Candidates who previously applied need not re-apply.
In
2009, Malaysia announced to voluntarily reduce its emissions intensity
of GDP by up to 40% based on 2005 levels by 2020, conditional upon
transfer of technology and financial support from developed countries.
According to Malaysia’s Second National Communication, the energy sector
accounted for about two-thirds of total national greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions in 2000. The emission is expected to increase in view of the
growing energy demand. Many efforts have been implemented to reduce
emissions from the sector. Such efforts can be further enhanced through
initiatives undertaken as nationally appropriate mitigation actions
(NAMAs) that are expected to contribute to the overall national
mitigation aspiration.
The Low Emission Capacity Building (LECB)
Project in Malaysia aims to assist the country in enhancing national GHG
inventory system (Outcome 1), promoting the uptake of nationally
appropriate mitigation actions (NAMA) (Outcome 2) as well as designing
measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) framework (Outcome 3)
that ultimately serves national priorities for low emission development
strategies. This consultancy services is part of Outcome 2.
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Scope of Work:
The
consultancy services aims to support implementation of initiatives in
the energy sector as NAMAs. The tasks to be covered are as follows:
Provide
preliminary assessment on the NAMA potential of ongoing initiatives in
the energy sectors (mainly on renewable energy and energy efficiency
measures) undertaken by the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and
Water (MEGTW). The potential should be assessed against a set of
criteria upon discussion with the Project Manager. The criteria may include but not limited to the following:
- Need for international support;
- Level of GHG emissions and percentage in the sectoral and overall national GHG emissions;
- Barriers for GHG emission reduction and mitigation investment;
- Potential financial and/or technical solutions;
- Opportunities for mobilising the private sectors and international fund;
- Potential of emission reduction;
- Sustainable development benefits;
- Readiness for implementation;
- Time frame for implementation;
- Potential risk factors.
The
list of initiatives will be given to the consultant during the
inception phase. The initial list of criteria should be finalised, along
with the preliminary assessment method, with MEGTW before the
assessment is conducted. The assessment should result in a ranking of
the initiatives for implementation as for NAMA in seeking international
support.
Once Task 1 is completed, conduct a detailed analysis of
selected initiatives for NAMA(s) which seek(s) international support.
The analysis will ultimately outline the means of support to be sought
from international agencies, including financial instrument, funding
mechanism, technical support, institutional capacity building, and
others. Specific focus is given on the financial support mechanisms that
facilitate sustainable and long-term implementation and yet will assist
Malaysia in building its capacity in climate change mitigation in the
energy sector. The initiatives will be analysed against the following criteria:
- Overarching
goal and scope: Briefly state the overarching goal of the proposed NAMA
project, which including the contribution to transformational change,
sustainable development benefits, sustainable financing solution, and
GHG mitigation. The scope should consider geographical, technological
and social boundaries;
- Sectoral context: Provide a description
of the current framework for addressing climate change and mitigation
strategy in the country and sector; contribution of the sector to the
overall national GHG emissions; future emission trends and main elements
that are driving these trends; and role of the sector within the
national emission reduction priorities;
- Barriers for mitigation
investments: Provide a detailed description of the barriers in the
sector (e.g. economic/financial barriers; institutional/capacity
barriers; technical barriers; regulatory and structural barriers; market
failures etc.), and how the proposed NAMA seeks to overcome these
barriers and why and to what extent international support is required
for this purpose;
- Potential financial instruments: Determine the
potential financial support mechanism of the proposed NAMA. This
includes a description of the financial mechanism(s) and its current
status of preparation; justification for the selection and its
advantages compared to possible alternative mechanisms to overcome the
barriers identified; how and to what extent the envisaged financial
mechanism serves to mobilise financial contribution from other sources,
public or private, domestically or internationally, direct and
indirectly; the target beneficiaries; and outcome, outputs and
activities;
- Concept and methodological approach: Describe the
concept and methodological approach of the proposed NAMA, including the
potential financial and/or technical instruments, modes of delivery
(e.g. own personnel vs. external experts, studies, advisory services,
financial support) and how they are interlinked and contribute to the
overarching goal;
- GHG mitigation: Provide estimates for
reductions in direct GHG emissions as a result of the proposed NAMA.
