Empleos en el PNUD - 104247- Facilitator for the NDC Partnership Plans

Facilitator for the NDC Partnership Plans

Localidad :

country office, Líbano

Tipo de contrato :

Individual Contract

Fecha de comienzo del contrato :

15-Feb-2022

Fecha límite de postulación :

03-Feb-22 (Medianoche Nueva York, Estados Unidos)

Nivel de puesto :

National Consultant

Duración del contrato inicial :

15 working-days spread over a period of 1.5 months

Idiomas requeridos :

Duración esperada del puesto :

15 working-days spread over a period of 1.5 months

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Antecedentes

The Nationally Determined Contribution - NDC Partnership (NDCP) was launched at the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2016 in Marrakech, Morocco. It is a coalition of countries and international institutions working together to ensure countries receive necessary technical and financial support to achieve ambitious climate and sustainable development targets as fast and effectively as possible. It builds in-country capacity and increases knowledge sharing for climate policies to have meaningful and enduring impacts, and drive increasing ambition over time. The NDC Partnership Support Unit (NDC Partnership SU) is hosted by the World Resources Institute (WRI) based in Washington DC and the UNFCCC in Bonn.

The Partnership works through country-driven approaches and is founded on the principle that effective cooperation, together with horizontal and vertical coordination can fast-track the achievement of results and enhance the collective impact of invested resources. Member countries who request support and drive in-country implementation of NDCs (Nationally Determined Contributions) obtain access to a large network of partners who can deliver a flexible array of services (i.e., technical assistance, financial support, and knowledge enhancement).

In March 2019, Lebanon became one of the members of the NDCP. The country has focal points appointed from the Ministry of Environment and the Council for Development and Reconstruction and avails support of the Partnership in terms of technical assistance for the preparation of the NDC Partnership Plans among others.

The UNDP, through its NDC Support Programme, has been supporting Lebanon’s NDC development and update, including providing support to the NDCP’s work in Lebanon. Over the past years, this support culminated in the development of near final drafts of sectoral NDC Partnership Plans (i.e., energy, transport, agriculture, solid waste, water and wastewater, forestry, and cross-cutting elements). These plans include sectoral barriers and needs with corresponding enabling technical assistance activities, as well as pilot projects, which if implemented, will unlock further climate action to achieve the NDC, linked to specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Deberes y responsabilidades

The objective of the consultancy is to conduct the final round of consultations with the relevant sectoral ministries on the near-final NDC Partnership Plans, amend/update if necessary, secure the endorsement of the relevant ministries, and bring the NDC Partnership Plans (PP) to maturation for “Request for Support Letter” issuance to mobilize support.

To that end, the UNDP-Lebanon/Climate Change projects is seeking a technical facilitator with the below tasks and qualifications, with a main responsibility to facilitate the finalization of the NDC Partnership Plans:

Task 1: Conduct a quick review of the near-final sectoral NDC PP (energy, transport, agriculture, solid waste, water and wastewater, forestry, and cross-cutting elements)

Task 2: Support the project in identifying key-stakeholders and conduct virtual meetings with the relevant sectoral key-decision makers and present the NDC PPs and seek input for finalization. This round should also lead to the selection of 2/3 sectoral priority projects from the respective/relevant NDC PPs from each sector – and be accompanied with minutes of meetings from each consultation round

Task 3: Finalize the NDC PP in their final formats – with selected priorities indicated clearly and provide final compiled NDC PP sectoral plans with priorities and minutes of meetings as a final report.

For additional information, please refer to ANNEX I – Terms of Reference

Competencias

MANDATORY DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED WHEN SUBMITTING THE PROPOSALS

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

I. Academic Qualifications:

Advanced degree (Masters level or higher) in environmental management, environmental engineering or sciences, or related fields

II. Years of experience:

At least 7years of relevant work experience.

III. Technical experience:

A minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience in the field of environment management, environmental policy, environmental consulting.

Experience in national climate change action plans/strategies development is required.

Track record in engaging and interacting with national institutions.

Experience with the UNDP and/or other UN agencies and INGOs is an asset.