Team Expert/National Evaluator

Description of the Assignment:  

Communities in Aurora, Samar, Siargao and the Calamian Islands suffer from the devastating impacts of

habitat destruction, biodiversity loss and extreme climate events. High levels of poverty, lack of awareness

and resources for biodiversity protection, fragmented approaches to ecosystems-based adaptation, weak

governance, gaps in national and local policies and institutions pose challenges and barriers to improved

and sustainable practices. Expansive commercial interests, growing tourism and a lack of effective public

private partnerships often lead to unsustainable practices creating negative stressors on scarce natural

resources.

This project seeks to address pressing environmental and associated social and economic challenges, by

capacitating local communities and institutions, with support from government to pilot and implement

initiatives that promote biodiversity protection. The project will promote the landscape approach, thereby

supporting multi-stakeholder interventions, which mutually reinforce one another to result in landscapelevel

results. The objective of the project is to build socio-ecological and economic resilience in four

selected landscapes and seascapes on the Eastern Seaboard of the Philippines - (1) Catubig Watershed

Samar Island, (2) Aurora Province in the Sierra Madre, (3) Siargao Island Protected Landscape/Seascape -

and along the West Philippine Sea - (4) Calamianes Group of Islands in Northern Palawan - through

community-based activities for global environmental benefits and sustainable development. SGP7

contributes to the achievement of UNDP Philippines’ Country Programme Document (2024 to 2028)

Outcome 3 on Climate action, environmental sustainability and disaster resilience towards Sustainable

Development Goals 13 (Climate Action), 14 (Life Below Water) and 15 (Life on Land).

The following five outcomes, with specific target outputs, are being implemented under this project:

Component 1: Resilient landscapes for sustainable development and global environmental protection

• Outcome 1.1 Ecosystem services and biodiversity within four targeted landscapes and seascapes are

enhanced through multi-functional land-use systems.

- Output 1.1.1: Community level small grant projects in the selected landscapes that restore

degraded landscapes, improve connectivity, support innovation in biodiversity conservation and

optimization of ecosystem services (including reforestation of riparian gallery forests, forest fire

control, enhanced connectivity for wetlands and priority conservation areas; water catchment

protection; participatory monitoring of species; restoration of biological corridors)

• Outcome 1.2 The sustainability of production systems in the target landscapes is strengthened through

integrated agro-ecological practices.

- Output 1.2.1 Targeted community projects enhancing the sustainability and resilience of production

systems, including agroforestry systems, sustainable management of non-timber forest products,

soil and water conservation practices, increased on-farm arboreal coverage with native species;

biodiversity-friendly agro-ecological practices, multiple cropping systems and small-scale organic

agriculture

• Outcome 1.3 Livelihoods of communities in the target landscapes and seascapes are improved by

developing eco-friendly, climate-adaptive small-scale community enterprises with clear market

linkages.

- Output 1.3.1. Targeted community projects promoting sustainable livelihoods, green businesses

and market access, including ecotourism; ecological processing and conversion of organic waste

products; beekeeping; green value-added agro-businesses integrated into value chains, microprocessing.

Component 2 - Landscape governance and adaptive management for upscaling and replication

• Outcome 2.1 Multistakeholder governance platforms strengthened/in place for improved

governance of target landscapes and seascapes for effective participatory decision making to enhance

socio-ecological landscape resiliency.

- Output 2.1.1- A multi-stakeholder governance platform in each target landscape develops and

executes multi-stakeholder agreements for execution of adaptive landscape management plans

and policies; development of value-chain improvement strategies for resilience enhancing

products

- Output 2.1.2 - A landscape strategy developed by the corresponding multi-stakeholder platform

for each target landscape to enhance socio-ecological resilience through community grant projects

• Outcome 2.2 Knowledge from community level engagement and innovative conservation practices is

systematically assessed and shared for replication and upscaling across the landscapes, across the

country, and to the global SGP network.

- 2.2.1 Landscape/ seascape Learning Hubs support community level project management capacity

building, project monitoring and learning

- 2.2.2 Knowledge management mechanism established as part of each multi-stakeholder platform;

- 2.2.3 Strategic initiatives are supported to upscale successful SGP project experience and practice

including community-NGO-government policy dialogues.

*Please see Terms of Reference for the full background of the project

Period of assignment/services (if applicable):  40 person days 

Qualifications

Education

A Master’s degree in environment and natural resources management,

community development or other closely related field.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of experience on results-based management

evaluation methodologies in the Philippines or Asia Pacific.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in evaluating projects applying

SMART indicators and reconstructing or validating baseline

scenarios, preferably with experience working on GEF evaluations;

experience within UN system is desirable.

• Minimum 5 years of experience working in relevant technical areas,

preferably under the Biodiversity sector.

• Minimum 5 years of experience working in relevant technical areas,

preferably under the Biodiversity sector.

• Demonstrated understanding of issues related to gender and

biodiversity, including gender responsive evaluation and analysis

Language

Fluency in Filipino and excellent written and spoken English (must be indicated in the CV)

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