Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, March 01, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

The Consultant Will Undertake The Following Specific Duties
Project Implementation Plans (PIPs)
• Guide project teams on engagement of experts for project implementation plan preparation.
• Work with national partners to identify the scope of the project through review of the existing climate data, and gaps identified in previous reports.
• Participate in sectoral working group meetings during PIP preparation.
• Guide the countries on mapping and structuring their planned outputs/deliverables and activities to avoid overlap.
• Review and provide comments on initial draft PIPs before submission to UNEP team for a comprehensive review.
• Guidance to national teams to agree on Chapters/components preparation arrangements and draft corresponding ToRs for NC/BTR preparation.
• Participate in planning project inception workshops by reviewing workshop agenda and identification of facilitators.
• Support project partners in the identification of regional Centres of excellence to enable countries’ access to climate relevant data, information, and appropriate analytical tools particularly in the areas of GHG.
• Enabling Activities (EA) Proposals
• Liaise with countries teams in drafting enabling activities proposal concepts.
• Undertake an analysis on existing climate data and gaps identified in previous reports.
• Review the draft proposal concepts prepared by countries and provide inputs in all sections.
• Guide the countries in development of all the GEF and UNEP annexes, including the proposed institutional arrangement, budgets and workplans.
• Guide the countries on gender analysis, social, economic, and environmental screening, project taxonomy, and other GEF documentation required.
• Liase with countries to review and address all comments provided by UNEP and GEF secretariat on the enabling activity project proposals.
• Draft and submit a one-step proposal for NCs and BTRs preparation.
• Define the project scope in consultation with UNEP team.
• Draft the one-step MSP proposal in line with GEF 8 guidance: including relevant annexes.
• Address all comments from internal UNEP review processes and submit to the GEF.
• Respond to GEF’s review sheet and resubmit for GEF CEO approval.

Qualifications/special Skills
• University degree in natural resource management, biological or physical sciences or environmental sciences/studies or a related relevant degree is required. Post-graduate studies will be an added advantage.
• A minimum of 5years professional experience in programme or project administration, technical cooperation, or related area is required.
• Experience drafting and reviewing GEF CEO Endorsement, Enabling Activities or Medium Size Project proposals and documents is required.
• Experience working with national governments on National Communications and Biennial Update Reports is required.
• Knowledge of the GEF processes and UN Climate Convention reporting obligations is desirable.
Languages
• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this consultancy, fluency in oral and written English is required.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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