Terminal Reviewer for Dominican Republic CBIT I and Trinidad & Tobago CBIT I Projects and PPG Consultant for the Development of Dominican Republic CBIT II, Trinidad and Tobago CBIT II at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Duties and Responsibilities

The consultant will undertake the following duties:

• For the terminal review - Author and lead the terminal review for the afore mentioned projects in accordance with GEF and UNEP policies.
• Overall responsibility for undertaking the review and preparing the final report in English.
• Review and assess (evaluation) all elements of the projects in accordance with UNEP evaluation office guidance documents.
• Deliverables to be prepared in accordance with UNEP evaluation office templates.
• The consultant will develop terminal review findings and recommendations based on sound evidence and analysis, and clearly document these in the final reports.
• Information will be triangulated (i.e. verified from different sources) as far as possible, and when verification is not possible, a single source will be mentioned (whilst anonymity is still protected).
• Analysis leading to evaluative judgments should always be clearly spelled out.

The consultant shall base the findings of the terminal reviews on the following:

• A desk review of: - Relevant background documentation, inter alia:
• Project document and appendices. This includes, among others, relevant project documentation, CEO endorsement document annexes or appendixes, PCAs or ICAs and their annexes or appendixes, workplans, budget and supervision plans, as well as any revisions introduced after approval.
• Theory of change, problem tree and logical frameworks.
• Project reports, including: half year progress reports, project implementation reports (PIRs), expenditure reports, financial statements, audits, inventory reports, progress reports from collaborating partners, meeting minutes, relevant correspondence and Tracking Tool.
• Evaluations/Reviews of similar projects, and - All information, templates, or guidance documents germane to the management-led review process issued by the GEF or UNEP Evaluation Office.
• Prepare and organize in close coordination with the national counterparts a stakeholder validation workshop (second country mission) (in person for online) to validate the developed CEO Endorsement Document (log frames, results framework, budget, workplan, gender action plan, etc.) with key country counterparts.
• Prepare a mission report and validation workshop report summarizing the findings, recommendations and decisions taken during the workshop, and the participants' list.
• Prepare the submission package of the CEO endorsement document and associated annexes to the UNEP Project Review Committee (PRC) and draft the responses to the Committee's reviews.
• Prepare a final stakeholder consultation report. The GEF requires that a report is prepared and submitted on stakeholder holder consultations undertaken during the PPG.
• Prepare a presentation for internal discussion to UNEP management describing national circumstances and context, baseline, barriers, proposed intervention, and indicators.
• Prepare a final and complete version of the CEO Endorsement Document and annexes for UNEP internal review and submission to GEF Secretariat.
• Prepare the submission package of the CEO endorsement document and associated annexes to the GEF secretariat and draft responses to Secretariat reviews.

Qualifications/Special Skills

Academic:

• Advanced university degree in engineering, economics, environmental sciences, management, or a related discipline is required
• A first-level degree with an additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree. Experience:
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in developing, assessing, evaluating or managing projects in the field of climate change, renewable energy, environment or development, is required.
• Experience in drafting project proposals and assessing project documents, including concepts, progress reports, work plans, and financial documents (budgets and expenditure reports) is required.
• Experience working with GEF or UNEP projects is desirable.
• Experience in working for multilateral or bilateral funding entities in the field of climate change, renewable energy environment or development is desirable.

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this consultancy, fluency (both oral and written) in English is required.

Deadline : Jul 4, 2024