Capacity Building on Green Coastal Development - Coast

The UNDP-GEF project COAST focuses the problem of biodiversity and landscape protection and conservation in Dalmatia within a multi-disciplinary and multi-sectoral context. The project will help Croatia seize the opportunity to improve the conservation of globally significant biodiversity in the Dalmatian coastal region before tourism and related economic development cause irreversible damage to the ecosystems. Therefore, the overall objective of the COAST project is to ensure that the development path of the Croatian coast is environmentally friendly, with the conservation of biological diversity firmly mainstreamed into that development path. The Project will work at several levels: i) national– by promoting reform of the enabling environment; ii) regional (sub-national) - by integrating biodiversity concerns in development planning; iii) local – by developing and implementing, at 4 demonstration sites, best practices for Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) aimed at bio- and landscape diversity conservation and protection; and iv) sectoral – by working directly with the private sector and by making key industrial sectors biodiversity friendly.More information can be found at www.undp.hr/coast . (Deadline 4th May 2009).

Objectives of the activity:

The main objective of this activity is to demonstrate good practices in environmental and nature-friendly coastal development with emphasis on tourism and related urbanization processes.

More specifically, the Consultant will be focused on:

- Developing locally-tailored concepts and practical ideas/projects to protect and enhance the uniqueness of Dalmatian natural and cultural environments/resources,

- Encouraging local communities, university researchers/students and field practitioners from different fields to adopt green coastal development practices and to better integrate their work,

- Analyzing trends and possible futures of Dalmatia as tourist landscape/territory at a range of spatial scales.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The activities will/may include but are not limited to the following:

- Analyze relevant documents and international practices on greening coastal development, in particular in Euro-Mediterranean region,

- Identify linkages with other on-going projects related to reducing environmental impacts from coastal urbanization,

- Generate strategies/concepts/ideas/projects dealing with the issue of sustainable coastal development at various landscape/territorial scales,

- Organize, through web links/presentations/exhibitions/lectures, dissemination of good practices for design and implementation of coastal programmes/projects that incorporate effective nature conservation measures at multiple scales,

- Together with the Project Core Team of Experts (CTEs) identify case studies of private land developers, local governments, and public agencies in Dalmatia that have worked together to effectively address nature conservation,

- Develop ideas for greening of local government and educating communities towards sustainable coastal development,

- Develop programmes with different stakeholders to stimulate progressive and green architectural and planning solutions,

- Work on improving nature and environmental conservation inputs (nature, landscape) in urban planning/architectural competitions in coastal area,

- Work on organization of exhibitions to present work of different activities,

- Work on organization of a competition for best green coastal projects/realizations in coastal area of Croatia,

- Work on organization of a design competition for innovative green coastal projects (tourism, recreation facilities, ...) and development concepts,

- Develop cooperation with universities on green development programmes and provide support for work on sustainable coastal development projects,

- Organize student competitions for nature friendly projects and support students (graduate/postgraduate theses) working on green coastal projects,

- Organize and implement events such as summer schools/workshops/round tables/competitions/exhibitions/award schemes as tools to enable knowledge generation, dissemination and application,

- Explore opportunities for “branding” projects or places in Dalmatia as nature friendly or whole Dalmatia as a “nature-friendly vacationscape”,

- Participate in project meetings and teamwork, relevant to the objectives of this assignment,

- Co-operate with other CTEs, in particular with experts in tourism and biology/ecology, under the co-ordination of the Project Manager (PM),

- Draft ToRs for activities/projects,

- Provide assistance or services, within respective field of responsibility and competence, on ad-hoc basis if needed and requested by the PM.

Required Skills and Experience:

The consultant should have:

- At least a Masters degree (or its equivalent) or higher in the relevant field such as architecture, environmental design/planning, urban planning or green land development,

- Proven analytical and research skills,

- Experience in educational programmes,

- At least 5 years work experience in above fields,

- Work experience in and knowledge of Dalmatia,

- Multidisciplinary teamwork experience, capacity in providing technical assistance required for various aspects of project design and implementation,

- Good communication skills and experience with media,

- Good writing, presentation and reporting skills,

- Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Offers:

Please take time to read the following instructions carefully. Failure to follow instructions will result in automatic disqualification.

The offer should consist of:

- Letter of Intention in English

- Personal History Form, in lieu of CV that can be downloaded at http://www.undp.hr under Jobs.

- Financial Offer with the Consultant daily fee (can not exceed 200 US$).

Prospective candidates should submit their detailed CV in English language via link at http://www.undp.hr under Jobs.

The candidates shall seal their Offers in one outer and two inner sealed envelopes. Both inner envelopes shall indicate the name and address of the candidate.

One inner sealed envelope should contain Letter of Intention and Personal History Form, clearly indicated on the envelope.

The other inner sealed envelope should contain Financial Offer, clearly indicated on the envelope.

The outer envelope shall be addressed to:

UNDP, Radnicka cesta 41/8, 10000 Zagreb (Job Application - Capacity building on green coastal development)

The prospective candidates should submit their offers at their earliest convenience but no later then Monday, 04 May 2009.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Selection criteria:

The evaluation criteria are attached for ease of reference.

For further information, click on: http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?job_id=9907

Application Deadline:

Monday 4th May 2009

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