Historique
- Advisory services: assisting investors to understand the financial implications of climate change through the provision of training, carbon auditing, emissions management, project investment appraisal and policy development.
- Carbon asset development: assisting clients to implement carbon strategies through offsetting, carbon audits, and CDM and voluntary market project development.
- Asset management: establishing two funds: (i) a Clean Technology Fund to promote the migration of Dubai towards a lower-carbon economy through support to renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable transport, waste management, water treatment and ODS management; and (ii) a Project Finance Fund to make direct equity investments in technology companies or to provide finance through commercial partners.
- Trading and sourcing carbon credits: acting as a broker for DCCE’s own credits, and establishing and trading a portfolio of credits (proprietary trading).
- Build country-level capacity to address climate change by providing a set of integrated support services to assess climate change impacts and realistic response strategies; develop and implement policies, regulatory/market-based instruments and institutional change; and access additional resources to finance solutions and make sound investment decisions.
- Complement policy change and capacity development efforts at the national level by facilitating action at the provincial, municipal, and community levels.
- Address both mitigation and adaption, recognising that the window of opportunity to help countries to adapt to climate change is as narrow as that for mitigation if we are to reach the MDGs.
- Diversify the funding sources that countries can access and enable them to effectively combine and sequence these different financing sources.
- Promote public-private partnerships at all administrative levels.
- Mainstream climate change into all core development areas, including energy, agriculture, health, water resources, and infrastructure, emphasising that climate change is not only an environmental issue, but a core developmental concern.
- Output 1: Enhanced ability of DCCE and DCCE stakeholders to access global carbon markets – capacity development
- Output 2: Development of a CDM project pipeline – Project Design Document (PDD) development, ERPA assistance, carbon buyer identification and other project development services for a set of CDM projects originated through DCCE. A new CDM methodology will also be produced so as to open up the carbon market to additional mitigation opportunities.
- Output 3: Development of an Integrated Territorial Climate Plan (ITCP) for Dubai
Devoirs et responsabilités
- Design a work programme, in conjunction with UNDP and DCCE, to cover the period August 2011-December 2012 so as to ensure timely and coordinated delivery of project activities (including a structured programme of capacity development, CDM project development and CDM methodology development). Output 3, the Integrated Territorial Climate Plan, may be added to the work programme at a later date.
- Manage the work programme to ensure the agreed milestones and timelines are adhered to. This is of particular importance in the context of the CDM project development, where the timeframes associated with CDM project registration are inflexible and extremely tight.
- Manage the project budget.
- Coordinate project stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of the work programme – this will involve (for example) liaising with UNDP staff in New York and Bratislava to arrange missions and technical support; liaising with the UNDP Country Office in Abu Dhabi on budgetary matters; interacting with CDM project developers to collect data and clarify technical issues; liaising with the CDM Designated National Authority (DNA) – the Abu Dhabi Environment Agency – and Designated Operational Entities (DOEs) during the CDM project development process; and working with DCCE staff to ensure deliverables are of high quality and tailored to DCCE’s needs.
- Assist, where relevant to the Project Manager’s background, with provision of training and capacity development services.
- Manage project outreach activities, such as representation at relevant conferences and meetings and the production of relevant publications and reports.
- Report on project progress and activities to UNDP, the Supreme Council of Energy and DCCE
Compétences
- Ability to plan and implement project work programmes
- Capacity to build strong relationships with partners and clients, using interpersonal skills to network effectively
- Skills in managing stakeholders in a demanding and time-constrained environment
- Ability to react to problems and delays with practical recommendations and creative solutions
- Ability to produce high-quality outputs in a timely manner while understanding and anticipating evolving needs
- Ability to lead, manage complexity and contribute effectively to team-based activities and manage conflict and stress productively
- Ability to speak and make presentations in a public setting.
- Display cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.
Qualifications et expériences requises
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree, and ideally a Master’s degree, in Engineering, Energy, Environmental Science, Finance, Economics or a related field.
Language:
- Fluency in English (written and spoken) required.
- Fluency in Arabic (written and spoken) preferred.
Information technology:
- Ability to use MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
Experience:
- Minimum 7 years of work experience, including a substantial element of project management.
- Relevant professional experience in the energy or industrial sectors, and prior experience of the Clean Development Mechanism or other carbon finance instruments, are highly valued.
- Prior experience with the UN or other international organisations is valued but not essential.