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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues and Friends,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">UNDP Viet Nam is seeking an International Consultant to conduct a study on the market opportunities available for financial institutions and service providers with the aim to promote sustainable industrial production in steel and chemical
 fertilizer sector for project &#8220;Strengthening capacity on climate change initiatives in the Industry and Trade sectors&#8221;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The assignment consists of undertaking a study on the market opportunities available, identify capacity needs and recommend solutions both from supply and demand side. Therefore, the study will examine:
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; from the perspective of commercial financial institutions - local and international practices (in providing loans and funding models for sustainable low carbon industrial production) to identify policy/capacity needs and
 recommend solutions in promoting loans for sustainable industrial production in Vietnam, and
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; from the perspective of service providers -business models (in house department in large enterprises or external consultancies), financing used (project-based, equity, third party) and service delivery (audits, performance
 based contracts, equipment and chemical leasing arrangements) to identify capacity/policy needs and recommend solutions/actions to address the needs.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The estimated duration of the assignment is for 25 work days total with one 5 day mission to Viet Nam in Q II and III 2014<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Procurement Notice can be downloaded from <a href="http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=14994">
http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=14994</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Interested candidates are invited to send: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>Letter of interest explaining: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">&#8226;<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><![endif]>Why they are the most suitable for the work and responsive to the requirement in Evaluation Criteria.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">&#8226;<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><![endif]>Methodology, workplan<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">(ii)<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><![endif]>One writing sample <o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">(iii)<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><![endif]>Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references to:
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ms. Le Tuyet Sinh at <a href="mailto:le.tuyet.sinh@undp.org">
le.tuyet.sinh@undp.org</a>, Procurement Unit, UNDP Viet Nam<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Submission deadline: 07 April 2014<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We appreciate your cooperation and assistance for circulation among your colleagues and possible bidders.<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#365F91">United Nations
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Development Programme<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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