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Location: Serbia
United Nations Development Programme
Consulting
Closed
27 May 2019
07 Jun 2019
Not available
Purpose
To provide guidance and inputs on institutional platform for transparency, analyse climate change related data, provide recommendations for improvement of quality and quantity of data and information, particularly related to national GHG Inventory.
Objective
To support the establishing of a monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) system that will allow Serbia to define and implement climate change-related policies and measures that will contribute to the achievement of its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) effectively.
Background Information
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), acting as an implementing agency of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), is also providing assistance to the Serbian Government, namely Ministry of Environmental Protection, in the preparation and implementation of the GEF funded projects “Second Biennial Update Report and Third National Communication under the UNFCCC” (2BUR-3NC project) and “Establishing Transparency Framework for the Republic of Serbia” (CBIT project).
Both projects will result in the improved system of monitoring, reporting and verification of the data and information that will be used by the Serbian Government to implement climate & energy legislation and feed in the reporting processes and obligations arising out of various international treaties, such as UNFCCC and EU commitments. The projects are also expected to accelerate Serbia’s EU accession process in the area of environment, energy and climate change, contributing to creation of enabling policy and institutional environment for effective implementation of relevant EU Acquis and related national legal acts.
CBIT project supports the Government of Serbia in mainstreaming and integrating climate change considerations into development strategies and sector-based policy frameworks by strengthening and sustaining efforts to monitor, report, and verify activities to address climate change. The CBIT project supports Serbia in establishing an effective institutional and legal framework to combat climate change, strengthen capacity and improve information sharing among responsible and competent institutions at the national and local levels. The project should result in a comprehensive transparency framework that will create an enabling environment for decision-making regarding future objectives, targets, and priority policies and measures for mitigation and adaptation. By ratifying the Paris Climate Agreement in July 2017, Serbia's INDC became its NDC. The country now needs to enact robust climate and energy policies that will enable the implementation of its NDC pledge and allow the country to strengthen its commitments in coming years. Specifically, the project will assist the Government of Serbia with strengthening the methodologies and tools necessary to enhance transparency as described in Article 13 of the Paris Agreement.
Furthermore, the MRV system will increase stakeholder engagement, including local governments and the private sector in a gender-inclusive manner. Finally, the project will use training and peer exchanges to strengthen capacity for transparency, which will allow the country to undertake more ambitious commitments in its NDCs over time.
UNDP is seeking for a short-term consultancy position to provide assistance to UNDP Climate Change Portfolio in initiating activities for the establishment of transparency framework for Serbia. The results of this particular consultancy will be used to feed in the Serbia’s reporting obligations towards the UNFCCC and the EU, as well as for raising awareness on climate change impacts.
Duties and Responsibilities
Scope of work
Under the guidance and direct supervision of the UNDP Portfolio Manager and in close cooperation with the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Serbia, the MRV Specialist will provide technical guidance to the UNDP Portfolio Manager, the Project Board and other engaged consultants on the overall implementation of project activities, with specific reference to the following:
Deliverables
NOTE: All deliverables have to be quality reviewed and accepted by the UNDP Portfolio Manager with support of the Ministry of Environmental Protection. None of the materials, reports, designs, brochures and articles produced under this Contract may be used, released, and/or disseminated without prior approval by UNDP.
Skills and Competencies
Qualifications and Experience
Education
Experience
Languages
Application Procedure
Qualified and interested candidates are asked to submit their applications via UNDP Web site: UNDP in Serbia under section “Jobs” no later than 7 June 2019.
Application should include:
The above listed documents may be uploaded under consultancy ref. 1945 at following the link: http://www.rs.undp.org/content/serbia/en/home/jobs.html
For more information please refer to the attached Procurement Notice.
Additional Information:
In the case of engagement of Civil servants under IC contract modality a no-objection letter should be provided by the Government entity. The ‘no-objection’ letter must also state that the employer formally certifies that their employees are allowed to receive short-term consultancy assignment from another entity without being on “leave-without-pay” status (if applicable), and include any conditions and restrictions on granting such permission, if any. If the previous is not applicable ‘leave-without-pay’ confirmation should be submitted.
Engagement of Government Officials and Employees
Government Officials or Employees are civil servants of UN Member States. As such, if they will be engaged by UNDP under an IC which they will be signing in their individual capacity (i.e., engagement is not done through RLA signed by their Government employer), the following conditions must be met prior to the award of contract:
(i) A “No-objection” letter in respect of the individual is received from the Government employing him/her, and;
(ii) The individual must provide an official documentation from his/her employer formally certifying his or her status as being on “official leave without pay” for the duration of the IC.
The above requirements are also applicable to Government-owned and controlled enterprises and well as other semi/partially or fully owned Government entities, whether or not the Government ownership is of majority or minority status.
UNDP recognizes the possibility that there are situations when the Government entity employing the individual that UNDP wishes to engage is one that allows its employees to receive external short-term consultancy assignments (including but not limited to research institutions, state-owned colleges/universities, etc.), whereby a status of “on-leave-without-pay” is not required. Under such circumstance, the individual entering into an IC with UNDP must still provide a “No-objection” letter from the Government employing him/her. The “no objection” letter required under (i) above must also state that the employer formally certifies that their employees are allowed to receive short-term consultancy assignment from another entity without being on “leave-without-pay” status, and include any conditions and restrictions on granting such permission, if any. The said document may be obtained by, and put on record of, UNDP, in lieu of the document (ii) listed above.
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