Consultant/Contractual Jobs at UN-Habitat, International Potato Center, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), ACI Worldwide and CARE

JOB DETAILS:
Index Development Project Consultant

Qualifications/special skills
Academic Qualifications:
A master's degree in urban studies, statistics, mathematics, demography, economics, actuarial sciences, environmental sciences, monitoring and evaluation, or any other closely related field is required.
A first-level university degree in combination with 2 additional years of qualifying experience in the fields of report writing, scientific writing, data management, quantitative research or monitoring may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:
• A minimum of 3 years of progressive work experience in data analytics, indices, development of methodologies for measurement frameworks, research on a broad range of urban and human settlements issues or any closely related area is required.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to foster communication among teams is required.
• Familiarity of the UN system, including experience working in international settings is desirable.
• Some level of knowledge of and experience working with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or the New Urban Agenda is highly desirable.
• Previous work experience in organising technical workshops or publicity events is desirable.
• Proven experience in working in teams, creativity, taking responsibility for project completion, delivering under tight deadlines is desirable.


JOB DETAILS:
Specifically, the consultant will:
• Review of relevant literature on puree development and other sweetpotato processed products.
• Meeting with relevant CIP scientists at an inception meeting to clarify expectations, review draft workplan and discuss any anticipated challenges.
• Adapt research instruments for conducting the financial analyses and updated business cases in Kenya and Rwanda and market analysis in Rwanda.
• Conduct interviews with relevant food technologists and agro-processors in Kenya and Rwanda.
• Review of regulatory environment and health regulations and tax requirements in Kenya.
• Write-up of preliminary financial analysis in Kenya for six cases. Include sensitivity analysis of varying wheat flour and fresh root sweetpotato prices.
• Assessment of market size, opportunities for sweetpotato processed products, competitive products, and regulatory structure in Rwanda.

Deliverables
• Proposed workplan and data instruments for collection information from stakeholders.
• Preliminary financial analyses for sweetpotato products in Kenya.
• First Draft of the comprehensive study report.
• Revised draft of the comprehensive study report and the 4-page brief approved by CIP.

Requirements
• MBA or Master’s in applied economics.
• Minimum 10 years of experience doing financial analysis for agro-processing companies and constructing a business case for investment.
• Expertise in developing business plans, including detailed financial analysis, for agro-processing enterprises, both small and large-scale.
• Knowledge of the East and Central African regulatory environment concerning agro-processing companies (tax structure and health requirements).
• Experience in identifying and analyzing potential market segments.
• Excellent research and writing skills in English required.
• Good speaking knowledge of Kiswahili and/or Kinyarwanda preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of all MS Office 2010 or 2013 applications, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.


JOB DETAILS:
International GEF Project Design Expert- Palau

The main responsibility of the assignment is to conduct the detailed project design and execution arrangements and develop the UNEP Project Document, GEF CEO Endorsement Request, including all applicable annexes, for the project. The consultancy will be home-based. The consultant will report to the Johan Robinson, Head of GEF Biodiversity and Land Degradation Unit, Ecosystem Division of UNEP, based in Nairobi, Kenya, and work closely with MAFE and other national and provincial counterparts in Palau.

Objectives, expected outputs and performance indicators
• The PPG process will support a suite of activities to further identify and cost the actions to be included in the MSP, including:
• Analysis of policy and institutional capacity to support the environment for mainstreaming biodiversity considerations into aquaculture enterprise development and management – involving socio-economic analysis, gap analysis of current policy and regulations, national plans and policies, GIS survey, criteria to be developed, aquaculture permitting and training for aquaculture facilitators (detailed design of Outputs 1.1 to 1.7).
• Assessment of conditions and opportunities for implementing of sustainable aquaculture practices – involving aquaculture education and training program, monitoring program, infrastructure to be established, aquaculture farms to be developed and its strategy (detailed design of Outputs 2.1 to 2.5).
• Strategy for knowledge management, monitoring and evaluation, awareness raising and training – involving in developing a plan for knowledge products, data information system, communication system and M&E system (detailed design of Output 3.1 to 3.4) and
• Overall guidance and final documentation. The PPG process will also respond to requests made during the GEF Council meeting held in June 2020 and reproduced in the annex to the CEO ER document.
• The detailed activities and deliverables of the PPG phase are listed below under Outputs.

