Wildlife Crime Legal Expert

Background

UNDP is working withUN Environment and the CITES Secretariat to convene a Symposium , for Francophone countries, onLegal Frameworks for Conbating Wildlife (the Symposium). This Symposium is a follow- up to a successful Africa/ Asia- Pacific Symposium on Strengthening Legal Framewroks to Combat Wildlife Crime held in Bangkok in July 2017. The need for a similar event for Francophone counties was then identified, and UNDP, with UN partners, is now seeking the support of a Wildlife Crime Legal Expert to assist in the preparation and delivery of the Symposium.

The Francophone Symposium is tentatively scheduled to be held in September 2018 (dates to be confirmed) in a French-speaking African Country (possibly Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, but to be confirmed), and has three objectives tentatively proposed as:

Review regional and international commitments to address illegal wildlife trade: participant will review regional and international commitments addressing illegal trade in wildlife and recommend changes needed to reform domestic legal frameworks accordingly;

Share national experiences and good practices: participants will share experiences and exchange views on good practices for strengthening and harmonizing domestic legal frameworks for addressing illegal wildlife trade; and

Provide a platform for Intra- regional dialogue: The Symposium will promote contacts among countries, and consider how best to use existing channels for continued collaboration and dialogue on effective legal responses to combat wildlife crime.

Countries in Africa have committed at the regional and international levels to strengthening legislation to effectively address the illegal trade in wildlife. Relevant international obligations and commitments include those made under Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, resolutions of United Nations General Assembly, resolutions of the United Nations Environment Assembly, the London Declaration, the Kansane Statement, and the Hanoi Statement. Relevant regional commitments include those made by the African Union Summits culminating inthe African Strategy on Combating Illegal Exploitation and Illegal trade in Wild Fauna and Flora in Africa, and the Declaration of the African Union- European Union 2017 Summit, among others.

Several countries in Africa have embarked on strengthening national legislation in light of these obligations and commitments. Addressing wildlife crime requires a comprehensive review and strengthening of laws and regulations extending beyond wildlife legislation to anti-money laundering, customs legislation, police powers, organized crime, and mutual legal assistance arrangements, among others.

The Francophone Symposium will provide a valuable opportunity to take stock of recent developments and share good practices in strengthening legal frameworks. Strengthening cooperation in combating inter-country and trans-regional wildlife crime, especially within Africa, requires strategic policy engagement within the region. Sharing of information, best practices, as well as devising innovative means of intra-regional collaboration for effective legal responses will contribute to the fight against wildlife crime. The Symposium will draw on existing initiatives in this area, including the findings from the Africa-Asia symposium held in Bangkok in July 2017.

The Symposium will involve the participation of an estimated 40 representatives from francophone African countries. An estimated 20 countries will be invited to nominate two representatives each to attend the Symposium, representing wildlife law and criminal justice. International and regional organizations active in addressing wildlife crime will also be invited as partners and resource persons. The Symposium will build on, and complement, existing initiatives undertaken by partners active on the Continent. The Symposium will be conducted over two days.

Duties and Responsibilities

Scope of work:

The Wildlife Crime Legal Expert will perform the following functions: Draft and finalize an agenda for the Symposium; Facilitate the distribution of a pre-symposium survey on national legal frameworks to combat wildlife crime with participants, and collate and analyse the responses (note: the template for the survey has been developed); Draft a summary Background Note, and other meeting documentation, for the Symposium. For international commitments, the Consultant can draw on the work prepared for the Bangkok Law Symposium. However, the Consultant shall include a synthesis of existing regional commitments into the background note, and identify those commitments that are most relevant and of highest priority for discussion at the Symposium. Relevant existing initiatives and platforms related to francophone African regional dialogue on effective legal responses in combating wildlife crime should also be identified and summarized. This information should also be converted into a PowerPoint presentation for delivery at the symposium; Coordinate communication with participants, resource persons, and partner organizations as required to ensure the smooth preparation and functioning of the Symposium; Participate in the delivery of the Symposium and make a clear presentation of the information contained in the Background Note; Prepare a meeting report including a synthesis of the findings of the Symposium, outcomes, and agreed next steps. Expected Outputs and Deliverables: Outputs Timelines A completion of draft agenda and draft summary background note 15 June 2018 Completion of summary of pre-symposium survey results (template spreadsheet is available) 24 August 2018 Produce final draft of a complete Background Note 3 August 2018 On-site support during the Symposium to ensure that it is held with success Completion of a meeting report 30 September 2018 Institutional Arrangement: The consultant will work under the supervision of UNDP-GEF’s Regional Technical Advisor and UN Environment’s Head, National Environmental Law Unit (Law Division), and in close collaboration with UN Environment’s Regional Governance Subprogramme Coordinator for Africa. Duration of the Work: 21 May– 30 September 2018 (up to 20 working days). Duty Station: Home based with mission travel to Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan.

Competencies

Corporate:

• 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; and
• Treats all people fairly without favouritism.

Technical Competencies:

• Demonstrates technical knowledge of legal concepts and their application in national law.

Professionalism:

• Demonstrated ability in analytical thinking;
• Strong organizational, reporting, and writing abilities; and
• Capacity to plan, prioritize, and deliver tasks on time.

