Public Institution “Environmental Projects National Implementation Office”, Project Management Unit Of The First Biennial Transparency Report

  Vacancy Announcement

I. Position Information

Job Title (part-time positions):

Recruiting national consultants to undertake the technical peer review / quality assurance of the sectorial chapters of the ‘National Inventory Report: 1990-2022, Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in the RM’, to be performed by independent experts who did not participate to the development of the national GHG inventory, including:

Position 1: National Consultant responsible for undertaking the peer review / quality assurance of Chapter 3 “Energy Sector” of the NIR, covering the following categories: 1A1 Energy Industries, 1A2 Manufacturing Industries and Construction, 1A3 Transport, 1A4 Other Sectors, 1B Fugitive Emissions from Fuels, CO₂ emissions from Biomass, International Bunkers: Marine and Aviation;

Position 2: National Consultant responsible for undertaking the peer review / quality assurance of Chapter 4 “Industrial Processes and Product Use Sector” of the NIR, covering the following categories: 2A Mineral Industry, 2B Chemical Industry, 3C Metal Industry, 2D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 2H Other;

Position 3: National Consultant responsible for undertaking the peer review / quality assurance of Chapter 5 “Agriculture Sector” of the NIR, covering the following categories: 3A Enteric Fermentation, 3B Manure Management, 3D Agricultural Soils and 3H Urea Application;

Position 4: National Consultant responsible for undertaking the peer review / quality assurance of Chapter 6 “LULUCF Sector” of the NIR, covering the following categories: 4A Forest Land, 4B Cropland, 4C Grassland, 4D Wetlands, 4E Settlements, 4F Other Land; 4G Harvested Wood Products and 4H Other;

Position 5: National Consultant responsible for undertaking the peer review / quality assurance of Chapter 7 “Waste Sector” of the NIR, covering the following categories: 5A Solid Waste Disposal, 5B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 5C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste and 5D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge.

Project Title:

Republic of Moldova: Preparation of First Biennial Transparency Report to the United National Framework Convention on Climate Change

Duration of employment:

3-5 working days within the time period of May-June 2024

The project aims to prepare and submit the First Biennial Transparency Report (BTR1) of the Republic of Moldova to the UNFCCC. The project will also contribute to strengthening capacities and improving the institutional arrangements and framework to allow for continuous and sustainable reporting. The BTR1 project is prepared in line with the GEF-7 climate change mitigation objective CCM-3: Foster Enabling Conditions to Mainstream Mitigation Concerns into Sustainable Development Strategies.  

The project will have one outcome which is the Republic of Moldova updates tools and approaches to meet its BTR1 reporting requirements under the Paris Agreement. The two expected outputs under this outcome are as following:

Output 1: BTR1 for the Republic of Moldova prepared and submitted to UNFCCC, by 31 December 2024.

Output 2: A self-assessment and stocktaking exercise for preparation of subsequent BTR completed.

Under the first output, the project will support the Republic of Moldova to prepare and submit its BTR1 to the UNFCCC. The preparation of BTR1 will be in line with the modalities, procedures and guidelines for the transparency framework for action and support contained in the annex to Decision 18/CMA.1 and Annexes I to V of Decision -/CMA3. 

The BTR1 project will build on findings and recommendations from previous NCs and BURs as well as recommendations resulting from the International Consultation and Analysis (ICA) process. 

Activities to be undertaken under the first output will result in the preparation of the following chapters of the BTR1:

I.       National inventory report of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases;

II.     Information necessary to track progress made in implementing and achieving nationally determined contributions under Article 4 of the Paris Agreement;        

III.   Information related to climate change impacts and adaptation under Article 7 of the Paris Agreement;  

IV.   Information on financial, technology development and transfer and capacity-building support needed and received under Articles 9–11 of the Paris Agreement;

V.     Other relevant information (e.g., gender and climate change).

III. Organizational Context

The project is executed by the BTR1 Project Management Unit (PMU) established by the Public Institution “Environmental Projects National Implementation Office” (P.I. “EPNIO”) of the Ministry of Environment (MoEN), on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Moldova, and in consultation with the UNEP.

As national executing agency, the PMU established by the P.I. “EPNIO” is primarily responsible for the planning and management of the project activities, accounting, reporting, monitoring and evaluation of the project. 

IV. Key Tasks / Results Expected

Key Tasks:

Under the guidance of the National Project Director and National GHG Inventory Thematic Working Group Coordinator, the National Consultants (independent experts who did not participate directly to the development of the national GHG inventory) will undertake the technical peer review / quality assurance of the sectorial chapters of the ‘National Inventory Report: 1990-2022, Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in the RM’:

·        Chapter 3 „Energy Sector” of the NIR, covering the categories: 1A1 Energy Industries, 1A2 Manufacturing Industries and Construction, 1A3 Transport, 1A4 Other Sectors, 1B Fugitive Emissions from Fuels, CO₂ emissions from Biomass, International Bunkers: Marine and Aviation;

·        Chapter 4 „Industrial Processes and Product Use Sector” of the NIR, covering the categories: 2A Mineral Industry, 2B Chemical Industry, 3C Metal Industry, 2D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2G Other Product Manufacture and Use, 2H Other;

·        Chapter 5 „Agriculture Sector” of the NIR, covering the categories: 3A Enteric Fermentation, 3B Manure Management, 3D Agricultural Soils, 3H Urea Application);

·        Chapter 6 „LULUCF Sector” of the NIR, covering the categories: 4A Forest Land, 4B Cropland, 4C Grassland, 4D Wetlands, 4E Settlements, 4F Other Land; 4G Harvested Wood Products, 4H Other; and

·        Chapter 7 „Waste Sector” of the NIR, covering the categories: 5A Solid Waste Disposal, 5B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 5C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste, 5D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge.

