Overview

Consultancy to develop a comprehensive Strategic Basin Investment Programme for the transboundary Zambezi Watercourse, aiming to build resilience and promote sustainable development.

Tasks Summary

• Develop a Draft Inception Report outlining methodology and timeline.
• Map stakeholders and prepare a stakeholder engagement plan.
• Conduct a desk review of initiatives impacting the basin and perform a SWOT analysis.
• Conduct field/scoping visits for consultations.
• Assess effectiveness of past approaches and identify obstacles.
• Conduct technical and financial feasibility analyses of proposed interventions.
• Conduct institutional analysis and develop institutional arrangements.
• Estimate economic costs and benefits, and assess financial viability.
• Provide indicative total programme cost breakdown.
• Quantify socio-economic co-benefits.
• Identify risks and mitigation measures.
• Define disbursement, financing plan, and resource mobilization strategy.
• Integrate gender and social inclusion strategies and prepare a Gender Mainstreaming Action Plan.
• Develop programme objectives, components, sub-components, activities, and cost tables.
• Map funding sources and financing mechanisms.
• Prepare and submit a comprehensive basin Situational Analysis Report.
• Prepare and submit the Draft Basin Investment Programme.
• Present the draft Basin Investment Programme and Project Proposals.
• Prepare the final project documents.

Experience Requirements

• 10 years of relevant experience in assessing investment needs and developing action/investment plans in water, natural resources or related fields.
• Experience in having prepared at least 2 investment plans/programmes.

Qualification Requirements

• Advanced degree (Master’s degree and above) from an institution recognized by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/UNESCO in water resource management, natural resources management, environmental management, natural sciences or any equivalent educational background other discipline relevant to the work of the Organization.
• Consultants with a bachelor's degree need two additional years of relevant professional experience.

Other Details

Languages Required: • Working knowledge of English (Level C)

Languages Preferred:

Contract Duration: 132 days WAE

Work Modality: Home-Based

Remuneration: