Deadline: Sep 1, 2016 - Closed
Call ID: 9
Announcement date: May 20, 2016
Full proposal submission deadline: 17:00, September 1, 2016
The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) is offering local grants within the framework of the project “Local Initiatives for a Sustainable Ukraine (LINK)”, with the aim of implementing priority activities identified in local energy security and environmental action plans. The grants are intended to help establish better cooperation with regional and local authorities with respect to energy security, energy saving, energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainable development, including behavioural changes related to energy resources use and alternative energy sources.
The LINK-funded projects should lead to the creation of cooperation platforms; support the transfer and exchange of experiences and good practices; and contribute to the realisation of local and national priorities. The projects should also result in increased public awareness and public involvement in key environmental and energy issues in Ukraine, as well as improved CSO networking and capacities for addressing local environmental and energy challenges.
The overall budget for the local grant scheme is EUR 100,000. Individual grants would range between EUR 10,000 and EUR 20,000 per grant. The grants selection process will run from May 2016 to October 2016, and grant implementation is due to start in January 2017.
Project proposals are accepted from registered CSOs from LINK partner regions (Ivano-Frankivsk, Poltava, Cherkasy and Zhytomir) and LINK partner cities (Ivano-Frankivsk, Kosiv, Poltava, Cherkasy, Kaniv, Berdychiv and Lubny)that are working to promote environmental protection, energy efficiency and security, and sustainable development.
If you are interested in participating in the programme, please read the Local Grants Guidance and submit your full application package (CSO Information and Cooperative Statement, Executive Summary, Narrative Description and Project Budget) as well as other supporting documents by 17:00 on September 1, 2016, by e-mail to link.grants@rec.org. Please include “LINK local grants” in the subject line.
For further information, please contact:
Mrs. Raisa Gerasina
LINK Grants Manager
E-mail:rgerasina@rec.org
Deadline: Jul 10, 2016 - Closed
Call ID: 10
The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) is a non-advocacy, not-for-profit organisation with a mission to assist in addressing environmental issues in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).
The REC is inviting applications for the position of short-term intern in the framework of the CSO component of the LINK project.
The intern will assist the REC’s Participatory Governance Topic Area team with the implementation of the CSO component of the LINK project while at the same time benefiting from on-the-job training and capacity-building opportunities at the REC. The intern will work with CSOs in the seven selected municipalities in Ukraine (Ivano-Frankivsk, Poltava, Cherkasy, Lubny, Kaniv, Kosiv and Berdychiv).
Priority will be given to applicants from these municipalities and to members of CSOs in the respective regions.
The intern will support project implementation and the organisation of capacity-building activities planned for the second half of 2016 and the beginning of 2017, including:
A university degree or equivalent in a relevant field, preferably environmental science, environmental/energy management, economics or socio-political science, international relations or European studies.
Six months, from August/September 2016 to February 2017.
The intern will be based at the REC’s head office in Szentendre Hungary. The intern will be provided with accommodation in REC premises (bungalow room with a kitchen) and a stipend of EUR 500.
Candidates should send a detailed CV and a short motivation letter in English (only English-language applications will be considered) outlining their interest in the internship and their qualifications.
Applications should be submitted by email to recruitment@rec.org and should include a reference to the position in the subject line (Short-term Intern Ukraine).
The deadline for receipt of applications is July 10, 2016.
Deadline: Jun 6, 2016 - Closed
Call ID: 8
The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe together with non-profit ecological NGO “Ecoclub” are pleased to invite the representatives of the civil society organisations and local government to apply to the Energy Master Class which will take place in the National Park “Buskiy Gard” during 1-7 of July, 2016. The applications are accepted from the CSOs and local governments of the LINK partner regions (Ivano-Frankivsk, Poltava, Cherkasy and Zhytomir) and LINK partner cities (Ivano- Frankivsk, Kosiv, Poltava, Cherkasy, Kaniv, Berdychiv and Lubny) that are working to promote environmental protection, energy efficiency and security, and sustainable development. The master class will take place within the “Local Initiatives for a Sustainable Ukraine (LINK)” project. For more information please visit this website http://link-ukraine.rec.org/index.php?page=dodomu
See attached the agenda of the Master Class.
The energy Master Class will introduce the participants to:
In addition, you will have a great chance to start the days with morning exercise or yoga and meet colleagues from diverse environmental organisations as the Energy Master Class is running in parallel with Energizer Camp.
