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C. Objectives and Scope of Work

The Climate Change Mitigation Expert will work with UNDP and its partners under the ACE Project, and collaborate/complement with other UNDP consultants/experts, in the performance of his/her duties towards the delivery of the following outputs. The Climate Change Mitigation Expert will have specific expertise in measuring emissions from various industries and circular economy approaches, and knowledge on the use of tools to estimate GHG reductions from avoidance arising from reduced production of plastics, use of alternative materials, and reduction in demand for materials due to recycling (that does not emit GHGs), reduced consumption, and other strategies.

• Modelling of GHG emissions for key circular economy sectors

• Undertake a desktop review of key industry reports in order to make an analysis of historical GHG emissions and on the basis of which come up with projected GHG emissions, identifying major emission drivers
• Develop a GHG emissions scenario analysis comparing the business-as-usual or linear economy scenario with a circular economy scenario, establishing the mitigation potential of circular economy (i.e. GHG emissions reduction/avoidance required per sector to fulfill the 75 percent target for the year 2030 as outlined in the Philippine Nationally Determined Contribution)
• Modelling of GHG emissions must include an analysis of the carbon footprint (CF) and material footprint (MF) of key circular economy sectors along the value chain, and must present recommendations in terms of mitigation strategies
• Key sectors to be covered at the least are the following:

1. buildings
2. plastics
3. food and beverage
4. textile
5. electronics
6. healthcare
7. cities

• Calculation of GHG emissions of the ACE Project
• Develop a methodology and monitoring tool for tracking the climate change mitigation indicators and targets of the ACE Project

• Compute the GHG emissions, emissions reduction/avoidance of the various activities of the ACE Project

The Climate Change Mitigation Expert will consult UNDP and its relevant partners in the preparation of the above-mentioned outputs and will make a presentation of these outputs to them for comments/revisions and finalization.

D. Expected Outputs and Deliverables

*The person-days efforts are just estimation, consultants can propose as per their understanding of the requirement.

E. Institutional Arrangements 

1. The Japan Supplemental Budget (JSB)-funded Accelerating NDC through Circular Economy is implemented by UNDP Philippines through a whole-of-country office approach, spearheaded by the Climate Action Programme Team and the Impact Advisory Team (IAT).

1. The ACE Project Manager and Climate Action Programme Team Leader will jointly review the outputs of the consultant, in coordination with the Impact Advisory Team and Climate Action Programme Team.

1. The Consultant is also expected to collaborate with other UNDP teams aside from the aforementioned ones, particularly the Peace Team on the work to be done in Cotabato City.

1. The Consultant is expected to have his/her own provisions for workspace, communication equipment including laptop and mobile phone.  

F. Duration of Work 

It is estimated that the work of the Consultant shall involve a total of 42 days from September 2022 to March 2023. At least 1 week will be allotted for Designated authorities to review outputs, provide feedback, and certify approval and acceptance of outputs.

G. Duty Station 

The consultant is home-based, but may be requested by UNDP to report to the office for specific meetings and activities. Should there be any travel, the mission would be agreed with the designated authorities in advance and the travel cost would be at actual as in line with UNDP policy.

Scope of Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments 

1. The Consultant should send the financial proposal based on a lump-sum amount for the delivery of the outputs identified below. The total amount quoted shall be “all inclusive” (professional daily fees X number of days, communications, etc.) that could possibly be incurred by the Consultant should be factored into the final amount submitted in the proposal. Travel, as deemed relevant by UNDP and compliant with government guidelines on community quarantine, will be arranged and paid for by UNDP and should not be included in the financial proposal.
2. Medical/health insurance must be purchased by the individual at his/her own expense, and upon award of contract, the Contractor must be ready to submit proof of insurance valid during contract duration
3. The contract price will be fixed output-based price. Any deviations from the output and timeline will be agreed upon between the Contractor and UNDP.
4. Payments will be done upon satisfactory completion of the delivery by target due dates. Outputs will be certified by the ACE Project Manager and Climate Action Programme Team Leader prior to release of payments.

