« READINESS » & PREPARATORY SUPPORT PROJECT TO GUINEA- BISSAU

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

August 2019

Preparation of Guinea- Bissau to the climate finance through GCF country programming and establishment of GCF national designated authority

Terms of Reference

For the recruitment of a monitoring and evaluation national expert

[AC/OSS/READINESS-GB_MONITEVAL/120819-15] ToR | Recruitment of a Monitoring & Evaluation National Expert Guinea- Bissau

A. INTRODUCTION

This is the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the recruitment of a monitoring and evaluation national expert for the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS)- Green Climate Fund (GCF) project entitled « Readiness & preparatory support project to Guinea- Bissau : preparation of Guinea- Bissau to the climate finance through GCF country programming and establishment of GCF national designated authority ». The project is implemented by the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) as a delivery partner in close collaboration with the Secretariat of State of Enviornment in Guinea-Bissau representing the GCF focal point. The project is expected to start within one month (by september 2019) with a duration of 12 months. B. BASIC CONTRACT INFORMATION

Location: Guinea- Bissau Application Deadline: September 05, 2019 at 23:59 Tunis time Field : Agriculture, enviornment, economics, monitoring and evaluation of adaptation and mitigation measures Type of Contract: Individual Contract Assignment Type: Senior National Consultant Languages Required: Portuguese/English and French is an asset Expected Starting Date: Within one month (by september 2019) Expected Duration of Assignment: 12 mois

C. CONTEXT

Guinea-Bissau consistently ranks among the most vulnerable countries in West Africa to climate change. In fact, its degree of vulnerability to the risks of climate variability (World Risk Index, WRI) is very high (13.75%) and ranks 15th in the world. According to the Second National Communication on Climate Changes, Guinea-Bissau is exposed to risks of floods, coastal erosion, rainfall shortfall and salt invasion area causing mainly soils aridity, a significant reduction in major humid zones and the disappearance of some rivers and lakes. Torrential rains and extreme temperatures are also climate phenomena that prove and demonstrate the country’s vulnerability. The NAPA concluded that the negative effects of climate changes in almost all productive sectors of national life, particularly as regards its population and natural ecosystems. Among the foreseen consequences, we single out a fall in agricultural, forest and grazing production, loss of human lives arising from gender inequality, malnutrition and food insecurity, etc. The NAPA also highlighted that climate variability will be significantly exacerbated by climate change in the coming decades. Response to date in preparing for the anticipated climate changes have been mostly ad-hoc, reactive and poorly coordinated. Consequently, Guinea-Bissau is currently poorly equipped to address the adverse impacts of climate change. To allow Guinea-Bissau to better manage climate related challenges undermining economic growth and development, it is essential to help it mobilize the climate financial resources from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to address a number of challenges. To do so, Guinea-Bissau, through its focal point, requests initial readiness support from the GCF to build country capacity, develop multi-stakeholder consultative processes and to pave the way for the accreditation of national entities for project funding. The engagement with the GCF is seen as an opportunity to access significant resources to finance the implementation of its National Adaptation (NAP), Second National Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP II) and it’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). In the context of country capacity building, Guinea-Bissau requests assistance to create a Nationally Designated Authority (NDA), who will be responsible for evaluating proposed projects and developing a well-balanced pipeline of adaptation and mitigation projects. Within its strategic development framework, Terra Ranka, Guinea-Bissau

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requests assistance building up its private sector which is almost entirely dependent on natural resources and agriculture and therefore very sensitive to fluctuations in climate. Developing a successful multi-stakeholder consultative process that meaningfully incorporates the private sector and encourages public/private partnerships will be a key ambition in Guinea-Bissau’s readiness support with the GCF. These aspects will be prospected in this readiness project in order to identify the private sector needs in terms of preparation to climate finance access. Guinea-Bissau's commitment to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) will enable it to access to the financial resources needed to build its political, strategic and institutional framework for adaptation to climate change. It will also be an opportunity to upgrade, in terms of climate finance, both the public institutions that are involved in the climate change issue and the financial institutions that are likely to be involved. Account taken to these aspects, Guinea-Bissau requested the GCF support to conduct a project for preparation to climate finance “Climate Readiness”. The request was accepted and will contribute to bridging gaps in terms of capacities and to strengthening the effective commitment of the concerned stakeholders. The implementation of the project activities requires the establishment of a national management unit consisting of four technical experts along the project duration including a monitoring and evaluation national expert. D. OBJECTIVE

The overall objective of the assignment is the establishment of operational Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system for the project. The purpose is to provide the project team with tools to effectively monitor, project progress and achievement, and to provide evaluations at the end of project with sufficient information to assess the project success. Under the guidance and the supervision of the focal point at the the Secretariat of State of Environment and Biodiversity/ Directorate Generalal of Environment of Guinea- Bissau, the M&E Specialist is supposed to formulate and implement an M&E system for the project, to support the country program elaboration and coordinate the development of the monitoring tool to track climate finance flows in Guinea- Bissau. She/he will also participate in the preparation of project monitoring and evaluation reports.

E. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

As part of this climate finance preparation project, the monitoring and evaluation consultant work will include the following activities: - Support the international consultant in charge of the country programme elaboration - Coordinate the development of the monitoring tool to track climate finance flows in Guinea- Bissau and help report elaboration - Establish and implement an M&E system for the project - In close collaboration with the focal point, follow up of the compliance of the activities carried out with the project action plan and the GCF grant agreement - Participate in national events related to climate change issues - Contribute to the evaluation of projects submistted to the NDA for non-objection - Set-up a non-objection procedure that will evaluate public and private sector projects, and a management methodology to help NDA screen and select projects - Review the various consultations deliverables carried out during the project and contribute to their validation - Under the supervision of the focal point, participate in the writing and completion of monitoring and evaluation reports on behalf of the NDA - Comply with the administrative hours of her/his duty station

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F. EXPECTED OUTPUTS AND DELIVERABLES

During the project implementation period, the senior M&E expert will have to produce the following: - Periodic M&E reports - Contribution to the periodic reports (technical and financial) for submission to the GCF - M&E system/framework including indicators to monitor the project outputs and activities - M&E guidelines to implement the established M&E system during the remaining life cycle of the project. They will be prepared in the form of an operational manual that guides the project team in processing and evaluating the information including an effective data collection system and reporting. NB : All the deliverables should be validated by the focal point and the OSS and established in english and portuguese.

G. APPLICATION PROCESS

1. Qualifications, skills and abilities

The national project monitoring and evaluation consultant should have a strong experience in climate change, climate finance, monitoring and evaluation and projects management. In addition, she/he should have the following qualifications. Academic Qualifications

- Bachelor, Master or PhD Degree in agriculture, environment, economics, International Relations, social sciences or related field

Experience - Significant experience (10 years at least) at the national and international level in international development issues, both in the field and HQ - Experience in projects monitoring and evaluation related to the climate change - Experience in programme development and management - Experience in monitoring and evaluation of adaptation and mitigation measures

Competencies - Sensitive evaluation and analysis - Strong analytical skills - Ability to produce written outputs/reports clearly - Excellent communication skills - Good command of tools and methods of projects or programs evaluation related to the field of finance - A wide knowledge about climate finance and climate change issues in Africa/ Guinea-Bissau as well as the GCF procedures - Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages, experience in handling of web based management systems - Be able to fulfil responsibilities within the prescribed deadlines

Languages - Excellent command of the Portuguese and English languages (written and verbal) - Fluency in spoken and written French language is an asset

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2. Duration, payment modalities and specifications

The total duration of the consultancy is fixed at 12 months starting upon signature of the contract. For conducting the activities specified in these ToRs, the monitoring and evaluation expert will be paid USD 1 300 per month. This amount is global and non-revisable. If applicable, travel or daily allowance cost (if any work is to be done outside the duty station) should be identified separately and covered by the delivery partner. The payment will be made according to the terms and conditions applied to consulting contract with the OSS. After the validation of a monthly report by the focal point and OSS, the transfer will be made by OSS to the consultant’s bank account.

3. Proposals Presentation The application package must include the following: - Copy of personal identification - Detailed curriculum vitae: please use the OSS CV model downloadable on the following link [OSS CV Model] - Description note (one page maximum) of why the consultant considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment specifying the consultant’s field of expertise, written in English and Portuguese - Methodological note (3 pages maximum) describing the approach to be used by the consultant for the mission execution, written in English and Portuguese - Terms of reference, dull signed - Copy of academic credential, such as university degrees - Other useful documents/references

The consultant selection method will be based on the (SQC) qualification.

4. Application modalities and deadline

Applications must be submitted electronically no later than September 05, 2019 at 23:59 Tunis time at the following address: [email protected] indicating the reference « [Call for applications for the recruitment of a M&E national expert [AC/OSS/READINESS-GB_MonitEval/120819-15]] » in the subject line.

Incomplete applications will be excluded from further consideration.

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