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TECHNICAL SPECIALIST (CLIMATE CHANGE)
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| Location : |
Islamabad, PAKISTAN |
| Application Deadline : |
28-Jan-14 |
| Additional Category |
Environment and Energy |
| Type of Contract : |
FTA International |
| Post Level : |
P-3 |
Languages Required :
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English |
Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start) |
17-Feb-2014 |
| Duration of Initial Contract : |
One year |
| Expected Duration of Assignment : |
initial one year |
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Background
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UNDP Pakistan supports the government, institutions and people of Pakistan to improve livelihoods by providing sustainable energy solutions, maintaining the integrity of ecosystems and building capacities for climate change mitigation and adaptation. UNDP's hallmark approaches are policy reforms, institutional & human capacity building and innovative demonstrations in the field.
Within the overall context of the recently approved National Climate Change Policy, UNDP Pakistan endeavors to mainstream “climate change” as a priority in the government’s development agenda. UNDP is working towards this goal through the development and implementation of various climate change adaptation and mitigation programmes related to sustainable energy, water management and conservation of ecosystems.
The major sources of financing for priority environment and climate change actions in the country are the multi-lateral global funds, particularly the Global Environment Facility (GEF). A number of initiatives have been implemented with the support of Global Environment Facility, Multi-lateral Fund for Montreal Protocol and Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Recent launch of Climate Change Adaptation Fund, Special Climate Change Fund, REDD+ mechanism and announcement of Green Climate Fund opens new avenues for new programming that is aligned with the national priorities and meets the requirements of these funding mechanisms. This is an area where UNDP has historically been seen as the lead development partner of the government that provides capacity support to formulate and implement programmes that are aligned to the requirements of the global funds.
Within the overall context of the UNDP’s Country Programme 2013-2017, UNDP Pakistan wishes to hire Climate Change Advisor who shall work under the guidance and direct supervision of the Deputy Country Directors Programme, focusing on developing a comprehensive portfolio of new programmes and projects to leverage additional resources; consolidation of existing portfolio; and providing technical advice to on-going projects under the Environment and Climate Change Unit.
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Duties and Responsibilities
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Summary of key functions:
- Developing a comprehensive portfolio of new programmes and projects to leverage additional resources;
- Consolidation of existing portfolio; and
- Providing technical advice to on-going projects under the Environment and Climate Change Unit.
Developing a comprehensive portfolio of new programmes and projects to leverage additional resource focusing on achievement of the following results:
- Identify priority areas in which new programming is needed, within the overall context of CCPD and CCPAP as well as the recommendations of the Outcome Evaluation of Environment & Climate Change Programme of UNDP Pakistan;
- Review present and previous resource mobilization strategies and efforts by the E&CC Unit;
- Liaise with the Consultant developing ECCU’s Resource Mobilization Strategy to make an inventory of the relevant existing and emerging sources of funding - globally , regionally and in the country - for environment and climate change related initiatives;
- Oversee and backstop the development of new programmes and projects through staff of the Unit, project staff and (if required) short term consultants; and
- Support the CO senior management in raising resources from local and global development partners.
Consolidation of existing portfolio focusing on achievement of the following results:
- Conduct stock-taking of the work done to date by the Environment & Climate Change Unit of UNDP Pakistan focusing on elements such as alignment with national and UNDP’s global/regional/national priorities, effectiveness, efficiency and relevance in the post 2015 scenario;
- Study relevant reports and studies, particularly the recently conducted Outcome Evaluation of Environment & Climate Change Programme of UNDP Pakistan, to identify priority actions for consolidation of UNDP Pakistan’s Environment & Climate Change portfolio;
- Meet Government of Pakistan and provincial government’s key officials related to environment and climate change to assess their perspective on UNDP’s current portfolio viz. its relevance and efficacy;
- Propose a revised vision and programmatic focus for the E&CC Unit enabling the categorization of existing portfolio in 3-4 key programmatic areas;
- Suggest actions to create greater synergies among on-going projects within the context of the above; and
- Propose measures to remove all such activities and projects from the existing portfolio which do not fit within the new programmatic focus.