Main tasks of the PPG TL:
To support the implementation of the PPG and write the full project document, in consultation with MAFE of Government of Palau, and local and international partner organizations. The consultant will be responsible; in close consultation with the UNEP Task Manager and in close collaboration with the national consultant as well as the range of other national and international programs, projects and partners listed in the Project Identification Form (PIF) concept. A full and detailed Terms of Reference for the PPG will be made available to the consultant, with the summary of tasks for the PPG TL listed below.
Specifically, the consultant will be required to complete the following tasks:
• PPG Team Planning Meeting: organize a Skype call with the UNEP Task Manager (TM), MAFE and National Consultant to review plans for the PPG, and arrangements for inception workshop (start August 2022);
• Prepare a detailed work plan at the outset of the Project Preparatory Grant (PPG) formulation process, in collaboration with MAFE and the national consultant, and provide an overall orientation to the national consultant in relation to GEF and UNEP requirements, including the set Project Document and GEF CEO ER templates (by August 2022);
• Prepare and reach agreement with the National Consultant on detailed workplan and deliverables, contents of reporting and communications (e.g. through Skype, email, etc) and monitor and supervise the deliverables.
• Develop detailed schedule, deliverables and agreement with UNEP TM and MAFE of the Government of Palau;
• Ensure that sufficient and relevant information is acquired, and all requisite consultations and studies are completed for timely preparation of PPG reports and delivery of the UNEP Project Document and GEF CEO Endorsement Request document;
• Initiate remote and on-site meetings in Palau with MAFE and key government departments of concern to the baseline assessment, project design and MSP project execution arrangements, including at national and provincial level and the National Consultant;
• Conduct the situation analyses, as well as the identification and documentation of relevant baseline conditions based on the data collection and analysis by the National Consultant;
• Develop and/or finetune a feasible and measurable Project Results Frameworks having an integrated set of SMART indicators and midterm and end-of-project targets that monitor outcomes, including the costing of the Project Monitoring and Evaluation Plan;
• Ensure, including through coordinating the related work by the National Consultant, that all relevant national and provincial stakeholders are widely consulted throughout the PPG process and that work under development is shared on a regular basis to ensure that the project is responsive to stakeholders needs, feasible to implement, has broad ownership and that stakeholders agree on the implementation and execution arrangements;
• Review all former and ongoing GEF and other donor/NGO financed (baseline) projects related to the project objectives and describe in detail how the current project will build on these initiatives, using their knowledge, experience and lessons learnt to build a solid foundation;
• Ensure that the design of the project complements national development plans, sectoral plans and policies.
• Apply the UNEP Social and Economic Review (ESERN checklist), based on information provided by the National Consultant
• Ensure that any review points from the GEF Secretariat or GEF Council, including those made during the project identification stage, as well as the formal review by the UNEP Project Review Committee are met and responded to in the Project Document and CEO Endorsement Request;
• Prepare a detailed multi-year budget using the standard templates provided by UNEP and ensure that the budget reflects the mandatory requirements of the GEF Monitoring and Evaluation Policy as well as the set Project Management Costs ceiling;
• Pay particular attention to gender mainstreaming and social inclusiveness, including socioeconomic and gender disaggregated indicators in the Monitoring and Evaluation Plan;
• Develop and finalize the project's Monitoring and Evaluation work plan, with responsibilities and accountabilities clearly defined, as well as an appropriate budget – based on the relevant UNEP template;
• Write the full project documents (both the UNEP template as well as the GEF CEO Endorsement Request, including annexes); present drafts to national stakeholders for review and incorporate the ensuing comments;
• Perform final reviews of the project documentation, as required;
• Compile response to review comments by UNEP, MAFE, GEF Secretariat, and make necessary revisions to the documents
• The consultancy will be home-based.

