Antecedentes

The following documents shall be required from the applicants:

1. Personal CV or P11, indicating all past positions held and their main underlying functions, their durations (month/year), the qualifications, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate, and at least three (3) the most recent professional references of previous supervisors. References may also include peers.
2. A cover letter (maximum length: 1 page) indicating why the candidate considers him-/herself to be suitable for the position.
3. Managers may ask (ad hoc) for any other materials relevant to pre-assessing the relevance of their experience, such as  reports, presentations, publications, campaigns or other materials.

Office/Unit/Project Description

The Biodiversity Finance Initiative – BIOFIN – was developed to provide a comprehensive methodology for governments to: 1) review the existing policy context, 2) measure expenditure levels for biodiversity, 3) calculate future financial needs and 4) design strategic plans to deploy the right mix of finance solutions, tailored to the country context. The methodology has been conducted in 40 countries to date, with many now having reached the implementation stage.

BIOFIN is supported by the Governments of Belgium, Germany, Flanders, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the European Union. The initiative is part of UNDP’s Nature, Climate and Energy (UNDP-NCE) unit, hosted by the Ecosystems and Biodiversity (EBD) cluster under UNDP’s Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS).

BIOFIN’s first phase (2012-2019) enabled full assessments and initial implementation of finance plan elements in target countries. Based on lessons learned, a new and comprehensive version of the BIOFIN Methodology was developed. Significant scaling up of finance solutions is required in all countries to address the biodiversity finance challenge. BIOFIN’s Phase II (2018 – 2025) focuses mainly on the implementation of prioritised finance solutions while also allowing additional countries to undertake the initial assessments and create the finance plan.

UNDP-BIOFIN is seeking an Environmental Finance Analyst to provide technical services and support to countries from the Latin American and Caribbean region that are designing or implementing their national biodiversity finance plan. The Analyst will be part of the Global BIOFIN Team.

The ultimate purpose of this assignment is to support national teams and government counterparts to scope, design, develop and implement the prioritised finance solutions identified through the BIOFIN process, to achieve finance results in the country

Institutional Arrangement

• The Environmental Finance Analyst for the Latin American and Caribbean Region will be home based in the Latin American and Caribbean Region time zone or willing to work with Latin American and Caribbean region times;
• The Environmental Finance Analyst will work under the supervision of the BIOFIN Programme Officer and a Technical Advisor. The Environmental Finance Analyst will work with the global BIOFIN Team, national BIOFIN Teams, UNDP Country Offices, core and donor country governments, other international/multi-lateral organizations, and contractors;
• Given the global consultations to be undertaken during this assignment, the Environmental Finance Analyst is expected to be reasonably flexible with his/her availability for such consultations taking into consideration different time zones where applicable;
• The Environmental Finance Analyst will be given access to relevant information necessary for execution of the tasks under this assignment;
• The Environmental Finance Analyst will be responsible for providing her/his own working station (i.e. laptop, internet, phone, scanner/printer, relevant software, etc.) and shall have access to a stable, secure and reliable internet connection.

Deberes y responsabilidades

Support the Design of national Biodiversity Finance Plans:

• Provide technical support and undertake reviews and impact monitoring of BIOFIN methodological outputs and processes, such as: workplans, bi-annual reports, inception reports, Policy and Institutional Reviews, Biodiversity Expenditure Reviews, Financial Needs Assessments, and Biodiversity Finance Plans;
• Travel to countries as needed to support the design of national Biodiversity Finance Plans.

Implementing finance solutions:

• Support the Technical Advisor in assisting National BIOFIN teams and government counterparts in identifying, developing and implementing the right mix of finance solutions, tailored to the country context;
• Support the Technical Advisor in designing and reviewing finance solution proposals developed by national BIOFIN teams following the BIOFIN Finance Solution Proposal template;
• Provide feedback for the development of terms of reference, country workplans, selected M&E activities, bi-annual reports, inception reports, final reports and other relevant documents;
• Provide feedback on technical documents related to finance solutions, such as feasibility studies, concept notes, policies, laws, regulations, by-laws, organisational charts/HR Plans, resource mobilisation plans, enforcement strategies, economic valuations, advocacy plans, or any other technical reports that are required;
• Travel to countries as needed to support the design and implementation of finance solutions and engage with key stakeholders to develop opportunities of collaborations for finance solution implementation;
• Provide support to the development of tailored guidance materials or other knowledge products on selected finance solutions, and provide inputs into project proposals for resource mobilisation as required;
• Guide national BIOFIN Teams to relevant experts, knowledge platforms, tools and other guidance material related to the prioritised finance solutions/mechanisms;
• Support the Technical Advisor in assisting national BIOFIN teams to identify opportunities to promote gender equality and sustainable livelihoods when designing biodiversity finance solutions.

Capacity development:

• Support the Technical Advisor in engaging in capacity assessments and capacity development of national stakeholders as required, helping to build up a large pool of experts in each country that possess the basic skills to implement the BIOFIN tools;
• Support the Technical Advisor in strengthening the capacity of a wider group of national stakeholders on prioritised finance solutions to beginner/intermediate level (as relevant), and support the process of institutionalisation with national training institutes and universities;
• Provide inputs to global, regional, and national technical workshops, regional conference calls, technical webinars, and website discussions as requested by the global BIOFIN team.

Knowledge management:

• Enable countries to share experiences through virtual and on site discussions;
• Write up articles, case studies, and other materials emerging from the BIOFIN process, summarizing key experiences and lessons from core countries;
• Support the continuous improvement of the BIOFIN, methodology and specific tools and other materials provided to core and non-core countries as part of BIOFIN’s methodology development objectives;
• Deliver high quality inputs for bi-annual donor reports on progress and impact in BIOFIN countries within given deadlines, and provide other inputs as required for briefing notes, case studies, knowledge management products, press releases, and other media products develop by the global BIOFIN Team.

Competencias

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas