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The Global Environment Facility (GEF) The Global Environment Facility (GEF) (www.thegef.org) unites 183-member governments—in partnership with international institutions, non-governmental organizations and the private sector—to address global environment issues. An independently operating financial organization, the GEF provides grants for projects related to biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, the ozone layer and persistent organic pollutants. Since 1991, the GEF has provided US$12.5 billion in grants and leveraged US$58 billion in co-financing for 3,690 projects in 165 developing countries. Through its Small Grants Programme (SGP) the GEF has made more than 20,000 grants totaling about US$1 billion to civil society and community-based organizations.
The GEF International Waters (IW) focal area targets transboundary water systems, such as shared river basins, lakes, groundwater and large marine ecosystems. The IW portfolio comprises 242 projects to date and some US$1.4 billion of GEF grants invested in 149 different countries. This investment has leveraged about US$8.4 billion in co-financing.
UNDP GEF Kura Project “Advancing Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) across the Kura river basin through implementation of the transboundary agreed actions and national plans” will be implementing the Strategic Action Program for the Kura River Basin in partnership with the Governments of Azerbaijan and Georgia. The SAP is framed around four agreed Ecosystem Quality Objectives (EQO) which are:
The GEF will support priority activities towards these objectives. The GEF funded SAP implementation Project has the objective “to integrate water resources management in the Kura river basin to address water-energy-food-ecosystem security nexus through the implementation of agreed actions in the SAP”. There will be five components to support the countries to achieve this objective. These are:
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Duties and Responsibilities |
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The responsibility of this expert is
to provide overall junior level input to the UNDP-GEF Kura II Project
related to Water Education and Awareness Raising in Georgia. The Georgia
Junior Water Education and Awareness Raising Expert will provide a
series of inputs over the course of the year, as assigned and agreed,
based on the growing expertise in integrated water management issues, as
assigned by the Regional Project Analyst. The Georgia Junior Water
Education and Awareness Raising Expert inputs will be based on the
weekly assessed needs of the project pertaining to integrated water
management inputs needed. S/he will be responsible for professionally
representing the UNDP-GEF Kura II Project in all interactions with the
project team, project national and international experts, and project
stakeholders. The work of the Georgia Junior Water Education and Awareness Raising Expert will include providing support to project reports, including formatting and translation as needed, supporting trainings, workshops, and conferences held by the project, and conducting trainings for stakeholders on an as needed basis. Additionally, inputs will be expected to transfer project trainings to on-line video trainings, working with project stakeholders, and other IWRM related work, depending on the scope of the project needs. The work of the Georgia Junior Water Education and Awareness Raising Expert will vary based on the specific needs of the PCU and Georgia Office over the scope of the year. The Georgia Junior Water Education and Awareness Raising Expert will be assigned specific inputs, with specific deliverables as the needs arise as assessed on a weekly review of project progress, under the guidance and authorization of the Regional Project Analyst. All deliverables will include a clear number of days needed to complete the assignment, timeframe for completion, and guidelines pertaining to the deliverable quality and acceptability. These will be agreed by the Georgia Junior Water Education and Awareness Raising Expert, upon acceptance of the assignment.
Key Deliverables and payments of the consultancy: The deliverables will include:
Tasks and specific
deliverables for the Georgia Junior Water Education and Awareness
Raising Expert will be assigned by the Regional Project Analyst on
weekly basis with anticipated time inputs for each assignment to be
discussed and agreed. These will be reflected in “assignment notes” kept
by the Regional Project Analyst. Payments will be made monthly for
approved task completion and accepted deliverables based on daily rate
(or portion of daily rate) as per UNDP IRH Consultant Timesheet approved
by the certifying officer. It is expected the workload will vary based
on project needs and availability of the Georgia Junior Water Education
and Awareness Raising Expert. The Junior Water Education and Awareness Raising Expert will report to the Regional Project Analyst. Deliverables will be reviewed and approved by the project team and ultimately by the CTA/RPC.
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Competencies |
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Functional competencies
Corporate competencies
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Required Skills and Experience |
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Education
Experience
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