Qualifications/special skills
• Academic Qualifications: Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in environmental planning and management, and/or natural resource research, development and conservation is required.
• Experience: Minimum 10 years professional experience in the field of management and protection of biodiversity, environmental planning and conservation, and ecosystem services is required.
• Additional significant knowledge of GEF policies and programming, as well as senior experience in GEF project formulation and writing of GEF Project Document and CEO Endorsement is highly desirable.
• Work experience in coastal and marine environment sector, particularly in planning and management, working with a broad range of stakeholders and international donor agencies are desired.
• Language: English is one of the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the consultancy post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required.


JOB DETAILS:
Sr Solution Consultant

The role requires in-depth industry business insight, an understanding of the strategic and long term approach ACI’s customers should execute when using our solutions, a strong grasp of how ACI’s solutions can add real value for our customers, and an ability to work directly with new customers.

Job Responsibilities:
• Sales and Solution Scoping
• Deep knowledge of the East African market & payments ecosystem.
• Participates as strategic solution representative in end-to-end sales process and contributes to the development of specific opportunities.
• Defines value propositions and long term solution strategies for specific opportunities to assist Sales in progressing deals in line with strategic sales plans.
• Successfully defines and obtains agreement regarding customer requirements.
• Identifies business development opportunities through scoping customer and external industry engagements.
• Identifies and provides advice and business consultancy to prospects/customers on solution design options, and impacts of modifications on the existing system.
• Ensures that all client business objectives are met as identified through the sales process and planned for in the implementation process.
• Builds presentations, proposals, and papers designed to assist in the sales of product solutions.
• Collaboratively works with other solution consultants, account representatives, customer managers, project managers, and the executive leadership team.
• Develops value propositions within multiple industry and product families.
• Works in an independent environment.
• Works at an expert level for both product and industry in the sales arena.
• Learning and Development
• Creates and executes against an individual development plan with management support.
• Strives for more competency development.
• Desires and capitalizes on continual development in the workplace within their industry discipline.
• Communication and Executive Presence
• Contributes market perspective to development of solution/product roadmap and identifies and produces key value propositions (use cases) in their segment.
• Clearly indicates expertise through effective communication and strong business acumen.
• Organizes and expresses business value and overcomes customer objections.
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Understand and adhere to all corporate policies to include but not limited to the ACI Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience required for the job:
• BS/BA degree or equivalent experience
• 5 years as “Subject Matter Expert” in specific payments segment
• 8-10 years of experience in relevant industry sector
• 3-5 years consultative sales experience
• Very professional in English (written and verbal)
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Experience needed for the job:
• Knowledge of ACI solutions and applications
• Understands how technology impacts business
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Ability to perform needs analysis & ROI analysis highly preferred
• Ability to self-motivate and work independently with little supervision
• Works effectively in team environment
• Ability to use a personal computer with proficient skills in business applications such as Microsoft Office


JOB DETAILS:
Senior Technical Advisor Nutrition

Responsibilities
• Leadership and support to CASCADE programming across 6 countries (30%)
• Provision of technical backstopping to CASCADE country teams (50%)
• Other activities as needed within FWS Nutrition Unit (20%)

Qualifications
• Fluent oral and written English required
• At least 7 yrs. experience in implementing multi-sectoral nutrition programming including field experience in developing country contexts or within an international development organization
• Demonstrated experience providing technical and programmatic support in nutrition and/or nutrition advocacy
• Experience in designing and implementing highly effective and efficient nutrition programs - Inclusive and adaptive leadership skills; creativity; and innovative mindset Interpersonal and inter-cultural communications skills, with the ability to communicate knowledge in a manner appropriate to diverse audiences
• Proven ability to work in partnership with other professionals, and to support learning and sharing of lessons and best practices
• Demonstrated abilities in strategic planning, management, and oversight of complex technical initiatives
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Master's degree or higher in related field (nutrition, international development or other) or equivalent combination of education and work experience.