In accordance with its commitments as a non-Annex I Party and as mandated by Article 12 of the UNFCCC and subsequent CoP decisions, Samoa will prepare and submit its Third National Communication (TNC) and First Biennial Update Report (FBUR) to the Conference of Parties (CoP) of the UNFCCC. The project is implemented by UNDP anreewernment of Samoa via the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. The project aims to update the information provided regarding national circumstances, inventories of greenhouse gases (GHG), policies and measures undertaken to mitigate climate change, assessments of vulnerability to climate change and steps taken to adapt, and promote increased awareness and understanding of critical importance of climate change to its sustainable development. The project will also increase the national technical and institutional capacities in preparing the NC/BUR and assisting the Government to integrate climate change issues into sectoral and national development priorities that directly contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate Action.
The implementation of the project objectives will support Samoa’s preparation of a high quality National Communication and Biennial Update Report to be submitted to the UNFCCC in a timely manner. The project will take a learning-by-doing approach, to the extent possible taking into account limited staffs trained on best practices to monitor and manage findings/information from TNC and BUR project. In this way, the project intends to catalyze the institutionalization of knowledge among the national participating experts and partner institutions involved in the development of National Communication and Biennial Updated Report, in particular to improve quality control and quality assurance of the findings from reports including inventory data.
One of the key objective under component 2 of the project is the institutionalize of MRV (Monitoring, Verification and Reporting) systems for GHG Inventory under NC/BUR activities.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has requested UNDP to engage an individual local expert who will develop a database for GHG Inventory and other climate change related information for the project. The Database Developer will wok under the guidance of the Project Coordinator, in close coordination with the Ministry.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Database Developer will work closely with TNC-BUR Project Management Unit as well as various technical experts on greenhouse gas (GHG), climate, IT, under the overall guidance of UNDP Multi-Country Office, in close coordination with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE), on the following;
Review existing methodology developed for GHG Inventory and other climate change related information database, and propose changes as necessary to refine the methodology.
Design & Prototyping:
Review and complete design and prototype partially developed for new database on mitigation and adaptation information.
Development & Coding:
System – develop, review with client, amend and finalize.
Translate design requirements into reliable and user-friendly solutions using appropriate technologies, languages, and tools within defined standards.
Analysis of system requirements for climate change mitigation and adaptation in Samoa.
Installation & Deployment:
Submission of web and MySQL database codes
Install System
Develop user manual
Train and transfer knowledge and information to team members to ensure the team operates efficiently.
Operations & Maintenance
Required Skills and Experience
Education Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in computer science or related fields.
Experience:
Minimum of 3 years of combined and relevant experience in database development & maintenance
In-depth understanding of data management (e.g., permissions, recovery, security, and monitoring)
Knowledge of software development and user interface web applications Experience working with Net Framework, JavaScript, HTML and Oracle.
Experience in development of front-end users’ requirements.
Other requirements:
Fluency in English is mandatory.
It is desirable that the candidate holds necessary license(s) for all software required to carry out the work.
Evaluation Criteria:
Only those applications that are responsive and compliant will be evaluated. Incomplete applications will not be considered;
Offers will be evaluated according to the Combined Scoring method – where the technical criteria will be weighted at 70% and the financial offer will be weighted at 30%;
The technical criteria (education, experience, language) will be based on a maximum 100 points. Only the candidates that have achieved a minimum of 70 points from the review of education, experience and language will be deemed technically compliant and considered for financial evaluation;
Financial score (max 30 points) shall be computed as a ratio of the proposal being evaluated and the lowest priced proposal of those technically qualified;
The financial proposal shall specify an all-inclusive lump sum fee. In order to assist the requesting unit in the comparison of financial proposals, a detailed cost breakdown must be provided in the format of the Financial Proposal Template. (including all foreseeable expenses to carry out the assignment).
Applicant receiving the Highest Combined Score and has accepted UNDP’s General Terms and Conditions will be awarded the contract.
Technical Evaluation Criteria (based on the information provided in the CV and the relevant documents must be submitted as evidence to support possession of below required criteria):
A minimum of 3 years of combined and relevant experience in database development & maintenance (10 points)
Proven experience in data management (e.g. permissions, recovery, security, and monitoring). (30 points)
Knowledge of software development and user interface web applications – Net Framework, JavaScrit, HTML and Oracle. (20 points)
Proven experience in development of front end-users requirements (30 points)
Full proficiency in English both written and verbal including ability to review and edit the required project documentation. (10 points).
