RFQ - Consultancy to Develop the Seychelles Blue Carbon Policy

Scope of work and activities

The scope of work for the development of the Blue Carbon Policy should cover but not limited to the Governance framework, institutional arrangement, legal requirements, associated financial consideration/analysis and capacity needs assessment necessary to support implementation needs for the 2020 NDC commitments to blue carbon ecosystems.

The consultant/consultants will undertake the following specific tasks: 

1. Conduct a review of existing relevant work on blue carbon ecosystems in Seychelles, including but not limited to the Seychelles Marine Spatial Planning framework, to not only identify any gaps for the appropriate management of blue carbon ecosystems, its implementation but also to synthesize the key elements and relevant policies that can be incorporated into a policy; 

2. Conduct a review of international best practice in developing blue carbon policies, particularly in SIDS;  

3. Conduct stakeholder consultations on the priority needs for a Blue Carbon Policy; 

4. Based on (i), (ii) & (iii) the consultant prepares and present an initial report that will include an annotated table of contents for the Blue Carbon Policy;   

5. Produce the first draft of the Blue Carbon Policy for Seychelles and conduct stakeholder consultations on the first draft of the Policy and host the relevant workshops to collect views and inputs from relevant stakeholders; 

6. Produce the updated draft of the Blue Carbon Policy incorporating the comments and contributions of the stakeholders in readiness for validation; 

7. Conduct a validation workshop with all relevant stakeholders. The cost of all workshops will be covered by the client. 

8. Produce the final draft of the Blue Carbon Policy incorporating all the comments and recommendations received in the validation workshop. 

9. Present the final draft of the Blue Carbon Policy to the Technical Committee for approval. 

Education/Qualifications

• Policy/Legal Expert - Team Lead (International) 
• Master’s degree in environmental science, Ocean Science, Law, Public Policy or related field. 
• Climate Change/Carbon Market Expert - (International) 
• Master’s degree in environmental science, Economics, Climate Finance or related field. 
• Marine Scientist – National Expert 
• Master’s degree in Ocean/Marine Science or related field. 

Experience

• 5 years of experience in drafting legal documents in similar environmental areas. 
• Experience in international environmental law and regulations, and the application in strategic and/or practical situations. 
• Strong knowledge and understanding of ocean and climate issues, and the main challenges facing ocean sustainability, SIDS, and climate change.    
• Demonstrated experience in working with government and international institutions on policy and programmatic work in one or more of the fields mentioned above. 
• Demonstrated experience working on policy and programmatic areas with national, regional, local, traditional authorities and civil society organizations. 
• Experience in conducting consultations and leading and facilitating multi-stakeholder meetings at national, regional and local levels processes is required. 
• Excellent writing skills and strong oral communication skills, with the capacity to clearly and succinctly communicate to different audiences. 
• Working experience in an international organization or knowledge of UN policies, procedures and practices is an asset. 

Evaluation criteria

Quotes will be assessed based on the evaluation criteria set forth in this document (see Technical Questionnaire and the weightings apportioned to quality/price in terms of reference/RFQ).

Please apply for this contract by submitting a proposal to: [email protected] by Noon BST on 26 April 2024.

Applicants must also complete the Quote Submission Documents attached to the Request for Quotation (RFQ) document.