PNUD recrute un Consultant national sur l’atténuation dans le secteur de l’énergie, Arménie.

Objective of the assignment

UNDP is seeking to engage a consultant to develop a set of key guidelines to improve “Energy” sector of GHG inventory as well as sectoral templates and guidelines for assessing and reporting on Energy sector mitigation policies and measures and their effects tracking for tracking NDC progress.

Scope of work

Under the overall supervision of the Climate Change Programme Coordinator and guidance of the Team Lead expert and in cooperation with the project expert team, the Consultant will be responsible for the following activities:

a) Develop a set of key guidelines to improve “Energy” sector GHG Inventory system, in particular:

• Detailed guideline for the uncertainty assessment for all categories in Energy sector based on the experience gained in preparation of 2016-2019 GHG inventories.
• Guidelines of QA/QC procedure, considering national institutional set-up.
• Recommendations for the formats for publishing the GHG inventory data, briefs, charts and other visual data for “Energy” sector GHG inventory for the transparency purpose.

b) Ensure elaboration of mitigation-related documents in line with the requirements of “Modalities, procedures and guidelines”, in particular:

• Elaborate principles for selection of key mitigation policies and measures (PAMs) in “Energy” sector for achieving the NDC targets;
• Revise and amend as appropriate the sectoral templates and guidelines for reporting on “Energy” sector mitigation PAMs and their effects for tracking NDC implementation;
• Support the project management in organizing consultations related to draft sectoral templates with corresponding authorities, summarize the results and incorporate them into the final sectoral templates;
• Develop list of institutions (ministries, agencies, private sector) with the roles for provision of data on PAMs in “Energy” sector;
• As a project team member provide comments and feedback to the draft legal and regulatory documents, developed in the framework of the CBIT project;
• Propose a common approach for assessing GHG emissions reductions from mitigation measures in the “Energy” sector;
• The expert will have indirect responsibility to attend meetings, workshops, trainings, including validation workshop and periodic team meetings.

Expected Deliverables, Timeframe and Schedule of Payments

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships with people of different social and cultural backgrounds;
• Strong analytical skills, excellent coordination and collaboration skills, proven ability to work under time pressure and handle multiple activities and tasks concurrently;
• Timely delivery of good-quality products;
• Ability to express ideas clearly both verbally and in writing;
• Ability to work independently and to participate effectively in team-based information sharing.

• Advanced university degree in the field of energy and/or engineering.

Experience

• At least 7 years of overall professional experience in the Energy sector;
• At least 7 years of experience in climate change mitigation and GHG Inventory assessment for Energy sector;
• Experience in developing regulatory, methodological documents and guidance;
• Experience in working and collaborating with government counterparts is an asset;
• Desirable: experience working with international organizations related to climate change;
• Extended knowledge of 2006 IPCC Guidelines and UNFCCC provisions on GHG Inventory reporting and climate change mitigation, including preparation of Biennial Update Reports;
• Proven knowledge of communication tools, excellent writing skills, track record with producing high quality research/analytical reports and papers, expertise in GHG mitigation objectives under UNFCCC.

Language Skills

• Fluency in Armenian and English is required (written and oral), knowledge of Russian is asset.

CANDIDATES WILL BE EVALUATED BASED ON THE FOLLOWING METHODOLOGY:

Candidates will be evaluated using a cumulative analysis method taking into consideration the combination of the applicants’ technical qualifications, experience and financial proposal.The contract will be awarded to the candidate whose offer has been evaluated and determined as technically responsive/compliant/acceptable to the requirements of the ToR and received the highest cumulative (technical and financial) score out of below defined technical and financial criteria.

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points in the technical evaluation would be considered for financial evaluation.

Technical Criteria – 70% of total evaluation – max. 70 points

Financial Criteria – 30% of total evaluation – max. 30 points.