UNEP DTU Partnership (UDP) is looking to recruit a consortium comprising of experts or National Technical Institution with specialization in Water for Agricultural Use and Solid Waste Management to support our NDC Action Project in Jordan. Experts in the consortium should preferably be locals and working in universities, research and/or technical institutions in Jordan. The consortium of experts or the National Technical Institution (NTI) will provide in-country specialist/technical expertise support in the NDC Action Project working jointly with other international and local project counterparts, including the Government of Jordan.
Background to the Assignment
The project: NDC Action – Facilitating implementation of climate-resilient and low-carbon development aligned with national and global goals” (termed “NDC Action”) supports efforts by 10 partner countries including Jordan, to translate NDCs into strategies and actions ready for financing and implementation. It builds on three core principles: country ownership, balanced focus between adaptation and mitigation, and integration with national development and climate change priorities.
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Duration of assignment:
Up to 12 months with a possibility of extension based on performance and budget availability.
Location:
Jordan
Qualifications, Profile and Skills:
- Higher academic degree in engineering, science, environment, economics, climate, natural resource management or a related field;
- At least 10 years of expertise in: Climate Mitigation; or Climate Adaptation. However, combined expertise in both Climate Mitigation and Adaptation by the Consortium of Experts is preferable.
- A profile with significant technical assistance, capacity development and project management experience, including management of short-term specialist inputs on a demand basis;
- Experience in monitoring projects, results-based management, and reporting;
- Professional experience with one or more of the areas outlined in Annex 1 of these ToR;
- Deep familiarity with international and Jordanian experience in these areas, in particular the area of finance applied to mitigation and adaptation and implementation of climate projects;
- Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English and Arabic by all members in the NTI involved with the project.
Selection Process and Selection Criteria
The selection process will be carried out by UDP. The selection criteria will be based on the strength of the CVs of experts in the consortium, the quality of the technical and financial proposals including a description of how the Consultant will conduct the assignment.
Application Procedure
To submit your application, the lead expert in the Consortium of experts or in the NTI experts should send complete application:
- including the CVs of all members of his consortium;
- the technical proposal on how they plan to undertake the task; and
- financial proposal showing total costs, including all taxes.
The complete application should be sent by the lead expert in the Consortium of experts or in the NTI to all the following contacts: Fatima-Zahra Taibi (ftaibi@dtu.dk); Belal Shaqarin (shqareen@yahoo.com); Mohammed Angawi (mohammed.angawi@un.org); Jerome Malavelle (Jerome.malavelle@un.org); and Julie Fogt Rasmussen (jfora@dtu.dk).
Application deadline: 22nd March 2021 at 17:00 pm (Central European Time.)
Proposals received after the application deadline will not be considered.
Application deadline: 22/03/2021