Terms of Reference - The Regional Environmental Center for ...

7. TimetableActivities Timeline: Deadline Chargeable workdays0. Tender acceptance October 10, 2013 NA1. Desk research, screening of projectdocumentsOctober 20, 2013Financed by Austrian Development Cooperation2 daysInception report October 25, 2013 3 days2. Gathering and analysinginformation in preparation for thefinal report3. Draft final report completed andsent for comments and qualitycontrol4. Final report, with commentsaddressed, and publicdissemination8. Evaluator’s team and qualificationsNovember 10, 2013November 15, 2013December 15, 20135 days2 days3 daysMain qualifications required from evaluator(s):• Profound knowledge and experience in environmental governance, lawenforcement and EU environmental law.• Experience with the EU accession and law harmonisation process.• Understanding of public sector challenges and opportunities, with a view toinstitution development.• Knowledge of the specificities of the beneficiary countries and the dynamics ofpolitical, economic, social transition, in particular linked to the environmentalsector.• Proven experience in project management and evaluation. Internationalexperience within the United Nations system/EU policies will be considered anasset.• Previous experience in South Eastern Europe and of capacity-building projects.• Cross-sector and gender expertise.• Excellent drafting skills.• Fluency in English required. Knowledge of the national language(s) of thebeneficiary countries will be considered an asset.Candidate(s) must submit to the REC an application package containing a technical offerand a financial offer in two separate sealed envelopes, together with an electronic copy ofthe documents on a CD. The technical offer must include a cover letter of a maximum oftwo pages presenting the evaluator/team and illustrating the evaluator’s/team members’capacities, relevant experiences and qualifications for the envisaged tasks. For teamcandidates, it must be clearly visible from the offer which of the proposed evaluators will actas team leader. The cover letter should be accompanied by supporting documents (CVs,references, relevant certificates). The financial offer must be submitted in a separateenvelope as the two will be assessed independently.In order for offers to be assessed not only according to the aspect of costs, the technicaloffers will be assessed first by the project team at the REC, based on a pre-definedevaluation grid. The assessment team will comprise the REC staff members responsible forPage 6 of 8