Providing technical advice to on-going projects under the Environment & Climate Change Unit, focusing on achievement of the following results:
- Meet with all project managers/coordinators and relevant staff to identify commonly experienced gaps in technical knowledge and skills;
- Develop short (2-3 day duration) workshops and seminars to help address these gaps in knowledge and skills;
- Provide specific technical backstopping to individual projects on needs basis;
- Help the Senior Management and SMU in reviewing new project concepts and project documents from a technical perspective; and
- Provide technical inputs to various forums and committees formed by the projects and the government, on need basis.
Impact of Results:
The key results have an impact on the overall success of the UNDP’s Country Programme 2013-2017. In particular, the key results have an impact on the design, operation and programming of activities, creation of strategic partnerships as well as reaching resource mobilization targets.
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Competencies
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Functional competencies:
Advocacy/Advancing A Policy-Oriented Agenda
- Analysis and creation of messages and strategies;
- Creates effective advocacy strategies;
- Performs analysis of political situations and scenarios, and contributes to the formulation of institutional responses.
Results-Based Programme Development and Management:
- Contributing to results through provision of information;
- Provides information for linkages across programme activities to help identify critical points of integration;
- Provides information and documentation on specific stages of projects/programme implementation;
- Provides background information to identify opportunities for project development and helps drafting proposals;
- Participates in the formulation of project proposals.
Building Strategic Partnerships:
- Identifying and building partnerships;
- Effectively networks with partners seizing opportunities to build strategic alliances relevant to UNDP’s mandate and strategic agenda;
- Identifies needs and interventions for capacity building of counterparts, clients and potential partners;
- Promotes UNDP’s agenda in inter-agency meetings.
Innovation and Marketing New Approaches:
- Developing new approaches;
- Seeks a broad range of perspectives in developing project proposals;
- Identifies new approaches and promotes their use in other situations;
- Creates an environment that fosters innovation and innovative thinking;
- Makes the case for innovative ideas from the team with own supervisor.
Resource Mobilization (Field Duty Stations):
- Implementing resource mobilization strategies;
- Analyzes information on potential bilateral donors and national counterparts to recommend a strategic approach;
- Identifies and compiles lessons learned;
- Develops a resource mobilization strategy at the country level.
Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing:
- Developing tools and mechanisms;
- Makes the case for innovative ideas documenting successes and building them into the design of new approaches;
- Identifies new approaches and strategies that promote the use of tools and mechanisms.
Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise:
- In-depth knowledge of the subject-matter;
- Understands more advanced aspects of primary area of specialization as well as the fundamental concepts of related disciplines;
- Keeps abreast of new developments in area of professional discipline and job knowledge and seeks to develop him/herself professionally;
- Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments;
- Demonstrates comprehensive understanding and knowledge of the current guidelines and project management tools and utilizes these regularly in work assignments;
Global Leadership and Advocacy for UNDP’s Goals:
- Analysis and creation of messages and strategies;
- Performed analysis of political situations and scenarios, and contributes to the formulation of institutional responses;
- Uses the opportunity to bring forward and disseminate materials for global advocacy work and adapts it for use at country level.
Client Orientation:
- Contributing to positive outcomes for the client;
- Anticipates client needs;
- Works towards creating an enabling environment for a smooth relationship between the clients and service provider;
- Demonstrates understanding of client’s perspective;
- Solicits feedback on service provision and quality.
Core competencies:
- Promoting ethics and integrity, creating organizational precedents;
- Building support and political acumen;
- Building staff competence, creating an environment of creativity and innovation;
- Building and promoting effective teams;
- Creating and promoting enabling environment for open communication;
- Creating an emotionally intelligent organization;
- Leveraging conflict in the interests of UNDP & setting standards;
- Sharing knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge sharing and learning. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member;
- Fair and transparent decision making; calculated risk-taking;
- Initiative- taking, Self-development.
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Required Skills and Experience
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Education:
- Master’s Degree in Environment, Climate Change, Natural Sciences, Economics, Public Policy, or other related fields.
Experience:
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience at the national and international level. Substantive experience in areas like climate change and development, research and analysis, programme monitoring and evaluation and programme design and planning;
- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc), experience in handling of web based management systems.
Language Requirements:
- Excellent command of written and spoken English.
- Some knowledge of Urdu would be an advantage.
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