National Individual Consultant -Terminal Evaluation of PIMS 4490 Southern Rangelnads Kenya

Consultant

Overview

Conduct terminal evaluation of wildlife conservation project

You have:

• Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences, Natural Resources Management, Water Resources Management or other closely related field.
• At least 5 years’ experience with results-based management project mid-term or terminal evaluations, preferably for GEF/Biodiversity projects.
• Experience applying SMART indicators and reconstructing or validating baseline scenarios.
• Competence in adaptive management, as applied to biodiversity.
• Knowledge of and experience working in Kenya or East Africa or biodiversity and conservation is an asset.
• Demonstrated experience in the relevant technical areas for at least 10 years.
• Demonstrated understanding of issues related to gender and biodiversity; experience in gender responsive evaluation and analysis.
• Excellent communication skills; demonstrable analytical skills; and project evaluation/review experience within United Nations system will be considered an asset.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Fluency in oral Kiswahili is an asset.

Contract

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Background

In accordance with UNDP and GEF M&E policies and procedures, all full- and medium-sized UNDP-supported GEF-financed projects are required to undergo a Terminal Evaluation (TE) at the end of the project. This Terms of Reference (ToR) sets out the expectations for the TE of the full-sized project titled Enhancing Wildlife Conservation in the Productive Southern Rangelands through a Landscape Approach PIMS 4490 implemented through the Kenya Wildlife Service. The project started on the 26 January 2015 and is in its 5th year of implementation. The TE process must follow the guidance outlined in the document ‘Guidance for Conducting Terminal Evaluations of UNDP-Supported, GEF-Financed Projects’ (Guidance for Terminal Evaluations of UNDP-supported GEF-financed Projects).

Project background and context

The project was designed to mainstream biodiversity conservation and sustainable use into production lands in the Greater Amboseli landscape and improve the sustainability of Protected Area systems (PAs). It aims to provide a resource governance model that allows communities and conservationists to utilize revitalized skills, and, guided by knowledge-based landscape planning, taking advantage of modified policies and market-based incentives to balance resource use and resource conservation across the greater Amboseli, to secure a broader range of benefits for the onsite and offsite dependents, in a more equitable and sustainable manner.

The project comprises three complementary components to be implemented over a 5-year period. The interventions are cost-shared by the GEF support of USD 3,990,909 and partners co-finance of USD 24,820,000. Each component addresses a different barrier and has discrete outcomes as follows: -

• Outcome 1: Effective governance framework for multiple use and threat removal outside PAs;
• Outcome 2: Landscape based multiple use/management delivers multiple benefits to the widest range of users, reducing threats to wildlife from outside the ecosystem;
• Outcome 3: Increased benefits from tourism shared more equitably.

OBJECTIVE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The TE report will assess the achievement of project results against what was expected to be achieved and draw lessons that can both improve the sustainability of benefits from this project, and aid in the overall enhancement of UNDP programming. The National Consultant will support the International Consultant (Team Leader) who will have the overall responsibility for the conduct of the evaluation exercise as well as quality and timely submission of reports (inception, draft, final etc).

APPLICATION PROCESS

Recommended Presentation of Proposal:

1. Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template attached (offeror’s letter to UNDP);
2. Updated CV
3. Brief description of approach to work/technical proposal of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment, and a proposed methodology on how they will approach and complete the assignment using the attached template (IC Proposal form)
4. Financial proposals must be “all inclusive” and expressed in a lump-sum for the total duration of the contract. The term “all inclusive” implies all cost (professional fees, travel costs, living allowances etc.) supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template attached (Offeror’s letter to UNDP).

For duty travels, the UN’s Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA) rates are (USD.98 for elsewhere), which should provide indication of the cost of living in a duty station/destination (Note: Individuals on this contract are not UN staff and are therefore not entitled to DSAs. All living allowances required to perform the demands of the ToR must be incorporated in the financial proposal, whether the fees are expressed as daily fees or lump sum amount.) The lump sum is fixed regardless of changes in the cost components.

If an applicant is employed by an organization/company/institution, and he/she expects his/her employer to charge a management fee in the process of releasing him/her to UNDP under Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA), the applicant must indicate at this point, and ensure that all such costs are duly incorporated in the financial proposal submitted to UNDP.

Applications should be submitted through email to [email protected] by 5.00 P.M Kenyan Time (GMT+3.00) on 13 November 2020 reference “KEN IC 2020 054 – National Individual Consultant for Terminal Evaluation of Enhancing Wildlife Conservation in the Productive Southern Rangelands through a Landscape Approach PIMS 4490******”

For full details and documents on this assignment please visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=72272 Incomplete applications will be excluded from further consideration.

Criteria for Evaluation of Proposal: Only those applications which are responsive and compliant will be evaluated. Offers will be evaluated according to the Combined Scoring method – where the educational background and experience on similar assignments will be weighted at 70% and the price proposal will weigh as 30% of the total scoring. The applicant receiving the Highest Combined Score that has also accepted UNDP’s General Terms and Conditions will be awarded the contract.

Duties and Responsibilities

The TE report will assess the achievement of project results against what was expected to be achieved and draw lessons that can both improve the sustainability of benefits from this project, and aid in the overall enhancement of UNDP programming. The TE report promotes accountability and transparency and assesses the extent of project accomplishments. The project has over the past years since 2017 built partnerships among the wildlife conservation agencies/stakeholders and local communities’ action within the Amboseli Landscape towards securing wildlife dispersal areas despite the changing land tenure and land use pressures. Recommendations from TE will therefore be useful in sustaining the various results and interventions undertaken under this project.

The objectives of the evaluation are to assess the achievement of project results, and to draw lessons that can both improve the sustainability of benefits from this project, and aid in the overall enhancement of UNDP programming. The evaluation will also make recommendations for sustainability, replication and scaling up that will be used by the project partners to build on the gains made during the project.

Competencies

Corporate competencies:

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN values and ethical standards;
• Respects the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Treats all people fairly without favoritism.

Functional Competencies:

• Planning and Organizing: Allocates the appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; Uses time efficiently; Monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary;
• Client orientation: Identifies clients’ needs and match them with appropriate solutions; Keeps a client informed on progress and setbacks in projects; Meets timeline for delivery of product or service to the client;
• Communication: Ability to write clear reports; Ability to engage with diplomacy with various stakeholders.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences, Natural Resources Management, Water Resources Management or other closely related field (5 marks);

Experience:

• At least 5 years’ experience with results-based management project mid-term or terminal evaluations, preferably for GEF/Biodiversity projects (25 marks);
• Experience applying SMART indicators and reconstructing or validating baseline scenarios (5 marks);
• Competence in adaptive management, as applied to biodiversity (5marks);
• Knowledge of and experience working in Kenya or East Africa or biodiversity and conservation is an asset (5 marks);
• Demonstrated experience in the relevant technical areas for at least 10 years (15 marks);
• Demonstrated understanding of issues related to gender and biodiversity; experience in gender responsive evaluation and analysis (5 marks);
• Excellent communication skills; demonstrable analytical skills; and project evaluation/review experience within United Nations system will be considered an asset (5 marks).

Language skills

• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Fluency in oral Kiswahili is an asset.

Evaluation:

• Only candidates obtaining a minimum (70%) on technical evaluation will be considered for the Financial Evaluation.

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