The 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. UNEP administers the Nairobi Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of Coastal and Marine Environment of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO), under the Ecosystems Division. The Division works with international and national partners, providing technical assistance and advisory services for the implementation of environmental policy, and strengthening the environmental management capacity of developing countries and countries with economies in transition. The Nairobi Convention Secretariat is executing the GEF funded project on the “Western Indian Ocean Large Marine Ecosystems Strategic Action Programme Policy Harmonisation and Institutional Reforms (SAPPHIRE) in coordination with the participating countries and partners both at national and regional level.

Result of Service

• An inception report outlining the work plan for delivery of the outputs of the consultancy.
• Course materials for the workshop.
• Delivery of the 3-day workshop.
• Report of the leadership workshop for senior leaders, officials and policy makers in marine policy and ocean governance. Performance indicators 1. An inception report outlining the work plan for delivery of the outputs of the consultancy is developed.
• Course materials for the workshop shared with the participants.
• Workshop successfully delivered.
• Report of the leadership workshop for senior leaders, officials and policy makers in marine policy and ocean governance.

Purpose and Objectives

• The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – Regional Service Centre for Africa is the implementing agency of the SAPPHIRE project providing oversight in the execution of the project. The main objective of the SAPPHIRE project is to achieve effective long-term ecosystem management in the WIO Large Marine Ecosystems in line with the Strategic Action Programme for sustainable management of the WIO Large Marine Ecosystems as endorsed by the participating countries. The SAPPHIRE project seeks a consultant to prepare course material and deliver a leadership workshop for senior leaders, officials and policy makers in marine policy and ocean governance. The workshop seeks to empower leaders and promote networking to influence marine policy formulation, decision making and implementation. The workshop contributes to SAPPHIRE’s Outcome 5.1 which seeks to strengthen capacity for improved ocean governance through training and support.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop course material, including a timetable, for the workshop and make them available to the participants.
• Facilitate the workshop as per the agreed timetable.
• Prepare a workshop report.

Qualifications/special skills

• University degree is required in Business Economics, Management, Commerce, Communication, Psychology, International Development and/or other related disciplines relevant to the assignment. A minimum of 5 years working experience in leadership development processes,
• Coaching and mentorship is required Working knowledge of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region and experience of working with the Governments of the region would be desirable. Ability to work within very short timelines and with minimum supervision with be added advantage.

Language 

• English and French are the official working languages of the United Nations. For this consultancy fluency in oral and written English is required.

NO FEE

• THE 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.

Result of Service

a) An audit report highlighting the different system platforms (website, CHM, Community of Practice, WIO-Symphony) and the recommended Virtual cloud web service.
b) Live, functional different system platforms (website, CHM, Community of Practice, WIO-Symphony, seafloor mapping) with an audit report highlighting the status of the platforms on the virtual cloud web service.
c) Functional and updated Clearinghouse Mechanism dashboard with interlinked search capability to the other system platforms and interactive forum pages developed.
d) Data, maps, web content, and visualization developed by SAPPHIRE and related projects uploaded on the CHM platform with Search Engine Optimization enhanced to capture the changes in the web content and accelerated search capabilities.
e) User guidelines that outline how to maintain and update the web pages and the visualization platforms.

Work Location

Home-based

Expected duration

6 months

Duties and Responsibilities

The 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. UNEP hosts the Nairobi Convention secretariat for the Protection, Management and Development of Coastal and Marine Environment of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO). The Contracting Parties to the Convention are Comoros, France (Reunion), Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa and United Republic of Tanzania. The Convention offers a legal framework, a forum for intergovernmental discussions and coordinates the efforts of its contracting parties in the protection, management, and development of their coastal and marine environment.

As part of the work programme 2022-2024 of the Convention, the Nairobi Convention secretariat is executing two projects relevant to this consultancy, namely i) the GEF funded “Western Indian Ocean Large Marine Ecosystems Strategic Action Programme Policy Harmonization and Institutional Reforms (SAPPHIRE). The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – Regional Service Centre for Africa is the implementing agency of the SAPPHIRE project providing oversight in the execution of the project. The main objective of the SAPPHIRE project is to achieve effective long-term ecosystem management in the WIO Large Marine Ecosystems in line with the Strategic Action Programme for sustainable management of the WIO Large Marine Ecosystems as endorsed by the participating countries. ii) The Partnership Project between the Nairobi Convention (NC) and the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC) for coastal governance and fisheries management for sustainable blue growth (NC-SWIOFC PP). The partnership project is funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and jointly implemented by the FAO/SWIOFC and the Nairobi Convention secretariat at UNEP. The project seeks to enhance the resilience of livelihoods based on Western Indian Ocean marine and coastal ecosystem and habitats, to promote sustainable management of coastal fisheries using the ecosystem approach to fisheries, and to enhance coordination between fisheries and environmental management institutions at national and regional level.

The Nairobi Convention Secretariat requires the services of a database development expert with experience in data, knowledge and information technology to revamp the Convention’s clearinghouse mechanism to improve its performance and reliability. The activity will contribute to delivery of the SAPPHIRE project Outcome 1.1, Deliverable 1.1.5 which focusses on implementation of the priority national requirements for strengthening and improving national legislation, policy and institutional arrangements in line with the intentions of the LME SAP and to support the ecosystem-based approach, including national commitments to regional and global Agreements, Conventions and Protocols, as well as Output 1.4, Activity 1.4.5 of the NC-SWIOFC PP which seeks to support knowledge, analysis and networking for the sharing of information on successful adaptation through networks, partnerships, knowledge products and knowledge sharing events, and platforms in the Western Indian Ocean.

Objective of the Consultancy
The objective of the consultancy is to improve the Nairobi Convention clearinghouse mechanism interoperability, migrate, collate and upload data and information generated by partners implementing demonstration projects and from other relevant platforms.

