Climate Change Expert Advisor at the Federal Ministry of Environment

Federal Ministry of Environment - The Federal Project Management Unit of the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the Services of:

Job Title: Climate Change Expert Advisor to the National Project to the National Project Coordinator of Federal Project Management Unit of the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP)

Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Consultancy
Project: NEWMAP

Background/Project Objectives

• NEWMAP supports State-led interventions to prevent and reverse land degradation, focusing on major gully erosion sites that threaten infrastructure, livelihoods, and environmental assets. The Project has four components summarized below: (1) Erosion and Watershed Management Infrastructure Investments; (2) Erosion and Watershed Management Institutions and Information Services; (3) Climate Change Response; and (4) Project Management.
• The eight-year NEWMAP is financed by an International Development Association (IDA) credit of US$500 million, in addition to fully blended grants of US$3.96 million from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and US$4.63 million from the Special Climate Change (SCCF) Fund. The Project Development Objective (PDO) of NEWMAP is to reduce vulnerability to soil erosion in targeted sub-watersheds.
• The project is mainly State-led interventions to prevent and reverse land degradation, focusing on major gully erosion sites that threaten infrastructure, livelihoods, and environmental assets.
• The Federal Project Management Unit (FPMU) of the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project intends to apply a portion of the credit for eligible payments for the Consulting Services.

Role of the Proposed Expert Advisor:

• Overall, the expert advisor will be a national technical expert, grounded on climate change processes and pre-qualified by the FPMU.
• He/she shall be hired on contract and paid on a fee-for service bases.
• His/her overall assignment will be to promote tasks delivery in component 3 and enhance quality technical implementation and supervision of restructured component 3.

Specific Assignments

• Works under contract and reports to the NPC through the Climate Change Specialist (CCS);
• In coordination with the CCS work with the PMUs PMUs as needed. He/she will also support other MDA stakeholders to build relationships with other corporate or regional teams, opinion informers and central government;
• Provides expert input to FPMU efforts and activities with respect to Component 3 - climate change response as may be needed or demanded by any specific PMU or partner MDA;
• Reviews proposed component 3 activities and designs as the case may be;
• Advises the Steering and Technical Committees on key issues;
• Performs any other relevant duties as reasonably required by the FPMU, and particularly the CCS:
  • Guide the development of Low carbon demonstration projects;
• Provide guidance on the GHG inventory and accounting and accounting
• Work on Climate Financing activities such as the Green Bond etc.

Qualifications and Experience

• He/she shall have up to 10 years' experience on climate change studies and processes;
• Must have led in the development and implementation of at least 3 climate change adaptation related activities;
• Must have partaken in the development or review of any environmental related policy document; and
• Must have a minimum academic qualification of a Ph.D.

Application Closing Date
9th May, 2019.

How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates/consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.

The shortlisting criteria are:

• Evidence showing the academic background of the consultant (profile/CV)
• Evidence of certification with relevant authorities and professional bodies.
• Description of relevant specific experience.
• Evidence showing the knowledge and administrative capabilities of the consultant in the field of the assignment in Nigeria.
• Availability of appropriate skills, and use of essential technology etc.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Banks Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers [July 2014] (Consultant Guidelines), setting forth the World Banks policy on conflict of interest.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a Written form to the address below (in person, or by mail i.e. by courier):
Federal Project Management Unit,
Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project,
Attention: National Project Coordinator (NEWMAP).
Federal Ministry of Environment,
No. 56, Mamman Nasir Street, Asokoro,
Abuja Nigeria.
Tel: 08098570625; 08036477409; 08066029902
E-mail: fpmu@newmap.gov.ng
Website: www.newmap.gov.ng

Note

• A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultant Selection method (lC) set out in the Consultant Guidelines.
• Further information can be obtained at the address above during office hours [10am to 16pm].