Summary
Date Posted: 6th March 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time , Currency: KES , Value: 300000 , Minimum: 210000 , Maximum: 900000 , Period: MONTH

JOB DETAILS:
Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD*} is an intemationai rnecharlism to reward developing countries for reducing their rates of deforestation and forest degradation, and for conserving, sustainably managing and enhancing forest carbon stocks.
As a signatory to the Unied Nations Frarneworli Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). UNFCCC. and as a Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD'l-J Country, Kenya is oommitbed to measures to decrease and adapt to the effectsof climate change. Th'5 is detailed in the National Climate Change Strategy Climate Change Action Plan and the Intended Nationally Deten-nined Contribidion (INDC).
The UNDP Kenya Country Office. through the Energy, Environrnent and Climate Change Unit (EECCU). will support Kenya to implement the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) REDD4
- readiness programme. The project shal be implemented by UNDP through the National Implementation Modality (NIH) with the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, in its official role as the coordinator of all climate change activities in Kenya.
The Ministry and UNDP will work with collaborating partners drawn from other national and county-level institutions and agencies, independent commissions, the private sector; civil society organizations (CSOs). research/academic institutions and forest dependent communities. The Project Hanagenient Unit (PHU) will be responsible for planning and implementation of project activities consistent with all applicable standards and requirements. It will be responsible for day~to-day management project activities including supervision of activities contracted to co-nsultants. It will also be responsible tor coordination and mainstreaming of lessons and experiences into govemrnent operations and has oversight and supervisory role for all project activities implemented by project. UNDP Kenya Country Office seeks to fill the following positions to support programme implementation:
Job Opening ID (21761) Technical Specialist

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Job application procedure
Job summaries and application procedures can be found on UNDP website www.ke.undp.org  . All job openings will close on 11th ,March, 2019. UNDP is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply