Background

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of the UNDP Energy And Environment (E&E) Climate Change Regional Strategy;
• Ensure the successful implementation of the “Long-term climate change investment and financial flows assessments and policies strengthened in region to face the challenges of the post-2012 climate change regime” project;
• Provide technical support to the RSC, Country Offices (COs), and national decision makers on I&FF assessments and policies and climate change budgetary planning issues related to the post-2012 climate regime in order to strengthen UNDP’s support to national governments.
• Ensure coordination with UNDP HQ in the implementation of global projects and corporate activities related to IF&F assessments, as well as any additional initiatives regarding the policy implications of economic planning for addressing climate change that may arise as a   result of UNFCCC negotiations over a future climate change regime.

Support the implementation of the UNDP Energy And Environment (E&E) Climate Change Regional Strategy, by:

• Strengthening RSC, CO and Executing Agency partner capacities to manage projects;
• Organizing and strengthening the Practice Information Management System;
• Providing support to COs, advising environmental focal points as well as consultants on procedural issues, approval processes and associated time-frames;
• Coordinating and managing information flow between COs & HQ on the regional portfolio and climate change policy related issues;
• Participating in cross-Focal Area dialogue, common strategic visioning, mainstreaming, programming, and other collaboration within the regional team;
• Supporting the development of strategic plans and partnerships, and liaising with other agencies and partners; 
• Assisting with inception, contracting and start up of projects including establishment of indicators, benchmarks and work plans; 
• Assisting, establishing and maintaining partnership with key donors and other actors;
• Generating knowledge products and stimulating knowledge sharing.

Ensure the successful implementation of the “Long-term climate change investment and financial flows assessments and policies strengthened in region to face the challenges of the post-2012 climate change regime”, by:

• Planning and coordinating all project activities and ensuring their appropriate implementation;
• Identifying and developing strategic partnerships with other institutions working on similar issues to ensure a coordinated approach and leverage additional financing for the project;
• Developing annual work plans and budgets and reporting on their implementation status;
• Preparing Terms of Reference (TORs) for inputs (individual and institutional consultancy services, organization of training, workshops, etc.) with expert technical support, as required;
• Supervising contracted consultants and institutions, and evaluating their performance in delivering outputs as described in their ToRs, ensuring inputs are processed in a timely and transparent manner;
• Ensuring technical backstopping to national and regional activities is provided in a timely manner and to an appropriate standard;
• Assisting countries to identify appropriate international and regional experts, as required;
• Reviewing products prepared by countries, providing guidance to countries and any additional backstopping entities;
• Providing strategic inputs and advice to the RSC, Regional Bureau and HQ, as needed.

Provide technical support to the RSC, COs, and national decision makers on I&FF assessments and policies and climate change budgetary planning issues related to the post-2012 climate regime in order to strengthen UNDP’s support to national governments, by:

• Sharing information related to I&FF assessments with the regional and HQ teams;
• Supporting the development of technical papers, presentations, advisory and briefing notes that provide climate change budgetary planning advice to decision makers in LAC and UNDP corporately;
• Ensuring the widespread dissemination of UNDP’s climate change activities to high level decision makers in the LAC region, through participation and/or organization of workshops, seminars, and other strategic interventions;  
• Developing strategic partnerships with other institutions supporting the establishment of the post 2012 climate regime and following up with the regional and HQ teams;
• Providing climate change budgetary planning advisory services on policy issues for the projects and the RSC;
• Conducting analytical work related to the project, as required, and sharing findings and recommendations.

• Supporting the successful implementation of global Climate Policy projects in LAC countries;
• Liaising with HQ and developing a coordinated work plan that integrates the Global Climate Policy projects and the LAC Regional Programme;
• Reporting to the RBLAC, the EEP, or any other UNDP stakeholder on the progress of project implementation, including the allocation of funding provided by donors;
• Jointly supervising the performance and activities conducted by the Global I&FF Officer in LAC (together with the Global Project Coordinator).

Impact of results

• Increasing national capacity on I&FF assessments and policies and climate change budgetary planning issues related to the post-2012 climate regime in order to strengthen UNDP’s support to national governments in the region.

Competencies

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling 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. 

Functional Competencies:

• Operational effectiveness.
• Excellent ability in negotiations. 
• Strong communication skills. 
• Excellent ability to develop proposals and fundraise with potential donors. 
• Ability to apply theory to the specific policy context to identify creative, practical approaches to overcome challenging situations. 
• Good oral communication skills and conflict resolution competency to manage inter-group dynamics and mediate conflicting interests of varied actors. 
• Good written communication skills, with analytic capacity and ability to synthesize project outputs and relevant findings for the preparation of quality project reports. 
• Maturity and confidence in dealing with senior and high ranking members of national institutions, government and non-government. 
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude. 
• Good team player, self starter, has ability to work under minimum supervision and maintain good relationships. 
• Focuses on result for the client and responds positively to feedback.

Required Skills and Experience

• Master’s Degree in Environment, Environmental Policy and/or Economics related to Climate Change.

• Five years relevant work experience and excellent knowledge in project management related topics.
• Excellent knowledge of all thematic areas of the climate change (i.e., the Bali Road Map building blocks).
• Excellent knowledge and work experience on Investment & Financial Flows for climate change in the region.
• Work experience in UNDP and knowledge of UNDP policies and procedures is desirable.
• Experience in working and collaborating with high-level government officials on climate change.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English and Spanish.
• Working knowledge of any other language of the region is desirable.