United Nations Development Programme Tender

Undp Is The Knowledge Frontier Organization For Sustainable Development In The Un Development System And Serves As The Integrator For Collective Action To Realize The Sustainable Development Goals (sdgs). Undp’s Policy Work Carried Out At Hq, Regional And Country Office Levels, Forms A Contiguous Spectrum Of Deep Local Knowledge To Cutting-edge Global Perspectives And Advocacy. In This Context, Undp Invests In The Global Policy Network (gpn), A Network Of Field-based And Global Technical Expertise Across A Wide Range Of Knowledge Domains And In Support Of The Signature Solutions And Organizational Capabilities Envisioned In The Strategic Plan.   Within The Gpn, The Bureau For Policy And Programme Support (bpps) Has The Responsibility For Developing All Relevant Policy And Guidance To Support The Results Of Undp’s Strategic Plan.  Bpps’s Staff Provides Technical Advice To Country Offices; Advocates For Undp Corporate Messages, Represents Undp At Multi-stakeholder Fora Including Public-private Dialogues, Government And Civil Society Dialogues, And Engages In Un Inter-agency Coordination In Specific Thematic Areas.  Bpps Works Closely With Undp’s Crisis Bureau (cb) To Support Emergency And Crisis Response.  Bpps Ensures That Issues Of Risk Are Fully Integrated Into Undp’s Development Programmes. Bpps Assists Undp And Partners To Achieve Higher Quality Development Results Through An Integrated Approach That Links Results-based Management And Performance Monitoring With More Effective And New Ways Of Working.  Bpps Supports Undp And Partners To Be More Innovative, Knowledge And Data Driven Including In Its Programme Support Efforts.   Climate Change Mitigation – Or Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Is Essential To Fulfilling Commitments To The Paris Agreement And Limiting The Global Mean Temperature Increase To 1.5°c Above Pre-industrial Levels. Undp, With More Than 280 Climate Change Mitigation Projects And Programs In Over 110 Countries, Is A Key Actor Supporting Countries In Their Emission Reduction Plans, Contributing To Ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions. Activities In Energy, As Well As Forests And Agriculture, Will Be Critical To Meeting Global Mitigation Objectives.    Undp’s Approach To Forestry Aligns With The Sdg 15 And Contributes To Undp's 'signature Solution' On Environment And Nature-based Solutions For Development. Deforestation And Forest Degradation Accounts For More Than 10 Percent Of Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions And It Is Clear That The Stabilization Of Global Temperatures Cannot Be Achieved Without Reducing Emissions From The Forest Sector. Undp's Climate And Forests Programme Supports Countries To Conserve And Sustainably Manage Forests And Ensure Sustainable And Equitable Development Paths That Lead Towards Carbon Neutrality. More Information Here: Www.climateandforests-undp.org. Undp’s Climate And Forests Programme Consists Of A Portfolio Of Partnerships, Projects And Initiatives That Reaches Some 65 Countries Throughout The Three Major Tropical Forest Areas (amazonia, Congo And Southeast Asia) And Provides Direct Technical Assistance To A Growing Number Of Countries And Jurisdictions.   In This Context, Undp Is Seeking A Consultant To Provide Programme And Partnership Management Services For Its Global Project On Support To Redd+ Implementation And For Its Contribution To The Un-redd Programme Partnership.  entering A New Phase Of Operation In 2021, The Un-redd Programme Supports Nationally-led Redd+ Processes And Promotes The Informed And Meaningful Involvement Of All Stakeholders, Including Indigenous Peoples And Other Forest-dependent Communities In partner Countries.