REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST. AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Abidjan, Cote d Ivoire African Natural Resource Centre

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1 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Abidjan, Cote d Ivoire African Natural Resource Centre Assignment: Technical and Advisory support to the Ministry of Economy and Finance in Mozambique to implement the Natural Capital Program, advancing the green-blue economy agenda Expressions of interest are being requested for an individual consultant to provide technical and advisory support to the national Natural Capital Wealth Officer, based at the Ministry of Economy and Finance in Mozambique. Under the national green-blue economy agenda and directly supporting the roll-out of the national Natural Capital Program co-led by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) with the Ministry of Land, Environment and Rural Development (MITADER) the scope of work includes two interlinked complementary objectives: 1. Update, expand, strengthen and finalize the components of the national Natural Capital Program s current draft Implementation Framework in consultation with all national stakeholders: (a) enabling environment policy reforms, (b) private sector interventions and (c) built infrastructure regional master plan s alignment with resilient ecological infrastructure at national and provincial level; 2. Design and develop Provincial Action Plans in consultation with all provincial actors in the Northern provinces of Niassa and Cabo Delgado to support the mobilization of funding and execution of the Natural Capital Program Implementation Framework. Department issuing the request: African Natural Resources Centre Place of assignment: Maputo, Mozambique Duration of the assignment: 6 months Date of commencement: November, 2017 Detailed Terms of reference for the assignment: see below Deadline for applications: 13 th October, 2017 COB (6pm in Abidjan Cote D Ivoire) Applications to be submitted to: M.HARRATHI@AFDB.ORG WITH COPY TO R.MWEBAZA@AFDB.ORG. Expressions of interest should be submitted with the subject line: EOI for MEF TA Mozambique. Any questions and requests for clarifications may be sent to: M.HARRATHI@AFDB.ORG WITH COPY TO R.MWEBAZA@AFDB.ORG. Page 1

2 Terms of Reference Technical And Advisory support to the Ministry of Economy and Finance in Mozambique Introduction: Supporting African countries to Transition to Green and Inclusive Growth is one of the two objectives of the African Development Banks 10 Years Strategy (TYS). The Banks areas of priority to engage with African countries have been packaged as the High Fives Agenda (H5s): Power Africa, Feed Africa, Industrialize Africa, Integrate Africa and Improve the quality of life of All Africa. Addressing climate change and valuing natural capital assets is integral to achieving inclusive, green growth objectives. Due to relatively lower adaptation capacity and higher poverty rates African countries are extremely vulnerable to the degradation of natural capital wealth and climate impacts and their share of global greenhouse gas emissions is rising as the population and economies continue to grow. The specific objects of the Plan are to support African countries in their implementation of (I) NDCs and to scale up the amount of climate finance mobilized and channeled to African countries. Enhancing and protecting natural capital assets is a vital element of climate resilience strategies. The Government developed and launched the Green Economy Roadmap (GER) 2012 at Rio+20 to realize Mozambique s ambition to become an inclusive middle income country by 2030, based on protection, restoration, and rational use of natural capital and its ecosystem services to guarantee development that is sustainable, inclusive and efficient, within the planetary limits (GoM, 2012 GER), p.24). WWF, AfDB, UNDP and UNEP assisted develop the GER. At Rio+20 the leaders of WWF and AfDB joined the President of Mozambique to launch the GER committing to assist the Government deliver its green-blue economy vision. In order to operationalize the ambitious goal of the GER, with AfDB s support the Government subsequently prepared the Green Economy Action Plan (GEAP) Embedded in the GEAP and the Government s Five-Year Plan , natural capital is recognized as the foundation of inclusive, resilient green-blue growth. In 2015, the Government began developing the national Natural Capital Program (NCP) as a keystone green-blue growth policy initiative to optimize investments in built infrastructure, future cities and industry, simultaneously with investments in natural capital assets enhancing and protecting resilient ecological infrastructure to strengthen inclusive human prosperity, regional economic productivity and climate resilience. The NCP has identified freshwater, energy, forest, soils and marine ecosystems for integration under national, spatially explicit and temporally dynamic Resilient Ecological Infrastructure Networks (REINs). The three areas of impact identified under the NCP include: Climate Resilience: improved climate resilience of communities, cities, ecosystems, infrastructure and industries. Economic Productivity: enhanced and lasting productivity and health of natural assets for growing communities, cities, infrastructure and industries. Inclusive Prosperity: increased access to basic human services (especially: water, energy, housing, transport) and better employment opportunities in regional industries (especially: agriculture, fisheries, forestry and tourism). The components identified under the NCP to deliver on the three areas of impact (climate resilience; economic productivity; inclusive prosperity) include: I. Enabling environment and governance reforms. II. Private sector blended finance, impact investments & sustainable sourcing. III. Infrastructure optimising resilient ecological, social & built infrastructure systems. National natural capital and climate assessments will highlight strategic national natural capital assets to be incorporated under REINs for inclusive wealth management, economic productivity and climate resilience. Page 2