Explain whether and how indirect mitigation effects will be achieved as
well as cost-effectiveness of GHG reductions. The decryption should
include the underlying assumptions that define the baseline; the
calculations of the expected reduction in direct GHG emissions over the
course of the proposed NAMA and the projection over the next ten years
against the specified baseline; the assumptions and calculations
relating to indirect mitigation effects; and the assumptions made when
calculating the cost-effectiveness of the planned measures/activities,
and how have these figures been derived;
- Integration into
national or sector strategies: Describe existing and planned mitigation
strategies and activities in the sector, and how does the proposed NAMA
align with development goals and strategies of the sector;
- Reference
to existing projects in the country: Describe linkages and synergies of
the proposed NAMA with other relevant projects, and whether and how it
builds on already existing initiatives;
- Risks and risk
assessment: Assess potential risk factors for the success of the
proposed NAMA, including the seriousness of the risk (low, medium,
high); the ability to influence the risk (low, medium, high); and
whether and how this risk can be mitigated;
- Implementation and
cooperation structure: identify other potential implementing partner
institution, which will actively contribute to achieving the proposed,
and NAMA, and cooperation structure and role of all implementing
institutions.
Act as resource person on NAMA to MEGTW in events, if held, for stakeholder consultations.
Methodology:
The
consultant will work in close consultation with MEGTW. He/she will
report to the National Project Director and Project Manager of the LECB
Project based at the Environmental Management & Climate Change
Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE). The
methodology includes desk research, discussions, interviews and meetings
with relevant stakeholders including NRE and UNDP Malaysia.
Expected Outputs:
- A
report on the preliminary assessment on the NAMA potential of ongoing
initiatives undertaken by MEGTW against the finalised set of criteria
with a ranking of the initiatives for implementation as NAMA seeking
international support.
- A detailed analysis report of the potential initiatives as outlined in Task 2 of the Scope of Work.
- Discussion and presentation materials and reports for meetings, workshop and consultations with stakeholders.
Duration:
- The consultancy will to take place from 15 November 2014 to 30 April 2015.
Deliverables and Timeline:
The
Consultant shall be responsible for the delivery, content, technical
quality and accuracy of the reports in accordance to the timeline in
Annex I. All activities shall be reported and deliverables to be
submitted to the LECB National Project Director, NRE.
Terms of Payment:
The
fee is payable upon satisfactory completion and acceptance of the
deliverables by the NRE and UNDP Malaysia. Breakdown and schedule of
payments is in Annex I.
Documents to be included when submitting the proposal:
Interested individuals must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:
- Proposal
on how your qualifications and experience can lead towards the
successful deliverable of this assignment within the required timeframe,
and provide a brief methodology on how you will approach and conduct
the assignment;
- Financial Proposal as provided. Alternatives are
allowed; For Financial proposal template, it is available
at:http://www.my.undp.org/content/dam/malaysia/docs/Procurement/MyIC_2014_055%20Annex%20I-III.docx
- Personal
CV including areas of expertise and past experience in similar projects
and at least three (3) references in the format of UN Personal History
Form (P11 form). The UN Personal History Form (P11) is available
at:http://www.my.undp.org/content/dam/malaysia/docs/Procurement/P11%20for%20SC%20&%20IC.doc
Note:
- Please
scan, save and upload all documents (proposals and P11 Form) into one
PDF file. (The system does not allow more than 1 attachment);
- For clarification question, please email to procurement.my@undp.org. The reference number is MyIC_2014_055.
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Corporate Competencies:
- Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
- Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP, and partner organizations;
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Functional Competencies:
- Knowledgeable of GHG emissions reduction in the energy sector in Malaysia;
- Demonstrates strong analytical skills;
- Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude.
Development and Operational Effectiveness
- Ability to analyse technical requirements in NAMA and/or climate change mitigation in the energy sector;
- Strong analytical skills.
Management and Leadership
- Focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback;
- Supports teams effectively and shows conflict resolution skills;
- Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
- Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills;
- Builds strong relationships with clients and external actors;
- Remains calm, in control and good humoured even under pressure;
- Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities.
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Education:
- Minimum Master’s degree, preferably in energy, environmental science, engineering, climate change or a relevant subject;
- Bachelor’s degree with more than 7 years of experience can be considered in lieu of the Master’s degree.
Professional Experience:
- Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in GHG emission reduction, climate change mitigation in the energy sector;
- Demonstrated
previous experience on GHG emission reduction, climate change
mitigation and/or other relevant areas in Malaysia is a must.
Language Requirement:
- Proficient in English and Bahasa Malaysia.
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