Community Economic Development Expert, GRIF Amerindian Development Fund
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Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) of Guyana sets out the vision
through which economic development and climate change mitigation will be
enabled in the course of the generation of payments for standing forest
and eco-system services. The Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund (GRIF) has
been established to channel results-based payments for avoided
deforestation towards the implementation of the LCDS. Some of the
resources mobilized through the LCDS are in part directed to more
inclusive models of pro-poor growth, targeting those most affected by
poverty. Critical to the realization of goals set out in the LCDS is
recognition of the important role that indigenous communities play in
protecting and sustainably managing the forests. In an effort to create a framework for local economic development based on the principles of low carbon/low impact growth, sustainability, and environmental protection, UNDP will work in the GRIF framework to implement a model of community economic development that expands economic opportunities at community level and improve livelihoods. Due to the increasing role of regional development and local economic growth, local Development as a practice features an outcome on establishing a system for strengthening entrepreneurial capacity building and facilitating private sector partnerships for ‘green jobs,’ rural livelihoods and development of Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSME) in order to improve economic choices and achieve balanced regional growth. There are in excess of 180 Indigenous communities located across Guyana but concentrated in a geographic space referred to as the rural interior/hinterland, situated mostly within the boundaries of regions 1, 2, 7, 8, and 91. The population of those communities range between 150 and 5,000 inhabitants. The poverty levels in the rural interior where most of the indigenous communities are located are high, combined 78.6 percent according to the household budget survey of 2006. Like some aspects of the rest of the national economy, indigenous communities are primarily involved in subsistence, primary productive activities such as agriculture, hunting, fishing and small scale logging and mining, among others. Community Development Plans (CDPs) identified their priority projects to be financed through the LCDS Amerindian Development Fund (ADF). Since access to development finance is a challenge, the GRIF ADF development financing will be streamlined into a transparent and accountable mechanism to support community development projects. This would entail setting up a structure, criteria, distribution mechanism among other things, for the easy access to financial resources for indigenous communities, taking into consideration lessons learnt from existing mechanisms. Additionally, the existing planning, managing, and implementation capacities will be strengthened for the sustainable livelihood activities undertaken by indigenous communities.
UNDP
Guyana has been selected as a Partner Entity of the GRIF. As a partner
entity, UNDP will work with the Government to develop selected projects,
including the Amerindian Development Fund.
The
primary purpose of the Amerindian Development Fund is to support the
emergence and development of healthy village level economies.
As
a partner entity, UNDP is expected to apply its social, environmental
and fiduciary safeguards to the development of the ADF, and draw on its
global knowledge and experiences in supporting local economic
development.
For the first months of Project
(or Phase 1), project activities will be done under the direct
implementation modality, after which the intention is to transition to a
national implementation modality, through the Ministry of Amerindian
Affairs.
The objectives of Phase 1 are to:
Scope of Work:
This
mandate is taking place under the direct supervision of the Project
Manager to whom the incumbent will submit reports which includes
submission of monthly reports describing the activities, results
achieved, difficulties encountered, findings, lessons learned,
conclusions and recommendations. For the implementation of her/his
mandate, the Community Economic Development Expert will work closely
with representatives of the selected Amerindian Communities, Ministry of
Amerindian Affairs (MoAA) and other stakeholders in the Regions where
the ADF is operating. The Community Economic Development Expert will be
based at the UNDP Office, 42 Brickdam and United Nations Place, Stabroek
Georgetown and will be required to work 37.5 hours per week with
frequent travel to Amerindian communities.
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Duties and Responsibilities |
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More specifically, the responsibilities of the Community Economic Development Expert will be, but not limited to:
Design and Operationalise a scalable financial disbursement mechanism
Develop financial management and fiduciary capacities at national, regional and community levels
In the framework of this project, the Community Economic Development Expert must deliver, in partnership with ADF team and UNDP/MoAA representatives the following four deliverables:
The Community Economic Development Expert will prepare monthly reports according to the work completed and submit to the Project Manager. Reports will be analysed on a monthly basis by the Project Manager and UNDP and MoAA representatives. Other reports may be required from time to time. |
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Competencies |
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Required:
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Required Skills and Experience |
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Education
Experience
Required:
Fluency in English IMPORTANT NOTICE:
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