Climate Change Independent Expert

In early 2010, the NCCC launched The Cambodia Climate Change Alliance (CCCA), a multi-donor initiative with a comprehensive and innovative approach to address Climate Change in Cambodia. The CCCA aims at creating the enabling conditions required for Cambodia to respond to the challenges and opportunities posed by Climate Change. The approach is to focus on capacity building and institutional strengthening targeting key national institutions, sub-national authorities, and civil society. The CCCA is anchored in the government’s National Climate Change Committee (NCCC), which is an inter-ministerial committee and is the mandated Government coordinating and policy support entity for climate change. The CCCA includes a horizontal multi-donor Climate Change Trust Fund, administered by UNDP, which provides resources for the Programme and for mainstreaming initiatives and to create a harmonized engagement point for donors thereby minimising transaction costs for Government. The Cambodia Climate Change Alliance (CCCA) is funded by the European Union , UNDP, SIDA and DANIDA.

The overall objective of the CCCA is that Climate Change activities in Cambodia are nationally owned, led and aligned with Cambodia’s development priorities, and are effectively coordinated and implemented.

A CCCA Trust Fund has been established within CCCA as a unified engagement point for development partners and a multi-donor financial facility to provide resources for climate change capacity building at national and local government level. In other words, the CCCA Trust Fund will provide grants to line ministries, international organizations and civil society to implement climate change projects in key sectors based on the national priorities.

The CCCA programme is recruiting independent (both international and national) experts in Cambodia or in the region with skills, knowledge and experiences on climate change adaptation or other related fields in order to provide technical quality review of the proposals submitted by the proponents for grant funding from the CCCA programme. The assessment from the experts will be crucial to inform the decision making of the Technical Advisory Panel, multi-disciplinary body who will review the proposals based on the technical assessment of these experts, and provide recommendation to the CCCA Programme Board to make a decision on the approval of the proposal.

Note: Detailed Term of References can be downloaded from:

http://www.un.org.kh/undp/media/files/procurement/IC/28578/ToR_Climate%20Change%20Independent%20Expert.pdf

• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work independently to handle significant responsibility and to meet deadlines;
• Good computer skills in MS Word/Excel, email and internet;
• Strong communications skills, both written and oral, in English, and preferably in Khmer also;
• Demonstrates high level of strong commitment and trustworthiness.

• Academic background, preferably minimum MSc, in Natural Resource Management, Environmental / Earth Sciences, Climate Change Science, Environment / Development Economics, or closely related fields.

• A proven track record and a minimum of 7 years working experience or more within specific fields relevant to climate change and disaster risk management issues in Cambodia, as mentioned below;
• Practical working experience in Cambodia of climate change issues within areas of: ecosystem management, water resources management, sustainable land use, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, health, infrastructure, meteorology, community-level livelihoods and support, landscape planning and conservation, NRM-based community and other small/medium size businesses, education, information management, and/or other closely related fields;
• Work experience with the Royal Government of Cambodia’s planning structure, strategic plans and processes at national and sub-national level;
• Practical work experience in project implementation an asset;
• Relevant experiences with technical appraisal, monitoring and evaluation of climate change related project or programs.

• Fluency in English, knowledge of Khmer will be an advantage

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Please refer to INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT (IC) PROCUREMENT NOTICE on UNDP Cambodia Procurement Page at http://www.un.org.kh/undp/procurement-notices/undpjobid28578?app_id=20 for detailed term of references, instructions to applicants, and documents to be included when submitting application.

If an interested candidate requests additional information, please notify the Procurement Unit in writing to e-mail address: procurement.kh@undp.org. The Procurement Unit will endeavor to provide information expeditiously, but any delay in providing such information will not be considered a reason for extending the submission date of your application.