TERMS OF REFERENCE:
CONSULTANCY TO CRITICALLY ANALYZE THE IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS OF
THE RWANDA NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTIONS
1. Background
Rwanda Climate Change Development Network (RCCDN) is a national member-driven civil society network working on climate change and other development challenges. It is a network composed of 62 civil society organizations working in different sectors having a direct link with climate change and related environment and disaster risk management from the community level up to the national level. As a non-government organization established in 2017, RCCDN was legally registered by the Rwanda Governance Board (RGB) with registration number 618/RGB/NGO/LP/04/2020.
The mandate of RCCDN focuses on providing a platform for its members and like-minded non-state actors to engage policy and decision-makers on issues related to climate change and environmental management in development through lobby and advocacy strategies aiming at building community resilience to climate change, justice, and equitable development. In this context, RCCDN works with stakeholders including communities, civil society organizations, media, business actors, government, intergovernmental institutions, and research and higher institutions of learning.
In this regard, RCCDN, in collaboration with NPA under the Public Policy Information Monitoring and Advocacy (PPIMA) wishes to hire the services of an individual consultant to carry out the tasks of analyzing the implementation progress of the Nationally Determined Contribution after 4 years of its adoption.
2. Purpose
The purpose of these terms of reference is to solicit the services of an individual consultant to carry out an analysis of the performance of Rwanda in the implementation of its commitments related to Nationally Determined Contribution and formulate recommendations that will inform strategies and actions to address NDCs implementation.
3. Scope of work:
The consultant is expected to analyze:
i. The Rwandan NDCs in the global context of the Paris Agreement
ii. The first batch of NDCs and the revised-updated second version of Rwandan NDCs
iii. The Rwandan NDCs in the national development context
iv. The Rwandan NDCs in the district performance contracts(imihigo)
4. Specific tasks
a) Analyse the first set of Rwandan NDCs and their implementation compared to the revised and updated NDCs of 2020 in respect to the Paris agreement resolutions.
b) Identify the relevant stakeholder’s roles and contributions to the development, implementation and monitoring, and evaluation of the NDCs
c) Identify key gaps and constraints that may hinder the effective implementation of NDCs.
d) Develop recommendations to improve the implementation or adjust/adapt the NDC.
5. Approach and methodology
The consultant is expected to propose the approach and methodology that will be used to achieve the set deliverables and accomplish the given tasks to the expectations of the assignment. This should be provided in the technical proposal and will be one of the evaluation benchmarks.
6. Expected Deliverables
1) Implementation progress status of NDC from its adoption to date and critical performance analysis;
2) Gaps and Challenges faced by the implementation in the areas including stakeholders involvement, coordination, and management of the plan and financing mechanisms;
3) Clear and specific recommendations to address the gaps and challenges identified.
7. Assignment duration and management arrangements
It is estimated that the critical analysis of the implementation of Rwanda NDC will take a maximum of 2 months from the day of signing the contract.
8. Required Expertise
Consultants will be chosen based on the following criteria:
a) Advanced degree preferably in economics, public/business administration, the management, or other development-related studies
b) 5 years of professional experience in the public sector or civil society at policy or management levels
c) Proven experience in policy and strategy analysis and related assignments
d) Demonstrated experience in development and design of guidance documents, policies, strategic plans, or similar assignments for institutions and or organizations,
e) Fluency in English with excellent writing, analytical, and communication skills.
9. Documentation required for Expression of Interest
Consultants submitting EOIs should submit the following:
- Technical bid showing a clear understanding of the scope of the assignment and examples of similar assignments done before;
- Financial bid with a clear breakdown of costs and rate per day in RWF;
- Payment terms and consultancy fees structure;
- Proposed turnaround time in line with the proposed timeline above;
- Contact details of 3 references;
- Application process:
Interested candidates that meet the required criteria shall submit online their technical proposals clearly marked “CONSULTANCY FOR “ANALYSIS OF IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS OF RWANDA NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTIONS to rccdnrwanda@rccdnetwork.org not later than 11th March 2021 at 16:00. A financial proposal should be sent to a similar address. All documents should be submitted in pdf. The technical proposals will be evaluated first and candidates who pass the technical stage shall be the only ones eligible for financial evaluation. Only selected candidates will be notified.
Done at Kigali on 4th March 2021
VUNINGOMA Faustin
Coordinator RCCDN
