Location : Mbabane, SWAZILAND
Application Deadline : 30-Jun-14
Type of Contract : Individual Contract
Post Level : International Consultant
The
Department of Water Affairs of the Ministry of Natural Resources and
Energy, is seeking the services of a TEAM of consultants (one
international, one local) to assess and strengthen the capacity of key
stakeholders to integrate climate change risks into national development
decision making mechanisms.
Climate change risks have not been
adequately integrated into key decisions making processes in both the
private and public sectors at all levels in the country. The technical
capacities of many decision makers reflect inadequacy to foster a deeper
integration of climate change risks into the processes. The key public
institutions in the water sector including: National Climate Change
Committee (NCCC), Swaziland Environment Authority (SEA), National Water
Authority (NWA), River Basin Authorities (RBAs), Water Users
Associations (WUAs), Irrigation Districts (IDs), National Disaster
Management Agency (NDMA) and National Meteorological Service (NMS) have
limited capacity to integrate climate change in their decision making.
This
exercise is envisaged as a first step to gauge the opinions, knowledge
and capabilities of the key stakeholders in integrating climate change
into their planning and decision making processes. This will include
assessment of climate change priorities, awareness levels of risks and
adaptation options, messages, their use of existing resources for
communicators and barriers to action.
Objective
This
assignment will enhance and foster a deeper understanding of climate
change impacts and issues by decision makers at all levels in the water
and related sectors. This will further promote a wider response from
stakeholders at grassroots and higher levels in the water sector to take
immediate take action in addressing climate change related impacts.
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Duties and Responsibilities
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Working under the guidance of the
Department of Water Affairs, Project Board and Project Technical
Committee and with the Project Manager, the team, comprising a lead
international and a local consultant:
Climate Change
Adaptation Expert (international consultant & Team Leader) - 40
working days spreadout within the 3 month period:
- Conduct
an assessment of the capacity of decision makers within key government
ministries i.e MoA, MoH, MoF, MNRE, MEPD, MoHUD, and other institutions
such as NWA, RBAs, IDs, WUAs, NDMA, NMS, NCCC, SEA and SZWP to assess
climate change risk and adaptation options;
- Based on the
findings of the capacity needs assessment, develop suitable materials to
strengthen the capacity of decision makers in priority sectors to
assess climate change risk and adaptation options;
- Coordinate and conduct training for all participants based on developed materials;
- Coordinate the preparation of the final report.
Workshop Facilitator (local consultant) - 20 working days spreadout within the 3 month period:
- Organize and facilitate a one day workshop for stakeholders as a follow-up to the capacity needs assessment;
- The
workshop should bring together people who participated in the survey as
well as staff of other interested entities and individuals.
Its main purpose is to:
- (a) review and validate the findings of the needs assessment;
- (b) agree on a list of priority activities;
- (c) recommend how to implement these activities using the allocated resources from the project;
- (d) recommend how this can catalyse a wider national programme and identify required additional resources (post this project);
- Facilitate at least 3 training events using the materials for strengthening the capacity of decision makers;
- Prepare workshop and training reports including the final report.
Deliverables:
- An
inception report, including a work plan with inputs from both the team
members clearly specifying how the assignment will be undertaken, with
clear tasks assignment for each member of the team within one week of
work starting. The report should not exceed five (5) pages;
- A report and recommendations based on the one-day validation workshop;
- A
draft final report incorporating the results of the capacity needs
assessment, copies of the materials to be used during the training
events (including: presentations, exercises, reference documents in hard
and soft copies) and a summary of the results of the post-training
questionnaires completed by participants;
- Final report incorporating comments from the Project Manager/Board/Technical Committee and Technical Advisor.
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Competencies
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Functional competencies:
- An understanding of the water and wider agriculture and/or environment sectors in Swaziland;
- Experience in climate change (CC) risk assessment and adaptation;
- Excellent writing and communication skills;
- Ability to work as a member of a team or team leader working with diverse experts.
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Required Skills and Experience
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Education:
- At least a Masters
Degree or PhD (or commensurate experience with increasing levels of
responsibility) in the following areas of expertise Water Resources
Management, Environmental Science, Agriculture, Climate Change or
related disciplines.
Experience:
- A
minimum of 7 years working in the aspects of climate change relating to
water resources, agriculture and the environment in Southern Africa;
- Proven skills in facilitating technical workshops;
- Any relevant additional qualification will be an added advantage.
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