Background
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The following documents shall be required from the applicants:
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.
A cover letter (maximum length: 1 page) indicating why the candidate considers him-/herself to be suitable for the position.
Managers may ask (ad hoc) for any other materials relevant to pre-assessing the relevance of their experience, such as reports, presentations, publications, campaigns or other materials.
- Office/Unit/Project Description
As the largest single operational and financial UN player in the field of environmental sustainability, UNDP is widely recognized as a global leader in supporting governments to sharpen policy, access finance and develop capacity for the management of biodiversity and ecosystems for sustainable development and poverty eradication. UNDP’s work on nature has as an overall strategic objective to maintain and enhance the goods and services provided by biodiversity and ecosystems in order to secure livelihoods, food, water and health, enhance resilience, conserve threatened species and their habitats, and increase carbon storage and sequestration.
UNDP is expanding its efforts to engage private sector in biodiversity financing, contributing to the overall objective of redirecting global finance flows from nature negative to nature positive, as a prerequisite system change for achieving the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Programme and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Among the instruments in biodiversity finance, emerging attention is being dedicated to biodiversity credits. “Biodiversity credits, or ‘biocredits’ (aka, nature credits, biodiversity tokens and alike), are emerging as a quantifiable unit of biodiversity, supported by a scientific methodology, that can incentivise nature conservation and restoration to benefit marginalised groups living with nature.
UNDP has been assisting in setting the Biodiversity Credits Alliance (BCA) with the mission to bring clarity and guidance for the formulation of a credible and scalable biodiversity credit market under Global Biodiversity Credit Principles. An Informal Working Group (IWG), composed of BCA founding members, including UNDP, is being established to formulate BCA’s governance structures, formalise BCA’s mandate, and act as its initial representatives during its development.
- Institutional Arrangement
- The incumbent will work from home;
- The incumbent will report to, and be directly supervised by, the Senior Nature Economist;
- The incumbent will be given access to relevant information necessary for the execution of the tasks under this assignment;
- The incumbent will be responsible for providing her/his own workstation (i.e., laptop, internet, phone, scanner/printer, etc.) and must have access to reliable internet connection;
- Given the global consultations to be undertaken during this assignment, the incumbent is expected to be reasonably flexible with his/her availability for such consultations taking into consideration different time zones.
- The incumbent may be asked to travel on business matters. (Travel expenses are compensated by UNDP separately)
Travel:
- position may require business travel.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Duties and Responsibilities
The Global Coordinator of the Informal Working Group on Biodiversity Credits (hereinafter “Coordinator”) will facilitate BCA’s initial development, and will be responsible for management and coordination of activities in the assigned subject area. The Coordinator will be reporting to Senior Nature Economist at BPPS NCE (Nature, Climate and Energy Unit of the Bureau on Program and Policy Support of UNDP). S/he will work closely with BCA partners, as well as, with relevant colleagues from Nature, Climate and Energy Unit (NCE) and UNDP Financial Sector Hub (FSH) ensuring integrated support. The incumbent will also contribute to the development of strategies and action plans for building partnerships, communications, and resource mobilization in the area of biodiversity credits.
The Coordinator will be expected to carry out the following tasks:
BCA Informal Working Group management (30%)
- Coordinate the day-to-day management of the BCA, including setting and coordinating regular meetings and exchanges with BCA members.
- Managing the initial budget provided by the BCA.
- Lead the implementation of BCA activities, as well as responsibility for the production of approved BCA knowledge material.
- Set up and maintains document control procedures and a document filing system for BCA, including for supporting budget reviews, continuously integrating relevant new information/data;
- Supports the preparation of reports, BCA financial status, presentations and briefing notes.
Stakeholder engagement (20%)
- Drives BCA membership and onboarding processes, ensuring that all stakeholders are well informed of the status and progress of BCA;
- Maps stakeholders with potential interest in joining BCA and facilitates knowledge exchange across existing members;
- Keep abreast of policies and programmes globally that support the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and opportunities for biodiversity credits and engagement of UNDP and BCA partners.
Partnerships development (20%)
- Maps, identifies and applies for funding opportunities to ensure the BCA’s long term budgetary needs;
- Responds to stakeholders’ queries on BCA strategies and other technical and policy aspects related to biodiversity credits:
- Leads on design and implementation of partnerships and resource mobilization in the area of biodiversity credits,
- Supports UNDP and BCA partners in advocacy and partnership discussions in the area of biodiversity credits.
Communication and advocacy (20%)
- Syntheses lesson learnt and best practices regarding biodiversity credits.
- Oversees implementation of the communications and advocacy strategy of BCA.
- Develops and keeps regularly updated content for the BCA website.
- Coordinates, reviews and integrates inputs received from BCA members for the creation of external communication material.
Competencies
- Competencies
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Achieve Results | LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact |
Think Innovatively | LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems |
Learn Continuously | LEVEL 3: Go outside comfort zone, learn from others and support their learning |
Adapt with Agility | LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands |
Act with Determination | LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results |
Engage and Partner | LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration |
Enable Diversity and Inclusion | LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity |
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Thematic Area | Name | Definition |
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Business Management | Partnerships Management |
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Business Management | Resource Management |
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General | Event planning and execution |
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2030 Agenda: Planet | Nature, Climate and Energy |
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Partnership management
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2030 Agenda: Engagement & Effectiveness | Effectiveness |
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Business management | Communication |
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2030 Agenda: Planet | Nature, Climate and Energy |
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Required Skills and Experience
- Minimum Qualifications of the Successful IPSA
Min. Academic Education |
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Min. years of relevant Work experience |
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Required skills |
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Desired additional skills |
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Required Language(s) (at working level) |
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Professional Certificates | NA |