We would also like to draw your attention to the location of the event. The Energy Master Class is a wild camp held on the riverside of Southern Buh, where nature remained unchanged through centuries. Thus, the participants will be accommodated in tents of two people, with the “field type” toilets, no running water, but the river, and a shower on the basis of solar collector. There is little mobile coverage and no internet in the camp. The participants are expected to equip themselves with toiletries (toothbrush, towel, soap and toothpaste) and comfortable camping clothes. The organizers of the camp will provide you with sleeping bags (although you may take your own), dishes and vegetarian food. All the relevant expenses (transportation, accommodation and food) are covered.
The application to the Energy Master Class will be conducted on a competitive basis. Please, fill in and send your application forms to link.energyMC@rec.org until June 6, 2016. The organisation or individuals who would like to contribute to the master class agenda are welcome to send their proposals as soon as possible.
We look forward to meeting you in July!
Deadline: Mar 7, 2016 - Closed
Call ID: 7
The Regional Environmental Center (REC) is inviting expressions of interest from individuals or companies to contribute to the writing of a manual on local energy security action planning, to be developed under the Local Energy Security Action Planning (LESP) component of the REC’s LINK programme.
The objective of the assignment is to write specific chapters of the manual on local energy security action planning. The manual will be drafted in the English language. Applicants should state clearly in a cover letter which of the chapters/subchapters (listed below under Tasks) they are interested in writing.
The rational use of energy resources at local level depends heavily on a number of policies in various sectors. In order to create sustainable energy systems, apart from tailoring energy efficiency, energy generation and energy distribution policies, it is therefore necessary to incorporate sustainable development principles into city planning; transport policies; waste management; and water management.
The LESP LINK component builds on the results of a U.S.-funded project implemented by the REC to develop local environmental action plans (LEAPs). In a participatory process, three beneficiary municipalities identified priority energy-related environmental issues, choosing in common waste management, water management, urban planning and transport. In all these areas there is potential to make significant improvements in resource management that can result in energy savings.
Local energy security (LES) action plans need to address energy-related problems in each of these areas in order to create a comprehensive approach to reducing energy dependence. For each of the areas, a set of actions and concrete projects will be developed under the LES action plan. A participatory mechanism will be built into the LES action plan, allowing civil society, experts, and interested members of the public to take part in the development, implementation and monitoring of the process. This will contribute to better solutions, leading to the overall sustainability of energy systems in their communities.
The LES action plans will address energy-related issues in several sectors. Each community will focus on priority sectors with the greatest potential to contribute to stable energy systems.
The selected contractor will provide input in English to the following chapters/subchapters of the manual, which will be developed building on previous REC experience in local planning. The contractor may contribute to specific chapters/subchapters or to all of them.