The position will be home-based with occasional visits to the Nairobi Convention Secretariat office to liaise with project coordination units and other stakeholders as appropriate. In executing the consultancy, the consultant will work closely with the Nairobi Convention Secretariat team and other designated officials and partners in the Western Indian Ocean region, as deemed appropriate and necessary.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the overall supervision of the Head of the Nairobi Convention Secretariat and in close coordination with the project managers of the SAPPHIRE and the NC-SWIOFC PP projects, the consultant will be responsible for the following:
a. Perform production audit of the different platforms (website, Clearing House Mechanism (CHM), Community of Practice, WIO-Symphony) and recommend a dedicated virtual private cloud web server, to be procured by the Convention.
b. Migrate the different web platforms (website, CHM, Community of Practice, WIO-Symphony) to the Virtual web server and perform system upgrades to enable the platforms to be up to date with the latest technology standards to increase their performance and reliability.
c. Upgrade and structure the CHM with a dashboard of data visualizations such as the ArcGIS Online and the data categorization by country (under the major themes of ocean governance as addressed by the SAPPHIRE project and the Partnership Project demo activities) and ensure that the visualizations are interlinked and easily accessible from the Clearinghouse Mechanism platform. Develop secure forum pages based on topical issues such as Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) and Regional Ocean Governance, where the users of the platform can interact with the content by giving their comments or feedback to enhance the Science to Policy within the Western Indian Ocean Region.
d. Liaise with implementing partners to migrate data and information from demonstration projects to the CHM and upgrade the country pages with all the relevant data categorized. Structure the visualization relevant to each of the countries to include an online atlas and ensure that the information is easily accessible.
e. Standardize and optimize the search capability of the CHM so that all the linked platforms are searchable.
f. Integrate the partner-developed platforms and create APIs to increase the visibility and searchability of the CHM.
g. Migrate data and information from SAPPHIRE project demo projects to the CHM.
h. Develop a dashboard for SAPPHIRE demo projects and activities. Similarly, for each of the Nairobi Convention projects, create a dashboard of project outputs.
i. Update the user and technical manuals to incorporate the changes that have been undertaken on the clearinghouse platform.

Qualifications/special skills

A University degree is required in computer science, information technology, website design and programming or related field is required.
Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in implementing interactive web-based database applications supporting dynamic online updating of content is required.
Experience relevant programming, image manipulation tools and web tools such as HTML/XML/ASP/ASP.NET/CSS coding, Drupal, Adobe Designer, Adobe Photoshop, and ArcGIS is required.
Experience in enabling metadata interoperability standards on both spatial and non-spatial data is desirable.

Context

Task description

Under the direct supervision of the Head, Nairobi Convention Secretariat, the UNV will assist in the following tasks:

· Provide support with regard to the review, analysis, and preparation of the projects’ budgets and their revisions (periodic, completion, and closure).
· Prepare supporting documents (narrative and supporting tables) with respect to GEF submissions and UNEP Programme of Work budget template.
· Assist in preparing contractual documents for projects partners including memos, small scale funding agreements, Project Cooperation Agreements, for their timely approval, etc.
· Assist in the preparation of travel requests for meeting participants, verify accuracy of input data, ensuring consistency of data with budget allocation and availability.
· Assist in preparation of budget performance submissions and finalization of budget performance reports, analyse variances between approved budgets and actual expenditures.
· Use UN ERP system to prepare periodic reconciliation of project accounts reports, monitor expenditures, and compare with approved budgets; prepare adjustments as necessary.
· Review incoming expenditure reports from project partners and upon certification by the program e officer, record expenditure in the UN ERP system, prepare payment request.
· Notify payees on status of payments.
· Assist fund management officers regarding queries on budget, payment, and deposit related issues and related correspondence.
· Support contract management for consultants and individual contractors (CIC), processing CIC and related payments.
· Maintain updated files and archives/databases as required.
· Perform other related duties as assigned.

Results/Expected Outputs

· Accurate project finance data maintained.
· Provision of and liaison between financial and substantive transactions in support of the Nairobi Convention portfolio and all related partners.

Context

The 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. UNEP’s Ecosystems Division works with international and national partners, providing technical assistance and advisory services for the implementation of environmental policy, and strengthening the environmental management capacity of developing countries and countries with economies in transition. The Nairobi Convention is the Regional Seas Convention for the Western Indian Ocean region and hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) within the Ecosystems Division. The Secretariat of the Convention is responsible for the coordination, development, and implementation of the Nairobi Convention and its Programme of Work.

The Nairobi Convention Secretariat is the Regional Seas Convention for the Western Indian Ocean region, administered by UNEP within the Ecosystems Division. The Secretariat is responsible for the coordination, development, and implementation of the Nairobi Convention’s Work Programme. The UNV will further provide support in communicating progress in the implementation of the Nairobi Convention protocols, work programme, and projects.

Task description

Under the direct supervision of Nairobi Convention Project Manager, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Provide technical, support to carry out social media campaigns. This includes recommending strategy and procedures to ensure effective implementation, online community engagement and participation, and optimum outreach and impact;
• Liaise with different UNEP offices, National Focal Point offices, institutions implementing Nairobi Convention projects, and partners to ensure smooth delivery of the various forms of communication platforms, materials for communication, publishing, printing, and dissemination.
• Contribute to the preparation of various written outputs such as draft background papers, concepts for communication, press releases, website content, annual reports, speeches, marketing material, easy-to-read reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc.
• Support storytelling and dissemination of the Nairobi Convention programme of work and projects including for WIOSAP, SAPPHIRE, and the ACP MEAs 3 Programme, NOCAMO, and the SWIOFC- Nairobi Convention partnership projects.
• Arrange profile interviews, prepare communication reports for internal and external requests, procedural monthly and quarterly reporting as required, ensuring documentation and reporting compliance with internal policies and external requirements.
• Document and widely disseminate stories on best practices and lessons learnt from demonstration projects to audiences across the region.
• Enhance draft communications strategy, support its validation, and foster its effective implementation to target audiences.
• Maintain records of media coverage and collate analytics and metrics
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Results/Expected Outputs

