Terminal Reviewer for CBIT Burkina Faso and CBIT Togo Global Environment Facility Projects

Contract

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Result of Service

Completed terminal reviews of GEF Projects: • “Capacity Building for Burkina Faso’s transparency system for climate change mitigation and adaptation”, GEFID: 10025 • “Togo Climate Transparency Framework” GEFID: 10026

Work Location

Home-based

Expected duration

8 months

Duties and Responsibilities

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority. It sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. This consultancy is in UNEP’s Industry and Economy Division, Energy and Climate Branch, Climate Change Mitigation Unit, Africa team, and will be home based.

UNEP’s Industry and Economy Division works with a portfolio of Global Environment Facility (GEF) medium-size and full-size climate change mitigation Projects in Africa. The Projects, which are in different stages of development (concept, design, implementation, closure), are executed by different partners (Ministries, NGOs, etc.). The Industry and Economy Division, in its role as implementing agency, provides oversight and ensures adherence to GEF guidelines.

The objectives of the Projects were: • CBIT Burkina Faso: to develop Burkina Faso’s institutional and human capacities to meet reporting requirements of the Enhanced Transparency Framework of the Paris Agreement, especially for the priority sectors of AFOLU and Waste • CBIT Togo: to develop the capacities of Togolese stakeholders to set up and run a national information system for climate transparency.

The two Projects require a consultant to undertake a Terminal Review of the mentioned Projects and will report to the Climate Change Mitigation Office, UNEP. (S)He will be responsible for the Terminal Reviews, and shall report to the Task Manager, Africa Office, GEF Climate Change Mitigation Unit and timely delivery of its outputs as described in the overall Terms of Reference of the reviews. (S)He will lead the Terminal Reviews design, data collection and analysis, and report-writing.

More specifically:

Undertake the inception phase of the reviews, including:

1. Conduct the two Projects desk review and collate information from the Projects’ teams
2. Draft the reconstructed Theory of Change of the Projects
3. Prepare the Terminal Review framework
4. Develop the desk review and interview protocols
5. Draft the survey protocols
6. Plan the Terminal Review schedule
7. Prepare the inception report for review to be approved by the Climate Change Mitigation Unit

Coordination of the data collection and analysis phase of the Terminal Reviews, including:

1. Conduct further desk review and in-depth interviews with Projects implementing and executing agencies, Projects partners and stakeholders of the Projects
2. Information collection, surveys, data analysis
3. Regularly report back to the Climate Change Mitigation Unit on progress.

Coordination of the reporting phase, including:

1. Prepare presentations on preliminary findings
2. Draft main Terminal Review reports ensuring it is consistent with guidelines provide both in substance and style
3. Liaise with the UNEP Climate Change Mitigation Unit on comments received and ensure that Comments are taken into account during finalization of the main Terminal Review reports and approved.
4. Prepare a Response to Comments annex for the main report, listing those comments not accepted and indicating the reason for their rejection.

Managing internal and external relations of the review team, including:

1. Maintain a positive relationship with stakeholders, ensuring that the Projects review process is as participatory as possible but at the same time maintains its independence.
2. Communicate in a timely manner with the UNEP Climate Change Mitigation Unit on any issues requiring its attention and intervention.

The terminal review consultant will be selected and recruited by the UNEP Climate Change Mitigation Office through an individual Special Service Agreement (SSA) consultancy contract.

Qualifications/special skills

• Advanced university degree (i.e. master’s degree or higher) in management, business administration, economics, engineering, energy or other relevant area is required; • A first level degree with additional two years of qualifying experience maybe accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree; • Minimum of 2 years of experience in the evaluation and monitoring of development Projects in developing countries is required; • Within the 2 years, experience working on technical aspects of development Projects in the environmental / climate change sector in Africa is desirable; • Experience in working with national governments in Africa or developing countries is required;

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this consultancy, fluency (both oral and written) in English and French are required.

Additional Information

Not available.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.