0. DEFINING ENERGY SECURITY
0.1 What is energy security?
0.2 Key dimensions of energy security
0.3 Elements of energy security
0.4 Main challenges of energy security in the 21st century
0.5 Threats to energy security
0.6 Energy security in Ukraine
0.7 Addressing energy security at local level
0.8 Local energy security action planning
0.8.1 Overview of the LES action planning process
0.8.1 Organisation of the LES action planning team
1 ACTIVITY 1: DEFINING SCALE AND SCOPE
1.1 STEP 1: INITIAL ASSESSMENT
1.2 STEP 2: SCOPING AND SCALING
1.2.1 Spatial definition
1.2.2 Topics of substantive focus
2 ACTIVITY 2: SETTING UP THE LOCAL PLANNING TEAM
2.1 STEP 3: STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS
2.1.1 Why analyse stakeholders?
2.1.2 Methodology for stakeholder analysis
2.2 STEP 4: FORMAL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LOCAL PLANNING TEAM
3 ACTIVITY 3: ASSESSING THE CURRENT STATUS OF ENERGY SECURITY
3.1 STEP 5: PUBLIC OPINION ASSESSMENT
3.1.1 Why undertake a public opinion assessment?
3.1.2 Stages in the public opinion assessment
3.1.2.1 Identification of issues to be researched
3.1.2.2 Review of literature and theories relating to the topic
3.1.2.3 Formulation of research aims and objectives
3.1.2.4 Identification of population and location of study
3.1.2.5 Identification of sample design, sampling frame and sample size
3.1.2.6 Identification of method of administering the survey instrument
3.1.2.7 Development of questionnaire
3.1.2.8 Conducting of pilot study and revision of the questionnaire
3.1.2.9 Conducting of main study on the sample using revised questionnaire
3.1.2.10 Creation of databases for statistical analysis
3.1.2.11 Analysis of data and interpretation of findings
3.1.2.12 Consideration of implications for the research aim and objectives
3.2 STEP 6: LOCAL ENERGY SECURITY ASSESSMENT
3.2.1 Definition of scope and data availability for the assessment process
3.2.1.1 Identification of key energy-related indicators for LES
3.2.1.2 Identification of prior energy-related studies and access to information
3.2.1.3 Identification of data availability and accessibility and collection of information and data
3.2.2 Indicator-based assessment
3.2.2.1 Identification of existing indicators and calculation of their values and final index score
3.2.3 Final LES assessment
4 ACTIVITY 4: ANALYSING AND PRIORITISING PROBLEMS
4.1 STEP 7: CONSTRUCTION OF PROBLEM STATEMENT
4.2 STEP 8: DEFINITION OF PROBLEM STATEMENT
4.3 STEP 9: PRIORITISATION OF PROBLEMS
5 ACTIVITY 5: DESIGNING AN ACTION PLAN
5.1 STEP 10: DEVELOPMENT OF A VISION
5.2 STEP 11: DEFINITION OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
5.3 STEP 12: IDENTIFICATION OF ACTIONS
5.4 STEP 13: SPECIFICATION OF ACTIONS
5.5 STEP 14: PRIORITISATION OF ACTIONS
5.5.1 Selection of criteria for prioritisation
5.5.2 Ranking of actions
5.6 STEP 15: FORMULATION OF THE FRAMEWORK ACTION PLAN
6 ACTIVITY 6: IMPLEMENTATION
6.1 STEP 16: DEFINITION/SETTING UP OF STRUCTURE(S) FOR IMPLEMENTATION
6.2 STEP 17: DEVELOPMENT OF AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
6.3 STEP 18: DOCUMENTATION OF IMPLEMENTATION
7 ACTIVITY 7: MONITORING AND EVALUATION
7.1 STEP 19: PERFORMANCE MONITORING
7.2 STEP 20: EVALUATION AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT
The assignment is expected to start in March 2016. The consultant will be directly accountable to the REC. The contract will be managed by the REC, and in this regard the REC will appoint a focal person(s) to whom the consultant must report directly.
Interested individuals or companies should send an expression of interest in English to: linkproject@rec.org. The offer should include:
Please state clearly in a cover letter the number and title of the chapters/subchapters that you are interested in writing.
The deadline for the receipt of offers has been extended from March 2, 2016, to March 7, 2016, at 17:00 (UTC+1 Budapest time)
The proposed price for this assignment must be fixed, must include VAT, and must be quoted in euros, using the price quotation template provided.
The following criteria will be used for the evaluation of applications:
Relevant education and expertise |
35% |
List of relevant publications |
20% |
Command of written English |
5% |
Relevant experience in Ukraine |
10% |
Financial offer |
30% |
Proposals will be rejected at the evaluation stage if they do not respond to important aspects of the terms of reference.
Deadline: Mar 6, 2016 - Closed
Call ID: 4
The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) is a non-advocacy, not-for-profit organisation with a mission to assist in addressing environmental issues in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).
Within the CSO component of the LINK project the REC is inviting applications for the position of organiser of an energy master class training for CSOs in the five selected municipalities participating in the LINK project.
The master class will be organised for approximately 40 CSO representatives and will comprise five days of interactive training. The training will focus on the following topics:
In addition to interactive presentations, the master class should provide hands-on training on the building of solar panels and other renewable energy applications. Smaller-scale parallel sessions for media representatives (as a separate group of stakeholders) may also be organised.
The organisers of the master class should include in the training programme existing energy-related experiences from the five selected municipalities participating in the LINK project. A half day should also be reserved for a CSO grant proposal writing course led by REC experts.
The training is tentatively planned for June 2016. It will be given in the Ukrainian language. The training could also take the form of a low-carbon energy camp.
The main concepts for the training materials should be provided to the REC team in English.
The organiser of the energy master class must have the following skills and competencies:
The REC is inviting applications from organisations with the experience and skills outlined above. Applications must include:
(1) the fee for organisers and trainers; and
(2) the direct costs of organising the training (preferably in the form of an energy camp).
Applications should be submitted to Kaidi Tingas ktingas@rec.org by March 6, 2016.
Please include “LINK CSO energy training” in the subject line.
