Consultant for supporting the Ministry of Land and Environment of Mozambique in the coordination of ICAT project in Mozambique

UNEP DTU Partnership is seeking to hire a consultant to support the Ministry of Land and Environment of Mozambique in the coordination of the implementation of ICAT Mozambique Phase 2 Project. The consultant will work under the guidance of the Department of Climate Change of the Ministry of Land and Environment (Departamento de Mudanças Climáticas do Ministério da Terra e Ambiente) to ensure the implementation of ICAT´s project activities within the expected timeframe and the involvement of all the relevant stakeholders for the project to achieve high-quality results.

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Background

The first phase of ICAT support in Mozambique was completed in December 2019. The ICAT Mozambique Phase 1 project focused on strengthening of Mozambique’s institutional framework for measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of GHG emissions, mitigation actions, and support, and on the application of ICAT’s Renewable Energy Guidance and ICAT’s Sustainable Development Guidance to assess the impacts of policies and actions that are part of the country´s NDC.

Considering the results of the phase 1 project, there is now good momentum in the country for continuing and deepening the work on establishing a robust national MRV system and therefore Mozambique will implement a second phase of ICAT support.

Objective/outputs

The objectives of ICAT project in Mozambique were identified by the country and are as follows:

  1. Establishment of formal institutional arrangements for climate transparency activities, based on the road map and recommendations produced in the first ICAT project
  2. Secure sustainable capacity-building efforts in the country through the development of a training programme, involving the Climate Change Network and focusing in tracking of policies and actions in the NDC, GHG inventories, and reporting of support needed and received.

The consultant will work under the supervision of and be accountable to the Department of Climate Change of the Ministry of Land and Environment, to ensure that the ICAT phase 2 project´s activities are implemented within the expected timeframe and involve all the relevant actors to achieve high quality results. The consultant is expected to play a key role in the coordination of the project activities and ensuring the timely delivery and quality of deliverables produced. The outputs for this consultancy are the following:

Output 1: A report compiling the debates and outcomes of the project inception workshop

Output 2: A report compiling the debates and outcomes of the seminar and consultations with all stakeholders

Output 3: A report about the training programme, including the curriculum, the training materials used, and a summary characterization of the trained technicians and the assessment of the training results through a questionnaire

Required qualifications

  • Proven expertise in project management, preferably in relation to international cooperation projects;
  • At least 5 years’ experience in climate change processes in Portuguese speaking countries or similar African environments;
  • Familiarized with the enhanced transparency framework of the Paris Agreement and the reporting requirements of the UNFCCC;
  • Familiarized with national processes in Mozambique and ability to work in the government’s premises on a regular basis;
  • Relevant advanced university degree in Agriculture Science, Science Studies, Environmental Studies, Biology, or related field.
  • Demonstrated analytical, writing, and facilitation skills;
  • Fluent in written and spoken English and Portuguese;
  • Team player and immediate availability;
  • Residence in Mozambique throughout the contract period.

Duration

For the implementation of the activities describe in the scope of the assignment, the consultant shall provide 70 working days to support the main institutional partner – the Department of Adaptation and Mitigation to Climate Change (DMC) of MTA. The working days do not have to be provided on a continuous way.

Application procedure

Applicants shall submit the required documents, in pdf or doc format, by email to: Federico Canu, canu@dtu.dk; and Ana Cardoso, anacar@dtu.dk.

The required documents are:

  • Curriculum vitae with maximum 4 pages;
  • Digitalized certificate of the highest education degree obtained;
  • Document with maximum 2 pages describing the approach that the consultant will take to complete the tasks listed in the scope of the assignment and the way the consultant will engage with the main institutional partner.

Application deadline: 24/07/2020