Overview
The CCAC National SLCP Consultant for Ecuador will support the Ministry of Environment and Energy in engaging stakeholders to develop a national SLCP and methane roadmap. The role involves identifying and prioritizing project proposals for CCAC funding, with a focus on Waste and Industrial Processes sectors.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MAE) in engaging key stakeholders to develop an activity matrix for a national SLCP and methane roadmap.
- Assist in identifying and prioritizing project proposals for CCAC project funding, with emphasis on Waste and Industrial Processes sectors.
- Support MAE in overseeing technical deliverables from implementing partners for the CCAC project "Enabling platform for the participation of male and female rice producers in carbon markets, including digital MRV".
- Ensure compliance with CCAC and national requirements.
- Promote awareness-raising and capacity-building on SLCP-related issues among relevant institutions.
- Work in close coordination with the CCAC Focal Point and the CCAC Secretariat.
- Provide technical support to the Climate Change Mitigation Directorate of the MAE.
- Ad hoc support as part of the CCAC Secretariat team.
Required Experience
- A minimum of four years of professional experience in a field relevant to climate change mitigation, air pollution, and/or environmental and climate policy pollution is required.
- Proven experience preparing technical reports, stakeholder engagement materials, scientific articles, or capacity-building content related to climate change, SLCPs, or air pollution is required.
- Experience working with government and/or international development partners in the environmental/climate sector is required.
- Experience in the Waste and Industrial Process sectors is required.
- Ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders and to collaborate with multidisciplinary team is required.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral presentations are required.
- Knowledge of the national policies in climate change mitigation is required.
- A good understanding of short-lived climate pollutants, climate change and air pollution issues in Ecuador is required.
- Experience in estimating emission reductions, developing and updating GHG inventories, and using modelling tools to assess mitigation scenarios and their impacts is desired.
- Knowledge and previous experience working on climate change, short-lived climate pollutants, climate change international agreements or air pollution is desired.
- Ability to work with advanced formulas in Excel spreadsheet is desired.
Qualifications
• Advanced university degree (master’s or equivalent) in environmental sciences, sustainable energy, climate policy, economics, chemical, or a similar discipline related to climate change and/or air pollution. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
