Consultants – Green Economy and Poverty Policy Case Studies

As the global development network of the United Nations, UNDP, operating in 166 countries, works with partner countries on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. Globally significant progress has been made on a number of dimensions of poverty over the last two decades. Yet despite the significant gains, poverty remains a key challenge across the developing world, affecting more than a billion people. Apart from income poverty, other indicators of poverty such as nutrition, maternal and child health, women’s empowerment and inequality are also matters of concern. The task of improving poverty outcomes along these multiple dimensions now is only expected to become harder as new challenges such as climate change and ecosystems decline become more acute, with largely negative consequences predicted for millions of poor and vulnerable people in developing countries.
 
It is in this context that the transition to greener economies can be viewed as an opportunity to address the challenges of natural resource limits and climate change, resulting in improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities.
 
As recognized by the Rio+20 Conference Outcome Document, inclusive green economies can serve as a means to reducing multi-dimensional poverty and achieving sustainable development. The role of public policies during transition periods is key if these objectives are to be met. Efforts are needed to ensure that policies do not exacerbate levels of poverty and inequality. e.g. through the loss of jobs and livelihoods, or increased utility costs, and that they help to empower people and communities so that all can contribute to and benefit from greener models of growth and social development.  Hence, one of the key challenges in the transition to and adoption of inclusive green economy approaches, particularly for developing countries, is meeting the joint pursuit of growth, poverty reduction and sustainability. A number of countries are already themselves elaborating on green economy policies and attempting to integrate them into national development strategies. There is also country-driven demand and post-Rio mandate for the UN system to help share experiences, develop and refine tools, methodologies and measures that can help partner countries better design and implement policies needed for achieving growth, poverty reduction and sustainability jointly.
 
To support national inclusive green economy initiatives by ministries of finance and planning, and sectoral ministries, the UNDP-DESA-UNEP Joint Programme entitled Supporting a Green Economy Transition in Developing Countries and LDCs: Building Towards Rio+20 and Beyond, funded by the Government of Netherlands, is developing a study on understanding and assessing the links and impacts between Green Economy Approaches and Poverty Reduction, and identifying policy options to strengthen these links. The study is paying particular attention to the recognition that impacts can fall differentially on women and men, and therefore will include the gender dimension wherever applicable.
 
A major part of the study is the preparations of thematic case studies, which examine different approaches to ensuring that green economy policies promote poverty reduction. These studies will inform a guide that can help policymakers adapt these approaches to their own contexts. The case studies will be based on a “how to” template supported by evidence and lessons from country experiences.  For example, the template for the green jobs case study will help answer questions on how to design green jobs that reduce poverty and citing country examples.
 
In particular, the following questions will serve as the template for the development of the thematic case studies:
 
Background and Rationale:
  • Why is the thematic case considered key/critical for inclusive green economy approaches that reduce poverty? What aspects of inclusive green economy is it aimed at and what poverty dimension(s) does it address? What are some country examples where this approach has been tried out and what is the scale of impact?

Initiatives Design:
  • What are the main synergies and trade-offs between different policy priorities and design choices, and how can they be assessed?
  • How have select country cases managed to identify and boost or benefit from such synergies and minimize/manage any potential or existing trade-offs?
  • What (existing or new) assessment tools are available to assess the feasibility of this thematic initiative? How were they used in select country cases to convince decision-makers?
  • What process tools are available (for meaningful and effective participation of communities and stakeholders) in shaping initiative design? How were such tools used in select country cases?
  • What evidence base and evaluation methods are available to assess the success of this initiative and guide any necessary course correction? 

Initiatives Implementation:
  • Who are the critical partners for the implementation of the initiatives and what roles do they play?
  • Are there any groups or individuals likely to oppose the initiatives and how can their agreement be secured in practice?
  • What are the key capacity constraints and how should these be addressed for effective implementation of such integrated approaches? How can be these capacities be effectively built?
  • To what extent and how can the poor households and communities and other vulnerable groups be targeted by the implementation of the initiatives? What has worked and what acted as constraints and bottlenecks to the poor benefitting, and how were these addressed through improved implementation?
  • How can these initiatives be adequately costed, budgeted and financed? What are the implications for prioritising aid or donor finances? Are there initiatives which succeeded without external financing? How were these implemented?

Results:
  • How can results be identified and measured? What indicators are required to measure progress? Examples from select country cases especially with regard to generating evidence base and verifiable evaluation.
  • What is the timeline over which results should become clear?

Drivers and Policy Implications:
  • What are the key drivers of success? Do specific kinds of institutional arrangements result in greater effectiveness? What are the enabling conditions/prerequisites? Examples from select country cases
  • What are the policy implications for effective design, implementation and sustainability of such initiatives? Lessons from select country cases 

We are looking for 5 experts for the following case studies, which will be commissioned: 
  • Ecotourism  
  • Providing access to green energy and its links to employment creation, small enterprise generation, poverty reduction, the achievement of health and education outcomes and improvements in the well-being of women. 
  • Public employment approach to Green jobs
  • Sustainable waste management
  • Sustainable ecosystems management for improved livelihoods or health or reduced vulnerability

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the guidance and supervision of the MDG Support Cluster, Poverty Group (Cluster head) and in collaboration with Policy Specialist MDGs, Project Leader GEJP, the Environment and Energy Group the consultant will:  
  • Develop an annotated outline  on the specific thematic case study based on the template provide, discussions and a review of relevant literature; and share it for feedback/comments and revise accordingly;
  • Develop a first draft of thematic case study, about 3000-5000 words (5-10 pages) in length, and share it for consultation/feedback.
  • Based on the feedback and peer review, develop a draft final draft.
  • Finalize the case study based on any further feedback.

Deliverables:
  • Annotated outline of the case study 
  • First draft
  • Final draft incorporating all relevant comments.
 

Competencies

Functional Competencies:  
  • Expert knowledge and understanding of thematic case study focus  
  • Good knowledge of human development and multi-dimensional poverty aspects  
  • Good knowledge of green economy approaches, climate change, ecosystem services and the links to multidimensional poverty  
  • Strong analytical skills, and the ability to synthesize information and analysis from a number of sources  
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills and competency in editing and proofreading skills; must be detail oriented and organized 
Core Competencies:   
  • Demonstrate integrity by modeling values and UN ethics standards 
  • Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP; 
  • Demonstrate culture, gender, religion, nationality and age tolerance and ability to adopt   
  • Give helpful advises and comments to colleagues   
  • Skills to work in team, good organizational and communicative skills  
  • Constructive and enthusiastic approach to scope of work rendered  
  • Response friendly to critics and dissent  
  • Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
  • Treats all people fairly without favoritism

Required Skills and Experience

Education: 
  • At least a Master’s degree in relevant field.

Experience:
  • At least 10 years relevant experience, in an academic institution, research think tank or international agency;
  • Knowledge of UNDP corporate priorities, with a specific focus on Sustainable Human Development;
  • Proven experience developing case studies in the particular thematic area;
  • Proven experience in producing or facilitating development-related knowledge products;

Language: 
  • Ability to speak and write clearly and compellingly in English; (10 points)
  • Proficiency in the usage of computers and with standard software (10 points)

Note:
The payment shall be made in the following manner:
  • Full payment will be made on satisfactory submission of the final thematic case study

The consultant shall report to MDG Cluster Team Leader and liaise with the Policy Specialist on MDGs for any queries and assistance on a day-to-day basis. The consultant is expected to incorporate comments and suggestions from the Poverty Group, Environment and Energy Group, select UNEP and UNDESA colleagues, and other reviewers on the documents to be submitted.
Fund code: 30000
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

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