· Implementation of Nairobi Convention and projects, as well as emerging issues, communicated to Member States and other audiences;
· Nairobi Convention awareness and visibility materials updated and disseminated;

Result of Service

1. Inception report with a detailed work schedule articulating understanding of the roles and responsibilities under this consultancy with a detailed background literature of the project area.
2. A clean, validated detailed map layers of PECCA management area 3 including fishery closure areas, conservation areas, landing areas, restoration areas, fishing areas, seaweed area, urban/port/market/ on land, marine transport area, seagrass, corals, socioeconomic uses, and governance layers.
3. Validated General/Environmental Management Plan for Area 3 of PECCA developed using a participatory stakeholder approach, detailing collaborative management agreements, community designated marine uses and management, roles and responsibilities, partnerships, community collaboration in monitoring, annual workplans and budgets.

Work Location

Home-based

Expected duration

5 months

Duties and Responsibilities

The 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. UNEP’s Ecosystem Division works with international and national partners, providing technical assistance and advisory services for the implementation of environmental policy, and strengthening the environmental management capacity of developing countries and countries with economies in transition. The Nairobi Convention Secretariat for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Western Indian Ocean region, is within the Ecosystems Division of UNEP. This position is home-based and is located within the Nairobi Convention secretariat.

Background of the Consultancy
The sustainable development of the Blue Economy is a priority policy objective for the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar (RGZ). Key components of this policy for wealth creation are the empowerment of local fishing and aquaculture communities and micro-entrepreneurs; and the structural transformation of her economy mainly through public-private partnership (PPP). Sustainable integrated collaborative management and development of fisheries and marine resources within Zanzibar’s inshore waters and Marine Conservation Areas (MCAs) is a means to implement actions to achieve those policy priorities.
Efficient implementation of activities for developing general/environmental management plans and for monitoring, control and surveillance in the Pemba Channel Conservation Area (PECCA) require a strategic, multi-sectoral and inclusive collaborative approach for developing marine spatial plans. Collaborative in terms of joint implementation with communities through the Shehia Fishers Committees (SFCs) and Collaborative Management Groups (CMGs) as well as other stakeholder groups, non-government organisations and the private sector. Multi-sectoral in that management activities include, but are not limited to, those under the remit of Environment, Forestry, Community Development and Maritime Authorities.

Development and demonstration of multi-sectoral approaches to implementation of policy and management strategies at the national level are in line with the blue economy of Zanzibar and is also a key objective of the work being undertaken by the Department of Environment, under the First Vice President’s Office, Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar. The Department of Environment, working closely with the Ministry of Blue Economy and Fisheries are implementing a demonstration project in the PECCA of Pemba island for (1) Integration of fisheries and resources management mechanism through co-management and functional network of Government, local community and partners, (2) Enabling marine and coastal ecosystem conservation, and sustainably protecting marine conservation areas (MCA) in PECCA, and (3) Improving local community livelihoods through introduction of alternative income generating activities.

Pemba Channel Marine Conservation Area (PECCA)
The island of Pemba, Tanzania is a remarkable and unique island in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO). It contains high levels of biodiversity, important feeding and breeding areas for many species and migratory routes for marine mammals. The western side of the island has an indented coastline with numerous bays, islets and deep braided channels that form the basis of its diverse marine habitats. The island is also home to the WIO region’s only oceanic reefs in the East African Marine Ecoregion (EAME).

The western seaboard of Pemba is within the Pemba Channel Marine Conservation Area (PECCA). Established in 2005, PECCA covers 825.8km2 extending 3.22 km offshore at its widest point. Bordering the deep-water channel that drops to over 1000m, PECCA encompasses a diversity of coastal and shallow and deepwater ecosystems, marine habitats and species diversity. PECCA is administered through the Collaborative Management Unit of the Department of Marine Conservation within the Ministry of Blue Economy and Fisheries. PECCA consists of six (6) management areas that are collaboratively management by PECCA management and communities.

Demonstration activities are being implemented at Management Area No 3 in the Pemba Channel Conservation Area. The project’s activities are being implemented by First Vice President’s Office (FVPO) and the Ministry of Blue Economy and Fisheries (MoBEF) in collaboration with 11 Shehia Fishing Committees in management area 3. A collaborative ecosystem-based environmental management and fisheries plan is in development but requires finalisation through the definition of marine spatial planning (MSP) and planning frameworks for the implementation of management measures such as area closures, habitat restoration and income diversification. Finalisation of the MSP and these planning frameworks will provide case studies to contribute to the development of guidelines for similar initiatives in the other management areas of PECCA and other Marine Conservation Areas (MCA) in Zanzibar archipelago. These case studies will be utilised by the newly formed Stakeholder Management Committee in PECCA to define general guidelines for ecosystem based environmental and fisheries management and marine resource collaborative management planning, reviewed, and validated by the Stakeholder Management Committee (SMC) and the 11 Shehia fishing committees in Areas 3 of PECCA.