H. Criteria for Selection of Best Offer 

The Offers received will be evaluated using a combined scoring method - where the qualifications and sample work will be weighted a max of 70% and combined with the price offer which will be weighted a max of 30%.

The review of CV will be rated using the criteria in the table below

To qualify for financial review, Offerors must obtain 70% scores from review of CV. Applications from qualified candidates will be desk reviewed by the UNDP Philippines’ section panel. Assessment of best offer will be via Combined Scoring method, where the qualifications will be weighted 70%, and the financial proposal (price offer) will be weighted 30%. 

Education and Experience

·       There is no limitation on major, but a degree in economics, finance, business studies, management studies, development studies, sociology, political sciences, international relations, or environmental studies is preferred.

Candidates must meet one of the following educational requirements:

·       Enrolled in a Master's or in a Ph.D. programme,

·       Or in the final year of a Bachelor’s programme,

·       Or within one year after graduation from a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. programme,

·       Or be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program.

Language and Skills

Language skills:

·       Fluency in English required, particularly reading and writing;

·       Fluency in Chinese is an advantage, particularly reading and writing;

·       Knowledge of other UN languages is an asset.

IT skills:

·       Knowledge and a proficient use of Microsoft Office productivity tools.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

Please submit your application with the below documents in one PDF. For people who apply from UNDP Jobs, please note that the system will not accept the uploading of more than one document so please merge or scan all your documents into one prior to uploading.

a)     CV and letter of motivation

b)     Copy of school transcript

c)     Indicate if you will be financially supported by any institution or programme, such as a university, government, foundation or scholarship programme, and the financial amount.

*Candidate who didn’t submit required documentation will not be further considered.

INTERNSHIP CONDITIONS

· Interns must provide proof of enrolment in a health insurance plan and medical certificate of good health prior to starting the internship. Any cost arising from accidents and illness incurred during an internship assignment will be the responsibility of the intern.

· The stipend will be paid monthly. Interns will have 1.5 days of leave per month.

· Interns are responsible for obtaining necessary visas and arranging travel to and from the duty station where the internship will be performed; Cost and arrangement for travel, visas, passports, accommodations and living expenses are the responsibility of the nominating institution, related institution or government, which may provide the required financial assistance to its students; or the intern.

· Interns must not apply for or be appointed to a position that should be encumbered by a staff number during the period of their internship. Interns are expected to fulfil the terms of their internships. Therefore, the internship must not be foreshortened for the purposes of allowing an intern to apply for a position.

· Interns are not staff members and may not represent UNDP in any official capacity.

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The UN Secretary-General established the UN SDG Action Campaign to inspire people and organizations from all backgrounds and every part of the world to take actions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, while holding decision-makers to account for progress society-wide. The UN SDG Action Campaign is hosted and supported by UNDP and is based in Bonn (Germany) with a lean team that marshals rapid support for new initiatives as opportunities arise and provides partners with on-demand strategic creative services that inspire local SDG action.

The UN SDG Action Campaign is working closely with cities and local governments to showcase how they are actively contributing to implement Agenda 2030, accelerating transformative action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals for all, and everywhere.

Within this context, the UN SDG Action Campaign is seeking to recruit a Planning and Capacity Development Analyst to maximize UNDP efforts to support local and regional governments innovating SDG local action.

Local and regional governments are already responsible of over 65% of the SDG targets, most of them linked to basic service provision from water, sanitation, mobility, climate action, health or education. Cities and territories are playing a big part on the implementation of SDGs, that are becoming a new tool for strategic planning and budgeting in the mid to long-term. The planning and capacity development analyst will support UNDP Country Office working with municipalities around the world to exchange experiences, generate knowledge about the latest local development trends and collect data about city innovation to upscale and replicate such innovations. The Analyst will also ensure that the experience generated by the Global Mayors Challenge is shared, upscaled and communicate worldwide.

