Overview
The incumbent will serve as the Climate Change Adaptation Officer, providing technical support, coordination, and facilitation for the Green Climate Fund Readiness application, Climate Investment Platform, and monitoring and evaluation efforts.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the development of the GCF readiness application, including addressing comments and developing a full funding readiness proposal.
- Map the stakeholder ecosystem for the Climate Investment Platform (CIP), facilitate coordination among partners, and organize meetings to monitor CIP development.
- Support the development and implementation of the CIP with a project plan, identifying funding sources and technical resources.
- Support strategic partnerships for resource mobilization and ensure a pipeline of adaptation projects and investments are embedded within the CIP.
- Facilitate national multi-stakeholder CIP dialogues and support government preparation for CIP-related events.
- Improve the National Climate Change Information System (NCCIS) and National Climate Change Response Database (NCCRD).
- Develop climate change adaptation indicators, the Annual Climate Change Report, and conduct provincial Indigenous Knowledge System studies.
- Support the hosting of Climate Change Adaptation Technical Working Group sessions and participate in National Disaster Management Forums.
Required Experience
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in multilateral, national and grassroots governance and processes related to climate change, policy and/or developing national Systems.
- Knowledge of the country’s context of policy frameworks, national plans and strategies related to climate change.
- Experience managing national stakeholder engagement processes.
- Desired: Familiarity with government processes including climate financing, bilateral cooperation and past experience on government climate change process.
- Desired: Experience in fostering formal and informal networks to strengthen cooperation between agencies, including Government, private sector participants, NGOs and other stakeholders.
- Desired: Direct experience in climate policy, climate finance and investment planning.
Qualifications
- An advanced degree (master's or higher) preferably in public policy, development, climate change, climate finance, natural resource management, environmental management, economics and development or any other relevant field of study.
- Bachelor's degree in related discipline with an additional 2 years of relevant work experience (4 total) may be accepted instead of an advanced university degree.
