Call for Expression of Interest (EOI) - Consultancy service – Forestry Carbon Modelling Expert

About SNV Netherlands Development Organisation

SNV is a global development partner, deeply rooted in the countries where we operate. We are driven by a vision of a better world: A world where across every society all people live with dignity and have equitable opportunities to thrive sustainably. 

To make this vision a reality, we need transformations in vital agri-food, energy, and water systems. SNV contributes by strengthening capacities and catalysing partnerships in these sectors. We help strengthen institutions and effective governance, reduce gender inequalities and barriers to social inclusion, and enable adaptation and mitigation to the climate and biodiversity crises. 

Building on 60 years of experience we support our partners with our technical and process expertise and methodological rigor. We do this in more than 20 countries in Africa and Asia with a team of approximately 1,600 colleagues. By being adaptable and tailoring our approaches to these different contexts, we can contribute to impact at scale, resulting in more equitable lives for all. 

SNV has been working in Vietnam since 1995 and currently has over 70 national and international experts. SNV Vietnam implements projects in more than 50 provinces across the country, including the poorest and most remote areas.

About the Project

The SNV’s project aims at reviving degraded agricultural and forest land while improving smallholder farmer's (SHFs) livelihoods through the market-driven promotion of agroforestry and forestry-based sustainable land management practices. The proposal project is also expected to sequester carbon dioxide and generate carbon credits; improve biodiversity as well as create green corridors in the landscape by intercropping and forest regeneration and enrichment models. SNV needs to seek and call for new investors/donors and finalise the project proposal/document.

SNV Vietnam is now seeking a dynamic and highly motivated consultant to utilize statistical modelling to create predictive models for two bankable carbon potential projects to finalise the project document and present to potential investors drawing from initial designs and feasibility done to date.

The consultant will be responsible for utilizing advanced biostatistical techniques to analyze and interpret carbon emissions/removal data, with a specific focus on biological and ecological aspects for two bankable carbon potential projects to finalize the project documents. The consultant will ensure the project document aligns with the requirements of the new donor/investor and the Vietnamese government.

Assignment Overview and Scope of Work/ Deliverables

Under the overall supervision of the Sector Leader, direct supervision by the Project Manager/Team Leader and in collaboration with the Agri-Food Team, the Consultant will perform the following tasks: 

• Accounting carbon potentials of the proposed regeneration/agro-forestry/AFOLU projects, including carbon stock quantification by utilizing advanced biostatistical techniques to analyze and interpret carbon emissions/removal data, with a specific focus on biological and ecological aspects
• Develop predictive excel models and statistical tools to forecast future carbon emissions and/or growth, considering biological and ecological factors for forest/tree carbon
• Provide/forecast financial flows of the proposed carbon projects
• Advise optimum models for bankable tree planting and agro-forestry projects
• Contributions include but are not limited to landscape data and analysis for agroforestry and forestry models (tree numbers/density, species, forest types and locations etc).

Timeframe:

The assignment will be implemented from late June until July 2025, up to 10 working days.

Submission Requirements;

Interested individual consultants should submit the EOIs with following information/ documents via the instructions in this site.

1. Letter of Interest
2. The consultants’ CVs which require:

• At least master’s degree in economics, statistics, forestry, agriculture, environmental science or similar fields.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in carbon modelling and statistics
• At least 10 years’ experience working experience in data collection, analysis, and interpretation related to natural ecosystems, with a significant emphasis on biostatistical data analysis.
• Background quantifying GHG emissions in successful carbon projects following market standards
• Proficiency in statistical modelling for forest/tree carbon and financial analysis of a bankable carbon project
• Excellent knowledge of Gold Standard methodologies
• Specific working knowledge and professional experience of the agroforestry and/or the Central Highlands/North-western region.

Other requirements

• Familiarity with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and carbon finance mechanisms.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to work with complex and extensive data sets
• Practical and applied understanding of mathematical and statistical related to forest/tree growth, yields and harvests
• Excellent interpersonal skills and team spirit towards work
• Good communication skills in English and Vietnamese, both spoken and written.
• Good computer literacy and proficiency in statistical software and data analysis tools, such as Python, or others.

      3. Due Diligence Documents via https://c.smartrecruiters.com/sr-company-attachments-prod-aws-dc5/58919688e4b0672cc03331a9/76742317-70ea-46bf-8275-3548b9cee018?r=s3-eu-central-1

Deadline for EOI Submissions: EOIs are due 17:00 on June 15th, 2025.

Selection Process

SNV will review all Expressions of Interest received in accordance with the guidelines and criteria in this solicitation. SNV reserves the right to exclude any EOIs that do not meet the guidelines. Please note that SNV is unable to provide detailed feedback to those EOIs that are not selected.

Step 1: SNV will shortlist selected EOIs, and unsuccessful respondents will be notified. Successful applicants will be contacted by SNV.

Step 2: SNV will release Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for the specific activities and contract with the selected consultants.

Protection of Information

We request that Expressions of Interest responses be free of any intellectual property that the applicant wishes to protect. Should offerors wish to include proprietary intellectual property that they believe would be helpful for SNV, please note the proprietary nature of such information. Costing information will be kept confidential and will not be shared beyond SNV.

Issuance of this EOI does not constitute a commitment, award, or engagement on the part of SNV nor does it commit SNV to any future commitment or engagement. 

Note: SNV reserves the right to change or cancel this requirement in the EOI/or solicitation process at any time.