Key Deliverables:

·        Peer Review / Quality Assurance Report of Sectorial Chapters 3 to 7 of the ‘National Inventory Report: 1990-2022, Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in the RM’ submitted;

·        Quality Control / Quality Assurance Form for the National GHG Inventory of the Republic of Moldova (National Inventory Report: 1990-2022. Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in the Republic of Moldova) filled and submitted (see for reference the Annex 4.1 of the ‘National Inventory Report: 1990-2020, Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in the RM’, as it is available on < http://clima.md/doc.php?l=ro&idc=82&id=5801>).

·        Category-Specific Tier 1 Quality Control Procedures Form of the National GHG Inventory of the Republic of Moldova (National Inventory Report: 1990-2022. Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in the Republic of Moldova) filled and submitted (see for reference the Annex 4.2 of the ‘National Inventory Report: 1990-2020, Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in the RM’, as it is available on < http://clima.md/doc.php?l=ro&idc=82&id=5801>).

·        Category-Specific Tier 2 Quality Control Procedures Form of the National GHG Inventory of the Republic of Moldova (National Inventory Report: 1990-2022. Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in the Republic of Moldova) filled and submitted (see for reference the Annex 4.3 of the ‘National Inventory Report: 1990-2020, Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in the RM’, as it is available on < http://clima.md/doc.php?l=ro&idc=82&id=5801>).

V. Recruitment Qualifications

Education:

Advanced degree (Master or Ph.D.) in a relevant field, such as Energy, Industry, Chemistry, Biology, Agriculture and/or Forestry Sciences, Environmental Policy, Engineering, Environmental Economics or any related qualification. Additional training and certification in project activity would be an advantage.

Experience:

·        At least 2 years of professional experience in technical activities related to climate change, GHGs emission accounting and analysis (energy, industrial processes and products use, agriculture, LULUCF and/or waste sectors);

·        At least 1 year of demonstrated experience in projects with similar tasks (elaboration of national communications, biennial update reports and national inventory reports; establishing domestic monitoring, reporting and verification systems; implementation of low emissions development programs and elaboration of nationally appropriate mitigation actions);

·        Experience in analysis and use of data sets using various tools and instruments (e.g., MS Excel, IPCC reporting guidance and software) demonstrated by previous assignments;

·        Excellent knowledge of GHG inventory, GHG baseline determination, MRV systems, carbon budgets, etc. demonstrated by previous assignments;

·        Knowledge of principles, legal and normative framework regulating the MRV systems under the UNFCCC, other relevant international conventions and protocols demonstrated by previous assignments will be a strong advantage;

·        Strong analytical and report writing skills demonstrated by previous assignments;

·        Strong communication and teamwork/coordination skills demonstrated by previous assignments.

Language Requirements:

Good oral and written communication skills in Romanian and Russian languages are required. English language is an advantage.

Interested individuals must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

1)     Proposal, explaining why incumbent is the most suitable for the work, including past experience in similar assignments.

2)     Financial proposal (in USD), specifying a fee per day.

3)     CV, including past experience in similar projects.

Financial proposal

The Financial Proposal shall specify a daily lump-sum fee (indicating if it is negotiable). Payments will be made quarterly, based on the actual number of days worked, subject to the submission and approval by the National GHG Inventory Thematic Working Group Coordinator of the activity reports around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables specified in the TOR. 

While submitting the Financial Proposal it is to be noted that the project ” Republic of Moldova: Preparation of First Biennial Transparency Report to the United National Framework Convention on Climate Change” is included into the List of ongoing technical assistance projects covered by international treaties for the application of income tax exemptions, excise duties, customs duties, duties for customs procedures, taxes for goods which, in the process of use, cause environmental pollution, and the application exemption from VAT with the right of deduction for the goods and services intended for them, in accordance with the stipulations of the Government Decision No. 246 of 08.04.2010 on the application of the zero VAT rate to deliveries of goods, services performed on the territory of the country and the granting of fiscal and customs facilities for ongoing technical and investment assistance projects, which fall under the scope of international treaties to which the Republic of Moldova is a party (<https://www.legis.md/cautare/getResults?doc_id=125572&lang=ro>).

Documents should be submitted by email on cancelaria@onipm.gov.md, no later than Friday, 25 April 2024, by 5:00 PM. Only those shortlisted will be contacted.