Malgré le développement rapide du traitement antirétroviral (ARV), les personnes vivant avec le VIH (PVVIH) restent confrontées à des obstacles pour accéder au traitement en Afrique subsaharienne. Parallèlement, les systèmes de santé luttent pour fournir des soins à un nombre croissant de patients sous TARV. En 2015, l’Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (OMS) a recommandé la mise en place de modèles différenciés d’accès aux traitements ARV pour des PVVIH stables. Cette recommandation est basée sur des expériences positives de stratégies mises en place au niveau des formations sanitaires telles que l’espacement des visites cliniques avec un accès direct du patient à la pharmacie pour la distribution d’ARV, ou des groupes de traitement ARV menés par des agents de santé au sein de la structure. D’autres stratégies plutôt communautaires ont aussi été pilotées comme les groupes TARV menés par des patients ou la distribution des ARV dans les postes de distribution communautaire gérés par les réseaux des PVVIH.

Au Congo le taux de prévalence du VIH chez les adultes de 15 à 49 ans est de 3,87% (Spectrum 2022) avec un nombre estimé de 106.834 personnes dans le pays qui vivent avec le VIH. Les besoins non couverts en dépistage du VIH restent très importants et seulement 29,95 % des adultes et enfants éligibles au traitement ARV y ont accès. La proportion des malades qui ont pu atteindre la suppression de leur charge virale n’est pas connue. En outre le pays a enregistré une proportion cumulée des perdus de vue de l’ordre de 6,11% (1802/29487) pour 2021 (Données rapports de progrès).

Dans le cadre de la riposte à cette épidémie, le gouvernement congolais a entrepris des mesures pour faciliter l’accès à la prévention, aux soins et au traitement de l’infection à VIH, par la sensibilisation de la population, l’institution de la gratuité des différentes interventions, l’équipement des formations sanitaires pour le suivi des patients et par le renforcement des capacités du personnel soignant.  Ainsi depuis 2021, le pays s’est engagé à mettre en place des stratégies novatrices visant à améliorer, la prévention incluant le dépistage VIH, la rétention et l’observance aux TAR (Auto test, PrEP, approche « Mère Mentor », dépistage communautaire et Point de dispensation communautaire (PODI) d’ARV).

Pour le cas des PODI, une stratégie nationale de mise en place a été élaborée et validée par les parties prenantes en Avril 2021.  Avec l’appui du financement du Fonds mondial de lutte contre le Sida, la tuberculose et le paludisme, un projet pilote a été initié afin de mettre en place deux PODI d’ARV, un (01) au CTA de Brazzaville et un (01) au CTA de Pointe Noire. A ce titre et conformément à la stratégie nationale deux associations communautaires ont été identifiés afin d’assurer la gestion de ces PODI. Afin de permettre auxdites associations d’assurer une gestion efficace du PODI, il est prévu de renforcer leurs capacités sur les aspects de planification, de gestion des patients et de suivi évaluation et rapportage pour des expériences réussies.

A cet effet, le Programme National de Lutte contre le SIDA et les IST du Congo, sous financement du Fonds mondial de lutte contre le Sida, la tuberculose et le paludisme, recrute un consultant national qui travaillera en étroite collaboration avec les parties prenantes.

Dans le cadre de cette mission, le Consultant sera plus particulièrement engagé dans l’élaboration des modules de formation, la formation du personnel des associations lors de 2 ateliers et la revue des outils mis en place dans le cadre de la gestion des PODI

Objectif général

Il s’agit, dans le cadre de la mise en place des PODI à Brazzaville et à Pointe Noire, de renforcer les capacités des prestataires des PODI et des sur l’organisation et le fonctionnement des PODI pour une gestion efficace et un suivi adéquat des patients sous ARV.

Objectifs spécifiques

1.  Elaborer un manuel de formation des prestataires des PODI ;

2. Formaliser des modules de formation sur la mise en place des PODI portant notamment sur

Organisation des équipes

• Approvisionnement et distribution des ARV,
• Le soutien à l’adhérence par les pairs,
• La Recherche des patients qui manquent un rendez-vous,
• Les Services d’information, orientation et dépistage VIH,
• L’Education thérapeutique,
• Organisation de groupes de support,
• Accompagnement social,
• Remplissage des outils,
• Rapportage.

2. Organiser un atelier de formation au bénéfice des prestataires des PODI et des CTA

The UN Secretary-General established the UN SDG Action Campaign to inspire people and organizations from all backgrounds and every part of the world to take actions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, while holding decision-makers to account for progress society-wide. The UN SDG Action Campaign is hosted and supported by UNDP and is based in Bonn (Germany) with a lean team that marshals rapid support for new initiatives as opportunities arise and provides partners with on-demand strategic creative services that inspire SDG action with an engaged community of activists and concerned individuals.

The UN SDG Action Campaign is working closely with cities and local governments to showcase how they are actively contributing to implement Agenda 2030, accelerating transformative action to  achieve the Sustainable Development Goals for all, and everywhere. The UN SDG Action Campaign, together with the office of UNDP in Rwanda are supporting the City of Kigali to implement the Rainwater Harvesting and Smart Waste Management project in Mpazi and Busanza settlements, one of the winners of the 2021 Global Mayors Challenge.

Within this context, the UN SDG Action Campaign is seeking to recruit a Project Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to support the implementation of the Global Mayors Challenge in Kigali.

The project is addressing the issue of affordable water and smart waste collection in the two recently upgraded neighborhoods, one located in the informal settlement of Mpazi ravine sub-catchment area, Gitega Sector Nyarugenge District, and another in a resettlement of Busanza, populated by people who formerly lived in Kangondo, Nyarutarama.  

In order to afford the high cost of water provision, while improving sanitation services, the project focus on promoting the use of rain water collected and distributed into house units, to be used as an alternative affordable water source in addition to commercial (WASAC) water provision. The project also include a new system of waste collection, directly collected from households through segregated waste bins, improving the living conditions of residents.

The project comprises interventions in the two sites located in Mpazi and Busanza and are focused on constructing rain harvesting systems and smart waste collection systems. The works will include construction of underground rain water reservoirs with its water distribution mechanism into the already identified buildings, one for each site ( Mpazi & Busanza), and also installation of seven stations of smart waste collection bins in total.

The Project M&E Officer will support the UNDP and City of Kigali to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the Kigali Global Mayors Challenge Project.

The UN Secretary-General established the UN SDG Action Campaign to inspire people and organizations from all backgrounds and every part of the world to take actions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, while holding decision-makers to account for progress society-wide. The UN SDG Action Campaign is hosted and supported by UNDP and is based in Bonn (Germany) with a lean team that marshals rapid support for new initiatives as opportunities arise and provides partners with on-demand strategic creative services that inspire SDG action with an engaged community of activists and concerned individuals.

The UN SDG Action Campaign is working closely with cities and local governments to showcase how they are actively contributing to implement Agenda 2030, accelerating transformative action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals for all, and everywhere. The UN SDG Action Campaign, together with the office of UNDP in Rwanda are supporting the City of Kigali to implement the Rainwater Harvesting and Smart Waste Management project in Mpazi and Busanza settlements, one of the winners of the 2021 Global Mayors Challenge.

Within this context, the UN SDG Action Campaign is seeking to recruit a Project Engineer to support the implementation of the Global Mayors Challenge in Kigali.

The project is addressing the issue of affordable water and smart waste collection in the two recently upgraded neighborhoods, one located in the informal settlement of Mpazi ravine sub-catchment area, Gitega Sector Nyarugenge District, and another in a resettlement of Busanza, populated by people who formerly lived in Kangondo, Nyarutarama.

In order to afford the high cost of water provision, while improving sanitation services, the project focus on promoting the use of rain water collected and distributed into house units, to be used as an alternative affordable water source in addition to commercial (WASAC) water provision. The project also include a new system of waste collection, directly collected from households through segregated waste bins, improving the living conditions of residents.

The project comprises interventions in the two sites located in Mpazi and Busanza and are focused on constructing rain harvesting systems and smart waste collection systems. The works will include construction of underground rain water reservoirs with its water distribution mechanism into the already identified buildings, one for each site ( Mpazi & Busanza), and also installation of seven stations of smart waste collection bins in total.

The Project Engineer will support UNDP and City of Kigali in supervising on-site construction works for the project, and will liaise with contractors and report the construction work and quality.