Teamwork:

• Openness to change and ability to receive/integrate feedback;
• Ability to work under pressure; and
• Ability to work in and manage teams.

Required Skills and Experience

Educational Qualifications:

Bachelor degree in Law, or a field relevant for the assignment.

Experience:

• Minimum 7 years of demonstrable experience in the field of environmental or wildlife law, including experience in wildlife trade (in particular actions to combat illegal wildlife trade);
• Working experience in/with Africa;
• Working experience with UN Environment, UNDP, CITES Secretariat, or other international organizations on wildlife law projects is an advantage;
• Experience organizing international conferences and/or meetings is an advantage;

Language:

• Fluency in written and spoken English and French.

Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments:

The contract will be based on Lump Sum

Consultant must send a financial proposal based on Lump Sum Amount. The total amount quoted shall be all-inclusive and include all costs components required to perform the deliverables identified in the TOR, including professional fee, travel costs, living allowance (if any work is to be done outside the IC´s duty station) and any other applicable cost to be incurred by the IC in completing the assignment. The contract price will be fixed output-based price regardless of extension of the herein specified duration. Payments will be done upon completion of the deliverables/outputs and as per below percentages:

• Deliverable 1: 25% of total contract amount (upon a submission of Draft agenda and draft background note);
• Deliverable 2: 25% of total contract amount (upon a submission of Complete final drafts of the agenda and background note);
• Deliverable 3: 50%  of total contract amount (upon a participation in Symposium and completion of meeting report)

In general, UNDP shall not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket. Should the IC wish to travel on a higher class he/she should do so using their own resources

In the event of unforeseeable travel not anticipated in this TOR, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between the respective business unit and the Individual Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed.

Travel costs shall be reimbursed at actual but not exceeding the quotation from UNDP approved travel agent.  The provided living allowance will not be exceeding UNDP DSA rates. Repatriation travel cost from home to duty station in Bangkok and return shall not be covered by UNDP.

Evaluation Method and Criteria:

Individual consultants will be 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 set of weighted technical criteria (70%). and financial criteria (30%). Financial score shall be computed as a ratio of the proposal being evaluated and the lowest priced proposal received by UNDP for the assignment.

Technical Criteria for Evaluation (Maximum 70 points)

• Criteria 1: Relevance in education background-  Max 15 points;
• Criteria 2: Demonstrable experience in wildlife trade, in particular actions to combat illegal wildlife trade- Max 30 points;
• Criteria 3: Working experience in/ with Africa- Max 15 points;
• Criteria 4: Working experience with UN Environment, UNDP, CITES Secretariat, or other international organizations on wildlife law projects- Max 10 points;
• Criteria 5: Experience organizing international conferences and/or meetings is an advantage- Max 15 Points;
• Criteria 6: Fluency in written and spoken English. Working knowledge of written and/or spoken French is  a plus - Max 15 Points.

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 70 points (70% of the total technical points) would be considered for the Financial Evaluation.

Documentation required:

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications. Please group them into one (1) single PDF document as the application only allows to upload maximum one document:

• Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided in Annex II.
• Personal CV or P- 11, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references.
• Financial proposal, as per template provided in Annex II. Note: National consultants must quote prices in U.S. Dollars.

**Incomplete proposals may not be considered. The shortlisted candidates may be contacted and the successful candidate will be notified**

For P- 11 form, Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability with Financial proposal form, please click the link below:

http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=45282

The Wildlife Crime Legal Expert will perform the following functions:

• Draft and finalize an agenda for the Symposium;
• Facilitate the distribution of a pre-symposium survey on national legal frameworks to combat wildlife crime with participants, and collate and analyse the responses (note: the template for the survey has been developed);
• Draft a summary Background Note, and other meeting documentation, for the Symposium. For international commitments, the Consultant can draw on the work prepared for the Bangkok Law Symposium. However, the Consultant shall include a synthesis of existing regional commitments into the background note, and identify those commitments that are most relevant and of highest priority for discussion at the Symposium. Relevant existing initiatives and platforms related to francophone African regional dialogue on effective legal responses in combating wildlife crime should also be identified and summarized. This information should also be converted into a PowerPoint presentation for delivery at the symposium;
• Coordinate communication with participants, resource persons, and partner organizations as required to ensure the smooth preparation and functioning of the Symposium;
• Participate in the delivery of the Symposium and make a clear presentation of the information contained in the Background Note;
• Prepare a meeting report including a synthesis of the findings of the Symposium, outcomes, and agreed next steps.

Expected Outputs and Deliverables:

Outputs	Timelines
A completion of draft agenda and draft summary background note	15 June 2018
Completion of summary of pre-symposium survey results (template spreadsheet is available)	24 August 2018
Produce final draft of a complete Background Note	3 August 2018
On-site support during the Symposium to ensure that it is held with success Completion of a meeting report	30 September 2018

Institutional Arrangement:

The consultant will work under the supervision of UNDP-GEF’s Regional Technical Advisor and UN Environment’s Head, National Environmental Law Unit (Law Division), and in close collaboration with UN Environment’s Regional Governance Subprogramme Coordinator for Africa.

Duration of the Work:

21 May– 30 September 2018 (up to 20 working days).

Duty Station:

Home based with mission travel to Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan.