Consultant (HPMP desk study)

The ultimate result of the consultancy will be a desk study for the evaluation of the contribution of HCFC phase-out management plans to the development of policies, regulations and national strategies to ensure compliance with the Montreal Protocol and the sustainability of achievements. Its findings will help replicate good practices which could be applied into project design and implementation to develop an enabling institutional context for successful KIPs.

Work remotely

5 months

Background: 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 Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol (MLF) supports projects to reverse the deterioration of the Earth's stratospheric ozone layer and reducing consumption of high global warming hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). It was established in 1991 as the financial mechanism of the Montreal Protocol to assist developing countries (Article 5 countries in the language of the Protocol) in complying with their obligations under the Montreal Protocol. The Multilateral Fund is managed by an Executive Committee with an equal representation of seven industrialized and seven Article 5 countries that are elected annually by the Meeting of the Parties. The Committee reports every year to the Meeting of the Parties on its operations, and it is assisted by the Fund Secretariat, located in Montreal, Canada and administered by UNEP (www.multilateralfund.org). Responsibilities: Under the direct supervision and guidance of the Senior Evaluation Officer (SEO) of the Multilateral Fund, following an established calendar and milestones for deliverables, the Consultant will perform the following: 1. Collect, review and analyze the relevant project and policy documentation as submitted to the Executive Committee, as well as internal Secretariat’s documents that may be provided by Secretariat staff and the evaluation unit, upon request; 2. Prepare an inception paper including the methodological design to address the main issues covered by the scope of the TOR including the questions identified in annex I of UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/96/7/Rev.1; 3. Synthesis and assessment of the above data and develop an advanced draft of the desk study based on the provided documentation and the agreed inception paper. 4. Consolidate supportive data, figures, tables, infographics, questionnaires and data collection tools, in annexes to the draft desk study; 5. Present the findings and discuss the advanced draft with the SEO and the relevant Secretariat staff if needed. 6. Prepare the final draft of the desk study and integrating the comments received from the SEO, the Secretariat staff and the stakeholders where applicable presenting the core analysis supported by factual evidence and relevant findings; 7. Address the evaluation questions included in annex I of the document (https://www.multilateralfund.org/api/drupal-documents/download/file/b3d3369b-1b2e-47d9-bb71-4ffe35730100?filename=9607r1.pdf). If a second phase for the evaluation is recommended as part of the findings and recommendation, the consultant should produce a draft inception paper for the consideration of the Executive Committee. The inception paper would serve as the potential terms of reference for a second phase, which should dig deeper into questions which cannot be addressed within the limited scope of a desk study. The proposal should include a tentative budget to undertake the second phase.

An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in economics, environmental and social sciences, environmental engineering, sustainable development, evaluation or a related field is required. A first-level degree (Bachelor's degree or equivalent) in the specified fields of studies with two additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. A minimum of ten (10) years of professional experience in evaluation and/or implementation of Montreal Protocol and its Multilateral Fund-related projects and programmes is required. Experience in the design, implementation and/or evaluation of projects with low-GWP alternative technologies to HCFCs is desirable. Knowledge of the implementing agencies technical assistance modalities and of the functioning of the national ozone units is desirable. Knowledge of evaluation methods as well as excellent analytical and drafting skills are desirable. Familiarity with gender-sensitive evaluation is desirable.

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this consultancy, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another UN language is desirable.

The desk study is scheduled to start on 1 October 2026 and end on 26 February 2027.