Duties and Responsibilities
Under the guidance of the PPG Lead and the direct supervision of the ISD Programme Manager through the ISD Programme Analyst, the National Expert on Stakeholder Engagement and Safeguards shall:
Review the pre-screening (SESP) of the PIF; agree to a project-specific safeguards approach, workplan and mission schedule (as needed) with the UNDP Country Office, UNDP-GEF Regional Technical Advisor (RTA) and the PPG Team Leader; Familiarize other PPG team members with UNDP’s SES and specific requirements, as appropriate.
Based on stakeholder consultations, with support from the national consultant and in coordination with the PPG leader; assess all Moderate and High risks identified in the SESP pre-screening (mission required); update the SESP and develop an ESMF or a stand-alone SES management plan for the project; and, assist and/or advise the PPG Team in applying FPIC where required;
Map out the required Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) process for the project, to be rolled out during the project implementation;
Provide inputs, advice and/or feedback on relevant sections of the ProDoc to ensure alignment with and consideration of safeguards, including but not limited to relevant project Outcomes and/or Outputs; Terms of Reference for the project management unit, etc.
Lead and advise on the stakeholder analysis and consultations and ensure that they are complete and comprehensive;
Facilitate stakeholder consultations of the project, both at the national and site level
Prepare a stakeholder engagement plan and an Indigenous Peoples’ Plan;
Processing of the appropriate planning prerequisites in engaging IPs/IP communities like Field Based Investigation (FBI) and/or Free and Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) that may lead to the issuance of the Certificate Precondition (CP) to achieve meaningful IP participation in project;
Meet with key agencies on possible related knowledge, activities, initiatives, strategies, identification of key stakeholders and other related matters on FPIC
Generate support, commitment and co-financing from relevant stakeholders on the Project; and
Ensure relevant culturally-sensitive indicators are integrated in the results framework

Competencies
Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
Expertise in data collection and analysis
Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines;
Strong analytical and research skills; and
Excellent organizational, and communication skills;

Required Skills and Experience
Offers will be evaluated based on combined scoring method – where the Technical Proposal will be evaluated based on qualifications in the CV and brief description of previous work. The Technical evaluation is weighted a max. of 70%.
The Financial Proposal that will be evaluated through submission of the Offeror’s Letter to UNDP Confirming Insterest and Availability for the IC including Financial Proposal Template and combined with the price offer will be weighted a max of 30%;

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