3 REINs will provide the basis for optimization of regional economic plans, built infrastructure, industrial expansion and private sector development and be fully integrated under national policy formulation processes, planning and budgeting systems, and safeguard systems. In summary, REINs will be harnessed to direct the trajectory of national development to secure inclusive prosperity, lasting economic productivity and resilient industries, built infrastructure, cities and communities. Objectives: The purpose of this assignment is to assist the national Natural Capital Wealth Officer, based at MEF, in coordination with the Natural Capital Resilience Officer based at the MITADER, with support from AfDB and WWF, to deliver two interlinked complementary objectives: 1. Update, expand, strengthen and finalize the components of the current draft national NCP Implementation Framework in consultation with all national stakeholders: (a) enabling environment policy reforms, (b) private sector interventions and (c) built infrastructure regional master plan s alignment with ecological infrastructure at national and provincial level; 2. Design and develop Provincial Action Plans in consultation with all provincial actors in the Northern provinces of Niassa and Cabo Delgado to support the mobilization of funding and execution of the NCP Implementation Framework. Scope of work: The focus of this consultancy centers on supporting the Natural Capital Resilience Officer at MEF to develop and finalize the components under MEF s responsibility for the NCP Implementation Framework and Provincial Action Plans in close coordination with the Natural Capital Resilience Officer at MITADER. All NCP activities must be co-developed with the NCP Task Team including MITADER, FNDS, MEF, AfDB and WWF, as well as other government institutions and partners where needed. The main mechanism for interministerial coordination of the NCP activities is the Government s inter-ministerial Green-Blue Economy Group where the consultant will also assist MEF s Natural Capital Resilience Officer to facilitate meetings, workshops and consultations. In addition to the NCP Task Team, members of the Green-Blue Economy Group include the Ministry of Sea, Interior Waters and Fisheries (MIMAIP), Ministry of Public Works and Hydraulic Resources (MOPRH), the National Road Authority (ANE), Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MASA), Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy (MIREM), Ministry for Transport and Communications (MTC), National Institute for Disaster Management (INGC), National Institute for Statistics (INE), and national academic institutions including the Lurio University, University Eduardo Mondlane (UEM), and may integrate other public institutions where necessary. Given the integrated approach to national planning demanded by the NCP, effectively supporting the strong functioning of the Government s inter-ministerial Green-Blue Economy Group is vital. The consultant will also ensure that the NCP Implementation Framework and Provincial Action Plans are developed based on analytical work, desk-top and field studies and stakeholder consultations directly with private sector, civil society, communities, academia and international development partners. It is envisioned that the consultant will be based in Maputo at MEF to ensure the transfer of knowledge to the Natural Capital Resilience Officer. Assignment duties and activities: Under the leadership of the Government, with oversight/supervision of the Chief Natural Resources Management Officer at the African Natural Resources Center, as well as the Bank s Country Office and WWF in Maputo, the consultant will perform the following specific duties: 1. Development of the national NCP Implementation Framework, especially the components where MEF is responsible for the elaboration and execution of reforms and initiatives related to: 1.1 Economic assessment and modeling of current status and trends (considering multiple drivers including climate change, extractive industries, built infrastructure and regional economic integration) of natural capital asset dependencies and risks to define dynamic, spatially explicit REINs and prioritize socio-economic activity (spatial, temporal, sectorial) to deliver lasting, inclusive green growth and climate resilience. Page 3

