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United Nations Development Programme BIOFIN and Climate Change Adaptation Specialist Turkey UNDP Jobs 2024

United Nations Development Programme looking for “BIOFIN and Climate Change Adaptation Specialist ”. Applicants with an Advanced degree may apply on or before 16-Jul-24.

The United Nations Development Programme has published a job vacancy announcement on 02/07/2024 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of BIOFIN and Climate Change Adaptation Specialist to be based in Istanbul, Turkey. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org

Company Name: United Nations Development Programme

Job Title: BIOFIN and Climate Change Adaptation Specialist

Duty Station: Istanbul, Turkey

Country: Turkey

Application Deadline: 16-Jul-24

Responsibilities:

Under the overall supervision of the Global BIOFIN Manager and the Senior Technical Advisor, National Adaptation plans, the BIOFIN and Climate Change Adaptation Specialist will guide to (1) Review and Revise the suite of global tools and platform to integrate climate change adaptation objectives, including the BIOFIN workbook, Catalogue of Finance Solutions, e-learning modules and other technical manuals. (2) Review entry points in the National Adaptation plans and associated financing strategies and investment plans for greater linkages between biodiversity and adaptation co-benefits and trade-offs (3) advise countries to with integrated approaches between biodiversity finance plans and NAP financing strategies and contribute to designing national finance plans, update existing finance solutions and identify new financing solutions with a climate change adaptation benefits in addition to biodiversity goals (4) review specific financing solutions under application for Financing solutions and identify co-benefits for adaptation and applicability for adaptation financing

It should be noted that within the overall work of CCA, a Nature based Solutions for Adaptation focal point and a National Adaptation Plan focal point are both intrinsically linked to the work under this TOR and the supervision would be closely coordinated internally with the CCA team with BIOFIN Manager.

Key Duties and Accountabilities

• Provide guidance to countries to design and implement finance solutions with a biodiversity and climate change adaptation co-benefits, including actions with a strong positive impact on gender equality;
• Contribute to the design of national biodiversity finance plans including priority actions to contribute to the implementation of National Adaptation Plans;
• Oversee  national adaptation plans and upcoming financing and investment plans to identify and create linkages between biodiversity finance financing plans and solutions and adaptation planning and financing solutions;
• Provide inputs into the BIOFIN Workbook, Catalogue of Finance solutions, e-learning modules, guidance manuals and other technical documents about the link between nature and climate change adaptation finance;
• Write web articles, blogs and develop other knowledge products on the link between nature and climate change adaptation finance;
• Coordinate with both Climate change adaptation and BIOFIN teams to lead sessions on integrating climate change adaptation and nature financing during regional and global conferences, webinars and dedicated events, and contribute as a resource expert or moderator as relevant;
• Ensure the development and monitoring of indicators to track climate change adaptation impacts of biodiversity interventions and solutions proposed under BIOFIN;
• Contribute to relevant sections in progress reports.
• The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

• Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact
• Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems
• Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences
• Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands
• Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results
• Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity

Cross-Functional & Technical Competencies

• Systems Thinking
  • Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system
• Knowledge generation
  • Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for content, or responsive to a stated need
• Knowledge facilitation 
  • Ability to animate individuals and communities of contributors to participate and share, particularly externally
• Nature, Climate and Energy 
  • Climate Change Policies: Climate Finance
• Nature, Climate and Energy
  • Ecosystems and Biodiversity: Biodiversity Finance
• Nature, Climate and Energy
  • Climate Change Adaptation: Public and private finance for adaptation solutions
• SDG Finance
  • Public Sector Finance (Tax and domestic resource mobilization, public financial management and public expenditure)