The demonstration project is funded by two projects being executed by the Nairobi Convention: (1) The Strategic Action Programme Policy Harmonization and Reforms (SAPPHIRE) project implemented by UNDP and executed by the Nairobi Convention Secretariat with funding from the Global Environmental Facility (GEF). SAPPHIRE project aims to achieve effective long-term ecosystem management in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) Large Marine Ecosystems (LME) in line with the Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for sustainable management of the Western Indian Ocean Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs). The project supports the demonstration of development of ocean policy and management strategies at the national level in line with the blue economy and through intersectoral management approaches. (2) The Partnership Project between the Nairobi Convention (NC) and the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC) for coastal governance and fisheries management for sustainable blue growth (NC-SWIOFC PP). The partnership project is funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and jointly implemented by the SWIOFC and the Nairobi Convention. The project seeks to enhance the resilience of livelihoods based on Western Indian Ocean marine and coastal ecosystem and habitats, to promote sustainable management of coastal fisheries using the ecosystem approach to fisheries, and to enhance coordination between fisheries and environmental management institutions at national and regional level. In particular, the project will support local marine spatial planning and the development of management plans/strategies for adoption at national level for the conservation of selected critical coastal habitats with a shared concern for fisheries and environmental management.

The Nairobi Convention Secretariat required the services of an experienced and qualified expert to lead the development of participatory and evidence-based marine spatial planning and the development and validation of an integrated environmental management plan for communities of Area 3 of the Pemba Channel Marine Conservation Area.

Purpose and Objectives
The objective of consultancy is to lead and provide technical services to stakeholders to engage in marine spatial planning and development of management plans. The consultancy will involve the development of participatory and evidence-based marine spatial planning and developing a comprehensive stakeholder-validated integrated environmental management plan for communities of Area 3 of the Pemba Channel Marine Conservation Area.

Duties and Responsibilities
Under the general supervision of the Head of the Secretariat of the Nairobi Convention, and direct supervision of the project manager the Consultant will support the mapping of Area 3 of PECCA, identify the various marine uses, overlaps and possible use conflicts, and provide technical support during the validation of management plans emanating from the marine spatial plans. Specifically the consultant will undertake the following activities:

1. Obtain detailed mapping of the Pemba Channel Conservation Area showing:
i. General map of Pemba archipelago and the existing zonation.
ii. Pemba currents, eddies, tides and stratification in the PECCA, including environmental forcing physical data (temperature, salinity, pH, wind) and related climate data. Identify gaps in data such as nutrients, sedimentation/erosion and water quality data
iii. Map showing critical habitats designated areas, marine protected areas, locally managed marine areas, lagoons, bays, large shallow inlets, sandbanks.
iv. Map showing species abundance, distribution, and primary productivity (endemic, exotic, flagship, indicator, keystone, habitat forming, target or vulnerable species).
v. Identify data gaps such as various suitability areas e.g. for aquaculture and ‘rigid’ restrictions for e.g. fishing area, no-take areas, seaweed farming areas, fish closure areas including seasonal closures.

2. Through a participatory process, obtain maps of Area 3 showing data layers of human use from available socioeconomic datasets:
i. Residential rural/urban areas and ports/harbours
ii. Human population and distribution.
iii. Shoreline exploitation and marine uses (agriculture, transport and shipping, forestry, offshore and nearshore fishing areas) and catchment.
iv. Map showing Area 3 fish nursery areas
v. Abundance of fishing boats, fish landing sites and amounts of targeted species.
vi. Types of fishing gear
vii. Mariculture farms (seaweed, octopus, sea cucumber, oyster cultivation)
viii. Sources of energy (oil, gas, mining)
ix. Sand and gravel extraction, dredging, dumping.
x. Marine cables, pipelines, jetty
xi. Tourism data
xii. Cultural and religious sites

3. Through a participatory process, obtain maps showing existing governance measures
i. multi-sector uses in Area 3 e.g. protected areas and shipping traffic interactions.
ii. Existing management measures
iii. Future needs of existing or proposed uses

4. In a participatory approach, incorporate aspects of community-based coastal and marine management by engaging all stakeholders and sectors in Area 3
i. Participate in open stakeholder meetings facilitated by the Department of Environment and Department of Marine Conservation and partners for a participatory approach and validation of Area 3 maps
ii. Build the capacity of Fisheries Management Committees and other relevant local personnel in data collation and mapping to be able to actively engage in the MSP process and to support and implement similar work.
iii. Support data analysis under (a) (b) (c) above to be visualized easily on maps.
iv. Undertake value addition of data by assessing possible cumulative impacts of human uses in Area 3
v. Ensure maps developed for Area 3 are shared with stakeholders and sectors for participatory input on the environmental, economic, socio-cultural, and inter-sectorial data layers,
vi. Participate in the validation exercises on inputs for balancing potential competing uses and identify any data gaps and plan for data collection and creation.

5. Participate in stakeholder meetings facilitated by the Department of Environment and Department of Marine Conservation and contribute to discussions on the broader cross-sectoral management processes and systems for Area 3 of PECCA.

i) Participate and contribute to the development of a Management Plan for Area 3 in consultation with all stakeholders to enable production of the required management plan.

ii) Work with Marine Conservation Area (MCA) managers, Department of Marine Conservation (DMC, within the Ministry of Blue Economy and Fisheries (MoBEF, Zanzibar) Unit Officers, and Department of Environment, and active NGOs in the PECCA area to operationalise the Private Sector-NGO Forum and the Stakeholder Management Committee (SMC) in Area 3 of PECCA

a. identify appropriate interventions including the establishment of the PECCA Stakeholder Management Committee
b. Finalise the collaborative management agreements with communities, private sector, and NGO partners for the implementation of the validated management plan within the marine conservation area (MCA) – Area 3 of PECCA.
c. Update all community designated fishery closures and types in Area 3 of PECCA area including planned ones, review and incorporate planning process for establishing community fishery closure zones.
d. Define roles and responsibilities and operating procedures for the Stakeholder Management Committee in PECCA
e. Working with the SMC, DMC, DoE and MoBEF include Management Plan activities in the annual workplans and budgets for the Area 3 Marine Conservation Area

Qualifications/special skills

1. An advanced university degree (Master’s degree)is required in the field of ecology, marine science, coastal ecosystems management, or any related discipline.
2. A minimum of 7 years of professional experience is required in developing and/or implementing programmes on coastal ecosystems conservation, natural resources management (ecosystem management, community engagement, collaborative marine resource management plans and management measures, implementation of marine resource management activities with Governments etc.)
3. Demonstrated knowledge and experience for obtaining ecological, social and economic geospatial data, good understanding of adaptation science from a socioecological perspective, and working experience with coastal communities in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) is required
4. Experience working with coastal communities and different stakeholders at both strategic and technical levels and demonstrated quality and timely delivery is required
5. Working knowledge in Tanzania and experience of working with Government and intergovernmental programme would be preferred.
6. Experience working in a multidisciplinary set up with government, non-government stakeholders including local communities on natural resource management matters in the WIO region is an advantage.

