INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT PROCUREMENT NOTICE
Date: August 25, 2014
Country: Kazakhstan
Description of the assignment: International consultant on wildlife/hunting sustainable
management
Project name: Forestry and Hunting Committee of the Ministry of Environment and Water resources of
the Republic of Kazakhstan/UNDP Project “Improving of the national policy on natural resources
management, monitoring, conservation and sustainable use in the context of transition of Kazakhstan to
green economy”
Period of assignment/services (if applicable): 31 working days during the period from October
to December 2014
Proposal should be submitted by email to assel.zhakupbekova@undp.org no later than September 7,
2014.
Any request for clarification must be sent by standard electronic communication to the e-mail indicated
above.
1. BACKGROUND
Kazakhstan is the ninth largest country in the world, as a result the wildlife of the country is
rich. There are 93 hunting animal species in Kazakhstan, including 34 species of mammals and
59 species of birds.
However,after the Soviet times and economic reforms, Kazakhstan almost stopped wildlife
reproduction and commercial hunting. In many regions, wildlife resources were overhunted without
any biological or rehabilitation measures. As a result populations of many huntable, rare (vulnerable)
and endangered species has dropped.
Meanwhile, the total area of the hunting areas in Kazakhstan is 223, 2 mln ha out of the country’s
area (270 mln. ha), where 119,8 mln. ha (53,0%) are related to separate hunting concessions.
There are 698 of hunting concessions there. This means that hunters and local population use
wildlife resources quite strongly. The hunting management system is being reformed under current
policy since Kazakhstan became independent. However, in spite of ongoing work in this area, still many
questions related to managing the hunting areas, where the wildlife and land ownership is split between
private business, land users and the Government remain unsolved. The success of wildlife protection
and sustainable use depends on the development of organizational and legal backgrounds
stimulating resources flows into this area.
Currently, wildlife protection and breeding as well as development of the hunting management
include following extended issues:
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Existing hunting resources use system not fully meets current requirements in wildlife
protection, breeding and use.
 There is outdated hunting resources protection and breeding system in current hunting
management policy.
 There is outdated legal and economic mechanisms in current conditions of wildlife use.
 There is outdated enforcement mechanism regulating enforcement system in terms of
providing the punishment for offence committed in environmental protection and
natural resources use based on current conservation requirements
 There is insufficient and outdated system of information support, timely receipt and
analysis of detailed, reliable, science-based official information on wildlife resorces .
 There are mostly unprofitable private hunting concessions. The income generated from
organization of hunting, as a rule, is incompatible with expenditures for developing
hunting concession, keeping wildlife population, funding rangers, and maintaining
vehicle fleet etc. There is no return mechanism on investments, and clear understanding
how the economy (policy) of this sector to be built in conditions of modern Kazakhstan.
However, today there are many hunters in the country, who are interested in investing into
development of sustainable hunting and fishing, ecotourism, photo safaris, captive breeding etc.
2. MAIN OBJECTIVES, RESPONSABILITIES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED ANALYTICAL WORK.
Goal of work:
Based on international experience to identify key areas of improvement of wildlife
management through the development of hunting of Kazakhstan.
Responsibilities and main tasks of the consultant
1. Present international experience in following areas:
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application of legal aspects, tools (quotas, licenses, agreements) for ensuing sustainable
use of wildlife through the development of hunting;
conduction of monitoring and census (inventories) of wildlife at the national level;
conduction of inter-economic hunting management (schemes for wildlife use and
protection) at the national level;
application of species- and spatial-based approaches to wildlife conservation;
conduction of inter-economic hunting management: system, methodology and
examples;
conduction of economic valuation of ecosystem services in hunting;
demonstration of the models of financial mechanisms on sustainable hunting
management with examples presented.
2. Develop report on key areas of improvement of wildlife management through the
development of hunting of Kazakhstan.
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To review current legal basis of the Republic of Kazakhstan in wildlife protection,
breeding with advisory support from national experts. To develop recommendations for
improvement of legislation of Kazakhstan on wildlife protection and breeding and
propose regulations, which could adjust relationship between government agencies and
entrepreneurs in wildlife conservation, breeding and use;
Together with national experts to visit private hunting concessions, review current
monitoring system of wildlife of Kazakhstan, and develop recommendations for
improvement of monitoring and census;
To develop recommendations for application of species- and spatial-based approaches
to wildlife conservation;
To make proposals on improvement of technologies of inter-economic hunting
management;
To make proposals on improvement of technologies of on-farm hunting management;
To make proposals on financial sustainability of hunting concessions: keeping wildlife
population, funding rangers, and maintaining vehicle fleet and hunting concessions’
infrastructure;
To make proposals on implementation of different schemes of public-private
partnership for implementing and funding projects aimed at using wildlife resources
sustainably and developing infrastructure of hunting concession;
To develop action plan on improvement of wildlife management system through the
development of hunting of Kazakhstan
To participate in Workshop/Round table to discuss national and international
approaches to wildlife management and conservation.
