Background

The following documents shall be required from the applicants:

1. Personal CV or P11, indicating all past positions held and their main underlying functions, their durations (month/year), the qualifications, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate, and at least three (3) the most recent professional references of previous supervisors. References may also include peers.
2. A cover letter (maximum length: 1 page) indicating why the candidate considers him-/herself to be suitable for the position.

Office/Unit/Project Description

The Biodiversity Finance Initiative – BIOFIN – was developed to provide a comprehensive methodology for governments to: 1) review the existing policy context, 2) measure expenditure levels for biodiversity, 3) calculate future financial needs, and 4) design strategic plans to deploy the right mix of finance solutions, tailored to the country context. The methodology has been conducted in 40 countries to date, with many now having reached the implementation stage.

BIOFIN is supported by the Governments of Belgium, Germany, Flanders, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the European Union. The initiative is part of UNDP’s Nature, Climate and Energy (UNDP-NCE) unit, hosted by the Ecosystems and Biodiversity (EBD) cluster under UNDP’s Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS).

BIOFIN’s first phase (2012-2019) enabled full assessments and initial implementation of finance plan elements in target countries. Based on lessons learned, a new and comprehensive version of the BIOFIN Methodology was developed. Significant scaling up of finance solutions is required in all countries to address the biodiversity finance challenge. BIOFIN’s Phase II (2018 – 2025) focuses mainly on the implementation of prioritised finance solutions while also allowing additional countries to undertake the initial assessments and create the finance plan.

UNDP-BIOFIN is seeking a Global Technical Environmental Finance Analyst to provide global programme management support as well as global technical support to BIOFIN countries. The Global Technical Environmental Finance Analyst will be part of the Global BIOFIN Team.  

Institutional Arrangement

• The Global Technical Environmental Finance Analyst will be based in the Istanbul Regional Hub;
• The Global Technical Environmental Finance Analyst will work under the supervision of the Associate Global Coordinator;
• The Global Technical Environmental Finance Analyst will work with the BIOFIN global Team, BIOFIN national Teams, UNDP Country Offices, core and donor country governments, other international/multi-lateral organizations, and contractors;
• Given the global consultations to be undertaken during this assignment, the  Global Technical Environmental Finance Analyst is expected to be reasonably flexible with his/her availability for such consultations taking into consideration different time zones where applicable;
• Global Technical Environmental Finance Analyst will be given access to relevant information necessary for execution of the tasks under this assignment.

Travel

• Approximately 5 international mission travels per year will be required to core countries and relevant methodological meetings;
• Any necessary missions must be approved in advance and in writing by the BIOFIN Project Manager;
• The BSAFE course must be successfully completed prior to commencement of travel;
• The Global Technical Environmental Finance Analyst is responsible for ensuring s/he has vaccinations/inoculations when travelling to certain countries, as designed by the UN Medical Director;
• The Global Technical Environmental Finance Analyst is responsible for obtaining any visas needed in connection with travel with the necessary support from UNDP;
• The Global Technical Environmental Finance Analyst is required to comply with the UN security directives under http://dss.un.org/dssweb/
• The Global Technical Environmental Finance Analyst will be responsible for making his/her own mission travel arrangements in line with UNDP travel policies

Duties and Responsibilities

Global programme support:

• Provide support to the overall global programme management including resource mobilisation, M&E, communication and knowledge management ;
• Provide feedback for the development of terms of reference, global workplan, bi-annual global progress reports;
• Support the organisation and participate to global and regional workshops;
• Support the organisation and participation of BIOFIN to strategic events such as the CBD COP.

Global technical support:

• Support the development of technical knowledge products related to biodiversity finance solutions and provide input as required in publications, podcasts, web articles, etc.;
• Engage in cross country analysis related to finance solutions implementation, national biodiversity expenditures and financial needs;
• Provide input and coordinate the updating of the Finance Solution Catalogue, the Biodiversity Expenditure Taxonomy and the Biodiversity Finance Sources Database;
• Provide input and support the continuous update of the BIOFIN Workbook.

Technical support to BIOFIN countries:

• Provide technical support and undertake reviews and impact monitoring of BIOFIN methodological outputs and processes, such as: workplans, bi-annual reports, inception reports, Policy and Institutional Reviews, Biodiversity Expenditure Reviews, Financial Needs Assessments, and Biodiversity Finance Plans;
• Travel to countries as needed to support the design of national Biodiversity Finance Plans.
• Support Technical Advisors in assisting National BIOFIN teams and government counterparts in identifying, developing and implementing the right mix of finance solutions, tailored to the country context;

Capacity development:

• Support Technical Advisors in strengthening the capacity of a wider group of national stakeholders on prioritised finance solutions to beginner/intermediate level (as relevant), and support the process of institutionalisation with national training institutes and universities;

Competencies

Required Skills and Experience

Minimum Qualifications of the Successful IPSA