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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Dear Colleagues and Friends,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">UNDP Viet Nam seeks 03 individual national experts (a team leader/Resource Planning Specialist, a Water Resource Planning Specialist and an Ecosystem Services Specialist) to undertake a Scoping Study for implementing
Functional Zoning (FZ) in Viet Nam- Project: Strengthening Capacity on Natural Resources and Environment Policy Development and Environmental Performance (NREP).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The objective of the scoping study is to lay the preliminary groundwork for the design and implementation of an FZ system in Viet Nam that will ensure a more scientific and cohesive basis for national and
regional land use, marine spatial and resource planning, to boost green development, quality economic growth and international competitiveness by enabling more efficient use of natural resources, optimized delivery of ecosystem services, guaranteed ecological
security, and an effective response to climate change.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">It is required that (i) The Team Leader/Resource Planning Specialist will work for estimated 40 working days; (ii) The National Consultant - Water Resource Planning Specialist will work for estimated 20 working
days and (iii) the National Consultant - Ecosystem Services Specialist will work for estimated 30 working days at home based and in Hanoi in the period from December 2013 to March 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Procurement Notice can be downloaded from
<span style="color:#1F497D">http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=13456<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Interested and qualified candidates are invited to send (i) letter of interest; (ii) the most updated CV and (iii) financial offer as given template to:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">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></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Submission deadline: <b>27 November 2013 (Ha Noi time)</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:130%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#333333">We appreciate your cooperation and assistance for circulating the message among your colleagues and possible bidders and apologize for inconvenience caused.<o:p></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:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Le Tuyet Sinh</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">Procurement Assistant</span></b><b><span lang="VI" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">United Nations
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Development Programme<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">Tel: (+84 4) 3942 1495 (ext 291)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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