Background

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is currently implementing a project that requires the services of an individual to perform the work described in this document.

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1) GENERAL BACKGROUN

The UNDP-Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) was initiated at the CBD COP 11 in response to the urgent global need to divert more finance from all possible sources towards global and national biodiversity goals. UNDP-BIOFIN supports countries to develop and implement evidence-based Biodiversity Finance Plans (BFP). The BFP aims to present a coherent and comprehensive approach to biodiversity finance, encompassing a full suite of priority finance solutions. The plan is a national document engaging the public sector, private sector, and civil society.

Under the IKI TNFD project, UNDP BIOFIN proposes to start activities in 2024 and 2025 in four countries that have already completed the readiness study: Mexico, Costa Rica, India, Indonesia and South Africa. Based on the results of the studies, and the related engagements created with relevant regulators and financial institutions at national level, these countries are well-positioned to support the concrete uptake of the TNFD framework. It is proposed also to start a first activity in Kenya , which is a new BIOFIN country, by performing a national readiness for nature-related disclosure study in line with previous studies implemented.

In addition, BIOFIN proposes to start activities in China-Shanghai, which has already started to develop its national readiness study for nature disclosures, and has demonstrated high interest in TNFD capacity building activities through stakeholder consultations with the People’s Bank of China, the new established National Administration of Financial Regulation, and the China Banking Association. UNDP BIOFIN will invite UNEP FI, WWF, IFS, and other partners to work together on TNFD relevant work.

Duties and Responsibilities

2) OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT

Under this Term of Reference, BIOFIN China seeks a part-time (home-based) project national consultant who will provide technical and virtual administrative support to the National Coordinator of BIOFIN China in coordination and facilitate the activities and meeting organization, capacity-building activities organization, experts coordination, consultation, liaison with relevant line ministries and national institutions, and reviewing nature-related finance disclosure studies and progress reports, to ensure the TNFD activities implemented smoothly.

3) SCOPE OF WORK

The national project consultant will support the National Coordinator of BIOFIN China and the team in the following tasks: – TNFD mainstreaming and capacity building – Aligned with Facilitating training and education activities and Market Engagement Facilitation. The consultant will support in facilitating the meetings with relevant stakeholders, in facilitation the establishment of a committee of experts from finance, investment, insurance, budgeting, biodiversity, marine, climate, etc., to provide technical support to the NCG. Coordinating with other partners to co-organize NCG regular meetings, capacity building activities, communication activities in 2024 and 2025. – Translation of TNFD additional guidance. The consultant will facilitate experts in the TNFD additional guidance translation work. – Provide support in scaling up TNFD in different sectors and provinces and prepare the reports and feedback the lessons learnt.

4) DURATION OF ASSIGNMENT, DUTY STATION AND EXPECTED PLACES OF TRAVEL

Duration The target date of commencement of the contract is 23 August 2024. The entirety of these activities and linked deliverables is projected to be accomplished within one and half years, with estimated 90 working days. Duty Station The work will be conducted online and onsite in China, in coordination with Programme and Partnerships Specialist and Regional Integration Specialist

5) Expected Deliverables

Working under the supervision of the National Coordinator of BIOFIN China, the project consultant will facilitate outputs below: 1. Support to co-organize two preparation and consultation workshops for establishing the TNFD National Consultative Group (NCG) in China 2. Support to organize one NCG launching meeting. Organize NCG regular meetings (3 meetings) 3. Co-organize two face-to-face capacity building activities and two online capacity building activities with partners, including UNEP FI, WWF China and others, for officials, bankers, entrepreneurs, NGOs, media, etc. 4. Facilitate the connection with experts from finance, investment, insurance, budgeting, biodiversity, marine, climate, etc., to provide technical support to the NCG and facilitate some of the experts to review and translated TNFD Chinese materials. 5. Co-organize communication activities through 1 campaign and 1 side event with other partners. 6. Summarize all the outputs and impact of the TNFD activities.

