National Team Leader on the development of Project Identification Form to phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in the Republic of Tajikistan

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Background

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) operates in over 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, to reduce inequalities and to increase sustainability. One of its critical priorities for 2020 is to support countries to accelerate ambitious action on climate change.

A healthy ozone layer and climate are essential to meeting all of the Sustainable Development Goals. The Montreal Protocol continues to protect people and planet alike. The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol agreed in October 2016 is expected to avoid up to 0.4°C of global warming by the end of this century through phasing down the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), powerful climate-heating gases largely used in cooling systems. Cooling is essential to human health, food security, economic productivity, and is becoming more important in the context of increasing global mean temperatures accompanied by more extreme heat waves. It is urgent to assist developing countries to access and scale up the use of the efficient and sustainable cooling technologies as a priority for tackling and adapting to the climate change.

UNDP’s current Montreal Protocol portfolio covers 56 countries supported by the Multilateral Fund and 5 countries supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). UNDP helps countries to meet the objectives of the Montreal Protocol on the phase-out of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) and HFC phase down under the Kigali Amendment.

The Republic of Tajikistan, as a country with economy in transition, honours its international commitments under the Montreal Protocol and is undertaking successful actions to accelerate the phase out of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs).

On the 29th of June 2022, the Government of Tajikistan ratified the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. The Kigali Amendment brings the future production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the control of the Protocol and will make a major contribution towards the fight against climate change.

According to the Kigali Amendment, Tajikistan is facing an ambitious reduction schedule to phase down 5% of HFCs at 2020 from their baseline level, 35% at 2025 and 70% at 2029.

The Committee on Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan has requested UNDP’s support to access financial support from GEF to phase down HFCs to meet the reduction target for the Kigali Amendment. This will be achieved through the development of a Project Identification Form (PIF). The PIF should:

• be aligned with the national priorities and policy frameworks of the Government of Tajikistan,
• be in accordance with the GEF-8 programming strategy, particularly the chemicals and waste focal area, and
• meet the relevant requirements of the Kigali Amendment.

UNDP Country Office in Tajikistan is thus seeking to recruit an experienced Team Leader (National) who will be facilitating and overseeing a team of national experts on the development of the PIF to UNDP-GEF to achieve Kigali targets on HFCs phase out.

UNDP/GEF PIF Template and Guidance will be provided by UNDP Country Office

Duties and Responsibilities

The key services provided by the Team Leader to UNDP GEF team and UNDP Tajikistan Country office are outlined below:

• Review current regulations and policies on the implementation of the Montreal Protocol as well as the relevant climate action in Tajikistan and identify the activities to be needed in terms of policy framework and regulatory work for compliance with the Kigali Amendment;
• Review the progress of current on-going HCFC phase-out project supported by GEF for Tajikistan, analyse its relationship and implication with the HFC phase-down and identify the opportunity of coordinated and integrated implementation;
• Providing broad and in-depth international experiences and lessons learned in the refrigeration transition at both developed countries and developing countries;
• Analyse the HFC data available and predict the potential growth trend of HFCs till 2029 in business as usual (BAU) scenario;
• Develop a technology roadmap of transition to low GWP and highly efficient alternatives for main HFC consumption sectors and provide advice on the pathway of technology transfer;
• Develop a compelling Theory of Change (ToC) for the transition from HFC to low global warming potential and highly efficient alternatives;
• Identify priority areas and activities to meet reduction targets at 2025 and 2029 in Tajikistan;
• Finalize the PIF including specific components and activities, identify the co-financing opportunity from the private sector and other resources, estimate the incremental costs, environment and climate benefit.
• Identify risks of the implementation and indicate possible risk mitigation measures.
• Assist the UNDP-GEF team and country office to address the technical questions from the stakeholders and donors.

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

• Professionalism;
• Communication;
• Teamwork;
• Accountability.

Corporate Competencies:

• Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
• Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Treats all people fairly without favouritism;
• Fulfils all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Advanced university degree in Refrigeration Engineering, Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management, Climate Change, or other relevant disciplines. (Criteria A)

Qualification:

• Excellent understanding of the country’s context and environmental issues. (Criteria B)
• Sound knowledge of UNDP-GEF policies, rules and procedures. (Criteria C)

Experience:

• At least 5 years of experience in project management, administration and implementation with national and/or international partners in the field of climate change, environmental and biodiversity conservation. (Criteria D)
• Proven experience in collaborative relationship management across donor agencies, government, project implementing partners and civil society. (Criteria E)

Language:

• Fluency in Tajik, Russian and English, with excellent writing and speaking skills is a must. (Criteria F)****

Application Procedure:

Please follow the link to download Individual Consultant Procurement Notice and follow the application procedures indicated in the downloaded ICPN:

http://www.undp.tj/va/upload/va/1.%20ICPN_Team%20Leader_HFC_PIF.pdf

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.

DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED WHEN SUBMITTING THE PROPOSALS.

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP. Personal CV and/or resume. 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 (the methodology is a subject for evaluation (Criteria G)) Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price and all other travel related costs (such as flight ticket, per diem, etc.), supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template attached to the Letter of Confirmation of Interest template. 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. All application materials should be submitted by email at the following address ONLY: ([email protected]) by 19 December 2022. Incomplete applications will be excluded from further consideration.