Mission and objectivesUnited Nations Development Programme (UNDP), a key UN member since 1945 and active in Iraq since 1976, is dedicated to aiding the country's transition to stability and reform. Aligned with the government's vision, UNDP strives for a resilient Iraq by addressing social, economic, environmental, and political challenges. One of its primary goals is to fortify institutions, ensuring they provide inclusive, evidence-based, and gender-responsive services, with a focus on vulnerable populations. This involves promoting transparent, accountable governance to safeguard the rights of marginalized groups and foster citizen trust in the state. The Support to Justice Initiatives curbing Corruption and promoting Commercial Dispute Resolution (ACAI) project, part of the governance portfolio, aims to combat corruption and advance commercial dispute resolution in Iraq. It has five key outcomes: refining the legal and strategic framework for anti-corruption, boosting the capabilities of the justice sector to handle corruption cases, strengthening legislation and institutions for commercial dispute resolution, garnering parliamentary support for anti-corruption reforms, and enhancing transparency and public accountability. The Trial Monitoring (TM) Programme, falling under output 2, specifically focuses on monitoring high-level corruption cases in Iraq's specialized courts.
ContextIn collaboration with the Erbil Governorate Joint Coordination Centre (EJCC), UNDP is supporting the revision and development of a comprehensive, climate-resilient urban greening master plan aligned with the broader Erbil City Master Plan. The 2011 master plan requires updating to integrate updated technical, environmental, and socio-economic data, address sustainability imperatives, and improve feasibility for investment and implementation. The consultant will support the governmentโs technical team in revising the plan and conducting a multi-dimensional feasibility study to ensure climate finance eligibility and programmatic coherence. The engagement is key to enhancing environmental resilience, carbon sequestration, and socioeconomic benefits through informed design and execution.
Task DescriptionRevision of the 2011 Masterplan and Current Situation Analysis โข Review the existing master plan and validate gaps. โข Conduct detailed site assessment (land use, ownership, infrastructure, hydrology, soil/topography, biodiversity). โข Integrate updated socio-economic data. โข Ensure climate change considerations and alignment with the Erbil City Masterplan. Multi-faceted Feasibility Study โข Technical Feasibility: Assess irrigation systems, reforestation design, and plant species selection. โข Economic Feasibility: Develop a cost-benefit analysis (CBA), explore income streams (carbon credits, eco-tourism), and identify funding gaps. โข Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA): Preliminary EIA, air/soil quality analysis, and carbon sequestration estimates. โข Social Impact Assessment (SIA): Analyse job creation, social benefits, and community engagement implications. Design Optimisation and Phasing โข Collaborate with local experts for value engineering. โข Develop phased implementation plan. Proposal and Bill of Quantities (BOQ) Preparation โข Prepare project proposal with clear Sustainable Development Goals (SDG alignment), climate finance eligibility, and implementation framework. โข Develop sector-based Bill of Quantities (BOQs) covering land preparation, irrigation, planting, infrastructure, fencing, structures, supervision, and contingencies. โข Provide pricing basis, cost disaggregation, and funder-friendly breakdowns.
Competencies and valuesโข Accountability โข Adaptability and flexibility โข Creativity โข Judgement and decision-making โข Planning and organising โข Professionalism โข Self-management
Living conditions and remarksUN personnel in Iraq operate in a volatile security environment. In Erbil, personnel work in se-cured compound with limited access outside of the city, which usually can only be done with stringent clearances and depending on the destination, a military escort. Erbil is a non-family duty station and is classified as security risk moderate. UN personnel in Erbil live in Minimum Operational Security Standards (MOSS) compliant residences outside of the UN compound. International personnel operating in Iraq must take online security awareness in the field training prior to arrival in Iraq and undertake a mandatory Security Induction Awareness Training (SAIT) immediately upon arrival. The Rest and Recuperation (R&R) cycle in Erbil is 8 weeks, with the designated place of R&R being Amman, Jordan. Currently there are UN flights (UN-AMI and UNHAS) to and from Iraq, covering Iraq, Kuwait and Jordan. There are many international flights to Erbil, Baghdad and Basrah. As this is an international UN Volunteer expert assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essentials. International UN Volunteers receive a volunteer living allowance to sustain a basic, adequate, and safe lifestyle. This allowance varies from one location to another depending on local living costs, but all International UN Volunteers experts in the same location receive the same allowance. Below is a summary of the Conditions of Service. Allowances The purpose of allowances for international UN Volunteers experts is to enable the international UN Volunteers to sustain a modest and secure standard of living at the duty station. The allowances are in no way to be understood as compensation, reward or salary in exchange for the volunteer work. Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA): All international UN Volunteers experts are entitled to a monthly volunteer living allowance of USD 4,569.93 The purpose of this allowance is to cover the basic living costs of the international UN Volunteer. The allowance is to ensure that the volunteer can sustain a basic, adequate and safe lifestyle. The monthly allowance rate is a fixed rate for the duty station as established by UNV headquarters. There are some ATMs operational in Erbil (Northern Iraq). The dominant currency in use in Iraq is USD. The Iraq dinar is used with an exchange rate of approximately USD 1 = 1,320 Ira-qi dinars. Market is mostly cash-based; both USD and Iraqi Dinar are widely accepted. Payments by credit cards are accepted in limited number of shops. UN personnel need to be culturally sensitive and adjust to the culture of the country. You can check full entitlements at the duty station at https://app.unv.org/calculator. The complete UN Volunteer Conditions of Service is available at https://explore.unv.org/cos.โ