International Consultant Green House Gases Inventory and MRV

Background

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), acting as an implementing agency of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), is providing assistance to the Government of Tajikistan’s Committee of Environmental in the implementation of the GEF funded “Enabling activities for the preparation of the First Biennial Update Report (FBUR) and Fourth National Communication (4NC) under the UNFCCC” project.

The Conference of Parties (COP) in Lima (2014) stressed out that climate policy is a part of a complex and comprehensive development policy, where a strong emphasis should be made on enhanced coordination between investments, climate ambitions and global development processes. Financing adaptation and mitigation ambitions are closely interlinked with sustainable development principles, while fighting against climate change is listed as a Goal 13 in SDGs. For Tajikistan, NC and FBUR preparation process will support synchronization of climate change efforts with existing global interventions at least in the context of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative. At the same time, Tajikistan is expected to participate in the Central Asian regional platforms for a joint positioning on climate change and sustainable development.

The objective of the project is to assist the Government of Tajikistan in preparation of its First Biennial Update Report (FBUR) and Fourth National Communication (4NC) under the UNFCCC Convention in accordance with its commitments as a non-Annex 1 Party (as mandated by Article 4 and 12 of this Convention) and COP 17 decisions. At the same time, arrangements to establish the domestic MRV and launch a regular data collection process for GHG emissions around key categories of the national GHG Inventory in the national statistics system will be assessed and supported.

Over the past decade Tajikistan has progressed in climate policy formulation, prioritization of adaptation goals, capacity building and practical interventions on a community based level in the context of Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR) investment envelope. The project looks at how to link NC and BUR process to the best practices and lessons learned acquired in the frames of PPCR and showcase these outside the country.

Duties and Responsibilities

Goals and objectives:

The International Consultant will provide technical guidance to the key project outputs, especially at the level of coordination and consolidation of inputs provided by the national experts and project team.

The International Consultant will be responsible for provision of an overall technical guidance to the implementation of the project, and ensuring the quality of FBUR/4NC preparatory process, in particular on the following:

• Component 2: GHG Emission Inventory;
• Component 4: Mitigation and Policy Measures;
• Component 5: Domestic Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) System;
• Component 6: Constraints and gaps, finance, technology and capacity needs.

He/she will also assure the quality of the relevant knowledge products produced by the project, and provide editorial and consultative support to the compilation of the FBUR and 4NC in English.

Duties and responsibilities:

The International Consultant will work closely with national experts and national stakeholder institutions, under direct supervision of Project Manager (PM) and UNDP CO Team Leader on Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management and Environmental Protection Cluster. Specifically, his/her responsibilities are but not limited to the following:

• Provision of an overall technical guidance to the implementation of the project, and contribution to the work planning on the following project components:
  • Component 2: GHG Emission Inventory;
  • Component 4: Mitigation and Policy Measures;
  • Component 5: Domestic Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) System;
  • Component 6: Constraints and gaps, finance, technology and capacity needs.

• Provision of methodological support and provision of trainings to the national experts and stakeholders, with regard to the GHG Emission Inventory and establishment of MRV system;
• Development of terms of references for national experts and consultants on GHG Emission Inventory and establishment of MRV system;
• Support the project team in preparation for the national stakeholder workshops and high-level evens, including development of workshop/training documentations, and presentation of the project outputs in a joint collaborative manner;
• Ensure synergy with other relevant projects and initiatives and transfer the lessons learned and best practices of other countries, which had undertaken similar exercise;
• Support project team in outreach and sharing the project results with international community;
• Provision of editorial support to English versions of the project knowledge products (GHG Inventory, FBUR and 4NC);
• Support in compilation of the FBUR/4NC in line with the UNFCCC guidelines.

For detailed information, please refer to annex 1- Terms of Reference of the below link.

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:

• University degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) on climate change, statistics, development economics, environmental economics or other areas, relevant to the project scope.

Experience:

• Minimum of 7 years of working experience in the area relevant to climate change, preferably in the countries of Central Asia or CIS;
• Demonstrated knowledge and proven experience on applying relevant methodologies and developing GHG Inventory, preparation of National Communications and Biannual Update Reports on climate change;
• Proven knowledge of UNFCCC/IPCC policies, procedures, guidelines and methodologies.

Language:

• Fluency in both English and Russian is mandatory.

Application Procedure:

Please follow the link to the Individual Consultant Procurement Notice:  

http://www.undp.tj/va/upload/va/ICPN%20International%20Consultant%20GHG%20Inventory%20and%20MRV.doc

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.