Result of Service

By the end of the consultancy, the consultant should have prepared an edited and formatted version and submitted a clean version of the publication on the Chondrichthyans of the Western Indian Ocean: Biodiversity, Fisheries and Trade, Management and Conservation for online and print dissemination.

Work Location

Home-Based

Expected duration

4 months

Duties and Responsibilities

The 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. UNEP’s Ecosystem Division works with international and national partners, providing technical assistance and advisory services for the implementation of environmental policy, and strengthening the environmental management capacity of developing countries and countries with economies in transition. The Nairobi Convention Secretariat for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Western Indian Ocean region, is within the Ecosystems Division of UNEP. This position is home-based and is located within the Nairobi Convention secretariat.

BACKGROUND OF THE CONSULTANCY
The third phase of the programme on capacity building related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries (ACP MEAs 3 Programme) seeks to empower key stakeholders to address environmental challenges and to reap the benefits of improved environmental management at the national and regional level. In the context of the Nairobi Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Western Indian Ocean region (Nairobi Convention), Phase III of the ACP MEAs Programme aims at better management of coasts and oceans, enhancing ocean governance and effective implementation of the Convention. The programme has been supporting the strengthening of the governance framework of the Nairobi Convention and its associated protocols, including supporting conservation of migratory species, the development of a regionally representative network of marine protected areas, and in enhancing measures for reducing the influx of waste entering the marine environment.

With support from the ACP-MEAs III Programme, the Secretariat for the Nairobi Convention is undertaking an editorial review and printing of the partnership publication on ‘Chondrichthyans of the Western Indian Ocean: Biodiversity, Fisheries and Trade, Management and Conservation’. The status report on the conservation and management needs of Chondrichthyans (sharks, rays and their relatives) was spearheaded by the Wildlife Conservation Society following the seventh Conference of the Parties to the Nairobi Convention (COP7). The publication supports the Contracting Parties to the Convention and partners in their efforts towards sustainably managing, protecting, and developing the marine resources of the Western Indian Ocean region. The report reveals the main threats facing chondrichthyans in the Nairobi Convention area, biodiversity, fisheries, trade and policy for each of the ten Nairobi Convention Member States. For an improved chondrichthyan management the report recommends actions that should be considered by the Member States. In its preparation, the report involved a team of experts working with several organizations committed to the conservation of sharks and rays and the conservation and sustainable development of the Western Indian Ocean Region. The authors and editors have drawn on the expertise and input of a wide range of contributors – scientists, fisheries experts, policy experts, resource managers, technicians, and conservationists.

For this purpose, the Nairobi Convention Secretariat is seeking the services of an experienced and qualified science editor to edit the partnership publication on ‘Chondrichthyans of the Western Indian Ocean: Biodiversity, Fisheries and Trade, Management and Conservation’.

The science editor (hereinafter referred to as “Consultant”) will be required to work according to detailed Terms of Reference contained in the following sections.

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES
The purpose of the consultancy is to provide editorial services to the manuscript on the ‘Chondrichthyans of the Western Indian Ocean: Biodiversity, Fisheries and Trade, Management and Conservation’, leading its publication and printing for dissemination.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the general supervision of the Head of the Secretariat of the Nairobi Convention, and direct supervision of the project manager, the consultant will undertake the following tasks related to the publication titled ‘Chondrichthyans of the Western Indian Ocean: Biodiversity, Fisheries and Trade, Management and Conservation’:
• Review, edit to a high standard and proofread the manuscript, foreword, preface, and summary, to ensure accuracy, correct language use, consistency, clarity, and conformity with UNEP style guidelines.
• revise or rewrite text, as needed, to allow for improved readability and logical sequence.
• Propose revisions to the document’s layout to enhance flow and user-friendliness, and incorporate these as agreed.
• Ensure compliance with UNEP editorial style guidelines, and proper acknowledgement of the Nairobi Convention, authors, and all partners and projects involved in the publication.
• Accommodate or update any input, suggestions, or additional changes that may proposed by partners.
• Produce Pdf files for electronic/online distribution
• Produce print-ready pdf files for printing.

Qualifications/special skills

• Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in a science subject, communications sciences or related field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with 2 additional years of work experience as a science editor/writer may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• 5 years of working experience is required in the area of scientific editing, technical writing, proofreading and publishing.
• Excellent command of advanced and technical English language, scientific terminologies and conventions, editorial principles, and great attention to detail and accuracy, are required.
• Solid understanding of printing and production processes and norms, and knowledge of online publication, is required.
• Experience working within the Western Indian Ocean region, UNEP and/or other UN Agencies will be an asset.
• Experience with editorial practices and documentation procedures of UNEP or comparable international organizations is desired.
• Experience in a field related to the environment, sustainable development, and marine science is an added advantage.

Result of Service

1. Inception report
2. Digital and hard copy compendium of WIOSAP investments
3. Dashboard of WIOSAP demo projects
4. Four national water quality monitoring frameworks
5. Two capacity-building workshop reports on water quality monitoring
6. One concept note/proposal submitted for funding
7. Interactive dashboard of the WIO CCVA toolkit
8. WIO blue carbon workshop concept note and meeting report
9. Science to Policy Platform concept note and meeting report
10. Two newsletters detailing popular stories on WIOSAP demo projects success

Work Location

Nairobi (Office Based).

