Terminal Review Consultant: for 9283 Energy Efficiency (EE) Costa Rica and 10284 E-mobility (EM) Costa Rica projects

Result of ServiceCompleted terminal reviews of the following GEF projects: • EE Costa Rica: Development of a Market for Energy Efficient Lighting, Air Conditioners and Refrigerators in Costa Rica (GEF ID 9283) • E-mobility Costa Rica: Accelerating the transition to electric public transport in the Greater Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica (GEF ID 10284) Work LocationHome-based Expected duration7 months Duties and ResponsibilitiesThe United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. This consultancy is in UNEP’s Climate Change Division, Mitigation Branch, Climate Change Mitigation Unit, and will be home based. UNEP’s Climate Change Division works with a portfolio of Global Environment Facility (GEF) medium-size and full-size climate change mitigation projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. The projects, which are in different stages of development (design, implementation, closure), are executed by different partners (Ministries, NGOs, etc.) throughout the region. The Climate Change Division, in its role as implementing agency, provides oversight and ensures adherence to GEF guidelines. The objectives of the project were: • EE Costa Rica: to accelerate improvements in energy efficiency under Costa Rica’s public procurement programs and reducing Costa Rica’s energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. • E-mobility Costa Rica: to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the large-scale deployment of electric public transport vehicles in the Greater Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica. The two projects require a consultant to undertake a Terminal Review each and will report to the GEF Climate Mitigation Office, UNEP. (S)He will be responsible for the Terminal Reviews and shall report TO THE Task Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean for GEF mitigation projects. In coordination with the Task manager and the LAC mitigation team, (s)he will deliver timely the outputs as described in the overall Terms of Reference of the reviews. (S)He will lead the Terminal Review design, data collection and analysis, and report-writing. Specific tasks and responsibilities - Author and lead the terminal review for the afore mentioned projects in accordance with GEF and UNEP policies. - Overall responsibility for undertaking the review and preparing the final report in English. - Review and assess (evaluation) all elements of the projects in accordance with UNEP evaluation office guidance documents. - Deliverables to be prepared in accordance with UNEP evaluation office templates. More specifically: Undertake the inception phase of the review, including: 1. Conduct project desk reviews and collect information from the projects’ teams 2. Draft the reconstructed Theory of Change of the projects 3. Prepare the Terminal Review framework 4. Develop the desk review and interview protocols 5. Draft the survey protocols 5. Plan the Terminal Review schedule 6. Prepare the inception reports for review to be approved by the GEF Climate Mitigation Unit Coordination of the data collection and analysis phase of the Terminal Review, including: 1. Conduct further desk review and in-depth interviews with projects’ implementing and executing agencies, projects’ partners and stakeholders of the projects 2. Information collection, surveys, data analysis 3. Regularly report back to the GEF Climate Mitigation Unit on progress. Coordination of the reporting phase, including: 1. Prepare presentation on preliminary findings 2. Draft Main Terminal Review reports ensuring they are consistent with guidelines provided both in substance and style 3. Liaise with the UNEP GEF Climate Mitigation Unit on comments received and ensure that comments are taken into account during finalization of the Main Terminal Review reports and approved 4. Prepare Response to Comments annexes for the main reports listing those comments not accepted and indicating the reason for their rejection. Managing internal and external relations of the review team, including: 1. Maintain a positive relationship with stakeholders, ensuring that the project review process is as participatory as possible but at the same time maintains its independence. 2. Communicate in a timely manner with the UNEP GEF Climate Mitigation Office on any issues requiring attention and intervention. The terminal review consultant will be selected and recruited by the UNEP GEF Climate Mitigation Unit through an individual Special Service Agreement (SSA) consultancy contract. Qualifications/special skillsAcademic: • A Masters degree in energy, environmental sciences, engineering, international development or related area is required. • A first-level degree with an additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree; • Minimum of 5 years of experience in developing, assessing, evaluating or managing projects in the field of climate change, renewable energy, environment or development is required • Experience in drafting project proposals and assessing project documents, including concepts, progress reports, work plans, and financial documents (budgets and expenditure reports) is required; • Experience working with GEF or UNEP projects, specifically on project evaluation is desirable; • Experience working on energy efficiency and transport decarbonization technologies and industry projects is desirable; • Experience in working for multilateral or bilateral funding entities in the field of climate change, renewable energy environment or development is desirable; • Experience in working with LAC projects is desirable; Languages• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this consultancy, fluency (both oral and written) in English is required. Additional InformationNot available. No FeeTHE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.