National Legal Consultant Tender, Comoros - 26982968

Procurement Summary

Country : Comoros

Summary : National Legal Consultant

Deadline : 28 Sep 2018

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 26982968

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : NCB

Financier : United Nations Secretariat

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
Maison des Nations Unies, Hamramba B.P. 648 – Moroni Tel : +269 773 1558 / 773 1559 Fax : +269 773 1577
Comoros
Email :regitry.km@undp.org
URL :www.km.undp.org

Tender Details

Tenders are invited for National Legal Consultant.

background

The project "Strengthening Multisectoral, Coordinated and Decentralized Environmental Management Capacity to Achieve the Objectives of the Rio Conventions in the Union of the Comoros", co-funded by the Comoros Government, the Global Environment Facility and UNDP, will enable Union of the Comoros to make the best decisions towards the sustainable fulfillment of its global environmental obligations.

This requires that the country has the capacity to effectively coordinate its efforts, and that it implements good practices in integrating global environmental priorities into its planning process. To this end, the objective of this project is to strengthen the multi-sectoral, coordinated and decentralized management of the environment to achieve the objectives of the Rio Conventions. This will be done through 3 linked components.

The first component focuses on strengthening the national institutional framework for environmental governance.

The second component focuses on capacity building at island and commune level, with activities aimed at strengthening municipal governance frameworks, supported by regional (island) institutional strengthening. These two components will use a learning-by-doing approach for capacity building, facilitating the active participation of stakeholder representatives in mainstreaming Rio Convention priorities in improving municipal management plans. .

The third component, initially conceived as having activities under components 1 and 2, focuses on public awareness and environmental education on the strategic value of decentralized governance of the global environment through new and emerging strategies. improved regional approaches to sustainable development.

To this end, the UNDP Office and the Government of the Comoros intend to recruit a national expert to provide technical expertise for the implementation of project activities including components I, II and III of the project.




Duties and Responsibilities

Under the authority of UNDP and the National Directorate for the Environment and Forests (DNEF), the national legal expert must provide technical assistance to the project team, other national consultants and the DNEF, in accordance with the the project's objectives.

The tasks will focus on the implementation of the technical aspects of the project. He (She) will work in close collaboration with the Project Coordinator and the DNEF, he / she is called to fulfill, in a specific way, the following main tasks:

· Execution of project activities that require specialized knowledge of environmental law, including the interpretation of the Environmental Framework Act (ELC) and its amendments;

· The analysis of the LCE;

· Preparation of appropriate technical background studies and facilitation of training on the application of the LCE and relevant information for the implementation of the LCE, with particular emphasis on the articles related to the three RIO conventions namely the Convention on Biological Diversity, Convention on Desertification and Framework Convention on Climate Change;

· The preparation of a note on the status of implementation of the LCE and proposals for the integration of LCE concerns at the local level.

Orientation and technical expertise

Under the supervision of the national project coordinator, and in collaboration with the team of national and international consultants, the legal consultant will:

Contribute to the substantive work of the project by assessing the political and legal implications of national implementation of the Rio Conventions, including collaboration with key agencies and other stakeholder organizations.

Work with the Public Administration expert and others, as appropriate, in the drafting and negotiation of Memorandums of Understanding to share data and information as well as drafting legislation that imposes approval of the Project Steering Committee.

The types of activities he will carry out include:

· Prepare technical support and facilitate the meetings of the technical working groups;

· Conduct an in-depth baseline analysis of information needs, sources and flows for the implementation of environmental legislation;

· Facilitate negotiations with line ministries on cooperation agreements (memoranda of understanding);

· Conduct a thorough analysis of environmental legislation and compliance with environmental regulations;

· In collaboration with other national consultants, conduct an analysis of best practices and lessons learned;

· Lead the drafting of technical guidelines for the strategic implementation of environmental legislation;

· In collaboration with other national consultants, write recommended reforms on monitoring and compliance;

· In collaboration with other national consultants, conduct an assessment of existing guidelines, resources and tools;

· In collaboration with other national consultants, prepare a comprehensive training program and targeted training modules;

· In collaboration with other national consultants, develop operational guidelines for coordination of monitoring and compliance;

· In collaboration with other national consultants, support NGOs linked by outsourcing arrangements in conducting large-scale surveys;

· Contribute to the preparation of the implementation plan for public awareness;

· Contribute to the preparation of articles on legislative responses for the implementation of the Rio Conventions;

· Contribute to the preparation and implementation of competitions of secondary schools on the Rio Conventions;

· In collaboration with other national consultants, prepare a global module on environmental education for secondary schools;

· In collaboration with other national consultants and the video production company bound by a subcontracting agreement, prepare the editorial text for the public interest announcement;

· In collaboration with other national consultants, conduct a thorough financial and economic analysis of monitoring and compliance with environmental regulations;

· In collaboration with other national consultants and on the basis of consultations with stakeholders and members of technical working groups, facilitate meetings and at least one workshop to select innovative financial and economic instruments and best practices that it is necessary to pilot;

· Contribute to the development of the website and Facebook on environmental legislation.

deliverables

The list of initiatives related to environmental legislation, including projects implemented in the Directorate General for the Environment.

· A proposal to improve the introduction of global environmental governance and the LCE at the local level;

· A paper on the analysis of MEAs in the Union of the Comoros and the formulation of recommendations on the guidelines to be followed for the proper implementation of activities related to environmental legislation;

· A note on the state of application of the framework environmental law (LCE) and proposals for integrating LCE concerns at the local level;

· A communication plan on the LCE.

Documents to be attached when submitting proposals:

Interested individual Consultants must submit a dossier comprising two proposals ( technical and financial ) and including the following documents / information to justify their qualifications:

Technical proposition:

· Explain why they are the most appropriate for the job;

· Provide a brief methodology on how they will approach and lead the work (if any;

· A detailed work plan, with start and end dates for each action and indicative timeframe for all tasks and deliverables (3-4p);

· Personal CVs including experience in similar projects and at least 3 references with email addresses, and explaining why he / she is most suitable for the job;

· A completed United Nations P11 form. P11 download link: http://sas.undp.org/Documents/P11_personal_history_form.doc

Financial proposal

The financial proposal must specify a total lump sum and payment terms around specific and measurable deliverables (qualitative and quantitative). To assist in the comparison of financial proposals, the financial proposal will include a breakdown of this lump sum (including fees and the number of scheduled days of work).

Trip :

In the event of travel to the islands, travel expenses, including tickets, accommodation and terminal fees, will be covered by the Project.

Evaluation:

Candidates will be selected on the basis of a technical note (based on elements contained in the CV and cover letter) and their financial offers

The proposals will be evaluated according to the methodologies of the combined score (technical proposal: 70 points and financial proposal: 30 points).

Technical evaluation: 70 points

The criteria for the technical evaluation and the maximum score for each criterion are as follows:

Technical Criteria: Advanced law degree with specialization in environmental law and politics.

Max. Point: 10

Technical criteria:

General Experience of Ten (10) years of professional experience in areas of higher responsibility and technicality related to the programming and planning of environmental governance and environmental law

Proven expertise at the national level in environmental law including the LCE and the three RIO conventions

Proven experience in the last 10 years in similar consultations Active participation in the implementation of similar projects in the last two (2) years

Max. Point: 25

Technical criteria: Proposed methodology for the implementation of the consultation: Objective, Clear

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