Deadline: 2-Mar-22
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is kindly requesting you to submit your proposal to work closely with the local administration and the Community for ‘Supporting in implementation of Infrastructure for Climate Resilience Growth (ICRG) project in Ajmer and Udaipur district of Rajasthan’.
ICRG program aims to improve climate resilience of vulnerable people especially women and girls and support rural economic growth. The intended outcome of the program is improved resilience and productivity of the infrastructure built under MGNREGS.
UNDP is implementing extended phase of Infrastructure for Climate Resilient Program (ICRG) in Six states: Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. ICRG is a technical assistance program of FCDO (Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office), UK with Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India. The ICRG project is primarily aimed at integrating climate concerns into the MGNREGS activities – piloting them at grass root level and building capacity of various stakeholders in the planning/ implementing value chain.
Overall objective of this assignment is to provide technical support for implementation of ICRG project activities at Village and Block levels in following two districts of Rajasthan.
- Jawaja Block in Ajmer district
- Mavali Bl ock in Udaipur District
Outputs
The outputs expected from the Service Provider during the contract period are mentioned below:
- Incepti on Report covering staff details, work plan with clear set of information of the project area, strategies to deliver the actions highlighted in the ToR etc.
- Participatory Vulnerability and risk assessment (PVRA) and Baseline assessment of social, economic and environmental parameters for the 2 target GPs in each Block, finalized in consultation with Government & ICRG team
- Piloting Climate Smart Village at least five villages in a district including developing 10 climate smart livelihood models (CSLMs) in each in each district, Installation of Automated Weather Station in targeted GPs
- Building the capacity of MGNREGS functionaries, PRI members, Line department and PRI leaders, SHG Members, Climate Community manager in a district on design and integration of Climate Resilient MGNREGS works.
- Monthly, quarterly, half yearly and annual progress reports, case study documentation, impact stories, photos etc. prepared and submitted on regular basis.
Eligibility Criteria
- Proposed members are invited from the institutions/organizations only.
- Proposal submitted by Individuals will not be accepted.
- A minimum of 7 years of proven experience in working on Watershed/Environment Protection/climate change, social protection, climate smart agriculture and livelihoods issues in Rajasthan.
- The Service Provider should have completed/ on-going at least two programs on Watershed/NRM/Agriculture during the last 5 years at State/District level.
- Team leader shou ld have master’s degree in Social work/Rural Development/Sociology or Agriculture and at least 5 years’ experience of working on NRM/livelihood/social protection issues.
For more information, visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=87947