Background
Duties and Responsibilities
The overall objective of the assignment is to support the Partners during and immediately after the scoping mission with preparing the GCF Country Readiness Plan for either Uzbekistan, Kenya or the Philippines.
More specifically, the consultant(s) will facilitate this process by:
- Strengthening and validating the analyses of climate finance readiness and capacity gaps of either Uzbekistan, Kenya or the Philippines using the common country assessment tool;
- Developing and validating the GCF Country Readiness Plan for either in Uzbekistan,Kenya or the Philippines to be implemented as part of the joint UNEP/UNDP/WRI GCF Readiness Programme.
Scope of Work:
The consultant(s) will work with the UNEP/UNDP/WRI mission teams for either Uzbekistan, Kenya or the Philippines during and after the scoping mission.
The tasks will include:
- Study pre-mission report prepared by the partners that includes a draft country assessment and a preliminary capacity gap analysis and identify strengths, weaknesses, issues and opportunities;
- Participate in scoping missions and provide substantive inputs to the discussions;
- Based on mission outcomes and using the country assessment tool prepared by the partners, collect further information and undertake further analyses on key-issues with regard to the country’s readiness, including ongoing/planned activities from government and development partners to address these;
- Strengthen the country assessment, including the capacity gap analysis, which identifies country specific needs with regard to climate finance readiness;
- As mentioned in the BMUB TOR, the gap analysis being currently conducted by the UNEP National Climate Finance Institutions Support Programme (NCFISP or Fit for Funds) shall be used as a basis as well as any other experience the partners have made during the their climate finance support activities;
- Based on the above analyses, develop the draft GCF country readiness plan.;
- In the process, undertake stakeholder consultations (government, development partners, civil society organizations, private sector) through bilateral meetings and/or focus group discussions to assess whether interventions considered for the draft plan resonate well with stakeholders’ interests;
- Identify activities that could be undertaken in Uzbekistan, Kenya or the Philippines as part of the support package that the partners can provide to build GCF readiness;
- Present the draft GCF country readiness plan including activities to be undertaken under the GCF readiness country programme to stakeholders during a validation workshop and seek feedback;
- Finalize the GCF country readiness plan including activities to be undertaken under the GCF readiness country programme based on feedback received.
- Final country assessment report that includes the capacity gap analysis;
- A final GCF country readiness plan including activities to be undertaken under the GCF readiness country programme;
- Minutes of Meeting of Validation Workshop.
Institutional arrangement
Competencies
Functional Competencies:
- Demonstrated excellence in clear, concise and convincing writing and communication skills;
- Highly organized with strong analytical and research skills;
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a collaborative team and process;
- Ability to work with multiple stakeholders across a wide range of disciplines.
- Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
- Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
- Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
- Fulfills all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.
Required Skills and Experience
- Master’s degree in finance, economics or other relevant subject.
- Minimum 7 years of experience in policy analysis, advice and capacity development related to climate and/or development finance, and public policy/finance/budget management in developing countries;
- Expertise and experience in climate change and relevant sectors such as energy, forestry, agriculture, water and cross-cutting issues such as gender;
- Relevant experience in the region;
- Experience in project formulation is an asset;
- Experience working for the UN is an asset;
- Ability to work under pressure and time constraints.
- Fluency in English;
- Fluency in other UN languages is an asset.
http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=17064 (Uzbekistan)
http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=17065 (Kenya)
http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=17066 (Philippines)