GEF Full-Size Project Preparation

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Tender Organisation:

INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE

Tender Sector:

Management Consultancy Tenders

Tender Service:

Worldwide

Tender Region:

African

Tender Country:

Senegal

Tender CPV:

72224000 : Project management consultancy services

Tender Document Type:

Tender Notice

Tender Description:

Request for proposals are invited for Gef Full-Size Project Preparation. Deadline for submission of proposals to IUCN 19 July 2023 Consultancy Objective: The objective of this consultancy is to design and deliver a fully developed CEO endorsement package for the GEF 8 Guinea Child Project that is in line with the approval GEF-8 Program Framework Document (PFD), and is in line with national priorities, IUCN comparative advantages and GEF-8 programming directions. The GEF project design expert will formally report to Dr. Kenneth ANGU, Regional Forest Program for West and Central Africa (Lead Technical Officer), as well as other relevant colleagues at IUCN including in IUCN Global Forest and Climate Change Programme (GFCCP). Furthermore, the consultant will work closely with all relevant country stakeholders, including the Nzerekoré Forestry Centre (CFZ), Bossus Environmental Research Institute (IREB), and Guinean Parks and Reserves Office (OGUIPAR) etc The GEF Project Design and BC/FLR/SFM Expert will: 1. Author and draft the IUCN-GEF Project Document and GEF CEO Endorsement Request document, in compliance with the GEF-8 Trust Fund results framework and priorities and in alignment with the GEF-approved IPs Programme Framework Document (PFD) and needs expressed by stakeholders that have been identified. 2. Work to ensure that all of the activities detailed in the PPG-Stage Child Project Workplan to support the preparation of the IUCN-GEF Project document are successfully undertaken. 3. The expert will ensure adequate analysis of existing documents, consultations and additional studies if needed, to elaborate on the: o Theory of change / logical flow o baseline projects and programs and related co-financing; o Barriers preventing the realization of the long-term solution o component design; ii) realistic outputs to be achieved and included in the results matrix; iii) the detailed budget (including co-financing); iv) gender mainstreaming and gender sensitive progress indicators; o incremental/ additionality logic for the GEF investment o elaborated project framework and practical project design elements (what will be done by whom when and where with necessary technical detail) o innovative aspects of the project o sustainability and potentials for upscaling and replication o compliance with IUCN’s Environmental and Social Management Framework1 o global environmental benefits o implementation and execution arrangements o monitoring and evaluation plan o exit strategy o results based work plan and budget that is in conformation with IUCN’s standard practice o other standard requirements of IUCN-GEF projects 4. Be the lead person to convert project document into latest GEF’s CEO Endorsement Template. The project document/ CEO endorsement will be clearly aligned to and will be expanding on GEF 8 PFD. Furthermore, the documents will give due consideration and responses to GEFSEC, STAP and GEF Council Comments. 5. Be lead person to ensure all required GEF Tracking Tools are filled in correctly, and that data in tracking tools are reflected in the project document and CEO endorsement template 6. Identify potential stakeholders and advise them on co-financing requirements 7. Represent the project design team in meetings and presentations, as required 8. Draft responses to GEF review comments on the documents submitted 9. Undertake at least 2 in-country missions, including to sites selected for field implementation of activities

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