Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) Consultant at Danish Refugee Council 74 views1 applications


  1. General Background

Danish Refugee Council is a private non-profit making international humanitarian organization. DRC has been operational in Uganda since 1997. DRC focuses mainly on refugees and refugee hosting geographical areas of the country. In West Nile, DRC supports South Sudanese and Congolese refugees in Rhino camp, Koboko and Adjumani settlements.

Livelihood and Environment sector support for resilience and self-reliance is one core intervention that DRC promotes to ensure food security, livelihood development, environmental conservation and protection. However, there is lack of sufficient information on the state of Environment and other important documentation which can assist in effective programming especially in the settlement.

  1. OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTATIONS

The hired consultant will undertake Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) using globally accepted methodologies; identify influencing environmental factors and their implication on the environment; understand environmental situation and their vulnerability context; environmental impacts of relief activities in the settlement and catchment areas and final recommendations for action.

3.PROPOSED TASKS

  • Develop detailed work plan and budget for the consultancy.
  • Undertake desk reviewing of similar works in refugee operation (gathering information about the operation).
  • Develop the sample size/framework and assessment planning.
  • Develop assessment tools (The tools should be shared with Head of Program and Environment technical team and approved before use).
  • Develop logistics plan.
  • Identify enumerators and train them.
  • Undertake the assessment in Rhino camp settlement.
  • Analyze data collected.
  • Identify solutions.
  • Present preliminary findings (draft report) for validation by technical team.
  • Writing the detailed final report including key recommendations.
  1. KEY EXPECTED OUTPUTS

A final report in English is developed within agreed timeframe. The report should be concise and limited to significant issues and should not be more than 30 pages maximum excluding annexes and references endorsed by the technical team. The main text should focus on the findings, conclusions and recommended actions, supported by relevant summaries of data collected and citations for any references used in interpreting those data. **

The report should be organized according to the outline as follows: For the rapid assessment: 1. Table of content 2. Executive summary 3. Background information 4. Assessment methodology and process 5. Findings reflective of techniques of data analysis. 6. Conclusions and Recommendations 7. Appendices 8. List of References. Detailed or an uninterpreted data or other supporting materials should not be included in the main text, but may be included in an annex where appropriate. **

  1. MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION

The Consultancy will be managed by the Head of Programs with Support of the Senior M&E Officer.

At field level, the Environment Officer, Livelihood and Gender coordinator will be in charge of coordinating and guiding the data collection activities.

The Senior M&E Officer coordinates the consultancy and the field team and takes part in the identification of a consultant, development of assessment tools and planning of the assessment.

  1. QUALIFICATIONS FOR CONSULTANT
  • University degree in areas of Forestry, Environment Management, Natural Resources Management, Agriculture, Rural Development, etc).
  • Experience in Environment and Energy assessments preferably in Uganda.
  • Familiarity with established assessment and analytical tools is desirable in the expert’s specialty (e.g. Sustainable livelihoods framework; Socio-economic profiling etc).
  • Good understanding of the context of refugee operation.
  • Familiarity with community-based and participatory approaches, including rural appraisal techniques.
  • Fluent in English, Strong in writing, analytical and communication skills.

How to apply:

Application and CV

Applications should be in English and include the following:

  1. A cover letter (1 page) in which you express interest and how you meet the qualities and qualifications criteria
  2. Work plan and Financial proposal
  3. Concise and accurate CV (maximum 3 pages). The CV should include information about your qualification, consultancies previously completed, name and contact details of 3 relevant references.

The deadline for submission of applications is the 27th March 2016. All applications should be sent to [email protected]

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The Danish Refugee Council is currently implementing a broad range of activities relevant to conflict affected communities and persons. The activities are categorized in ten sectors:

Shelter and Non-food Items, Food Security, Protection, Income Generation, Coordination & Operational Services, Community Infrastructure & Services, Humanitarian Mine Action, Armed Violence Reduction (AVR), Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), and Education.

Here you can read some short exemplifications of what types of activities the respective sectors include:

Shelter and Non-food Items: Provision of emergency shelter, emergency cash grants, rehabilitation of housing, distribution of non-food items (NFIs) and provision of return and repatriation kits.

Food Security: Emergency food provision or food voucher programmes. Training and capacity development in agriculture, agricultural inputs (e.g. tools and seeds), agricultural grants.

Protection: Advocacy for the rights of displaced people in their context of displacement, child protection initiatives, individual protection assistance based on vulnerability, legal aid, land & property rights, sexual and gender-based violence prevention, registration services for the internally displaced and refugees, monitoring of rights and rights awareness-raising, facilitation of return and repatriation processes.

Income Generation: Business training and SME development, business grants, life-skills training, literacy and numeracy training, vocational training, micro-credit loans, savings groups, group enterprise development and facilitation.

