Result of Service

The consultant will deliver a draft Project Concept Note on a topic identified by the National TNA Coordinator for South Sudan, to be submitted to a climate change financing institution. Specific tasks and responsibilities: Building on the TNA report, and the concurrently developed Technology Action Plan (TAP) and project ideas for South Sudan, the consultant will develop a project concept note for “Integrated Water Resource Management” in the chosen funding agency’s format. The content of the concept note will include but not be limited to: • Detailing of the project boundaries and geographic scope of implementation • Mapping of the enabling framework (for example, regulations, subsidy policy, etc.) • Detailing of activities and defining of budgets for proposal development, implementation, operation and maintenance • Clarification of institutional arrangements for implementation, clearly defining responsibilities and mandates • Illustrating the transformational impact of the project activities i.e., how the project would lead to a wider national policy or expand its geographic scope (using theory of change diagram or logical framework as per funder requirement) • Financial models with details of opportunities for leveraging private investments, user and in country contributions, revenue generation etc. • Socio economic impact assessments based on existing data or preliminary surveys • Details on how the project would contribute towards climate change adaptation. The work will commence with an Inception Phase of up to 4 weeks, culminating in an Inception Report, to be approved by UNEP-CCC and the National TNA Coordinator before the full concept note development is initiated. Submission of the Concept Note to the funding agency, is assumed to be beyond the scope of the TNA project, but will be the responsibility of the Government entity responsible for the TNA, Ministry of Environment and Forestry.

Work Location

Juba, South Sudan

Expected duration

4 months

Duties and Responsibilities

To support and facilitate the TNA process, under the direct supervision of the TNA Coordinator in South Sudan, a TNA expert is being recruited for the execution of activities in relation to climate change adaptation/mitigation, specifically to develop a project concept note for submission to a climate financing institution. Building on the Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) report, Barrier Analysis and Enabling Framework (BAEF) report, the concurrently developed Technology Action Plan (TAP) and the project ideas for South Sudan, the consultant will develop a project concept note for “Integrated Water Resource Management” in the chosen funding agency’s format.

Qualifications/special skills

• At least a postgraduate degree in a relevant field for the tasks. Expertise in one or more of the AFOLU, Energy, Waste, Agriculture, Livestock & Fisheries, Water and Disaster Risk Management sectors. • At least 5 years of work experience in one or more of the AFOLU, Energy, Waste, Agriculture, Livestock & Fisheries, Water and Disaster Risk Management sectors or related fields. Special skills/knowledge: • AFOLU, Energy, Waste, Agriculture, Livestock & Fisheries, Water and Disaster Risk Management sectors related technologies in the context of the country. The consultant should have extensive knowledge of – and experience with – climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, technologies, and policies at the national level.

Languages

• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Additional Information

Not available.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.