The Technical Advisor will be a full member of the UNDP Climate & Forests Programme, working together with its diverse regional and global professionals. S/he will be under the supervision of the Principal Technical & Policy Advisor of the BPPS/NCE Climate & Forests Programme.
The assignment is home-based. If travel is required, and subject to (local) Covid-19 health permission, such travel shall be at UNDP’s expense and processed in accordance with UNDP’s travel guidance and policy.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Scope of Work:
The Technical Advisor will provide high-quality technical and policy advisory services to countries, jurisdictions and other stakeholders where the UNDP Climate & Forests Programme is active. S/he will help position UNDP as a world leader in the provision of technical and policy advisory services related to the contribution of forests to ambitious climate change targets.
In particular, the Technical Advisor will:
Provide technical assistance to the implementation of the GCFTF Window B projects in Brazil, Mexico and Ecuador, working closely with sub-national jurisdictions and their implementation partners.
Support the implementation of the REDD+ results-based payments for results achieved by Brazil in the Amazon biome in 2014 and 2015 project (GCF/REDD+/RBPs project), notably regarding the operationalization of the Floresta+ pilot programme;
Support countries with NDC implementation in the forest sector, including policy reforms and financing schemes, notably in Mexico and Peru, also collaborating with the UN-REDD partnership.
Contribute to UNDP’s efforts to raise nature-based ambitions in the NDCs, especially in Latin America;
Develop, formulate and review programs and initiatives, with the associated resource mobilization when needed;
Share climate & forests knowledge and help communicate the lessons and results.
Required Skills and Experience:
Min. Education requirements:
Masters’ degree in environmental management, international development, public policy and/or a closely related field.
Min. years of relevant work experience:
Minimum of seven (7) years of practical, international working experience in developing countries on environment policy and finance, notably climate change, forest carbon, and/or REDD+.
Required skills:
Demonstrated experience in project development, implementation, and management.
Experience in climate policy.
Country-level policy or project experience in the Latin America & the Caribbean region.
Knowledge of the national context of Brazil with regards environmental & forest affairs is essential.
Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section:
Previous working experience in UNDP, especially with regards to country support.
Experience in setting up and/or supporting REDD+ finance schemes.
Required Languages:
Proficiency in written and spoken English is required.
