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Terms of Reference for International Consultant to develop a Concept Note for
Climate Change Adaptation focusing on Water Sector

Background

Timor-Leste is one of the youngest nations in the world. Rebuilding infrastructure has been
a major focus since winning independence in 2002 after a 24-year struggle for
independence. Timor-Leste’s economy has developed since independence, but the country
remains one of the world’s least developed countries (LDC). Against this backdrop, Timor-
Leste is recognized as being particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change,
particularly with respect to three critical natural resources – water, soil and coastal areas.
In response to this challenge, the Government of Timor-Leste is building its capacity to
develop and implement large-scale climate investment projects that will enable the country
to meet the most critical adaptation needs. The Green Climate Fund has been identified as a
key source of funds to assist with this important transition.

The National Directorate for Climate Change (NDCC), under the General Directorate for
Environment, and the Secretary of State for Environment under the Coordinating Minister
for Economic Affairs is a Readiness Delivery Partner for Green Climate Fund Readiness
projects. This consultancy is part of a larger project administered by the NDCC, which is
being undertaken with funding from a GCF Readiness project. The project is being
undertaken over a 24-month period from early 2020 to early 2022. The project builds off
work conducted under a previous GCF Readiness proposal undertaken through the United
Nations Development Programme.

To this end, the Government of Timor-Leste requires the services of an experienced

international consultant to support the achievement of work outlined as part of a GCF
Readiness Project, particularly to develop a concept note for the Climate Change
Adaptation focusing on Water Sector. The international consultant will work closely with
the Director of the NDCC, staff of the Directorate, and national consultant hired under the
GCF Readiness Project.
Objective

The main objective of this agreement is for the international consultant to develop a
concept note as mentioned above based on country’s adaptation priority. This concept
note follows the GCF concept note format along with all supporting documents for
submission to GCF Secretariat and to work in consultation with National Designated
Authority (NDA) of Timor-Leste. The concept note should be prepared along the lines of the
GCF concept note template on the adaptation priority detailing:

 project/program information
 project/program details including its scope
 financing/cost information (including budget estimates and in country
contributions)
 brief rationale for GCF involvement and exit strategy
 risk analysis
 institutional arrangement
 status of project/program
 remarks (any other comments/information)

Supporting documentation to accompany the concept note should include:

 location map of project/program

 financial model (including revenue sources and project financing)
 pre-feasibility study
 any other documents that may be required depending on the funding agency

Scope of work

The specific activities to be carried out by the consultant are for 32 days within the period
of four months. A detailed work plan including relevant description, deliverables and
budget is provided below.

The final set of deliverable (s) is as follows:

 Prepare the work plan and submit to NDCC

 Coordinate with local consultant and NDCC to draft the outline of the concept note
 Coordinate with local consultant and NDCC to conduct stakeholder consultation
(one-on-one consultation) to gather information if needed
 Review relevant documents and reports to gather more information if needed
 Coordinate with local consultant and NDCC to draft concept not in template of GCF
in acceptable quality and approved by NDCC and NDA
  Review and incorporate all the comments and suggestions from stakeholders, NDCC
and NDA
 Finalizing the concept note and submit to NDCC
 Coordinate with local consultant, NDCC and NDA to prepare Minutes that document
the agreement with the accredited entity (eg. UNEP, JICA etc)
 Coordinate with local consultant, NDCC and NDA to obtain letter of no-objection.
Optional: letter of no-objection from the NDA of Timor-Leste

Deliverables and Schedule

# Deliverables Days assigned

1 Develop detailed plan, outlined of the concept note 8

and inception report

2 First draft of concept note 14

3 Review concept note after receive feedback from 10

NDA and GCF Secretariat

Total 32 days

Qualification and Experiences

 Postgraduate degree or advanced degree (PhD or Master’s) in environmental

science, climate finance, engineering, natural science, economics, agriculture, social
science, natural science or related disciplines with
 At least 10 years’ experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
 Experience in climate change adaptation, environmental and public policy
 Experience in climate finance and developing financial models
 Experience in estimation of socio-economic impacts
 Written and spoken fluency in English is preferred
 Experience in project management and stakeholder consultations

Preferred

 Experience with climate change related program/projects funded by multilateral

donors,
  Prior experience with one of the UNFCCC and United Nations institutions or
another international organization, would be a considerable asset;
 Previous experience in providing technical assistance to government institutions
is an asset
 Written and spoken fluency in English is preferred
 All the outputs should be prepared and submitted in English language

Documents to be submitted
Interested candidates are requested to submit their documents including;
 Cover letter
 Resume

 Financial proposal (Breakdown of Costs Supporting the final All-Inclusive Price-

bearing in mind that mission-related travels may not be feasible in the near future)

Documents should be directed to the National Directorate of Climate Change via e-

mail: tlclimatechange@gmail.com or to the National Directorate of Climate Change
Office, Fomento Building. Mandarin, No.16, Dom Boa Ventura. Please submit your
applications no later than 9th of July 2021