TERMS OF
REFERENCE:
A
CONSULTANCY FOR PREPARING A DETAILED BASE LINE NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Country:
Arab Republic of Egypt
Project Title: Egyptian Italian Environmental
Cooperation Project (EIECP3)
Post Title:
a consultancy for preparing a detailed base line needs assessment
Duty Station: Wadi El Gemal National Park (Red
Sea), Siwa and White Desert Protected Areas (Western Desert) and Wadi El Rayan
and Qaroun Protected Areas (Fayoum)
Duration: 6
months (the number of working days is estimated: fess will be paid on the
actual working days and reports delivered). The consultancy could be extended
for further tasks to be implemented.
Expected
Starting Date: October 2016
Responsibilities
In close
coordination and collaboration with the Project Manager and the Protected
Areas’ staff within the project intervention areas, the CBNRM consultant will
lead a professional team to undertake the following tasks: Revising the management plans of the targeted
protected areas (where applicable) in
· order to identify to what extent the concept of CBNRM is
integrated in those management plans; Define how appropriate CBNRM scheme can be
integrated in each protected areas;
· Conduct surveys to
collect data and relevant reports within the Protected Areas and
· central/local official agencies particularly CAPMAS and IDSC
to identify the status quo in terms of populations/tribes statistics, locations,
jobs and other source of income, available economic opportunities, NGOs and its
activities, natural resources and its benefits to the local communities,
current cooperation between local communities and PAs and/or other entities
within the local settings; Identify
existing resource users in each intervention area with particular attention to
· women; Identify
appropriate levels of Local communities’ NGOs who tackles environmental issues
· and contribute to conservation of natural resources; Establish a CBNRM task force to contribute to
the implementation of the CBNRM scheme;
· Design and execute a
survey based on a random sample and a formal interviews to enable
· assessment of development needs, as well as income and
assets of the local community. The survey has also to collect knowledge,
attitude and practice of the local communities regarding the PAs; Building upon the outcomes of the above
mentioned data gathering processes (i.e.
· secondary data and interviews), design, arrange and conduct
focus groups to further deepen the understanding of the attitude of local
communities regarding the PAs around which the project has defined its IAs. All surveys, interviews and focus groups
should cover a represented sample of the
· concerned populations at least 20% of the communities in
each intervention area; Based on the
results of the three Actions defined above, prepare a set of structured
· qualitative models of the social, economic, institutional
and ecological systems spanning over each of the selected IAs, and identify key
variables (indexes and indicators) for the quantitative assessment of the
behaviour of the said systems. Conduct
statistical analyses to define the key control variables for each of the Pas
· systems, and compare the results of such statistical
analyses against the results of the secondary data gathering, the
questionnaires/interviews, survey and the focus group meetings. This with the
view of identifying possible gaps between the information and data available
and those needed for the planning and management of the sustainable development
contexts of the project IAs. Based on
the outcomes of all the above described actions, identify entry points through
· which each of the selected PAs will be at the centre of
sustaining the livelihoods of the locals.
Qualifications:
Postgraduate
university degree in social sciences, sustainable development or
· environmental sciences related to the specific field of
expertise required for the consultancy or with proven extensive work experience
in this field; Track record the specific
field of expertise required for the study for at least 15 years;
· Working experience,
preferably in the project intervention areas;
· Professional record
should include experiences in:
· o Design, management and technical coordination of complex
multi-stakeholders projects and programs; o Strategic analysis, policy making,
planning and programming for sustainable development; o Mainstreaming of
environment considerations into local development plans.
Deliverables
1. Monthly field
visits report (including all used materials: collected secondary data,
recordings with stakeholders, surveys, questionnaires, factsheets… etc.,);
2. End of
the second month of the consultant, should submit a report that identifies how
appropriate CBNRM scheme to be integrated in each protected area and which PA/s
is more appropriate for this scheme;
3. On the
third month, Submit a list of indented key variables (indexes and indicators)
for the quantitative assessment of the behaviour of the said systems.
4. End of
third month of the consultant should submit a detailed progress report;
5. Final
detailed report for the whole mission including recommendations for best
practice of CBNRM within the selected PAs and which PA/s are most recommended
for CBNRM scheme and detailed justifications for this/ these choice/s.
Team
building and communication skills are required. The candidate must be able to
deal with central agencies, local administrations, Private sector,
representatives of the donor community, and investors. S/He should have an
excellent command of the English language (both written and oral communication)
Interested
candidates should submit their updated Resume along with detailed technical and
financial proposals with detailed timeline for this consultancy to:
Egyptian
Italian Environmental Cooperation Project III. Email: hamedyousria@yahoo.co.uk
amany.nakhla@undp.org; Deadline for applications: 25th of September 2016. NB:
Please refer to the title of the position in the e-mail subject