With the financial assistance from Asian Development Bank (JFPA) the Ministry of Environment and Tourism is planning to implement Assistance for Poverty Reduction through Community-Based Natural Resource management Project (JFPR Project No. 41660-01) in Onon river basin. In this connection WWF Mongolia, the implementing consultant of the project, is compiling a roster for national experts that would provide technical services to the project.
The services of national consultants are required to (i) facilitate participatory planning and community organization for the conduct of socio-economic and ecological studies; (ii) provide technical assistance (TA) to community organizations in preparing resource inventories and management plans; (iii) prepare materials and lesson plans for ecological education; and (iv) provide assistance in enterprise, product, and market development. The roster is expected to expand during the project implementation in response to stakeholder interest and evolving project needs.
The consultants should have the following qualifications and experience: (i) be registered officially as national institution or entity (for institutional contracts), (ii) a proven track record of professionalism and ethical conduct, (iii) relevant technical skills and knowledge and extensive work experience in the respective field, (iv) experience in providing consultancy services, experience with donor-funded projects; (v) extensive countryside work and travel experience; and (vi) good reporting and writing skills.
Terms of References for the national experts and soft copy of the CV format can be downloaded from WWF Mongolia website (www.wwf.mn).
Interested national experts are invited to send his or her CVs and brief expression of interest letter by 15 October 2008 to WWF Mongolia at info@wwf.mn.
The roster of national experts shall not be viewed as a legally binding contract and WWF Mongolia will retain the right to share experts name and CVs with other stakeholders.