts.
50
Professional experience in Europe and/or Eastern Europe would be a strong asset
No - 0 pts
Yes - 15 pts
15
Proven experience in developing strategic and sectorial documents, in climate change adaptation or related fields. Experience in development of knowledge management strategies and plans would be a strong asset
5 assignments - 10 pts.
Each additional assignment- 5 pts. up to a maximum of 30 pts.
30
Interview (demonstrated technical knowledge and experience; communication/ interpersonal skills; initiative; creativity/ resourcefulness). Only the first 5 applicants that have accumulated the highest technical score shall be invited to the interview.
Sound knowledge of strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation indicators; result-based management, data analysis and other areas relevant to the assignment
limited -<10 pts., satisfactory - <25 pts., extensive - <40 pts.
40
In-depth understanding of climate change and development issues
limited -<10 pts., satisfactory - <20 pts., extensive - <35 pts.
35
Good understanding of providers and end-users of climate change adaptation knowledge at various levels
limited -<10 pts., satisfactory - <20 pts., extensive - <35 pts.
35
Good communication and organizational skills, with demonstrated evidence of capacity to produce and present useful reports
limited -<5 pts., satisfactory - <10 pts., extensive - <20 pts.
20
Fluency in English is required for this assignment, Romanian and Russian is an asset
English - max 15 pts., Romanian - max 5 pts, Russian - max 5 pts.
25
Maximum Total Technical Scoring
300
Financial Evaluation Scoring
Evaluation of submitted financial offers will be done based on the following formula:
S = Fmin / F * 200
S - score received on financial evaluation;
Fmin - the lowest financial offer out of all the submitted offers qualified over the technical evaluation round;
F - financial offer under consideration.
200
Winning candidate: The winning candidate will be the candidate, who has accumulated the highest aggregated score (technical scoring + financial scoring).
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DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED WHEN SUBMITTING THE PROPOSALS
Interested individual consultants must submit the following
required documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:
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Incomplete applications shall not be considered.
For supporting documents (Terms of Reference and Procurement Notice and Offeror's Letter, including Financial Offer template) please visit https://sc.undp.md/current_jobs3/ or https://sc.undp.md/jobdetails/2191/
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Proposals should be submitted online only by pressing the "Apply Online" link by March 29, 2021,11:59 pm (Moldova local time: GMT+2).
Requests for clarification must be sent by standard electronic communication to the following email [email protected] UNDP will respond by standard electronic mail and will send written copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all applicants.
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