International Consultant on GEF Project Midterm Review
Conduct midterm review of GEF project in Belarus.
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Overview
Conduct midterm review of GEF project in Belarus.
You have:
- A Master's degree in electrical/agriculture/environment/chemicals/engineering or economy, or other closely related field.
- Minimum 10 years of proven professional experience in the area of Chemicals and Waste management.
- Relevant experience with result-based management evaluation methodologies.
- Experience applying SMART indicators and reconstructing or validating baseline scenarios.
- Experience in evaluating at least 2 projects.
- Demonstrated understanding of issues related to gender and Chemical and waste GEF Focal Area.
- Experience in gender sensitive evaluation and/or analysis.
- Previous working experience of projects evaluation in Belarus.
- Project evaluation/review experience within United Nations system will be considered as an asset.
- Experience with implementing evaluations remotely will be considered as an asset.
Contract
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Background
Please follow the rules of application to this Consultancy Opportunity here: https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=78575
The project was designed to: eliminate retained POPs legacies and develop sustainable POPs management capacity within a sound chemicals management framework in the Republic of Belarus. This objective will be achieved through 3 components: i) Sustainable PCB Management; ii) Elimination of Obsolete Pesticide Legacies; iii) Capacity Strengthening and Planning for Sound Chemicals Management. The Project will be implemented over a 4-year period and involve the environmentally sound elimination of existing PCB equipment stockpiles (estimated 1,100 t), progressive environmentally sound elimination of PCB equipment as generated in accordance with the nationally mandated PCB phase out plan during the project period (estimated 1,270 t) and repackaging, transport and environmentally sound elimination of 1,900 t from of the remaining 88 rural stored OP obsolete pesticide stores stockpiles in the country. Additionally, the project provides support and capacity strengthening for various aspects of POPs and hazardous waste management infrastructure, environmental monitoring, sound chemicals management, gender mainstreaming, updating of the Stockholm Convention National Implementation Plan (NIP) and enhanced public consolidation and awareness in the subject area. With 8.4 m US$ from the GEF, the Project will have a total volume of 59 207 890 US$. Co-financing is 50 807 890 US$ provided by the UNDP, Byelorussian institutions and enterprises. 11 institutional stakeholders, 5 principal industrial stakeholders and 4 civil society organizations will be directly engaged to the project decision making as well as in the facilitation of the a national sound chemical management initiative, mainstreaming gender equity and empowerment within the project, NIP update development and the implementation of public awareness and consultation activities related to elimination of rural OP storehouses, and PCB equipment in publically sensitive locations.
Duties and Responsibilities
The MTR team will assess the following four categories of project progress: Project Strategy, Progress Towards Results, Project Implementation and Adaptive Management, Sustainability. See the Guidance For Conducting Midterm Reviews of UNDP-Supported, GEF-Financed Projects for extended descriptions.
Please see full description of Responsibilities and the rules of application to this Consultancy Opportunity here: https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=78575
Competencies
- Excellent communication skills;
- Demonstrable analytical skills confirmed by at least 2 examples of reports;
- Fluency in spoken English is a must;
- Fluency in written English confirmed by 2 examples of reports
- Working level Russian will be an advantage
Required Skills and Experience
- A Master’s degree in electrical/agriculture/environment/chemicals/engineering or economy, or other closely related field;
- Relevant experience with result-based management evaluation methodologies;
- Experience applying SMART indicators and reconstructing or validating baseline scenarios;
- Competence in adaptive management, as applied to Chemicals and Waste focal area;
- Experience in evaluating of at least 2 projects;
- Minimum 10 years of proven professional experience in the area of Chemicals and Waste management;
- Previous working experience of projects evaluation in Belarus;
- Demonstrated understanding of issues related to gender and Chemical and waste GEF Focal Area;
- Experience in gender sensitive evaluation and/or analysis.
- Project evaluation/review experience within United Nations system will be considered as an asset.
- Experience with implementing evaluations remotely will be considered as an asset.
Potential interview questions
| Can you provide an example of a project you have evaluated and the methodologies used? | This assesses your hands-on experience in project evaluation and analytic skills. | Describe the project briefly, highlight the methodologies used, and discuss the outcomes. |
| How do you ensure effective communication with stakeholders during a project evaluation? | This evaluates your communication skills and stakeholder engagement strategies. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a challenging evaluation you faced and how you overcame it. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What techniques do you use to apply SMART indicators in project evaluations? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you incorporate gender perspectives in your evaluations? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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