Coordination & Operational Services: Coordination and management of refugee and IDP camps, active participation in UN cluster coordination, humanitarian surveys and studies, facilitation of NGO Networks focused on displacement solutions, capacity development, training and support to local NGOs, secondment of experts to UN emergency operations worldwide

Community Infrastructure & Services: Provision of physical infrastructure like roads, bridges, community centres, irrigation systems or other community structures, facilitation and training of infrastructure management groups at community level, facilitation and funding of community development plans, initiatives for disaster risk reduction at community level.

Humanitarian Mine Action: Manual or mechanical mine clearance, clearance of former battle areas, education for affected communities – with special focus on children on how to avoid harm from mines and UXO, surveys of expected and confirmed mined or UXO areas, explosive ordnance disposal and stockpile destruction, capacity building of national demining institutions.

Armed Violence Reduction (AVR): Education in procedures for safe storage and safe handling of small arms and light weapons (SALW), capacity building of institutions for safety, local and community level conflict management and mitigation.

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH): Emergency water supply, hygiene item distribution, hygiene information and education, construction of latrines, installation water points, wells and water storage. Water purification.

Education: Education grants and fee support, school feeding programmes, teacher training and support, school materials provision and construction or rehabilitation of school structures.

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0 USD Rhino Camp CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
  1. General Background

Danish Refugee Council is a private non-profit making international humanitarian organization. DRC has been operational in Uganda since 1997. DRC focuses mainly on refugees and refugee hosting geographical areas of the country. In West Nile, DRC supports South Sudanese and Congolese refugees in Rhino camp, Koboko and Adjumani settlements.

Livelihood and Environment sector support for resilience and self-reliance is one core intervention that DRC promotes to ensure food security, livelihood development, environmental conservation and protection. However, there is lack of sufficient information on the state of Environment and other important documentation which can assist in effective programming especially in the settlement.

  1. OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTATIONS

The hired consultant will undertake Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) using globally accepted methodologies; identify influencing environmental factors and their implication on the environment; understand environmental situation and their vulnerability context; environmental impacts of relief activities in the settlement and catchment areas and final recommendations for action.

3.PROPOSED TASKS

  • Develop detailed work plan and budget for the consultancy.
  • Undertake desk reviewing of similar works in refugee operation (gathering information about the operation).
  • Develop the sample size/framework and assessment planning.
  • Develop assessment tools (The tools should be shared with Head of Program and Environment technical team and approved before use).
  • Develop logistics plan.
  • Identify enumerators and train them.
  • Undertake the assessment in Rhino camp settlement.
  • Analyze data collected.
  • Identify solutions.
  • Present preliminary findings (draft report) for validation by technical team.
  • Writing the detailed final report including key recommendations.
  1. KEY EXPECTED OUTPUTS

A final report in English is developed within agreed timeframe. The report should be concise and limited to significant issues and should not be more than 30 pages maximum excluding annexes and references endorsed by the technical team. The main text should focus on the findings, conclusions and recommended actions, supported by relevant summaries of data collected and citations for any references used in interpreting those data. **

The report should be organized according to the outline as follows: For the rapid assessment: 1. Table of content 2. Executive summary 3. Background information 4. Assessment methodology and process 5. Findings reflective of techniques of data analysis. 6. Conclusions and Recommendations 7. Appendices 8. List of References. Detailed or an uninterpreted data or other supporting materials should not be included in the main text, but may be included in an annex where appropriate. **

  1. MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION

The Consultancy will be managed by the Head of Programs with Support of the Senior M&E Officer.

At field level, the Environment Officer, Livelihood and Gender coordinator will be in charge of coordinating and guiding the data collection activities.

The Senior M&E Officer coordinates the consultancy and the field team and takes part in the identification of a consultant, development of assessment tools and planning of the assessment.

  1. QUALIFICATIONS FOR CONSULTANT
  • University degree in areas of Forestry, Environment Management, Natural Resources Management, Agriculture, Rural Development, etc).
  • Experience in Environment and Energy assessments preferably in Uganda.
  • Familiarity with established assessment and analytical tools is desirable in the expert’s specialty (e.g. Sustainable livelihoods framework; Socio-economic profiling etc).
  • Good understanding of the context of refugee operation.
  • Familiarity with community-based and participatory approaches, including rural appraisal techniques.
  • Fluent in English, Strong in writing, analytical and communication skills.

How to apply:

Application and CV

Applications should be in English and include the following:

  1. A cover letter (1 page) in which you express interest and how you meet the qualities and qualifications criteria
  2. Work plan and Financial proposal
  3. Concise and accurate CV (maximum 3 pages). The CV should include information about your qualification, consultancies previously completed, name and contact details of 3 relevant references.

The deadline for submission of applications is the 27th March 2016. All applications should be sent to [email protected]

2017-03-27

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