Deadline: Feb 16, 2016 - Closed
Call ID: 6
Within the CSO component of the LINK Programme, the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) is inviting applications from individuals/organisations to deliver training to CSO leaders from the five municipalities participating in the LINK Programme.
The Organisational Development and Leadership course should be organised for approximately 40 CSO leaders from the five designated municipalities. The interactive training course should comprise two modules lasting four to five days each (including weekends), and should take place in spring 2016. The leadership training should encourage participants to move out of their comfort zone and should support the professional development of CSO leaders as well as their organisations.
The training should offer insights into the topics outlined below.
Self-awareness and self-management are integral aspects of leadership. Successful leaders:
Good time management addresses:
The CSO leader is the leader of a team. Their basic human resources management tasks include:
The leader’s responsibilities and tasks when developing the team include:
In terms of the organisation’s culture and values, the leader is responsible for:
A variety of teaching methods should be used, including self-analysis, group work, interactive lectures, modelling, case analyses, debates, individual assignments and creativity development techniques. One of the module outcomes should be an individual self-development plan that is completed as a home assignment between the two modules.
A variety of teaching methods should be used, including self-analysis, group work, interactive lectures, modelling, case analysis, debates, individual assignments, creativity development techniques etc. Based on the newly acquired knowledge, one of the module outcomes is the translation of the findings of the organisational self-assessment (an activity conducted between the two modules) into the organisational action plan.
The two interactive training sessions will take place in spring 2016 in two different locations (with a potential to host and accommodate up to 45 people) in the Ukrainian language. The training locations will be decided by the REC, taking into account the suggestions of the training provider.
The main concepts of the training materials must be provided to the REC team in English. The full training materials should be developed in the Ukrainian language.
The training provider should include within the training programme the following interventions:
The training provider will:
The REC will pay for the hire of the training facility, the equipment needed for the training (e.g. data projectors, interpretation equipment), and accommodation for the trainers and trainees.
The provider of the training is required to have the following set of skills and competencies:
The REC is inviting applications from individuals/organisations with the experience and skills outlined above. Applications must include:
Applications should be sent by email, with the subject line “Link CSO Leadership and Development Training”, by February 16, 2016, to Kaidi Tingas ktingas@rec.org
Deadline: Feb 1, 2016 - Closed
Call ID: 5
The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) is a non-advocacy, not-for-profit organisation with a mission to assist in addressing environmental issues in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).
Within the CSO LINK component, the REC is inviting applications to participate in the LINK CSO Organisational Development and Leadership Programme.
The REC is inviting applications from leaders and members of CSOs from seven municipalities (Ivano-Frankivsk, Kosiv, Poltava, Cherkasy, Kaniv, Lubny and Berdychiv) to participate in the Organisational Development and Leadership Programme.
The Organisational Development and Leadership Programme aims to:
The programme will consist of two interlinked components:
Selected applicants are obliged to participate in both components of the programme. This means that applicants must be available to participate in both modules of the leadership course, and in addition their organisation must be able to undergo the organisational self-assessment process and to host an international mentor for a few days.
On completing the programme, participants will have:
The CSO development programme will run in Ukraine from January 2016 to June 2016, according to the following steps and deadlines:
Applications are encouraged from candidates who:
Applications to participate in the programme are welcome from up to two leaders/members from each organisation that meets the above-mentioned selection criteria.
Based on these criteria, the REC will select around 40 leaders from approximately 20 CSOs to participate in the leadership course and organisational self-assessment process.
If you and your organisation are interested in participating in the programme, please submit the application form in either Ukrainian or English by February 1, 2016, to: Kaidi Tingas ktingas@rec.org
Please include “LINK CSO Leadership Programme” in the e-mail subject line.
Deadline: Nov 30, 2015 - Closed
Call ID: 3
The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) is a non-advocacy, not-for-profit organisation with a mission to assist in addressing environmental issues in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).
Within the CSO LINK component, the REC is inviting applications for the position of short-term intern in the framework of the CSO component of the LINK project.
The intern will assist the REC’s Participatory Governance Topic Area with the implementation of the CSO component of the LINK while at the same time benefiting from on-the-job training and capacity-building opportunities at the REC. The intern will work with CSOs in the five selected municipalities in Ukraine (Ivano-Frankivsk, Poltava, Cherkasy, Lubny and Berdychiv).
Priority will be given to applicants from these municipalities and to members of CSOs in the respective regions.