Expected duration

10 months

Duties and Responsibilities

The 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. UNEP administers the Nairobi Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of Coastal and Marine Environment of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO), under the Ecosystems Division. The Division works with international and national partners, providing technical assistance and advisory services for the implementation of environmental policy, and strengthening the environmental management capacity of developing countries and countries with economies in transition.

UNEP/The Nairobi Convention, under the project on the ‘Implementation of the Strategic Action Programme for the protection of the Western Indian Ocean from land-based sources and activities’ (WIOSAP), requires a Marine And Coastal Environmental Management Consultant to undertake various activities focusing on sustainability of various interventions supported by the WIOSAP project. This position is located at the Nairobi Convention Secretariat, within the Nairobi duty station.

Objective:
Undertake various activities focusing on the sustainability of various interventions supported by the WIOSAP project through mapping of marine and coastal work done by partners to the Nairobi Convention and how to initiate and also strengthen specific linkages to the relevant outputs of the WIOSAP project including production of a compendium for the project capturing project achievements, lessons learnt, best practices, challenges and opportunities for replication/upscaling.

Specific Tasks and Responsibilities
Under the general supervision of the Head, Secretariat of the Nairobi Convention, and direct supervision of the WIOSAP Project Manager, the consultant is expected to undertake the following roles:
• Compilation of a digital and hard copy compendium of WIOSAP investments in the WIO region capturing partnerships, successes, lessons learnt, challenges and opportunities
• Production and eventual uploading of a dashboard of WIOSAP demo projects in a format suitable for wider public outreach for effective dissemination
• Work with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to develop national water quality monitoring frameworks for 4 WIO countries including associated capacity building for their operationalization.
• Rolling out of the toolkit for green port development in 2 countries (2 ports) in the WIO region;
• Development of one proposal to enhance WIOSAP pipeline funding;
• Working with colleagues in the Convention, lead in the production of meeting concept and agenda and meeting report for the Science to Policy Platform including proposed areas of decision for consideration by the COP of the Convention;
• Development of an interactive dashboard of the WIO CCVA toolkit;
• Develop meeting documents for a proposed WIO blue carbon workshop and the associated meeting report thereof;
• Work with communication team to produce public stories for dissemination of project achievements.

Qualifications/special skills

• Advanced university (a Masters degree or equivalent) is required in Marine Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Natural Resources Management or similar disciplines. A first level degree with an additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.
• A minimum 2 years of relevant professional experience is required in: Marine and coastal management, geospatial analysis, implementation of projects, and project reporting
• Experience working with different stakeholders at both strategic and technical levels and demonstrated quality and timely delivery is desired
• Working knowledge of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region and experience of working with the Governments of the WIO region would be an advantage.
• Familiarity with/ appreciable understanding of the works of the UNEP-Nairobi Convention is an asset
• Demonstrated competency in high-level and excellent proposal/technical writing and ability to work within very short timelines and with minimum supervision is an added advantage

Languages

English and French are the official working languages of the United Nations. For this consultancy, fluency in oral and written English is required.

Result of Service

• Logistical needs for each capacity building/training activity identified and supported
• Various correspondences drafted and dispatched.
• Effective and regular liaison with various stakeholders, including through correspondence, telephone and other media conducted.
• Administrative and logistical support as well as regular updates to the respective officers to plan and implement activities required.
• Accurate reports and/or records in the areas of work programming, budget/financial management, personnel administration and other administrative functions

Work Location

Nairobi

Expected duration

6 months

Objective of the Individual Contractor (IC)
To support the Nairobi Convention Secretariat’s operations and programme team in undertaking various activities related to administration, programme and logistical support. The IC will work closely with the administration and finance team in ensuring timely action is taken on various processes.

Specific Tasks and Responsibilities
Under the general supervision of the Head of the Nairobi Convention Secretariat and the direct supervision of the Project Coordinator of the SAPPHIRE Project, the consultant will be responsible for the following:

• Assist with the daily administrative functions of the unit, draft routine correspondence, respond to enquiries in respect to relevant administrative and human resources matters.
• Perform general administration functions to the operations and programme team in relation to obtaining vendor quotations, compiling procurement documents, vendor registration, and banking details upload.
• Raise requisitions for procurement and finance in the system for purchase of various office requirements. Ensure procurement policies have been followed
• Manage contracts between the UN and external contractors for outsourced services. Audit the contractors’ invoices against the goods and services.
• Provide administrative support to unit’s meetings; typing and distributing minutes/reports as required.
• Assist in travel arrangements and organization of meetings, workshops, international conferences, liaise with relevant offices at UNEP regarding allocation of meeting rooms, preparation of agenda, list of participants as well as sending out invitations.
• Processing and subsequent follow-up of travel authorizations, organizing tickets, advise on visa acquisition, and arranging for travel advance with Payments Unit,
• Prepare pre-encumbrance for stock requisitions for the office and ensure availability of adequate supplies.
• Support in monitoring accounts and processing of payments to vendors, consultants and individual contractors for services. Review & submission of invoices, delivery notes, POs & Terms of References (ToRs) and other supporting documents
• Communicate with participants on trainings, venue, HR mini master forms and bank documents.
• Prepare documentation for meetings and Missions; meetings and reports.
• Organize and coordinate documents related to seminars, conferences and translations, drafting of agreements.
• Assist to process implementing partner agreements; maintain projects databases and reporting.
• Assist in following up with implementing partners for submission of financial expenditure reports; review of documents and reports; assist in project data compilation and facilitate feedback from stakeholders and implementing partners
• Process payment requests, expense reports, agreement amendments for implementing partners in the Umoja grantor programme
• Assist to coordinate activities of budget in budget implementation and monitoring of expenditure

Qualifications/special skills

Academic Qualifications:

• A high school diploma or equivalent is required. Supplementary training in either business administration, finance, procurement, travel, programme management or contracts management is desirable.