4 1.2 National Planning and Budgeting Systems (SNPO) integrating REINs natural capital dependencies and risks within Annual Socio-Economic Plans (PES) and Government Five-Year Plans (PQG). 1.3 National policy formulation stress testing processes integrating REINs natural capital dependencies and risks. 1.4 System of National Accounts integrating natural capital assets. 1.5 National open web-based REINs performance and trends monitoring dashboard. 1.6 Education and communications programs and events targeting major economic actors to highlight REINs natural capital dependencies and risks as well as natural capital investment opportunities for climate resilience, economic productivity and social impact. 1.7 Strategic Results Frameworks linked to SDGs with natural capital productivity, health and resilience indicators. 1.8 Private sector engagement on green-blue economy and blended of blended finance initiatives to direct large-scale investments towards enhancing and protecting REINs. 1.9 Optimization of regional transport and built infrastructure plans with REINs for northern Mozambique Optimization of regional economic plans with REINs for northern Mozambique. 2. Development of the structure and content of Provincial Action Plans with Strategic Results Frameworks linked to SDGs to execute the national NCP Implementation Framework and gathering multi-sector inputs to NCP fund raising proposals; 3. Preparing logistics, content and execution of the provincial consultation sessions to develop Provincial Action Plans and inputs to fund raising proposals; 4. Monitoring, analysis and reporting on NCP progress, challenges, lessons learned and opportunities; 5. Assist with day-to-day decision making and implementation including designing, execution and coordination of the NCP work plans agreed with MEF, MITADER and the inter-ministerial Green-Blue Economy Group. 6. Support MITADER and MEF to convene and organize the inter-ministerial Green-Blue Economy Group meetings to coordinate NCP implementation, policy alignment, funding, research, monitoring, data management, partnerships and project execution. Other requirements for the performance of the Assignment The consultant is to take full responsibility for the following logistics related to the Assignment, including: Own accommodation and day to day living/work related expenses; Any and all needed insurance Any and all needed travel visas The consultant will be required to provide monthly reports to the African Development Bank and the WWF Mozambique country offices in Mozambique for verification of technical support provided to the government. Customer Responsibilities AfDB will provide the following support: In-country travel to the field locations and associated costs such as transport, subsistence and accommodation (no international travel is envisioned); Any letters of support or invitation needed for visas Initial liaison with the field office in Mozambique Facilities to print and copy work related material. Time Frame The assignment will be implement over a period of 6 months beginning October Page 4

5 Qualifications The successful candidate should possess the following experience and qualifications to be considered for this post: A minimum of a Master s degree (or its equivalent) in development economics, business or related field; At least ten (10) years of work experience and at least five (5) years in Africa; knowledge of the overall African development economics context; Experience in climate resilience and climate finance issues; Experience in researching and drafting proposals to multi-lateral funds; Experience in researching and drafting national policies and development plans; Experience in integrated national planning, spatial planning and natural capital assessments; Experience delivering in-country institutional and skills capacity development; Demonstrated ability to work and deal successfully with diverse stakeholder groups; Demonstrated ability to prepared and deliver multi-sector consultation and facilitation; Strong writing skills; Strong presentation and public speaking skills; Strong IT literacy and competency with MS Office, in particular Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Language requirements Fluency in both Portuguese and English. All project deliverables are to be provided in excellent written English. INSTRUCTIONS Please attach an updated short Curriculum Vitae (not more than 5 pages) on the basis of the template below or similar: MODEL CURRICULUM VITAE (CV) Title of the Assignment: MEF TA Mozambique Contracting Department: African Natural Resources Centre. Surname: Birth Date: Address: Telephone: First Name: Nationality: Country: Are any of your family members (spouse/partner, father/mother, Brother/sister, Son/daughter, etc. employed in the African Development Bank? Yes If No «Yes ust», the provi Name Relationship Organisation Unit Place of Assignment Language Level Read Written Spoken English Page 5

6 Portuguese French Key Qualifications: Please provide in one page (i) a summary of your experience and training highlighting the most relevant for the proposed assignment, and (ii) the responsibilities which you exercised. Employment Record: Begin with your most recent employment. For each job since your Master Degree achievement, please indicate: - Name of the Employer - Type of Activity/Business of the Employer - Title / Function - Place of Employment - Brief Description (three lines maximum) of main accomplishments and responsibilities Education (University Level and above only): Name of University - City - Country Period Diploma Obtained Main Topic / Major From To Professional Training: Name of Training Institution- City - Country Type of Training Period Certificates or Diploma Obtained From From Page 6

7 Reference: Please indicate the name and address of three persons with no family relationship with yourself, familiar with your character and titles. I hereby certify that the responses which I provided above are all, to the best of my knowledge, true, complete and accurate. I acknowledge that an inaccurate statement or essential omission in a personal declaration or another document required by the African Development Bank might result in the rejection of my application, termination of my Contract or any other administrative sanction by the Bank. The African Development Bank may verify any statements which I made in this application. Date: Signature : Page 7