Individual Consultant - Artificial Seeding Expert

Individual Consultant - Artificial Seeding Expert

Location :
Jeddah, SAUDI ARABIA

Application Deadline :
‎28-Aug-‎22 (Midnight New York, USA)

Time left :
15d 13h 54m

Additional Category :
Climate & Disaster Resilience

Type of Contract :
Individual Contract

Post Level :
International Consultant

Languages Required :
English

Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start)
‎15-Sep-‎2022

Duration of Initial Contract :
‎6 months

Expected Duration of Assignment :
The expected duration of the assignment is to be up to ‎6 months with a
possibility of extension subj

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender,
nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups
and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All
applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of
harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected
candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background
checks.

Background

Terms of Reference for Individual Contractor
Post Title:

Artificial Seeding Expert

Starting Date:

ASAP

Duration:

‎6 months

Location:

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Project/Agency:

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

National or International consultancy:

International Consultancy

Project Title
Artificial Seeding Expert
Project Description
Organizational Setting:
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. The Regional Office for West Asia
delivers advisory services and capacity building support to countries to
achieve environment and sustainable development objectives. This consultancy
is established at the West Asia Office within the framework of the Strategic
Cooperation Agreement between UNEP and the Ministry of Environment, Water and
Agriculture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Consultant will report to the
Programme Manager at UNEP West Asia Office.

Duties and Responsibilities

A. Duties and Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Programme Manager in UNEP West Asia Office
and in coordination with the respective department in the Ministry of
Environment, Water and Agriculture in Saudi Arabia and the National Centre for
Meteorology, the Consultant will carry-out, inter alia, the following duties
and responsibilities:
* In the field of research and seeding aircraft equipment and devices: Following up the latest developments in the manufacturing and improvement of these devices and equipment and make recommendations in this regard.
* In the field of used materials in seeding: studying the possibility of using nanotechnology to produce new materials for seeding and make sure whether there is a positive significant return for this technology.
* In the field of developing and using radar programs: define the characteristics of the targeted clouds and their water content. In addition, using satellite images and short-term forecasts in the setting of real-time forecasts (‎0-‎3 hours) for the development and movement of clouds.
* Analysis of information: using the previous collected experiments and information that supporting future experiments.
* Applying the latest appropriate statistics methods and development of numerical models of clouds in an attempt to ensure the positive results of artificial seeding.
* Training: evaluating the current capabilities available, proposing local and external training programs and the required levels, coordinating with the provided programs by the contractor, and providing short training courses (‎3-‎5 days) in the workplace.

B. Expected Outputs and Deliverables

The consultant will be expected to deliver the following outputs:
* A report of nanotechnology to produce new materials for seeding.
* A report on real time forecasts.
* Numerical models of clouds for positive results of artificial seeding.
* Capacity building and training programs.
C. Institutional Arrangement
The consultant will be supervised by the Programme Manager in UNEP West Asia
Office in close collaboration with the National Center for Meteorology and the
relevant department in the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture of
Saudi Arabia.
D. Duration of the Work
The contract duration will be for an initial period of six months with a
possibility of extension subject to continuation of mandate, availability of
funding and satisfactory performance.
E. Duty Station
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Competencies

• Desired additional skills and competencies


• Knowledge of radar meteorology is an added advantage.


• Experience in international publication (not less than ‎5 peered) on weather modification, cloud seeding and related issues.


• Knowledge of environment issues in Saudi Arabia is an asset


• Work experience on organizing training and workshops.


• Teamwork and communication skills


• 
  Required Language(s) (at working level)


• Fluency in written and spoken English is required, proficiency in Arabic is preferred


• Professional Certificates


• Training courses and workshops on cloud physics, weather modification and related issues.


• Member in International or regional institution or organization that concerns with weather modification

Required Skills and Experience

Qualifications of the Successful Individual Contractor
* Min. Academic Education:
* PhD or equivalent degree in meteorology, atmospheric physics or environment sciences or other similar fields.
* Min. years of relevant Work experience:
* Minimum ‎15 years of operational and theoretical experience in cloud seeding components: seeding and research aircraft and their instrumentation, seeding materials, radar utilization for cloud characteristics identification and now casting, clouds numerical modelling and data analysis and management.
* Required skills and competencies:
* Previous practical experience in similar tasks and knowledge of computer operating systems, software and tools needed in cloud seeding.
* Required Language(s) (at working level)
* Fluency in written and spoken English is required, proficiency in Arabic is preferred
* Professional Certificates
* Training courses and workshops on cloud physics, weather modification and related issues.
* Member in International or regional institution or organization that concerns with weather modification
Scope of Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments
All proposals must be expressed in a lump sum amount. This amount must be
"all-inclusive". Please note that the terms "all-inclusive" implies that all
costs (professional fees, living allowances, communications, consumables,
etc.) that could possibly be incurred are already factored into the final
amounts submitted in the Proposal.
Payments shall be made to the expert upon successful completion and
certification by UNDP that services have been satisfactorily performed, based
upon the actual number of working days.
Payment shall be made as a deliverables-based lump sum payment, to be paid in
instalments. The schedule of payment will be distributed upon satisfactory
submission of the deliverables listed in the table hereunder:
Payment

Deliverables/Milestones

Schedule

Monthly Payment

Monthly payment upon submission and acceptance of the monthly working plan and
successful delivery of outputs.

