The UNDP Samoa country office is calling for interested candidates to submit their proposals for the Terminal Evaluation of the Strengthening the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing in the Cook Islands (ABS Cook Islands) Project.  The consultant shall have prior experience in evaluating GEF or GEF/LDCF projects. The evaluator selected should not have participated in the project preparation and/or implementation and should not have conflict of interest with project related activities. 

For more information, please download the Terms of Reference and related annexes.

Deadline for submission of proposals is Friday 3 May 2019 SAMOA TIME.  Use the provided templates for submission of your proposal.  Send to [email protected] by deadline.  Incomplete proposals will not be considered and only candidates for whom there is further interest will be contacted. Proposals must include the following attachments.

Mandatory Documents for Evaluation of your Proposal:

1. Letter of interest and availability.  Template provided to use (Annex G).
2. Financial Proposal specifying the daily rate in the breakdown of costs and all associated costs involved with the completion of the consultancy. Template provided to use (Annex H).
3. Recent Curriculum Vitae 
4. A brief methodology on how you will approach and conduct the work, 
5. 3 professional references most recent.  Template provided to use (Annex I).  Please forward the template to the referees and they should send directly to [email protected] by due date. 

Optional BUT can be submitted together with the Mandatory Documents

       6. P11 form addressing the evaluation criteria and why you consider yourself the most suitable for this assignment. The selected candidate must submit a signed P11 prior to contract award.  Template provided to use (Annex J).

Queries about the consultancy can be directed to the UNDP Procurement Unit [email protected].