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We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Consultant for Project End Evaluation: REDD+ Investment Programme in Cross River State, Nigeria
Location: Calabar, Cross River
Additional Category: Climate & Disaster Resilience
Type of Contract: Individual Contract
Post Level: International Consultant
Languages Required: English
Starting Date : 01-Feb-2021 (date when the selected candidate is expected to start)
Duration of Initial Contract: 10 Working Days
Expected Duration of Assignment: 10 Working Days
Background
Cross River State (CRS) is an integral part of Nigeria’s efforts to reduce deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+). The State holds over 50% of Nigeria’s remaining pristine forests covering over 640,000ha. This is however being lost at a high rate that averages at 15,000 ha per annum. In a drive to accelerate action to reduce the forest loss, CRS sought financial support through the Governors’ Climate and Forest Task Force (GCFTF) in order to: a) strengthen the capacity within key government agencies to address REDD+ through the requisite enabling conditions; 2) enhance coordination between local, state and national governments; 3) trigger incentives, including those of a fiscal nature to engender behavioural change to reduce deforestation; and 4) promote public-private-partnerships to support REDD+ implementation.
UNDP provides leadership and technical support to Nigeria to deliver on its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and green growth strategy through interventions in the forest sector. UNDP has provided a range of specialized technical services that include leadership on REDD+ programme development processes to support Nigeria’s goal to develop CRS as pilot State for a nested approach to implementation of REDD+. A process was carried out to achieve intense institutional, strategy-building and demonstration activities in Cross River State. The resultant CRS REDD+ strategy laid a solid foundation for the State to transition from REDD+ readiness to implementation. The financial support of the GCFTF was therefore used to implement a project titled “Implementation of REDD+ in Cross River State”, with the aim to develop a roadmap of actions and to mobilise resources for the state to implement its REDD+ strategy. Project implementation commenced in September 2019 and will end in March 2021.
The project has three main activity as follows:
The project has been implemented since 2019. The objective of the project is to enable Cross River State to develop a REDD+ investment programme that would put the State on course to fully implement strategies and activities to reduce deforestation and forest degradation. This evaluation is to be conducted at the end of the project and will focus on the entire implementation period.
The overall purpose of the evaluation is to assess the processes and achievements made and to draw lessons that will be reported to UNDP, the donor of the project. More specifically, the evaluation is intended to:
Duties and Responsibilities
The Evaluation Focus areas and Questions
The following focus areas and key questions will guide the end project evaluation:
Relevance - Assess design and focus of the project:
Effectiveness - Describe the management processes and their appropriateness in supporting deliverables:
Efficiency – Of Project Implementation:
Sustainability:
Methodology for Evaluation:
Key informants:
The data and information should be collected and analyzed with appropriate gender disaggregation. The evaluator may adapt the methodology, but any changes should be agreed between the UNDP Country Office and the evaluator.
Deliverables
The Final Report:
The content and structure of the final analytical report with findings, recommendations and lessons learned covering the scope of the evaluation should include the following:
Competencies
Application Process
To simplify the evaluation process and obtain maximum comparability, interested evaluators/candidates are requested to submit a proposal in the manner and format described below:
Executive Summary:
Professional Experience:
Methodology:
Fees:
Additional Information:
Required Expertise and Qualifications
The evaluator shall have the following expertise and qualification:
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply
Application Deadline 22nd January, 2021.
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