Historique
- Mainstreaming sustainability into development policy
- Green economy strategies
- Social empowerment.
Devoirs et responsabilités
- Analysis of global trends in green economy with focus on clean technology investments and fiscal instruments to generate efficient use of energy, water, mining, building, transport, waste.
- Market analysis of scope for green economy in Saudi Arabia including economic growth potentials in specific sectors such as energy, water, building, mining, transport, and waste.
- Market analysis of scope for growth of green procurement and environmental goods &services.
- Assessment of clean energy technologies development/transfer, market barriers and finance.
- Workshops with public/private sectors to explore potential of green economy in generating new high-value added opportunities, green jobs, and improved economic competitiveness.
- Publication of a Green Economy Report.
- Design Green Economy Strategy based on assessment of opportunities for economic growth and competitiveness, and consultations with relevant stakeholders, public and private.
- Develop policy recommendations for overcoming market barriers to expansion and commercialization of clean technologies including market-based economic incentives and green finance mechanisms.
- Engage leading green investors for generating pilot projects in specific sectors such as energy, water, building, transport, mining, and waste and conduct series of workshops on public-private partnerships and green investment.
- Develop policy recommendations for testing, standardization, and certification of clean technologies, especially renewable energy.
- Training on green economy market based policy instruments and best practice models of finance and technology transfer practices
- Assessment of south-south cooperation potential in clean technology and green finance with leaders like China, South Korea, India.
- Support to dialogues with south partners to share green economy models and experiences.
- Support participation in global green economy forums to exchange best practices and build opportunities for cooperation.
Compétences
- Serves and promotes the green economy vision, mission, values, and strategic goals of UNDP and the UNDP-supported project with the Government of Saudi Arabia.
- Promotes a learning and knowledge sharing environment to engage global green economy lessons learned and best practices into national capacities
- Facilitates the development of individual and multi-cultural/team competencies on various aspects of green economy
- Plans and prioritizes work activities to meet organizational goals
- Strategic approach to problem solving
- Builds and sustains relationships with key constituents (internal/external/ bilateral/ multilateral/public/private/civil society)
- Seeks and applies knowledge, information, and best practices from within and outside of the project
- Demonstrates ability to handle working relationships with senior officials, academics and technical experts.
- Conceptualizes and analyzes problems to identify key issues, underlying problems, and how they relate
- Generates creative, practical approaches to overcome challenging situations
- Devises new systems and processes, and modifies existing ones, to support innovative behaviors
- Demonstrates outstanding communication skills, verbal and written.
- Possesses expert knowledge and advanced concepts in green economy theory and practice, a broad knowledge of global best practices, as well as an in-depth knowledge of relevant organizational policies and procedures
- Ability to apply expertise in green economy policy issues to capacity development in support Government and partners
- Demonstrates strong quantitative skills and the ability to carry out high quality green economy research, including statistical analysis
- Possesses proven ability to analyze green economy topics from a global perspective, with the ability to offer practical policy advice on = issues based on local realities.
- Uses Information Technology effectively as a tool and resource
- Keeps abreast of new developments in the area of green economy theory and practice and seeks to develop him/herself professionally
Qualifications et expériences requises
Education:
- Masters degree in Economics, Environment or related fields.
Experience
- At least 10 years working experience in analysis and formulation of sustainable development or economic strategies and policies, and considerable knowledge of green economy frameworks and global trends.
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