Antecedentes

• Develop national GHG inventory systems
• Identify and formulate Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs)
• Prepare Low-Emission Development Strategies (LEDS)
• Facilitate the design and adoption of mitigation action plans by select industries
• Design systems for the measuring, reporting, and verification (MRV) of the proposed mitigation actions.

Deberes y responsabilidades

• Contribute on behalf of the LECB Programme to UNDP publications, presentations, newsletters, and other outreach products on climate change, as required;
• Contribute to the web communication through the Programme website, as well as the Programme teamworks group and Programme UNDP page in terms of providing substantial information and Programme news;

 With guidance from senior project team members, the Climate Policy Specialist will:

• Analyse ongoing work in countries in the thematic areas of National Communications, GHG inventories, NAMAs, LEDs, MRV, Mitigation action plans;
• Contribute to an umbrella article on the characteristics of UNDP’s methodologies in the area of financial assessments relating to climate change, namely the Climate Public Expenditure and Institutional Review (CPEIR) and the Investment and Financial Flows (I&FF) methodology;
• Analyse experiences and best practices from the LECB Programme and synthesize them for continuous distribution among participating countries;
• Provide input to the development of the following global products: Guidance to countries on the preparation of lessons learned, Global Stakeholder Brochure, Thematic Brochures/Fact Sheets, National Fact Sheets/Case Studies, Global Lessons Learned Tri-fold, Powerpoint Presentation on General Information and Templates, Communication Toolkit, National Level Toolkits, Regional Workshops;
• Provide input to the development of material to increase visibility of Programme activities on the national and global level, particularly on the national level;
• Provide input to the development of a guideline for participating countries on including gender aspects in their national projects;
• Review the NAMA guidebook, which is developed under the Programme;
• Undertake reviews of project documents prepared by countries;
• Support the project team with results monitoring, including substantive analysis of project indicators;
• Establish and maintain a Roster of Experts for national project teams to consult
• Provide research and technical support services, as required.

Competencias

• Strong analytical, writing and communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; commitment to team work and to working across disciplines
• Proven ability to deliver reliably within tight timelines
• Focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to critical feedback
• Proven ability to work independently with little supervision and responsiveness during New York working hours
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude

Corporate Competencies:

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
• Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
• Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
• Fulfills all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

• Masters degree in environment, geography, economics, or a closely related field

• At least 5 years of experience on climate change, preferably in a developing country environment.
• Broad understanding of all thematic areas of climate change.
• Good understanding and experience with UNDP rules and regulations, particularly as they relate to project development and implementation.
• Good understanding of ongoing initiatives and projects of the Environment and Energy Group, as well as on green Low Emission Climate Resilient Development (LECRD) strategies
• Good understanding of ongoing initiatives and projects of the Environment and Energy Group, as well as on green Low Emission Climate Resilient Development (LECRD) strategies
• Good understanding of climate change groundwork in countries, particularly National Communications.
• Experience with UNDP finance methodologies, such as CPEIR and I&FF.
• Experience with the partner organizations of the programme, including the European Commission (EC), the Government of Germany (particularly BMU and BMZ), the Government of Australia, AusAID, is a distinct asset.
• Experience in collecting and analyzing lessons learned from UN projects and programmes.
• Proven experience to plan and conduct technical trainings to address climate change.
• Proven working experience in diverse cultural working scenarios comprising different cultural and professional backgrounds.
• Experience and understanding of UNFCCC international climate negotiations.
• Experience in maintaining a Roster of Experts
• Excellent writing, presentation and communication skills in English.

• Excellent knowledge of English is essential. A good working knowledge of other UN languages (especially French and Spanish) is a distinct asset.

• The consultant will report to Ms. Allison Towle, Programme Analyst - LECB Programme
  

• The consultant will be home-based with travel as deemed necessary.

• Financial proposals must be all inclusive and must be expressed on the basis of a daily fee in USD;
• Payments will be made based on the agreed upon daily rate and released upon submission of a certificate of payment request, indicating outputs achieved and days worked to be verified and cleared for payment by the supervisor

The selection will be based on a combined Scoring method – where the qualifications will be weighted 70% and combined with the price offer which will be weighted 30%. The 70% rating will be based on how well the applicant meets the minimum qualifications/competencies described above.

• Terms of Reference
• UNDP General Terms and Conditions

These documents can be found at the link below.

• Personal CV or Personal History Form (P11), indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references;
• Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Financial Proposal that indicates theall-inclusive¹ daily fee. If an Offeror is employed by an organization/company/institution, and he/she expects his/her employer to charge a management fee in the process of releasing him/her to UNDP under a Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA), the Offeror must indicate at this point, and ensure that all such costs are duly incorporated in the financial proposal submitted to UNDP.
• Indicate available start date