Objectives of the consultant are:
Expected outcomes:
1. Presented international experience in wildlife management through the development of
hunting.
2. Developed report on key areas of improvement of wildlife management through the
development of hunting of Kazakhstan.
For detailed information, please refer to Annex 1- Terms of Reference.
3. REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
Required skills and experience:
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University diploma in biology, biological resources management;
At least 7 year experience in wildlife management, breeding and use, hunting
management;
Excellent knowledge of international legislation on wildlife management, breeding and
conservation;
Strong skills in written presentations and reports
Fluency in English
4. DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED WHEN SUBMITTING THE PROPOSALS.
Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate
their qualifications:
1. Financial proposal;
2. Confirmation of Interest and Submission of Financial Offer form;
3. Copies of diploma (-s)/certificate (-s) that can prove the candidates qualification (-s) and
education
4. UN Personal History Form P-11
5. FINANCIAL PROPOSAL
The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount, and payment terms around specific and
measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables (i.e. whether payments fall in installments or
upon completion of the entire contract), using the format provided in the table below. Payments are
based upon output, i.e. upon delivery of the services specified in the TOR. In order to assist the
requesting unit in the comparison of financial proposals, the financial proposal will include a breakdown
of this lump sum amount (including travel, per diems, and number of anticipated working days).
All envisaged travel costs must be included in the financial proposal. This includes all travel to join duty
station/repatriation travel. In general, UNDP should not accept travel costs exceeding those of an
economy class ticket. Should the IC wish to travel on a higher class he/she should do so using their own
resources.
In the case of unforeseeable travel, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal
expenses should be agreed upon, between the respective business unit and Individual Consultant, prior
to travel and will be reimbursed.
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Deliverables
Timeframe
Presented the international experience of wildlife
management and hunting
October 2014
Meeting and joint work with national expert, visiting
private hunting concession
October 2014
Payment
20 % upon the
contract
3 days homesigning
based work
40%
6 days for 1 trips
1st visit to Kazakhstan, Astana s., Almaty s. and
Almaty oblast
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Prepared recommendations for improvement of
monitoring and census system of wildlife, developed
recommendations for application of species- and
spatial-based approach to wildlife conservation.
November 2014
Prepared recommendations for improvement of
legislation of Kazakhstan on wildlife protection,
breeding and use.
November 2014
Made proposals on improvement of technologies of
inter-economic and on-farm hunting management;
November 2014
Made proposals on financial sustainability of hunting
concessions, presented schemes on private-public
partnership.
December 2014
3 days homebased work
4 days homebased work
4 days homebased work
3 days homebased work
40%
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Participation in Workshop/round table on discussion December 2014
of national and international approaches to wildlife
3 days 1 trip
management and conservation.
2nd visit to Kazakhstan Almaty s. and Almaty oblast
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Developed action plan on improvement of wildlife December 2014
management system through the development of
5 days homehunting of Kazakhstan
based work
Remarks:
 EXPERT is responsible for the quality of submitted materials under his/her
responsibilities.
 EXPERT works under the direction of National biodiversity projects coordinator
Reporting:
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EXPERT develops report in English or Russian;
Reports are to be submitted electronically in MS Word format for Windows
6. EVALUATION
Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodologies:
Cumulative analysis
When using this weighted scoring method, the award of the contract should be made to the individual
consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:
a) responsive/compliant/acceptable, and
b) Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial
criteria specific to the solicitation.
* Technical Criteria weight (70%);
* Financial Criteria weight (30%);
Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 350 point would be considered for the Financial Evaluation
Criteria
Weight
Max. Point
Technical
70%
500
University diploma in biology,
biological resources
management
At least 7 year experience in
wildlife management, breeding
and use, hunting management
Excellent knowledge of
international legislation on
wildlife management, breeding
and conservation
Strong skills in written
presentations and reports
Fluency in English
30%
150
40%
200
10%
50
10%
50
10%
50
Financial
30%
ANNEX
ANNEX 1- TERMS OF REFERENCES (TOR)
ANNEX 2 – TEMPLATE FOR CONFIRMATION OF INTEREST AND SUBMISSION OF FINANCIAL OFFER
FORM
ANNEX 3- INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS