Overview
The consultant will contribute to the implementation of the IKI-funded FAST Project, aligning public finance flows with biodiversity protection goals in Indonesia.
Key Responsibilities
- Following a desk review of national sustainable public finance strategies and stakeholder consultations, revise the national workplan, for which an initial draft has been developed by the UNEP team.
- Quality assure the scoping report outline produced by a local implementing partner, which should include a literature review of existing scoping work (e.g., UNDP BIOFIN) and UNEP’s expected contributions, as well as the annex package.
- Quality assure the SBA inception report produced by a local implementing partner.
- Quality assure the stakeholder mapping report and outreach plan for national Communities of Practice produced by a local implementing partner.
- Produce a briefing document on national project implementation for the annual global monitoring report, which will be drafted by the UNEP team.
- Quality assure the scoping and SBA reports produced by a local implementing partner, as well as the research plan for the Capacity Needs Assessment produced by a local implementing partner.
- Support the preparation of, facilitation of, and reporting on a national steering committee meeting led by a local implementation partner.
- Revise the national operational planning file, for which an initial draft was produced by the UNEP team, based on the outcomes.
- Quality assure the capacity needs assessment report and policy brief produced by a local implementing partner.
- Revise the workplan and budget for the local implementing partner(s) in the event of further extensions.
Required Experience
A minimum of two years of project/program management experience in climate change, biodiversity, green fiscal policy, and/or macro-economic policy is required. Experience working with government counterparts, preferably from the Ministry of Finance, in Indonesia, is an advantage. Experience in coordinating multistakeholder engagement processes is an advantage. Experience in quality-assuring technical outputs related to public finance, specifically fiscal policy, and biodiversity is an advantage. Previous experience working with or within the United Nations system, including familiarity with UN administrative procedures and reporting standards, is desirable.
Qualifications
Post Graduate Degree (Master’s level or above) in public policy, development studies, environmental studies, economics, international affairs, sustainable finance, or related field. A first-level university degree with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
