Emplois au PNUD - 81874- Programme Assistant For the Africa Adaptation Init

Programme Assistant For the Africa Adaptation Initiative

Lieu :

Libreville, GABON

Type de contrat :

Individual Contract

Date de commencement :

Date limite de candidature :

14-Nov-18 (Minuit New York, États-Unis)

Niveau du poste :

International Consultant

Durée du contrat initial

15 Days

Langues requises :

Anglais Français

Durée prévue de la mission :

Le PNUD s’engage à recruter un personnel divers en termes de genre, de nationalité et de culture. Nous encourageons de même les personnes issues des minorités ethniques, des communautés autochtones ou handicapées à postuler. Toutes les candidatures seront traitées dans la plus stricte confidentialité. Le PNUD ne tolère pas l’exploitation et / ou les atteintes sexuelles, ni aucune forme de harcèlement, y compris le harcèlement sexuel, et / ou toutes formes de discrimination. Tous/tes les candidats/tes selectectionnes /ées devront ainsi se soumettre à de rigoureuses vérifications relatives aux références fournies ainsi qu’à leurs antécédents.

Historique

The Africa Adaptation Initiative (AAI) was developed as a response to a mandate from the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC), to enhance action on adaptation and implementing approaches to address loss and damage in Africa. The AAI was formally launched at the twenty-first Conference of Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Paris in December of 2015 and is being further developed by AMCEN and the African Group of Negotiators (AGN) under the guidance of a Technical Working Group (TWG) established by a decision by the African Heads of State and Government at the 26th session of the African Union in Ethiopia in January 2016. The TWG is chaired by the President of AMCEN and includes representatives of the AGN, the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the African Risk Capacity (ARC).

Since the launch of the AAI in 2015, the TWG in collaboration with other partners in the region carried out further elaboration of the initiative, which was articulated in an AAI Framework document. The framework was launched by AMCEN at the twenty second COP in Marrakech in 2016.

As the framework document outlines, the overarching goal of the AAI is to facilitate the closing of the action and finance gap for adaptation and to address loss and damage, through high-level advocacy and connecting relevant actors across the continent. The AAI is developing partnerships with other organizations working on the continent to help African countries access support to address the impacts of climate change in Africa. The AAI will work to advocate and facilitate scaled-up action in four priority areas that will serve as pillars of the initiative:

Enhancing climate information services;
Strengthening policies and institutions;
Supporting concrete on the ground action; and
Increasing access to and mobilising additional climate finance and investment for adaptation and addressing loss and damage.

More recently, the President of Gabon in his capacity as Chair of CAHOSCC pledged a contribution of $500,000 USD to the AAI in order to accelerate its implementation. The AAI is now entering its new phase of implementation, with a particular focus on resource mobilisation for its full implementation. One of the key inputs into the resource mobilisation process is a report outlining the State of Adaptation in Africa. The Africa State of Adaptation Report (SoAR) will establish a baseline and rationale for investing in Africa and in the AAI.

Devoirs et responsabilités

The overall goal of the assignment is to support the Africa Adaptation Initiative and UNDP teams, under the overall guidance of the AAI coordinator and the UNRC Gabon, to plan and hold the event at the AU Summit. Specifically, the consultant is expected to:

Helping design and finalize the programme for the AU High-Level meeting;
Helping identify and invite the participants to the meeting;
Working closely with the UNDP Gabon team to ensure all logistical, financial and administrative arrangements are in place for the meeting;
Performing all other tasks as may be deemed necessary by the RC or the AAI Coordinator for the proper organization of the meeting.

Logistics and administrative support

It is a home-based consultancy and the lead consultant will be responsible for providing her/his own working station (i.e. laptop, internet, phone, scanner/printer, etc.) and must have access to a reliable Internet connection. S/he will communicate frequently and provide extra inputs and advisory services as requested by the contractor.

The work might involve travels and their necessity will be determined by UNDP in close partnership with the AMCEN and AGN. In this regard, the Lead Consultant is responsible for ensuring that s/he has the necessary vaccinations/inoculations required. S/he is responsible for complying with immigration requirements when travelling and is required to comply with the UN security directives. Whenever needed, UNDP or the AMCEN Presidency will provide necessary administrative support for visa applications for official approved missions to be undertaken within the framework of Africa Adaptation Initiative.

Compétences

Functional Competencies:

Good understanding of development issues in Africa; knowledge of climate change an advantage
Outstanding writing skills, including ability to translate complex issues (including those related to statistics, financial flows and climate investments) into a language that can be easily understood by decision-makers at the highest political level
Strong ability to plan, organize, and implement complex events, particularly at a high diplomatic level, and report on work
Ability to work independently under minimal supervision;
Client orientation
Ethics and integrity and teamwork.

Qualifications et expériences requises

Academic Qualifications:

Masters level degree in development studies, climate change or any other relevant field.

Experience:

A minimum of 1 year of experience in development issues;
Previous experience in planning a high-level event would be an asset;
Computer skills: full command of Microsoft applications (word, excel, PowerPoint) and common internet applications will be required.

Language:

Excellent knowledge of English and French.