		Deliverables/ Outputs	Target Due Dates (No. of wkd)
Outputs 1	1	Two preparation and consultation workshops for establishing the TNFD National Consultative Group (NCG) in China in 2024.	30 December, 2024 (10 days)
Outputs 2	2.1 2.2	Organize one NCG meeting in 2024. Organize two NCG meeting in 2025.	30 December, 2024 (5 days 30 September, 2025 (10 days)
Outputs 3	3.1 3.2	Conduct one face-to-face capacity building activities and one online capacity building activities in 2024. Conduct one face-to-face capacity building activities and one online capacity building activities in 2025.	30 December, 2024 (20 days) 30 September, 2025 (10 days)
Outputs 4	4	Facilitate the experts to review the translated TNFD materials.	30 December, 2024 (10 days)
Outputs 5	5	Communication activities through 1 campaign and 1 side event	30 September, 2025 (10 days)
Outputs 6	6	Prepare a summary report.	30 December, 2025 (5 day

6) PROVISION OF MONITORING AND PROGRESS CONTROLS

The National Consultant will be directly reporting to the National Coordinator of BIOFIN China. Regular meetings (every 2/3 weeks) will be scheduled for the duration of the contract.

Competencies

7) DEGREE OF EXPERTISE AND QUALIFICATIONS

1. The minimum level of education acceptable is a master’s degree in the economic, management and environmental science or relevant fields.

2. Proven 4 years working experience in sustainability, environment, economy, finance, or international development cooperation is required.

3. Proven experience in activities organization, finance institution and private sector engagement, experts and multi stakeholders coordination and reports preparation.

4. Demonstration experiences in working with international agencies, governments, finance institutions.

5. Ability of working under pressure.

6. Fluency in English and Chinese is required.

7. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office software package (MS Excel, Word, etc.).

8) CONSULTANT PRESENCE REQUIRED ON DUTY STATION/UNDP PREMISES

INTERMITTENT

9) PAYMENT TERMS

Please indicate any special payment terms for the contract: Lumpsum

Payments will be based on work completed/ progress certified by National Coordinator of BIOFIN China in coordination with TNFD Global Manager. The consultant would need to attach a progress report/ field travel costs (receipts) if applicable, when requesting payment.

Installation	Deliverable	Expected due date
1 st payment (50 %)	Output 1, 2.1, 3.1, 4 (45 days)	30 December 2024
2 nd payment (22.22%)	Output 2.2, 5 (20 days)	30 September 2025
3 rd payment (27.78%)	Output 3.2, 6 (25 days)	30 December 2025

Required Skills and Experience

10) CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF THE BEST OFFER

Evaluating offers will be based on Combined Scoring method – where the qualifications and methodology will be weighted at 70% and combined with the price offer which will be weighted at 30%. The award of the contract shall be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as a) responsive/compliant/acceptable; and b) having received the highest score out of set of weighted technical criteria (70%), and financial criteria (30%). Financial score shall be computed as a ratio of the proposal being evaluated and the lowest priced proposal received by UNDP for the assignment. Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 0.49 points (70% of the total technical points) would be considered for the Financial Evaluation. Incomplete proposals may not be considered.

11) RECOMMENDED PRESENTATION OF OFFER

Interested candidates must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications: • A brief workplan/action points on the methodology. • Personal CV or P11, indicating all experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (2) professional references (with email address).

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is currently implementing a project that requires the services of an individual to perform the work described in this document.

Should you be interested and decide to submit an offer for this assignment, kindly submit directly in the online supplier portal no later than the Aug 30th 2024.

Offers must be submitted directly in the system following this link: http://supplier.quantum.partneragencies.org using the profile you may have in the portal.

In case you have never registered before, you can register a profile using the registration link https://estm.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/fscmUI/faces/PrcPosRegisterSupplier?prcBuId=300000280598021 and following the instructions in guides available in UNDP website: https://www.undp.org/procurement/business/resources-for-bidders. Do not create a new profile if you already have one. Use the forgotten password feature in case you do not remember the password or the username from previous registration. If you are new registered for IC, the company name should be the name of individual.

Once you login the supplier platform, Click-View Active Negotiations, Search with Negotiation Number: UNDP-CHN-00119, then Create response.

Please note that only the application submitted in UNDP online supplier portal is accepted!

If any discrepancy between deadline in the system and in deadline indicated elsewhere, deadline in the system prevails.

We look forward to your favourable response and thank you in advance for your interest in working with UNDP.

Sincerely