National Consultant Jobs at UNDP in Uganda

Job Title: NATIONAL CONSULTANT: CONDUCTING A REVIEW OF EXISTING POLICY AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR THE CHARCOAL SUB-SECTOR REGIME IN UGANDA.
Location :     Kampala, UGANDA
Application Deadline :    10-Jul-12
Additional Category    Environment and Energy
Type of Contract :    Individual Contract
Post Level :    National Consultant
Languages Required :
    English 
Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start)    30-Jul-2012
Duration of Initial Contract :    20 Working Days
Expected Duration of Assignment :    20 Working Days
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Background

Background:

Uganda’s energy sector is dominated by biomass which contributes over 90% of the total consumable energy, with charcoal and firewood supplying about 6% and 84% respectively. Studies have established that the yearly demand for charcoal is increasing at a rate equal to that of the urban population growth and that charcoal will continue to be a significant source of energy in Uganda in the foreseeable future. Charcoal production and trade will also continue to play a key role in the economy by providing employment and being a source of income and livelihood for its producers, transporters, dealers and retailers.

According to a recent study undertaken by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MoEMD, 2005), the current techniques and practices used during charcoal production are too wasteful, leading to significant ecological damage including deforestation, climate variability, land degradation and formation of wastelands. The current charcoal production and trade regime is also largely uncontrolled, unlicensed and unregulated, leaving many gaps for undesirable social-economic and environmental effects to continue. The existence of many policies and legislation that are relevant and applicable to the sub-sector has not improved the situation since such policies and laws are largely generic in nature and not specific to addressing charcoal-related issues.

To ensure sustainability of charcoal production and proper functioning of the charcoal sub-sector, the GEF/UNDP – supported project: Enabling Environment for SLM to overcome Land Degradation in the Cattle Corridor, in collaboration with MAAIF and MoEMD are implementing several intervention measures in areas where most of the charcoal production takes place. One of the interventions aims to develop proper policies, legislation and institutional arrangements for effective implementation of best SLM practices in the project area.

The UNDP in partnership with MoEMD is therefore, seeking the services of a Consultant whose assignment will be to carry out a comprehensive review of all policies and legislation relevant to strengthen capacities for sustainable charcoal production cycle and trade with a view to defining a legal Sustainable Charcoal Production (SCP. The consultant will propose policy and regulatory measures, as well as define optimal institutional arrangements for attaining sustainable charcoal production and trade in Uganda.

Duties and Responsibilities

Objective of assignment:

Overall the assignment is to review existing policies and legal /institutional arrangements that relate to charcoal production and trade with a view of identifying gaps and recommend appropriate policy and legal measures to ensure sustainable charcoal value chains in Uganda.

Specific objectives:

    To review existing policies and legal arrangements with a view of identifying gaps and barriers that limit growth of a sustainable charcoal industry;
    To guide establishment and  operationalization of governance structures for production, processing and marketing of charcoal;
    To recommend appropriate policy and legal measures to ensure regulation of activities in the sustainable charcoal value chains of Uganda.

The Consultant will carry out the following tasks:

    Carry out a baseline study on revenue collection along the charcoal value chain;
    Identify all the stakeholders in the charcoal sub-sector and analyze the effectiveness of their operations in ensuring sustainability in the charcoal sub-sector;
    Carry out a comprehensive review of the existing policies, legislations and institutional arrangements along the charcoal value chains including  production, licensing and trade, and assess their adequacy and/or shortcomings in  ensuring SCP;
    Recommend the most appropriate policy, legislative and institutional measures for ensuring SCP and legalization in the ‘cattle corridor’ and in Uganda;
    Conduct the charcoal value chain analysis;
    Review  policies and regulatory frameworks  from other EAn /Southern Africa countries to foster learning and adoption of good practices in Uganda;
    Synthesize the above information into a final report and a policy brief that will guide MoEMD and other stakeholders and influence policy for SCP in Uganda.

Deliverables:

The consultant is expected to produce the following deliverables:

    Inception report;    + 3 weeks after contract signing;
    Draft report and baseline report;  + 8 weeks after inception report;
    Stakeholder consultation report;
    A policy brief;
     Final report;  + 4 weeks after draft report.

Reporting:

The selected consultant will report to the Team Leader Energy and Environment, UNDP on all contractual obligations and will be directly supervised by technical team comprising of PMU/MAAIF, MoEMD, and NEMA, lead by the SLM project Coordinator, MAAIF.

Payment Modalities:

Payment to the consultant will be made in three installments upon satisfactory completion of the following deliverables:

    20% of the contract amount upon submission of acceptable inception report.
    40% of contract amount satisfactory  presentation of Stakeholder consultation report and the  policy brief
    40% of contract amount upon submission of final report.

Competencies

Skills, Competencies and Experience required:

    Background training in Natural Resources Management and Training in biomass energy technologies and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) are added advantages;
    A clear understanding of the charcoal production cycle and the charcoal value chain;
    Good knowledge and at least 7 years experience on institutional and policy analysis;
    Should have undertaken similar assignments in Uganda’s charcoal sub-sector or in the East African region;
    Be able to produce excellent written reports in a manner that also non-expert audiences can easily understand.

Required Skills and Experience
Education:

    Minimum qualification is Masters degree in Policy analysis.

Language Requirements:

    Fluency and excellent comand of written and spoken English is a necessity

Application Procedure:

    Applicants (Ugandan Nationals only) are required to submit an application and proposals, which include the following:
    A detailed CV
    A technical Proposal detailing description of the planned schedule of activity

Financial proposal;

    A detailed work plan and estimated timeline for completion of the assignment
    Please note that the system will only allow you to upload one document, therefore all the technical and financial proposals are to be attached to the CVs and uploaded together at once(in a single WORD Document)


How to Apply:
http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=31066


Deadline: 10th July 2012