Individual Nationals: Green Climate Fund and Proposal Development Consultancy, Viet Nam

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Purpose of Assignment: 

The overall purpose of this consultancy is to contribute to the strengthening and expanding of the Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction (CCDRR) programme.

The specific objectives are two-fold: the consultant will provide support for developing:

1) country funding proposals as part of a Regional Initiative – “Mainstreaming Climate Smart Social Infrastructure & Services” and

2) the Green Climate Fund proposal for which UNICEF is cooperating with the Viet Nam Development Bank.

Scope of Work:

1. Provide support for developing the country funding proposals on “Mainstreaming Climate Smart Social Infrastructure & Services” in East Asia & Pacific Region. These include the following assessments and tasks:

– Viet Nam Children’s Climate Risk Assessment (CCRA). Utilize existing data sources to create a baseline for understanding children’s climate risk at national and sub-national levels.

– Converting results of the children’s climate risk assessment into a sub-national Children’s Climate Risk Index (CCRI) in Viet Nam.

– Conduct national stakeholder consultations and utilize qualitative assessments to fill data gaps.

– Develop climate rationale with the best options for sectors based on the results framework and targets for the programme. 

– Outlining an overall climate change programme, supported by specific projects, activities and sub-activities/projects based on the CCRA/CCRI.

2. Provide support for developing the Green Climate Fund proposal with the Vietnam Development Bank (VDB) including the following assessments, plan, studies and tasks:

– Conduct stakeholder consultations at national and sub-national level implementation ensuring active participation and inclusion of indigenous communities to address their specific needs and concerns.

– Develop a Feasibility Study: prepare a detailed Feasibility Study that assesses the technical, economic, and operational viability of the project, including potential risks and mitigation strategies.

– Conduct an environmental and social impact assessment or environmental and social management framework.

– Undertake a Gender Assessment and Action Plan: Carry out a gender assessment to identify gender-specific impacts and opportunities, and formulate an action plan to promote gender equality and empower women within the project’s scope.

– Draft an operations and maintenance plan:  Create a comprehensive Operations and Maintenance Plan outlining procedures for sustainable operation, ensuring long-term functionality and effectiveness;

– Loan or grant operation manual as appropriate:  Develop a Loan and or Grant Operation Manual that provides detailed guidelines and procedures for the management, disbursement, and monitoring of financial resources.

3. Provide other support including the following tasks:

– Work with concerned Ministries and provinces to collect data and information regarding child vulnerabilities and risks.

– Conduct 12 field visits.

– Work with sections/units to ensure collaboration with other sectoral programmes of UNICEF and technical teams within the CSDE section.

– Provide support to monitor the progress of the studies, assessments, plans, and tasks above.

– Support in conducting consultation workshops, meetings, and discussions.

– Rolling out climate change projects in provinces.

Detailed Work Assignments and Deliverables as attached  Green Climate Fund and Proposal Development Consultancy.pdf

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Minimum Qualifications required:

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Assessment criteria:

For evaluation and selection method, the Cumulative Analysis Method (weight combined score method) shall be used for this recruitment:

a) Technical Qualification weight 75%:

– Educational background: 10 points

– Relevant work experience: 30 points

– Required language(s): 10 points

– Relevant skills: 25 points

b) Financial Proposal weight 25%:

– The maximum number of points shall be allotted to the lowest Financial Proposal that is opened/evaluated and compared among those technical qualified candidates who have attained a minimum 50 points score in the technical evaluation. Other Financial Proposals will receive points in inverse proportion to the lowest price.

– The Contract shall be awarded to candidate obtaining the highest combined technical and financial scores, subject to the satisfactory result of the verification interview if needed.

Submission of applications:

a. Letter of interest/CV

b. Three references of relevant previous assignment(s)

e. Financial proposal: All-inclusive lump-sum including consultancy fee, travel and any other relevant costs for this assignment as per Annex 2 of the TOR.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment. 

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.   

Remarks:  

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. 

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.