WEC Background:

The Water, Environment and Climate (WEC) portfolio, based in Vienna, and with offices based globally is part of the UNOPS Global Portfolio Office. The Portfolio has built strong partnerships and is effectively managing a portfolio of over 500 million USD over the last 15 years to support key initiatives with fund management, project implementation and administrative support.

WEC effectively operationalizes partners’ agendas with global approaches, as well as regional and country specific activities focused on climate action, protection and conservation of the environment. Partners profit from WEC’s ability to operationalize and/or scale up their important substantive agendas, including in support of key multilateral environmental and climate agreements, such as the Paris Agreement, the Cartagena Convention as well as the Sustainable Development Goals.

The NDC Partnership:

The NDC Partnership is a global coalition of countries and institutions collaborating to drive transformational climate action through sustainable development. In 2015, the world endorsed the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Nations signal their commitments to the Paris Agreement through Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) – each country’s strategy to cut its own greenhouse gas emissions and build resilience against the negative effects of a changing climate. The Partnership advances the goals of the Paris Agreement by bringing together nearly 200 countries and institutions in new ways to accelerate NDC implementation and enhance ambition over time. The Partnership’s work through 120 partners supporting almost 80 countries produces many examples of impact, lessons learned and ideas for the future. The Partnership is governed by a Steering Committee, co-chaired by two country representatives. The Partnership’s work is facilitated by a Support Unit based at World Resources Institute in Washington DC and the UNFCCC Secretariat in Bonn, Germany. UNOPS supports the NDC Partnership and its Support Unit through the Water, Environment and Climate (WEC).

As part of the Maldives’s effort to implement its NDC, NAP and TNA the government has requested for a Junior In-country Facilitator to work closely with the NDC Partnership In-country Facilitator and support the Climate Change Department of MCCEE for the duration of 3 years working with the Country Focal Point on:

Coordinating, tracking, and monitoring the support provided by development partners on NDC related activities/program.

• Providing operational support to activities around project development and preparation for potential funding by donors.
• Organizing training, workshops, convenings and other events necessary to promoted strengthened climate action coordination and implementation among government agencies and development partners.
• Supporting day-to-day activities related to NDC Implementation Plan.
• Supporting the resource mobilization work being undertaken including carrying out required communication with relevant institutions/agencies.
• Carrying out the advocacy and knowledge sharing work based on the NDC Implementation Plan.
• (vii) Assisting in the preparation and dissemination of relevant internal and external communications related to NDC implementation work.

The Junior In-country Facilitator serves as a close counterpart of the NDC Partnership working with MCCEE on strengthening the NDC Partnership’s interface in the country and operating as a liaison between the country and other NDC Partnership members. The role is purely one of coordination and supportive facilitation. The Junior In-country Facilitator ensures that the Country Focal Point has adequate technical and operational backing by collaborating with In-country Facilitator in supporting ongoing coordination efforts between the Support Unit of NDC Partnership, the various partners in the NDC Partnership and the MCCEE. The Junior In-country Facilitator will support the smooth implementation of the Country Engagement Process.

This involves providing technical, operational and research support to the Country Focal Point in working closely with relevant local stakeholders and international entities relating to NDC implementation process. The Junior In-country Facilitator is expected to carry out communication and coordinating services at the country level. The Junior In-country Facilitator shall also liaise with the NDC Partnership Support Unit for vertical information-sharing, including contributing to and accessing knowledge products. This is a 1-year retainer position, equivalent to 220 working days, with the possibility of an extension.

Education

• Master’s degree preferably in public policy/Global Governance (climate/environment), management, economics, sustainable development, or a similar field;
• A Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline in combination with an additional 2 years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Experience

Required

• With a Bachelor’s degree, at least 2 years of experience in project management, public policy, climate/environment, sustainable development
• Experience in planning, stakeholder management, and/or monitoring and reporting.
• Demonstrable experience working in climate change or similar tasks in relation to but not limited to, mitigation and adaptation action, government policy or legal frameworks, MRV, M&E systems, sustainable development, or results-based management.

Asset

• Demonstrated skills in managing and aligning diverse stakeholder groups, including development agencies, non-state actors/ civil society, financial institutions, the private sector, and others.
• Experience with public service organizations in Maldives.
• Familiarity with UNFCCC processes, including, NDC, National Communications, BUR and experience in the government’s climate change process.

Language

• Excellent writing, editing, digital, and oral communication skills (English, Dhivehi);

Contract type: ICA / ICS 08 retainer
Contract level: Local ICA 08
Contract duration: 12 months, 220 days, with possibility of extension depending on performance and on availability of funds.

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