VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Issued on: 24 Oct 2011
ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-HABITAT
DUTY STATION: Nairobi, Kenya
and other location(s) to be determined
FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Consultant (Team Leader, Cities and Climate Change Initiative Mid-Term Review)
DURATION: 21 November 2011 – 31 March 2012
CLOSING DATE: 4 November 2011


BACKGROUND



Climate change is now recognized as one of the key challenges of the
21st century. To address the effect of climate change upon cities in
developing countries, in August 2008 UN-Habitat, with the generous
support of the Government of Norway, launched its Cities and Climate
Change Initiative (CCCI). CCCI started work in four cities: Maputo,
Mozambique; Kampala, Uganda; Sorsogon City, Philippines; Esmeraldas,
Ecuador, along with undertaking certain normative activities such as
developing a series of global capacity-building tools.


In the three-plus years since then, CCCI has expanded and evolved.
Operationally CCCI has expanded so that currently it is active in more
than 20 cities. Additionally the Initiative’s normative role has
deepened and evolved to support activities within a rapidly changing
policy landscape. To strengthen operational work and build support for
normative activities, UN-Habitat has forged alliances and undertaken
joint activities with a series of key actors.


To carry out this broad range of activities, UN-Habitat has mobilised
additional resources from various sources to support CCCI, for a total
of about US$ 7 million between 2008 and 2011. These supplemental
resources include funds from the UN Development Account to support work
in an additional five cities in Africa, and a grant from Cities Alliance
to fund a Joint Work Programme between UNEP, the World Bank and
UN-Habitat on cities and climate change.


To date CCCI has carried out its activities under two programmatic
phases, and currently is preparing its third phase, as follows:


Phase Period
I August 2008 – December 2009
II January 2010 – December 2011
III (planned) January 2012 – December 2013
Based on experiences to date, CCCI has prepared to enter its Phase
III by developing a slightly revised logical framework that brings
expected outcomes into closer alignment with the Agency’s Medium-term
Strategic and Institutional Plan (MTSIP), strengthening its results
based management, developing roll-out strategies for Asia and Africa,
working to clarify the Initiative’s comparative advance and so on.


The planned mid-term review thus comes at an opportune moment – to
help UN-Habitat and CCCI consolidate achievements to date while planning
for a systematic expansion of activities; to achieve maximum synergy
between normative and operational activities; to engage ever more
constructively with key actors on vital policy issues.


RESPONSIBILITIES


The mid-term review team will be led by a senior international
consultant who will serve as Team
Leader. In consultation with UEPB and the Monitoring and Evaluation
(M&E) Unit, and per UN rules and regulations, the Team Leader will
select, appoint and supervise several (approximately 2-4) national
consultants who (as described below) will undertake in-depth
national/city-level reviews. To help ensure independence and the
credibility of the exercise, neither the Team Leader nor the national
consultants will have been associated with the operational or normative
activities of the programme.


The following tasks are foreseen:



Carry out an initial desk review of CCCI materials. Review key
programme documents. Review various types of outputs and deliverables,
as well as key management tools. Finally review relevant UN-Habitat-wide
materials, including the MTSIP.
In consultation with the M&E Unit and UEPB, and in accordance
with UN-Habitat rules and procedures, select and appoint the national
consultants .
Conduct a preparatory mission to Nairobi. The Team Leader will
conduct initial interviews with key staff members. The Team Leader also
will facilitate an off-site workshop with selected UN-HABITAT staff
members. As part of this mission the Team Leader will propose an updated
and more detailed work plan for the entire assessment team, and deepen
the proposed assessment methodology.
Carry out in-depth reviews in representative CCCI countries and
cities . Under the overall supervision of the Team Leader, national
consultants will facilitate half-day self-reviews in a workshop format
by representative stakeholders and counterparts of the Initiative in
selected CCCI cities , and undertake additional investigation.
Carry out supplemental desk reviews with telephone interviews
and/or questionnaires of other representative CCCI countries and cities
(to be undertaken by the Team Leader and/or one or more of the national
consultants).
Carry out additional (non-country-specific) research. Additional
research will include a scan of key global programmes and institutions
that work in the area of cities and climate change, along with selected
interviews.
Synthesise findings and prepare the draft mid-term review.
Prepare and present draft-final mid-term review; participate in
workshop. Based on feedback received on the draft synthesis report, the
Team Leader will prepare the draft-final mid-term review. The Team
Leader will present key findings from the draft final study and lead a
discussion of implications for CCCI, in a one day workshop to be held
either at UN-Habitat headquarters in Nairobi or at another location to
be determined.
Prepare final mid-term review, based on feedback received on the draft-final report.
COMPETENCIES (maximum of five)
The international consultant / Team Leader will possess competencies in:



Evaluating development programmes/projects at the international level
Managing multi-national teams engaged in international development activities



EDUCATION
- Masters in urban planning, international development, public administration or equivalent


WORK EXPERIENCE
In addition to the evaluation/management experience suggested above, the
Team Leader will have:
- More than 15 years of experience in urban issues and international
development; experience in urban environmental and climate change issues
is highly preferred
- Experience in more than one developing region
- Experience with international donors and/or UN agencies


LANGUAGE SKILLS
- Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills in English are essential


REMUNERATION
Payments will be based on deliverables over the consultancy period. We
anticipate a total of two (2) months level of effort for the Team
Leader, spread over the duration of the assignment (22 November 2011 –
31 March 2012). There are set remuneration rates for consultancies. The
rate is determined by functions performed and experience of the
consultant. The fees will be paid as per agreement.


FULL TERMS OF REFERENCE
Full terms of reference, which in addition to expanded versions of the
discussion above also include: objectives of the mid-term review,
outputs, work plan, payment schedule, illustrative table of contents and
key questions, will be provided to the finalist candidate.


Applications should include:
• Cover memo (maximum 1 page)
• Summary CV (maximum 2 pages), indicating the following information:
1. Educational Background (incl. dates)
2. Professional Experience (assignments, tasks, achievements, duration by years/ months)
3. Other Experience and Expertise (e.g. Internships/ voluntary work, etc.)
4. Expertise and preferences regarding location of potential assignments
5. Expectations regarding remuneration


All applications should be submitted to:
Ms. Jayne Kimani
UN-HABITAT
P.O. Box 30030, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya
Email: jayne.kimani@unhabitat.org


Please be advised that since April 15th 2010, applicants for consultancies must be part of the
UN-HABITAT e-Roster in order for their application to be considered. You can reach the e-Roster
through the following link: http://e-roster.unhabitat.org


Deadline for applications: 4 November 2011


UN-HABITAT does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment
process. If you have any questions concerning persons or companies
claiming to be recruiting on behalf of these offices and requesting the
payment of a fee, please contact: recruitment@unon.org