Consultant for Development of LDCF-5 Project Identification Form & Documentation

Description of the Assignment:  National Consultant for Development of the Project Identification Form (PIF) and Supporting Documentation for LDCF-5 Project: "Building Resilience and Transforming Livelihoods through Systems-Based Adaptation in Rwanda.

Country:   RWANDA

Period of assignment/services: 35 working days in 7 calendar months

BACKGROUND

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is looking for an individual local consultant to support the development of the Project Identification Form for the project “Building Resilience and Transforming Livelihoods through System-Based Adaptation in Rwanda”.

UNDP works in around 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, as well as the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. UNDP supports countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build resilience to sustain development results.

UNDP is also working to strengthen new frameworks for development, disaster risk reduction and climate change. The main aim of UNDP is to support countries efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, which will guide global development priorities through 2030. The key 2030 Agenda principle of leaving no one behind and stamping out inequality is at the core of all of UNDP’s interventions.

OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE OF WORK

The overall objective of the assignment is to develop a high-quality, transformational, and GEF-compliant PIF package for submission under the LDCF funding window.

Specific Objectives

• Co-lead the overall development of the GEF Project Identification Form (PIF) by ensuring alignment with Rwanda’s national priorities and providing in-depth understanding of the local context.

• Conduct a systems-based climate adaptation assessment across the Greening Bugesera Airport City landscape and its surrounding rural-urban systems, identifying climate risks, vulnerabilities, adaptation barriers, and opportunities impacting key sectors.

• Collaborate in designing a transformational adaptation project, integrating technological innovation, ecosystem-based approaches, and behavioural change, by supplying the international consultant with critical local data, analysis, and stakeholder perspectives.

• Co-develop a robust Theory of Change and project strategy that clearly showcases the project’s potential for systemic and scalable adaptation impacts, ensuring all elements are informed by local realities and priorities.

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Procurement Unit

Rwanda CO