Antecedentes

UNDP Country Offices are receiving an increasing number of national requests for assistance with understanding the implications of climate change on national development and preparing integrated strategies and plans to manage anticipated challenges and opportunities. UNDP has played an important role assisting countries to access and deliver climate change financing, as implementing agency of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), joint manager of the National Communications Support Programme and by delivering initiatives like MDG Carbon, Capacity Development for Policy Makers, the MDG Achievement Fund, Africa Adaptation Programme, CC-DARE, UN REDD, Carbon Neutral and Climate Resilient Territories, and the 2007 Human Development Report on climate change (activities totaling more than 220 million USD in catalytic funding). Yet at the same time, UNDP must further strengthen its climate change policy and technical advisory and management capacity.

Deberes y responsabilidades

Under supervision of the Assistant Resident Representative – Environment and Energy (ARR-P), within existing climate change structures in the country office and guided by the climate team at the Regional Service Centre and HQ, the national Programme Analyst (Climate Change) will:

Promote a substantive and strategic policy engagement on climate change with government and development partners, building on and ensuring consistency with international policy guidance on climate change provided by HQ

• Engage in climate change policy dialogue at national level with key partners -- including key line Ministries, donors, NGOs, private sector, and civil society -- on preparing for a post-2012 institutional and financial regime, using technical guidance available at the regional and global level and ensuring consistency with international climate policy guidance provided by HQ;
• Provide substantive inputs on national low-carbon, climate-resilient development strategies and plans and review of sector policies, which can provide the foundation for Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs), building on and ensuring consistency with international climate policy guidance provided by HQ;
• Source expertise and backstop on economic climate change impact assessments for vulnerable sectors of a country’s economy, as required, using technical guidance available at the regional and global level.
• Support capacity development of government agencies to programme climate change-related resources and provide advice on the effective use and management of different climate financing mechanisms, drawing on the EEG Environmental Finance facilities;
• Observe and engage in national and international climate change policy debates within the overarching UNDP climate change policy framework;
• Identify areas of comparative advantage for interventions where UNDP can add value and inform the Regional Service Centre and HQ;
• Advise UNDP management on all climate related policy issues to provide strategic advice and guidance with a specific focus on adaptation;
• Serve as a resource person on capacity development activities on climate change for the UNDP Country Office and UNCT.

• Support development of a programmatic approach at the UNDP/UNCT level to integrate climate risk management in the existing framework documents (UNDAF, CPAP) and project portfolios across all practice areas;
• Provide technical guidance and support to the country programme in identifying and addressing climate related risks and opportunities in all practice areas such as governance, poverty, environment, CPR, gender, capacity development) within UNDP as well as within the UN system;
• Provide technical and programmatic support in the area of climate change adaptation & mitigation to the initiatives of the country office including related project conceptualization, formulation and implementation
• Identify and elaborate UNDP components of the UN approach;
• Promote cross practice collaboration (poverty, governance, CPR, gender, capacity development) within UNDP as well as within the UN system.

•  Adapt global and regional technical and strategic position papers, presentations, advisory and briefing notes, for national circumstances;
• Prepare and adapt inputs to policy briefs/position papers that address links between climate change and other development concerns, in collaboration with other practices such as governance, poverty reduction, gender, crisis prevention and recovery, and capacity development;
• Under guidance of Country Office, and in collaboration with the Regional Service Centre and EEG, strengthen strategic and thematic partnerships with key stakeholders, particularly government, donors, private sector to identify opportunities, formulate joint initiatives with maximum impacts and efficiency, minimize duplication of efforts and reduce transaction costs;
• Explore the potential for private sector partnerships on climate change and explore opportunities for carbon/environmental financing;
• Support resource mobilization efforts of the government on climate change, especially tapping into the climate change specific financing mechanisms such as the MDG Carbon Facility, CDM, Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) scheme, and the UN Multi-Donor Trust Fund, etc.;
• Promote information sharing and facilitate dialogue within the donor community by initiating and/or participating in consultative meetings and preparing briefs and policy papers on climate change;
• Provide regular briefings on the status of international climate change negotiations and forthcoming events, using disseminated inputs from EEG and the Regional Service Centres. These inputs should contribute to the development and strengthening common UN positions regarding climate change issues;
• Ensure optimal flow of information about initiatives, projects, international climate negotiations, and related issues between CO and other partners, in particular the Regional Service Centres and HQ.

Competencias

Advocacy/Advancing A Policy-Oriented Agenda
Preparing information for advocacy:

• Identifies and communicates relevant information for a variety of audiences for advocating UNDP’s mandate.

Results-Based Programme Development and Management:
Contributes into results through primary research and analysis

• Assesses project performance to identify success factors and incorporates best practices into project work;
• Researches linkages across programme activities to identify critical points of integration;
• Monitors specific stages of projects/programme implementation;
• Analyzes country situation to identify opportunities for project development;
• Participates in the formulation of project proposals and ensures substantive rigor in the design and application of proven successful approaches and drafts proposals accordingly.

Building Strategic Partnerships:
Maintaining a network of contacts

• Maintains an established network of contacts for general information sharing and to remain up-to-date on partnership related issues;
• Analyzes and selects materials for strengthening strategic alliances with partners and stakeholders.

Innovation and Marketing New Approaches:
Enhancing processes or products

• Generates new ideas and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things;
• Documents and analyses innovative strategies/best practices/new approaches.

Resource Mobilisation:
Providing inputs to resource mobilization strategies

• Analyzes information/databases on potential and actual donors;
• Develops a database of project profiles. Identifies opportunities for project proposals for presentation to donors.

Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing;
Basic research and analysis

• Generates new ideas and approaches, researches best practices and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things;
• Documents and analyses innovative strategies and new approaches.

• Understands and applies fundamental concepts and principles of a professional discipline or technical specialty relating to the position;
• Possesses basic knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them consistently in work tasks;
• Strives to keep job knowledge up-to-date through self-directed study and other means of learning;
• Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments;
• Demonstrates in-depth understanding and knowledge of the current guidelines and project management tools and utilizes these regularly in work assignments.

Global Leadership and Advocacy for UNDP’s Goals:
Preparing information for global advocacy

• Identifies and communicates relevant information for advocacy for UNDP’s goals for a variety of audiences;
• Identifies and takes advantage of opportunities for advocating for UNDP’s mandate.

• Researches potential solutions to internal and external client needs and reports back in a timely, succinct and appropriate fashion;
• Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines;
• Anticipates client needs and addresses them promptly.

• Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity; 
  
• Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment;
• Self-development, initiative-taking;
• Acting as a team player and facilitating team work;
• Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively;
• Creating synergies through self-control;
• Managing conflict;
• Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member;
• Informed and transparent decision making.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

• At least 2 years of relevant work experience on issues related to climate risk, vulnerability reduction and capacity development;
• Background in partnership building is an essential requirement;
• Experience in working with government, donors or the UN previously is an asset;
• Experience in policy analysis, development work in the area of climate change and related issues;
• Familiarity with and contributions to high-level policy dialogues and advisory functions involving high-level government counterparts and other stake-holders;
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of the global debate on climate change and experience in multilateral environmental debates and dialogues and processes;
• Experience in advising on climate change adaptation and energy policy development a major asset;
• Proven experience and knowledge of the country’s institutional framework and policies of climate change is an asset.
• Experience in development planning is a major asset.