Monthly

Recommended Presentation of Offer
For purposes of generating Offers whose contents are uniformly presented and
to facilitate their comparative analysis, it is best to recommend the
preferred contents and presentation of the Offer to be submitted, as well as
the format/sequencing of their presentation. The following documents may be
requested:
* Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP.
* Personal CV or P11 , indicating all experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (‎3) professional references.
* Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided. The terms "all-inclusive" implies that all costs (professional fees, travel costs, living allowances, communications, consumables, etc.) that could possibly be incurred are already factored into the final amounts submitted in the Proposal. If an Offeror is employed by an organization/company/institution, and he/she expects his/her employer to charge a management fee in the process of releasing him/her to UNDP under Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA), the Offeror must indicate at this point, and ensure that all such costs are duly incorporated in the financial Proposal submitted to UNDP.
EVALUATION
Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodologies:
Step I: Screening and desk review:
Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology.
Technical Criteria (CV review and Desk Review/Interview optional) - maximum
‎70 points. Only candidates who obtained at least ‎70% of points from the CV
desk review (who will score at least ‎49 points) will be considered for the
next stage of evaluation, i.e. financial evaluation.

Applications will be first screened and only candidates meeting the following
minimum criteria will progress to the pool for shortlisting:
* Educational qualifications: PhD or equivalent degree in meteorology, atmospheric physics or environment sciences, or similar field.
* Minimum ‎15 years of operational and theoretical experience in cloud seeding components: seeding and research aircraft and their instrumentation, seeding materials, radar utilization for cloud characteristics identification and now casting, clouds numerical modelling and data analysis and management.
* Previous practical experience in similar tasks and knowledge of computer operating systems, software and tools needed in cloud seeding.
* * Fluency in spoken and written English is required, proficiency in Arabic is desirable. as indicated in the CV
* Desired additional skills and competencies
* Knowledge of radar meteorology is an added advantage.
* Experience in international publication (not less than ‎5 peered) on weather modification, cloud seeding and related issues.
* Knowledge of environment issues in Saudi Arabia is an asset
* Work experience on organizing training and workshops.
* Teamwork and communication skills
* Professional Certificates
* Training courses and workshops on cloud physics, weather modification and related issues.
* Member in International or regional institution or organization that concerns with weather modification
Only candidates obtaining a minimum of ‎49 points (‎70% of the total technical
points) would be considered for the Financial Evaluation.
Weight Per Technical Competence

‎5 (outstanding): ‎96% - ‎100%

The individual consultant/contractor has demonstrated an OUTSTANDING capacity
for the analyzed competence.

‎4 (Very good): ‎86% - ‎95%

The individual consultant/contractor has demonstrated a VERY GOOD capacity for
the analyzed competence.

‎3 (Good): ‎76% - ‎85%

The individual consultant/contractor has demonstrated a GOOD capacity for the
analyzed competence.

‎2 (Satisfactory): ‎70% - ‎75%

The individual consultant/contractor has demonstrated a SATISFACTORY capacity
for the analyzed competence.

‎1 (Weak): Below ‎70%

The individual consultant/contractor has demonstrated a WEAK capacity for the
analyzed competence.

UNDP applies the " Best value for money approach" - the final selection
will be based on the combination of the applicants' qualification and
financial proposal.
Financial proposal - Maximum ‎30 points
* Duly accomplished Confirmation of Interest and Submission of Financial Proposal Template using the template provided by UNDP (Annex II)
PRICE PROPOSAL AND SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS

The contractor shall submit a price proposal as below:
The total professional fee shall be converted into a lump-sum contract and
payments under the contract shall be made on submission and acceptance of
deliverables under the contract in accordance with the schedule of payment
linked with deliverables. Financial proposal should include all relevant cost
(consultancy fees, all envisaged travel costs, living allowances, etc.).

Financial evaluation - Total ‎30% (‎30 points)
The following formula will be used to evaluate the financial proposal:
p = y ( µ/z), where
p = points for the financial proposal being evaluated
y = maximum number of points for the financial proposal
µ = price of the lowest-priced proposal
z = price of the proposal being evaluated

Interested applicants are advised to carefully review this advertisement and
ensure that they meet the requirements and qualifications described.
Given the volume of applications that UNDP receives, only shortlisted
offerors will be notified.
UNDP reserves the right to reject any incomplete applications.
Please be informed that we don 't accept applications submitted via
email.

Interested Offerors are required to submit an application via UNDP Jobsite
system as the application screening and evaluation will be done through UNDP
Jobsite system. Please note that UNDP Jobsite system allows only one uploading
of application documents, so please make sure that you merge all your
documents into a single file. Your online application submission will be
acknowledged where an email address has been provided. If you do not receive
an email acknowledgement within ‎24 hours of submission, your application may
not have been received. In such cases, please resubmit the application if
necessary. Please combine all your documents into one (‎1) single PDF document
as the system only allows to upload a maximum one document.
Any request for clarification/additional information on this procurement
notice shall be communicated in writing to UNDP office or send to email
[email protected] with a copy to [email protected] While the
Procurement Unit would endeavour to provide information expeditiously, only
requests receiving at least ‎3 working days prior to the submission deadline
will be entertained. Any delay in providing such information will not be
considered as a reason for extending the submission deadline. The UNDP's
response (including an explanation of the query but without identifying the
source of inquiry) will be posted in the Individual Consultant (IC)
Procurement Notice page as provided above. Therefore, all prospective Offerors
are advised to visit the page regularly to make obtain update related to this
Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender,
nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups
and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All
applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of
harassment, including sexual harassment and discrimination. All selected
candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background
checks.

In view of the volume of applications, UNDP receives, only shortlisted
offerors will be notified.

Please see the below link for the supporting documents
https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=‎94410