Green Climate Fund Programme Advisory Consultant at United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

The United Nations Office for Project Services is an operational arm of the United Nations, dedicated to implementing projects for the United Nations System, international financial institutions, governments and other partners in the aid world.

 

Green Climate Fund Programme Advisory Consultant

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
  • Experience2 years
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldConsultancy  , Project Management 

 Technical and Institutional Support

  • Provide technical support to the Project Management Unit, Gender Expert, Executing Entity and Technical Partners, as necessary, for project implementation.
  • Work with UNEP colleagues, consultants and technical partners, as relevant, to develop new GCF CIEWS project/programme proposals; coordinate inputs from all contributors to prepare the full set of Annexes as part of the funding proposal package for submission to the GCF or other potential funding sources.
  • Participate in meetings with stakeholders and technical partners to obtain their inputs to inform GCF project/programme design and implementation.
  • Refine GCF project/programme documentation and draft responses to address feedback from internal and external partners.

Implementation and Outreach

  • Participate in GCF project/programme workshops.
  • Document good practices and lessons learned in the implementation of the UNEP-GCF Timor-Leste project; apply experiences from Timor-Leste to climate information and early warning systems (CIEWS) projects/programmes in other countries.
  • Contribute to and support the preparation of communications products and materials (e.g., briefing notes, presentations, brochures) to inform on project results and achievements; facilitate knowledge sharing on CIEWS.
  • Participate in field missions as needed to support stakeholder engagement, data collection, monitoring and oversight.

Monitoring and reporting

  • Provide monitoring and oversight support to the UNEP-GCF Timor-Leste project.
  • Document good practices and lessons learned in the implementation of the UNEP-GCF Timor-Leste project; apply experiences from Timor-Leste to climate information and early warning systems (CIEWS) projects/programmes in other countries.
  • Assist in developing the workplan to respond to country requests for GCF project/programme development.

Monitoring and reporting

  • Research and analyze relevant documents/communications/reports to determine country baselines on climate-related hazards, trends, vulnerabilities, impacts and capacities.
  • Ensure that all project/programme interventions are robustly designed to meet GCF investment criteria.

Education

  • A Master’s Degree in natural science, environmental science, climate change, or a related field.
  • A Bachelor’s university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Experience

  • A minimum of least two (2) years of relevant experience, related to environment, climate change and/or sustainable development is required;
  • At least one (1) year of professional experience related to climate services and early warning systems;
  • Experience in the design of projects to be financed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is highly desirable;
  • Experience in the in working with Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in Asia and the Pacific is desirable;
  • Experience in technical research in support of the formulation of projects/programmes/proposals for climate services and early warning systems is an asset;
  • Experience in engaging with a range of stakeholders and/or officials such as government agencies, funding agencies, technical partners scientists, and the ability to communicate findings to high-level and mid-senior level management.

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Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) on jobs.unops.org to apply

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