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Consultant: International Expert on CDM and VER Projects, Methodologies and PIN and PDD writing
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Location Turkey - Europe
Type Temporary / Contract / Seasonal
Status Full Time
Level Mid Level
Deadline 16/11/2009
Company Name United Nations Development Program
Contact Name Human Resources
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Recognizing that the traditional donor support would be insufficient to address global Climate Change challenge, the Kyoto Protocol broke new ground with the introduction of innovative, new financial market mechanisms to leverage private financing for controlling and coping with climate change. Turkey has not ratified the Kyoto Protocol yet and thus cannot benefit from participation in the Kyoto Protocol Flexible mechanisms. Nevertheless, the country has significant GHG emissions reductions potential and could participate efficiently on the flexible mechanisms, especially in VCM. In addition, it is important not to lose the momentum and to formulate country’s position in post-Kyoto negotiations.
As a candidate country for full EU membership, Turkey is striving to be in line with the EU climate change policy.  Climate change is of the highest priority in the environmental agenda of the European Union.
The climate change policies and measures that have resulted from the EU strategies and programmes are covered in the EU legislation by numerous Directives in almost all sectors of the economy.
The overall objective of the project :
Developing the capacity of Turkey to participate efficiently in the international climate change negotiations and to join the flexible mechanisms of Kyoto through better experiencing the voluntary carbon markets.

Duties and Responsibilities

Objectives of the Assignment:
The overall objective of the assignment is to provide support for establishment of a system for carbon project selection and development of approval procedures consistent with rules agreed under the Kyoto Protocol. The assignment shall provide proposals for establishing stable and functional domestic voluntary carbon market by taking into account of the availability of further information on the Kyoto Protocol’s project base flexible mechanisms as well as the experience gained from the voluntary carbon asset projects developed in Turkey. The proposal will also consider increased effectiveness of national Voluntary Emission Reduction (VER) projects. The Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) system and projects shall be developed by taking into account of the criteria Develop in line with the current and foreseen requirements of the UNFCCC Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)/Joint Implementation (JI) projects.

Detailed Responsibilities of the International Expert are as below;

Develop Standardized Project Evaluation Procedures and Code of Good Practice
  • Draft and develop proposals for approval chain of carbon project selection and approval
  • Develop Sustainable Development (SD) Criteria
  • Develop standard project evaluation procedure consistent with the current requirements of the UNFCCC by taking into account of the availability of further information around the CDM/JI
  • Develop formats and templates for Project Idea Note (PINs), Letter of Endorsement, Letter of Approval
Set up Credible Baselines
  • Identify selected baselines and methodologies used in development of voluntary carbon market Projects
  • Conduct an analyse on current baseline methodologies developed by the UNFCCC
  • Evaluate the methodologies used during the development of voluntary carbon projects and compare those baselines by UNFCCC methodologies
Make proposals for credible baselines and methodologies based on the findings from the VER project developers and the relevant national authorities (for energy, forestry and solid waste projects).Provide support for the simultaneous tasks which require joint effort together with other experts who are in parallel assigned to provide advisory on legislative and trade aspects of national carbon asset projects   as well as proposals for project evaluation procedures
Design and deliver a tailor made training on Project Idea Note(PIN)/Project Development Document (PDD) development and reviewing with specific to Turkey’s prior needs which will target candidate members of the Designated National Authority/Designated Focal Point of Turkey
Provide related inputs for preparation of Code of Good Practice and legal issues guidebook on development of VER projects in Turkey.

Competencies

  • At least Master degrees in one of the following: economics, law, policy, engineering or equivalent.
  • Strategic thinking skills
  • Good communication skills in English are essential, ability to communicate in Turkish is a significant strength.
  • Result oriented;
  • Flexible and able to work in a team in an effective manner;
  • Ability to operate common office software.

Required Skills and Experience

  • A minimum of 3 years of working experience with carbon markets.
  • Knowledge on Voluntary Carbon Markets, Kyoto Protocol’s flexible mechanisms
  • A minimum of three years of hands on experience in development of CDM/JI or Voluntary Carbon Market Projects
  • Up to date knowledge on the current international climate change negotiations in relation to flexible mechanisms would be an asset
  • Knowledge in European Union Climate Change Policies would be an asset
  • Experience in working with the UNFCCC secretariat in relation to CDM/JI project methodologies would be an asset
  • Experience in delivering trainings on PDD/PIN development/reviewing would be an asset
  • Strategic thinking skills
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