Position: Community Development Expert (General Directorate of Policy and Strategy/ Ministry of Environment)__Deadline:18-April

1.    ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION

Project Title	Establishing an Evidence-Based National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process at National and Subnational Scales in Cambodia Phase 1 (NAP-NASSI)
Post Level	National Consultant (NC6)
Assignment Title	Community Development Expert
Contract Type	Individual Consultant (IC), Output Basis
Duty Station	Ministry of Environment, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Report to	National Project Manager and National Project Director
Assignment Duration	60 days (between April 2024 - June 2024)

 

2.    BACKGROUND
The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has already taken several initial steps for advancing her National Adaption Plan (NAP) supported by the UNDP, UNEP and Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in 2013, to identify entry points for the Government to institutionalize Cambodia’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process. Since then, the country has utilized the NAP process aims to identify and address the vulnerabilities in key sectors, including agriculture, water resource, forest ecosystem, fisheries; infrastructure; health and coastal zones; and. The stocktaking report and recommendations for a NAP roadmap subsequently informed the development of three essential documents, including the National Adaptation Plan Process in Cambodia 2017, the Cambodia National Adaption Plan Framework and Implementation Plan 2017, and the Cambodia National Adaptation Plan Communication Strategy 2018. The NAP process has therefore been used to identify ways to improve adaptation planning at both local and national levels. Building on these efforts, the project contributes to addressing gaps and barriers that have already been observed and well documented, including data and information challenges; sectoral issues; subnational issues; and communication issues.
Cambodia has been actively engaged with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) through the General Directorate of Policy and Strategy (GDPS) of the Ministry of Environment as a part of the strategy to respond to climate change. This 1.5 years readiness project on “Establishing an Effective Evidence-Based National Adaption Plan (NAP) process at National and Subnational Scales for Cambodia Phase1-NAP phase1)” is funded by GCF Readiness Program and according to the arrangement of the Ministry of Environment’s top management structure is implementing by the GDPS. The GDPS and DCC will undertake the project implementation and management; monitor and evaluation activities; and prepare a regular update on the project’s implementation progress and financial reports.
The overall project objective is “to strengthen institutional and scientific capacity in Cambodia to formulate and implement national, sectoral, and subnational climate change adaptation strategies and actions”.
Three main outcomes are expected from this project include (phase I): (1) Supporting the formulation of the first Cambodia National Climate Report (NCR) which will provide evidence basis produced to design adaptation solutions for maximum impact; (2) Adaptation planning governance and institutional coordination strengthened; and (3) Private sector engagement in adaption catalyzed.

3.    SCOPE OF WORK
With the advice from National Project Director/Manager, the National Consultant will provide technical and administrative support to implement project outcome, output, activities, specifically to train enumeration teams, coordinate data collection, analyze data and compile municipal socioeconomic assessment for target municipality.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Develop comprehensive workplan to guide the work;
• Conduct periodic team meetings concerning the updated tasks;
• Coordinate recruitment and training of 20 enumeration teams to collect neighborhood
• data and information to inform baseline socio-economic assessment;
• Conduct climate risk and vulnerability assessment methodology training of vulnerability assessment enumerators;
• Meet and coordinate with relevant stakeholders to conduct the assignment;
• Coordinate  and  supervise  data  collection  activities  and  enumeration  teams  during conduct of socio-economic assessment and community development;
• Analyze data and compile socio-economic assessment;
• Deliver baseline socio-economic assessment enumeration;
• Develop final report and presentation materials; and
• Perform other tasks as required.

4.    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education	Advanced University Degree (Master or Ph.D) in environmental sciences, policy and planning, natural resource management, management in economics, climate change, development studies, or other related fields.
Experience	-         At least 5 years of related working experience to this assignment; -         Best knowledge of socio-economic data collection, analysis and reporting; -         Expertise in conducting research and analysis work in climate- related fields; -         Experience in leading enumeration teams to conduct research; -         Experience in working with the Ministry of Environment (MoE) related to climate change is an advantage.
Competencies	-         Strong research, analytical, facilitation, and planning skills; -         Strong interpersonal skills, organization, and teamwork; and -         Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Languages	-     Excellent command of Khmer and English (both spoken and written)

5.    EXPECTED DELIVERABLES

Deliverables	Duration (Days)	Target Due Dates	Review and Approve Required
Deliverable 1: Develop workplan on data collection, research framework, tools, methodology, research sites, etc.	15 days	7 May	National Project Director/Manager
Deliverable 2: Conduct research and analysis work, cost and benefit analysis; Socio-economic assessment data from 20 teams and 1 web story about baseline assessment for MoE/GDPS/DCC website (including work-updated presentations)	30 days	7 June	National Project Director/Manager
Deliverable 3: Develop and submit final report on Baseline socio-economic assessment and community development for target municipality for PMU to review and comment.	15 days	25 June	National Project Director/Manager
Total Number of Days	60 days

 

Interested candidate (s) should send curriculum vitae with a cover letter to  rithchentheara@gmail.com, hcthoeuncc@gmail.com, sumcheat@gmail.com  or Office Address - Techno Heritage Building, plot No.503, Blvd (St. 3), Sangkat Tonle Basak, Khan Chamkar Mon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

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