Professional Qualifications:

• Experience in the usage of computer and office software packages (MS Word, Excel etc.) is required
• Practical experience in ERP systems such as UMOJA is desired
• Prior experience in an international organization such as UN, INGO is desirable
• Excellent organizational and communication skills is desirable.

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of French is an advantage.

Result of Service

1. An inception report outlining the work plan for delivery of the outputs of the consultancy.
2. Course materials for the workshop.
3. Delivery of the 3-day workshop.
4. Report of the leadership workshop for senior leaders, officials and policymakers in marine policy and ocean governance.

Work Location

Home-Based

Expected Duration

3 months

Duties and Responsibilities

Introduction
The 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. UNEP administers the Nairobi Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of Coastal and Marine Environment of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO), under the Ecosystems Division. The Division works with international and national partners, providing technical assistance and advisory services for the implementation of environmental policy, and strengthening the environmental management capacity of developing countries and countries with economies in transition.

The Nairobi Convention Secretariat is executing the GEF funded project on the “Western Indian Ocean Large Marine Ecosystems Strategic Action Programme Policy Harmonisation and Institutional Reforms (SAPPHIRE) in coordination with the participating countries and partners both at national and regional level. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – Regional Service Centre for Africa is the implementing agency of the SAPPHIRE project providing oversight in the execution of the project. The main objective of the SAPPHIRE project is to achieve effective long-term ecosystem management in the WIO Large Marine Ecosystems in line with the Strategic Action Programme for sustainable management of the WIO Large Marine Ecosystems as endorsed by the participating countries.

The SAPPHIRE project seeks a consultant to prepare course material and deliver a leadership workshop for senior leaders, officials and policy makers in marine policy and ocean governance. The workshop seeks to empower leaders and promote networking to influence marine policy formulation, decision making and implementation. The workshop contributes to SAPPHIRE’s Outcome 5.1 which seeks to strengthen capacity for improved ocean governance through training and support.

Objective of the Consultancy
To prepare and deliver a leadership workshop for senior leaders, officials and policy makers in marine policy and ocean governance.

Duties and Responsibilities
Under the general supervision of the Head of the Nairobi Convention Secretariat and the direct supervision of the Project Coordinator of the SAPPHIRE Project, the consultant will be responsible for the following:

1. Develop course material, including a timetable, for the workshop and make them available to the participants.
2. Facilitate the workshop as per the agreed timetable.
3. Prepare a workshop report.

Qualifications/special skills

• University degree is required in Business Economics, Management, Commerce, Communication, Psychology, International Development and/or other related disciplines relevant to the assignment.

Professional Experience:

• A minimum of 4 years working experience is required in leadership development processes, coaching and mentorship is required.
• Working knowledge of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region and experience of working with the Governments of the region would be desirable.
• Ability to work within very short timelines and with minimum supervision with be added advantage.

Languages

English and French are the official working languages of the United Nations. For this consultancy fluency in oral and written English is required.

Objective of the Consultancy

The Nairobi Convention would like to hire a senior consultant in Oil Spills to work with the Convention, the Government of Mauritius, and other key stakeholders to Conduct Public Outreach and provide recommendations to finalise the latest update of the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan of the Republic of Mauritius. The consultant will facilitate stakeholder outreach workshops to sensitise the population on the updated NOSCP and provide recommendations on the way forward based on comments and inputs from the workshops. In executing the consultancy, the consultant will work closely with the Convention team, designated officials of the Government of Mauritius, UNDP Country Offices in Mauritius, National Focal Point of the SAPPHIRE project, and others as deemed appropriate and necessary.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under overall supervision of the Head of the Nairobi Convention Secretariat and direct supervision of the SAPPHIRE Project Coordinator, and in close collaboration with the Government of Mauritius, the consultant will coordinate the overall process of stakeholder consultations to sensitise and receive inputs from the population of Mauritius on the updated National Oil Spill Contingency Plan. The consultant will undertake the following specific tasks:
-a.  Act as resource person to facilitate 10 working sessions on the sensitisation of stakeholders (key responders/ministries/ parastatal bodies, private sectors(oil companies and media), tourism sector (hotel and pleasure craft operators, fishers, women association, youth & NGO’s amongst others) on their roles and responsibilities according to the revised NOSCP.
– b. Develop a report documenting the comments, inputs, and perspectives from the participating stakeholders and provide recommendations on how to adapt the plan accordingly.

Qualifications/special skills

Academic qualifications

At least a first level degree is required in Marine Biology/ Sciences (Marine biology and coastal management/Maritime Safety and Environmental Protection/ Maritime Affairs – Maritime Safety & Environmental Administration/ Oceanography and Marine Environmental Management), Environmental Sciences or other closely related fields.

Work requirements

• • Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience is required in the environmental or marine sciences sector, in international setting including in the Western Indian Ocean region.
  • Experience with oil spill contingency at sea (plans, methods and technologies) and related national laws, policies, strategies is desired.
  • Excellent analytical, advocacy, presentation, writing and communications skills are required;
  • Experience in conducting training and capacity building especially working in SIDS (Small Island Developing States) is an added advantage.

