Location : Tripoli, LIBYA
Application Deadline : 03-Nov-13
Type of Contract : Individual Contract
Post Level : International Consultant
Languages Required : Arabic English
Expected Duration of Assignment :20 working days (10 working days in Libya and 10 working days home based)
Background
The Libyan Government has signed and ratified the following UN Conventions:
- 1) The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on 14 June 1999;
- 2) The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 1992, and in 2001 it ratified the convention, and subsequently established a National Committee on Biodiversity; and
- 3) The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (CCD) on 22 July 1996, and assigned the People Committee of the Agriculture General Authority (AGA) as the Focal Point.
These substantive achievements came after as a response to a changing global context that demands deepened commitments to sustainable development and to a large extent is the outcome of the establishment of Environmental General Authority (EGA) as a newly created national institution in early 1999 ( www.ega.libya.org) and it has several departments within the central office and regional branch offices. This national entity is primarily meant for the coordination and management of environmental concerns and develops and implements a strategy with a strengthened emphasis on local environmental issues with increased focus on tools that help integrate environment into sectoral decisions and policies. It has overall responsibility for environmental concerns, action policies, strategies and programs including projects in Libya.
This project has been developed based on the outcomes of the previously mentioned capacity building and strategic initiatives. An analysis of the main recommendations and results arising from the various initiatives was done, a review of the outcome evaluation that was done in January 2011 was undertaken, with special emphasis on minimizing overlap and redundancy, and focusing on achieving the missing outputs concerning the capacity building components in each one of the ongoing initiatives and projects. This project aims at strengthening current efforts in capacity development of the EGA that are being driven by both EGA and UNDP efforts, in an integrated manner and providing special focus on the infrastructures that have been put already in place (the available GIS software, and the advanced laboratories purchased), as well as developing EGA capacity in global environmental issues with main focus on climate change. As a result, the components and objectives of this project have been developed according to the following criteria:
- Priority areas for EGA identified during a scoping mission, which took place during the period of 3-7 March 2012;
- Effective coordination with other existing development initiatives;
- EGA responsibilities mandated by the Environmental Protection Law.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Conduct a careful review of unit and job descriptions of all Headquarters and Field Departments of EGA and other Ministries with current or potential future involvement in Environmental Management;
- This should include an analysis of lines of authority and reporting functions within the various ministries. Where non-existent, relevant unit and job descriptions should be developed, in co-operation with current staff;
- Review existing human capacities for environmental management within EGA, compared with above-identified job and unit requirements;
- Design and plan a short note to strengthen human and institutional capacities to manage environmental issues in Libya.
Key Responsibilities:
Development of work plan:
- The consultant should present a proposed plan of work for the carrying out of the consultancy;
- This proposal will be reviewed by and discussed with EGA and revised as appropriate;
- The revised work plan will guide the subsequent activities of the consultant in relation to the other tasks;
- The work plan should explain the methodology and the indicators and parameter which will be used and followed to carry out the assessment;
- Identification of the key and critical knowledge areas for EGA;
- Identifying and assessing the existing institutional and policy framework for Environmental Management, identifying inadequate institutional and policy statements, overlaps in mandates and policies, and ways of harmonizing the mandates and policies to provide a more efficient system of natural resources and environmental management.
- Assessment of the current capacities (expertise, training capacity, current facilities for training, research, access to information and networks) in the critical knowledge areas.
Establish capacity (institutional and human) baselines and identify strengths and weaknesses, opportunities for and threats to capacity development, particularly to look at the following: Mission/strategic management:
- Do the institutions have clearly defined and understood missions and mandates?
Culture/structure/competencies:
- Are the institutions effectively structured and managed?
Processes:
- Do institutional processes such as planning, quality management, monitoring and evaluation, work effectively?
Competencies
Functional Competencies:
- Good communication, networking and presentation skills;
- Familiar with the international assessment toolkits;
- Extensive experiences analyzing data and preparing analytical reports;
- Ability to work with a broad range of individuals of diverse institutions and levels;
- Demonstrated experience in staff management, capacity building and organizational assessment and management;
- Demonstrated experience in carrying out surveys and knowledge of survey methodology.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Ph.D/MSc. In a field of direct relevance to the present assignment (i.e. capacity development, capacity assessment, business administration, development work, environmental planning or any other related field).
Experience
- At least 7 years of progressive professional experience at the national and regional levels in organization management, organization capacity development, capacity assessment, capacity building programs and training, drafting national/regional plans/strategies, action plans and analytical reports;
- Professional Experience in human resources management in both public and private sectors;
- Experience with organizational development processes and instruments in both public and private organizations;
- Good knowledge of bilateral and multilateral technical and financial assistance activities in the region;
- Experiences in the usage of computers and office software packages.
Language:
- Fluency in spoken and written English and Arabic.
Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:
- Motivation Letter describing their interest in the assignment and why they are the most suitable for the work.
- Curriculum Vitae and Personal History Form (P11) including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references;
- Financial Proposal Form, providing a breakdown of this lump sum amount (including travel, per diems) is to be provided by the offeror.
Detail Terms of Reference, P11 Form and Financial Proposal Form can be found in the following link http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=13173
Please submit your Technical and Financial proposals to the following e-mail address no later than 03rd November, 2013. Email: procurement.ly@undp.org
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
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