National Climate Change Mitigation Analyst, Short-Term

Overview

Provide specialized technical and coordination support to enhance national climate change mitigation capacities, including sectoral capacities for greenhouse gas reduction and low-emission development. The role contributes to data collection for GHG monitoring and reporting, supporting MRV systems and climate finance mobilization.

Tasks Summary

• Provide day-to-day technical and organizational support to the NCCC Secretariat in planning, convening, and documenting meetings focused on mitigation.
• Assist in monitoring the implementation of Commission decisions related to low-emission development.
• Contribute to drafting the NCCC’s annual work plan and its implementation, focusing on mitigation priorities.
• Participate in joint meetings or cross-cutting workshops convened by the Secretariat.
• Work closely with the NCCC Secretariat team, ensuring coherence between adaptation and mitigation workstreams.
• Provide technical support to sectoral working groups in developing and updating mitigation measures and policy instruments.
• Support the preparation, review, and quality assurance of technical methodologies.
• Facilitate alignment between sectoral GHG reduction plans and national frameworks.
• Provide support to strengthening data collection and management systems for GHG inventories and MRV processes.
• Support reporting to the EC, in accordance with GD no. 10/2024 and GD no. 1277/2018.
• Assist in compiling information for Moldova’s periodic reports to the UNFCCC.
• Support the analysis and synthesis of mitigation progress indicators.
• Liaise with sectoral ministries, the State Hydrometeorological Service, Environment Agency and other key institutions.
• Support organization of targeted training sessions and workshops on GHG accounting, MRV methodologies, and low-emission investment planning.
• Facilitate intersectoral knowledge exchange through organization of technical meetings, case studies, and dissemination of mitigation best practices.
• Assist the Secretariat in documenting successful examples of emission-reduction initiatives.
• Support the identification, evaluation, and formulation of project concepts for submission to international climate finance mechanisms.
• Facilitate collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and sectoral agencies to strengthen capacities in climate budget tagging.
• Provide support to the integration of just transition principles and gender and social inclusion considerations into the design and refinement of mitigation measures.
• Support NCCC Secretariat coordination mechanisms and contribute to its annual work plan.
• Contribute to the development of consolidated progress reports summarizing both adaptation and mitigation achievements.
• Facilitate organization of the intersectoral coordination meetings and joint adaptation–mitigation synergies.
• Maintain alignment with the GCF Readiness outputs and ensure consistency with EU accession requirements.
• Coordinate with other GCF Readiness and UNDP technical experts.
• Perform other duties as assigned by NDA.

Experience Requirements

• Applicants with a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field of study are not required to have professional work experience.
• Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree are required to have a minimum of two (2) years of documented professional experience in projects related to climate change mitigation, environmental policy or climate-related areas specifically in supporting project implementation.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc) and knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems.
• Documented experience in supporting inter-institutional coordination mechanisms, such as technical working groups, commissions, or task forces involving two or more public institutions in the relevant thematic areas (climate change, environment).
• Demonstrated experience contributing to the analysis, development, review, or drafting of policies, strategies, action plans, including alignment with national climate objectives and/or international commitments (e.g. NDCs, SDGs, EU accession or approximation processes).
• Proven experience in data collection, analysis, monitoring, and reporting, including the use of indicators or metrics, preparation of analytical or progress reports, and completion of structured reporting formats for national, donor, or international reporting purposes.
• Demonstrated experience in providing support to the implementation of the international frameworks and conventions in the area of climate change at the national or/and international level.

Qualification Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master’s Degree) in Environmental Sciences, Climate Change, Public Administration, or related fields.
• OR a first-level university degree (Bachelor’s Degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience.

Other Details

Languages Required: Fluency in Romanian and English is required

Languages Preferred: Working knowledge of one or more additional languages relevant for Moldova, including Bulgarian, Gagauzian, Romani, Ukrainian or sign language is an asset

Contract Duration: 1 Year

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