Objective of the Consultancy

To undertake various activities to support the Government of Mauritius through the Ministry of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change in reviewing and update the Oil Spill Sensitivity maps, Tactical and operational maps at 2 sites namely from Pointe aux Cannoniers to Le Goulet and Montagne Jacquot to Le Morne.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Organise a consultation workshop with relevant government institutions and key stakeholders to confirm the specific uses and geographical extent of an updated sensitivity Atlas, discuss how the MESA (Mapping Environmentally Sensitive Assets) guideline will be applied, acknowledge limitations, and agree priorities.
2. Identify data gaps and collect baseline information/data and update the sensitivity maps for the two sites from Pointe aux Cannoniers to Le Goulet and Montagne Jacquot to Le Morne. The baseline information/data will be validated through field surveys.
3. Organise consultation meetings with stakeholders to provide nationally specific sensitivity rankings for ecological and socio-economic assets.
4. Work with partners to carry out initial processing of the sensitivity atlas using the MESA toolkit and based on the nationally refined sensitivity rankings.
5. Develop supporting documentation to the atlas in consultation with stakeholders to define scope and a detailed methodology to aid future updates.
6. Organise a capacity building workshop with stakeholders to provide an overview to relevant staff within the Government of Mauritius on how the atlas was produced, any outstanding data gaps that would be a priority for future data collection, limitations for its use, data management needs and requirements to update the map in the future.

Qualifications/special skills

Academic qualifications

Advanced university degree is required (MSc or PhD) in marine science and/or other related disciplines (e.g., Oceanography, fisheries management, natural resources management, environmental economics, etc.) relevant to the assignment

Work requirements

• Minimum of 7 years working experience is required in implementing coastal and marine projects involving Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and comprehensive knowledge of Mauritius coastal and marine ecosystems.
• Experience working in national programmes, particularly natural resource management programmes and projects in Mauritius is desirable.
• Working knowledge of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region and experience of working with the Governments of the WIO region would be desirable.
• Ability to work within very short timelines and with minimum supervision with be added advantage.
• Demonstrated competency in excellent scientific/technical writing and consistency in critical writing and review of documents is desirable.

Result of Service

1. Report outlining the work plan for delivery of the outputs of the consultancy, including a detailed budget for project activities.
2. Report of a meeting with relevant government institutions and key stakeholders in Mauritius to confirm the specific uses and geographical extent of an updated sensitivity Atlas, discuss how MESA will be applied, acknowledge limitations, and agree priorities
3. Baseline information/data validated through field surveys and updated sensitivity maps for the two sites from Pointe aux Cannoniers to Le Goulet and Montagne Jacquot to Le Morne.
4. Report a consultation meeting with stakeholders to provide nationally specific sensitivity rankings for ecological and socio-economic assets.
5. Sensitivity atlas developed using the MESA toolkit and based on the nationally refined sensitivity rankings.
6. Documentation developed to support the atlas in consultation with stakeholders to define scope and a detailed methodology to aid future updates.
7. Report of a capacity building workshop with stakeholders to provide an overview to relevant staff within the Government of Mauritius on how the atlas was produced, any outstanding data gaps that would be a priority for future data collection, limitations for its use, data management needs and requirements to update the map in the future.

Work Location

Home-Based

Expected duration

6 months

Context

The Nairobi Convention Secretariat is the Regional Seas Convention for the Western Indian Ocean region and administered by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) within the Ecosystems Division. The secretariat is responsible for the coordination, development and implementation of the Nairobi Convention’s Programme of Work. 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. The overall objective of the UNEP’s Ecosystems Division is to support countries in conserving, restoring and sustainably managing their terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems, the biodiversity they contain and the products and services they provide for human wellbeing and prosperity. It addresses the environmental causes and consequences of disasters and conflicts. It helps countries reduce pollution from land-based activities, increase resilience to climate change and reflect linkages between poverty and the environment in their development planning. The position is located in the Nairobi Convention Secretariat. The national UNV will provide technical support in the implementation of the project on Capacity building related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEA) in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Countries – Phase 111 – (ACP-MEA’s) in the Nairobi Convention area, in synergy with related projects of the Nairobi Convention.

Task description

Under the direct supervision of the Head, Nairobi Convention Secretariat, the national UNV will undertake the following tasks:

• Providing support to the Nairobi Convention in tasks related to the implementation of the EU funded project entitled “Enforcing Environmental Treaties in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Countries (ACP-MEA Phase III)” focused on capacity building and reinforcing the Nairobi Convention governance frameworks and associated protocols, including the current work programme of the Nairobi Convention,
• Contribute to preparation of briefing notes, concept notes and presentations on the ACP-MEA Phase III project in synergy with related projects of the Convention,
• Assist to prepare legal agreements such as Small Scale Funding Agreements (SSFA) and Project Cooperation Agreements (PCA) with partners for implementation of project activities and processing through the UN Environment Partnership Portal,
• Assist to keep track of legal agreements for the ACP-MEA Phase III project and related projects and follow-up on their deliverables, associated payments and closure, • Support organization of meetings and contribute to preparation of meeting agendas, meeting concept notes, identifying participants, preparation of background and working documents, meeting reports and where appropriate, handling logistics and preparing mission reports,
• Create and maintain an experts and institutional database on ocean governance and marine spatial planning, database on the Protocol concerning protected areas and wild fauna and flora in relation to coastal and marine ecosystems health and indicator monitoring, database on ocean acidification in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region, database on marine litter in the WIO region,
• Upload project data into the Nairobi Convention clearinghouse mechanism, undertake data analysis and trends, visualization of scenarios and identify emerging issues,
• Draft and/or contributing to quarterly, mid-year and annual reporting on the progress in implementation of the ACP-MEA Phase III project,
• Represent the Nairobi Convention at various partners’ meeting and make presentations on the Nairobi Convention’s work and its linkages to other initiatives in the Western Indian ocean region,
• Contribute to technical reporting on project activities and global reporting on activities related to marine and coastal management, as well as reporting on progress in attainment of relevant sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) arising from the activities of the Nairobi Convention,
• Contribute to development of new projects to promote project sustainability through preparation of project ideas and proposals,
• Perform other related duties as assigned.