The intern will support project implementation and the organisation of capacity-building activities planned for the first half of 2016, including:
The above activities will include the performance of the following tasks:
A university degree or equivalent in a relevant field, preferably environmental science, environmental/energy management, economics or sociopolitical science, international relations or European studies.
Six months, from January 2016 to June/July 2016.
The intern will be based at the REC’s head office in Szentendre Hungary. The intern will be provided with accommodation and a stipend.
Candidates should send a detailed CV and a short motivation letter in English (only English-language applications will be considered) outlining their interest in the internship and their qualifications.
Applications should be submitted by email to recruitment@rec.org and should include a reference to the position in the subject line ("Short-term Intern Ukraine").
The deadline for receipt of applications is November 30, 2015.
Deadline: Nov 30, 2015 - Closed
Call ID: 2
The Regional Environmental Center (REC) is inviting applications for the position of regional coordinator in the framework of the LESP component of the LINK programme.
The regional coordinator will be based in Ukraine and will work closely with the REC team and with the five local coordinators who will be hired by the REC to coordinate LESP LINK activities in all five beneficiary municipalities. Two of the municipalities (Lubny and Berdychiv) will be developing local energy security action plans (LESPs) for the first time; and the other three municipalities (Ivano-Frankivsk, Cherkasy and Poltava) have already developed LESPs under the REC’s earlier project. In all five municipalities, the regional coordinator will support the local coordinators in assisting the capacity-building programmes implemented by the REC under the LINK programme, as well as in the implementation of one priority action contained in the action plans.
The role of the regional coordinator is to:
The position is for a fixed period of 12 months, with the possibility of extension.
Anticipated outputs include:
The regional coordinator must have the following set of skills and competencies:
The REC is inviting applications from individuals with the experience and skills described above.
Applications must include:
Applications should be submitted to the REC by Monday, November 30, 2015, at 17:00 (UTC+1 Budapest time) to link@rec.org.
Please include “LESP LINK Regional Coordinator” in the subject line.
Deadline: Nov 12, 2015 - Closed
Call ID: 1
The Regional Environmental Center (REC) invites proposals for the provision of services under a framework contract for the translation and editing of materials from English into Ukrainian, and vice versa.
The texts will be of medium difficulty and will contain technical vocabulary related to the following topics:
The REC is looking for an individual or organisation with the required high-level capacity to undertake translations in a swift and efficient manner.
The project is offering a framework contract that will be implemented through a general agreement and the signing of specific task sheets that define each particular assignment in greater detail.
The framework contract and the specific task sheets will come into force on the day on which they are signed by the contracting authority.
The signing of the framework contract does not commit the contracting authority to place orders and does not grant the contractor any exclusive rights to those services covered by the framework contract.
The contracting authority reserves the right to cease placing orders without the contractor having the right to any compensation. It may do so at any point during the duration of the framework contract.
The framework contract resulting from this call for proposals will enter into force on the date on which it is signed by the last contracting party. The provisional date for starting the framework contract is mid-November 2015.
The framework contract will have an initial duration of one year from the date on which it is signed, and may be renewed up to three times for an additional period of up to six months.
Contract renewal will be subject to the approval of the contracting authority before the period indicated in the model framework contract comes to an end. Renewal does not imply any modification or deferment of existing obligations.
The overall duration of the framework contract shall not go beyond April 2018. The contract may be terminated early if the contractor’s performance is deemed unsatisfactory.
The number, volume and duration of specific requests and tasks may vary from year to year.
The number of pages to be translated per year is estimated to be around 900. This is, however, only an indication and does not constitute a commitment on the part of the contracting authority regarding the actual future volume of services. The estimated number of specific requests per year will be communicated to the contractor in due course.
The global value of the framework contract is estimated to be no more than EUR 9,000.
The contractor must:
Participation in this call for tenders is open to both individuals and organisations (with or without subcontractors), and/or to groupings in any form.
Applicants are requested to submit an offer that includes:
(i) in the case of companies a company profile, including the number of personnel and relevant references; or in the case of individual applicants, a CV with relevant references;
(ii) a price quotation for Ukrainian to English (and English to Ukrainian, if there is a difference) to be stated in EUR. Please use the REC’s sample price quotation form.
Please send your offer to link@rec.org, with a reference to the call in the subject line.
The closing date for the receipt of offers is November 12, 2015, 17:00 (CET).
The decision of the Evaluation Committee will be made by November 16, 2015.
Only short-listed candidates will be invited for negotiation.
The following criteria will be used to evaluate bids: