Regional Climate & Environment Specialist (Latin America and Caribbean Region)

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the joint overall supervision and strategic, policy and management guidance of the Director, Environment and Climate Division and Director, Latin America and Caribbean Division, the incumbent will be responsible for:

•  Identifying and designing GEF-funded components for IFAD-supported programmes, in coordination with the Country Program Managers (CPMs). Liaising with the GEF Secretariat and GEF agencies to ensure synergies and coordination on relevant projects to maximize opportunities under the forthcoming 5th GEF Replenishment and other GEF-managed funds.
• Providing technical support for the implementation of GEF-funded components for IFAD-supported programmes, in coordination with CPMs.
• Identifying new sources of funding in the areas of environment and climate change, to complement and diversify the Regional portfolio. Where such sources are mobilized, identifying and designing components to IFAD-funded project.
• Providing technical support to ensure IFAD Regional portfolio is climate-smart - assisting in project and country strategy design teams to ensure climate and environment risks and opportunities (such as adaptation) are fully integrated into early identification and design of projects and country strategies.
• As an active member of the Environment and Climate Division, the RCES will also be assigned various thematic, sector and corporate-level tasks as appropriate.