Background

SNV in partnership with IUCN, UNEP and ICEM are in the preparation phase of a project funded through the German government’s International Climate Initiative (IKI) entitled: Viet Nam Nature-based Solutions for Adaptation in Agriculture through Private Sector Transformation (VN-ADAPT), which is expected to start in early 2023.

The project goal is to strengthen Viet Nam’s resilience to increasingly urgent climate risks by promoting and scaling up nature-based solutions/ecosystem-based adaptation (NbS/EbA) in the agriculture sector. It addresses key barriers constraining the transition to sustainable land use and enables widescale adoption of NbS/EbA in the sector through three interlinked work packages:

1.    Improve decision support systems and builds multi-stakeholder partnerships, mobilising key actors around shared visions of climate resilient land use that prioritise the role of nature and ecosystem services.

2.    Develop legal guidance for mainstreaming climate and biodiversity objectives in sectoral and sub-national plans and new legislation to incentivise NbS/EbA measures in production landscapes at scale.

3.    Catalyse public and private innovation and investment on NbS/EbA in agriculture in two priority landscapes, the Mekong Delta and Central Highlands, which are important in global supply chains of rice, shrimp, and coffee.

SNV requires a qualified consultant to work closely with MONRE in preparing the project proposal, submitting for appraisal and approval of the VN-ADAPT Project Document according to the relevant regulations until the Project Document is approved. Key tasks include:

     i.       Review relevance project concept, proposal, background document

    ii.        Prepare short and concise project summaries for Vietnamese senior leaders.

   iii.        Support for preparation and organizing the meetings, workshops for the VN-ADAPT Project in accordance with Vietnam procedures.

   iv.        Coordinating and connecting agencies of MONRE to develop ideas, report to the leaders of the Ministry for approval, update the general design of the project.

    v.        Develop plans to coordinate with relevant agencies to implement the Project proposal development, report to the Leaders of MONRE for approval.

   vi.        Review VN-ADAPT full proposal and develop Vietnamese Project Documents.

  vii.        Work with relevant Ministries on project document review process

 viii.        Implement the process for approving the Project Document.

Submission Requirements

Interested organisations/ consultant teams/ individuals should submit the EOIs with following information/ documents via this site:

1.    Letter of Interest

2.    The applicant’s professional qualifications and CVs which requires:

-          At least ten years of relevant experience in natural resource and environment management, familiarity with relevant policies and laws (particularly in land, agriculture, rural development and/or environmental sectors).

-          Good understanding of information system, remote sensing, decision support system.

-          At least Master’s degree in environmental and development management.

-          Deeply understand MONRE structure and governance.

3. Self-Declaration form (for individuals https://c.smartrecruiters.com/sr-company-attachments-prod/58919688e4b0672cc03331a9/34e8b795-bd32-4be0-ab19-1916ebc3eed3?r=s3) and (for firms https://c.smartrecruiters.com/sr-company-attachments-prod/58919688e4b0672cc03331a9/35bf84ef-5ae2-4a2c-92ac-e98a64e4bcad?r=s3)

4.    Business registration certificate of the company (if any);

Deadline for EOI Submissions

EOIs are due 17:00 on July 10th, 2022

Selection Process

SNV Vietnam will review all Expressions of Interest received in accordance with the guidelines and criteria in this solicitation. SNV Vietnam reserves the right to exclude any EOIs that do not meet the guidelines. Please note that SNV is unable to provide detailed feedback to those EOIs that are not selected.

Step 1: SNV Vietnam will shortlist selected EOIs, and unsuccessful respondents will be notified. Successful applicants will be contacted by SNV Vietnam.

Step 2: SNV Vietnam will release Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for the specific activities and contract with the selected organizations/ consultants.

Protection of Information

We request that Expressions of Interest responses be free of any intellectual property that the applicant wishes to protect. Should offerors wish to include proprietary intellectual property that they believe would be helpful for SNV Vietnam, please note the proprietary nature of such information. Costing information will be kept confidential and will not be shared beyond SNV Vietnam.

Issuance of this EOI does not constitute a commitment, award, or engagement on the part of SNV Vietnam nor does it commit SNV Vietnam to any future commitment or engagement.

 Note: SNV Vietnam reserves the right to change or cancel this requirement in the EOI/or solicitation process at any time.