Result of Services

The Assessment Group will yield a brief assessment report. In general length of the task is 45 days (spread over 8 months) to be conveyed in 2 contracts as takes after: Contract 1: Initiation Report (30%) and Draft report (34%) Add up to 70% Contract 2: Last Assessment Report (30%)

Work Location

Home based with field visits

Expected duration

8 months

Duties and Responsibilities

ORGANIZATION SETTING The Joined together Countries Environment Program (UNEP) is the Joined together Countries frameworks assigned substance for tending to natural issues at the worldwide and territorial level. Its order is to arrange the improvement of natural approach agreement by keeping the worldwide environment beneath survey and bringing rising issues to the consideration of governments and the worldwide community for activity. This consultancy is found at Central station in the Assessment Office which reports specifically to the Official Chief. The expert reports to the Assessment Director and the Executive of the Assessment Office. THE Venture When overseen in an proficient, comprehensive and evenhanded way and with natural administration frameworks and shields in put, the oil industry can drive social and financial development and upgrade human advancement over the long-term. Be that as it may, without the satisfactory legitimate systems, educate, frameworks, and specialized capacities in put, the oil industry postures noteworthy calamity dangers stemming from major mishaps as well as schedule operations that cause major natural harms, affecting on open wellbeing and vocations and instigating social turmoil. This venture pointed towards upgrading national capacities to decrease natural and mechanical contaminations dangers related with the extractives segment, in specific oil and gas advancement, in 14 delicate and creating nations. THE Assessment In line with the UNEP Assessment Arrangement and the UNEP Program and Extend Administration Manual, the Terminal Assessment is attempted at operational completion of the venture to evaluate venture execution (in terms of significance, adequacy and proficiency), and decide results and impacts (real and potential) stemming from the venture, counting their supportability. The Assessment has two essential purposes: (i) to give prove of comes about to meet responsibility necessities, and (ii) to advance operational enhancement, learning and information sharing through comes about and lessons learned among UNEP and the fundamental venture accomplices. In this manner, the Assessment will recognize lessons of operational pertinence for future venture definition and execution, particularly where a moment stage of the extend is being considered. Suggestions significant to the entirety house may moreover be distinguished amid the assessment prepare. THE Assessment Group For this Assessment, the Assessment Group will comprise of an Assessment Master who will work beneath the in general duty of the Assessment Office spoken to by an Assessment Chief, in discussion with the UNEP Venture Supervisor, Finance Administration Officer and the Subprogramme Facilitator. Particular duties for the Assessment Specialist: In near interview with the Assessment Director, the Assessment Expert will be mindful for the in general administration of the Assessment and convenient arrangement of its yields, information collection and investigation and report-writing. More particularly: 1. Initiation stage of the Assessment, counting: • preparatory work area survey and basic interviews with extend staff; • draft the remade Hypothesis of Alter of the venture; • plan the assessment system; • create the work area audit and meet conventions; • draft the study conventions (on the off chance that pertinent); • create and show criteria for nation and/or location choice for the assessment mission; • arrange the assessment plan; • get ready the Beginning Report, consolidating comments until affirmed by the Assessment Chief 2. Information collection and examination stage of the Assessment, counting: • conduct encourage work area audit and in-depth interviews with extend actualizing and executing offices, extend accomplices and extend partners; • (where suitable and concurred) conduct an assessment mission(s) to chosen nations, visit the venture areas, meet extend accomplices and partners, counting a great representation of neighborhood communities. Guarantee freedom of the Assessment and secrecy of assessment interviews. • routinely report back to the Assessment Chief on advance and advise of any conceivable issues or issues experienced and; • keep the Extend Director educated of the assessment advance. 3. Announcing stage, counting: • draft the Fundamental Assessment Report, guaranteeing that the assessment report is total, coherent and steady with the Assessment Supervisor rules both in substance and fashion; • liaise with the Assessment Supervisor on comments gotten and finalize the Primary Assessment Report, guaranteeing that comments are taken into account until affirmed by the Assessment Chief • plan a Reaction to Comments add for the primary report, posting those comments not acknowledged by the Assessment Specialist and showing the reason for the dismissal; and • (where concurred with the Assessment Director) plan an Assessment Brief (2-page outline of the evaluand and the key assessment discoveries and lessons) 4. Overseeing relations, counting: • keep up a positive relationship with assessment partners, guaranteeing that the assessment prepare is as participatory as conceivable but at the same time keeps up its freedom; • communicate in a convenient way with the Assessment Chief on any issues requiring consideration and intercession. The Assessment Expert should have had no earlier association in the definition or execution of the extend and will be autonomous from the partaking educate. The specialist will sign the Assessment Specialist Code of Conduct Assention Frame. The Assessment Expert will be chosen and enlisted by the UNEP Assessment Office through an person consultancy contract. Comprehensive terms of reference will be shared with the specialist separately.

Qualifications/special skills

A to begin with level college degree (Bachelor’s degree or comparable) in natural sciences, worldwide advancement or other significant political or social sciences range is required. An progressed degree (Master’s degree or comparable) in the same zones is alluring. A least of nine (9) a long time of specialized / assessment encounter is required, ideally counting assessing huge, territorial or worldwide programs and utilizing a Hypothesis of Alter approach and a good/broad understanding of economical asset administration is required. A good/broad understanding of the oil and gas industry is alluring. Information of the UN Framework and particularly the work of UNEP is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working dialects of the Joined together Countries Secretariat. For this consultancy, familiarity in English is required and information of Spanish, Arabic and Portuguese is alluring. NOTE: ”Fluency” breaks even with a rating of ”fluent” in all four ranges (perused, type in, talk, get it) and ”Knowledge of” rises to a rating of ”confident” in two of the four ranges.