Result of Service

Output 1. NDC implementation plan for the energy, forests, water, and agriculture sectors: Bolivia, through the Plurinational Authority of Mother Earth (APMT by its initials in Spanish), is prioritizing efforts to achieve the 32 NDC targets in four sectors: energy, water, forests, and agriculture. This NDC implementation plan is the strategic and operational instrument allowing government institutions to integrate climate commitments and goals with prioritized actions in each sector and facilitate their fulfillment. Additionally, the Plan will allow the identification and analysis of financial, technical, and regulatory gaps in actions established in the NDC, and should take into consideration any relevant updates throughout the NDC 3.0 process. It will establish a detailed critical path for implementing climate actions and measure and monitor progress in achieving the NDC target. Product No.1 One comprehensive and coherent methodology for developing and validating the NDC implementation plan, ensuring consistency and alignment with the progress of the NDC 3.0 update, which is central to integrating and aligning sector-specific analyses. The methodology shall be based on the Partnership Plan (PP) template for request information and the support guidance document. It will incorporate a thorough understanding of current national and sectorial climate change goals, national climate change policies, and governance structures. Additionally, the methodology will include the development of workshops and events to facilitate the participation of different stakeholders involved in the NDC implementation process. (Activity 1.2 of the PAF project scope of work). To ensure consistency and alignment across the sector – specific analyses performed by the four specialists. The coordinator should: • Convene an initial meeting: with all the specialists, the Government focal point, the NDC Partnership Country Engagement Team, and the in-country Facilitator, to outline the methodology expectations, and objectives and define the “Final request and support template of the PP” based on a collective decision, ensuring clarity on the information to be populated during the PP development process. • Provide preliminary guidelines: share initial methodology covering data collection, stakeholder consultations, and analysis structure. • Establish regular check-ins: schedule progress updates to discuss insights, challenges, and preliminary findings. • Refine methodology concurrently: update the methodology based on feedback and findings from the sectoral analyses. • Integrate findings: Combine the sector-specific analyses into a cohesive final methodology. • Incorporate updated baseline data, indicators, and methodologies developed under the NDC 3.0 process to ensure consistency across sectoral plans. • Ensure stakeholder participation reflects inputs from subnational governments and vulnerable groups, as identified in the NDC 3.0 consultations. • Include mechanisms to integrate findings and sectoral priorities emerging from the NDC 3.0 into the implementation plan development process. Product No.2 One technical report of an initial technical validation workshop for the methodology corresponding to product 1 with the relevant institutional and sectoral stakeholders, as needed. Before the workshop, a data collection phase will be conducted to gather critical information and insights that will inform the methodology. The Senior Project Manager shall organize and facilitate the workshop with the support of the four sectoral technical specialists. (Activity 1.3 of the PAF project scope of work). Product No.3 One technical report of a workshop to train key stakeholders on current regulations for the APMT and the operationalization of Article 57 of Law 300 regarding the Plurinational Mother Earth Fund (FPMT by its initials in Spanish) to create enabling conditions for territorial investment and resource mobilization. The Senior Project Manager shall organize and facilitate the workshop with the support of the four sectoral technical specialists. (Activity 1.5 of the PAF project scope of work). Product No.4 One technical report of the four multi-actor validation workshops for 100 participants on the NDC implementation plan elaborated from the input from the four sectoral technical specialists. These workshops are meant to review and validate the research and gap analyses conducted and gather feedback that should then be integrated into the next activities up until the creation of the NDC implementation plan (Activity 1.6 of the PAF project scope of work). Product No.5 One final version of the NDC implementation plan. The final version of the NDC implementation plan should integrate the four sectoral NDC implementation plans elaborated by the four sectoral technical specialists in one single document and aligns with updated goals, indicators, and targets from the NDC 3.0 process. (Activity 1.9 of the PAF project scope of work). The final version of the plan shall: • Ensure consistency with the revised NDC 3.0 targets, particularly in baseline data, disaggregated indicators, and cross-sectoral synergies. • Incorporate findings related to financing, governance gaps, and new sectoral opportunities identified in the NDC 3.0 process. • Propose a clear framework for subnational implementation, aligned with updated roles and responsibilities. Product No.6 One technical report of the final validation workshops for 100 participants on the NDC implementation plan and the two financing strategies of the agricultural and water NDC targets, elaborated from the input from the four sectoral technical specialists. (Activity 1.10 of the PAF project scope of work). Product No.7 One final version of the NDC implementation plan is integrated into the Partnership’s Online Plan tool to monitor and track NDC progress and the Partnership Plan Narrative. The integration of the NDC implementation plan shall be completed with the support of the four technical sectoral specialists. (Activity 1.11 of the PAF project scope of work). Specific tasks and responsibilities: 1. Take responsibility for the day-to-day oversight of the project execution. 2. Ensure that the project meets its objectives and achieves its expected outcomes. 3. Provide technical inputs and timely revision to the project deliverables. 4. Ensure that all project deliverables consider the progress of the NDC Update (NDC 3.0), updated targets, baseline data, and methodologies emerging from the NDC 3.0 update process, ensuring coherence and alignment. 5. Provide support and monitor the work of the four technical specialists hired for the project to ensure compliance with the tasks and activities included in their contracts and guarantee continuous communication between them. 6. Ensure that the implementation of the PAF activities and the development of the project deliverables follow the required quality standards and are within the time and cost limitations specified in the approved project document. This includes the timely review of the project deliverables (drafts and final versions) to provide feedback and ensure the expected technical quality. 7. Attend the inception workshop and all other virtual and in-person meetings related to project execution. 8. Actively prepare coordination meetings with the APTM and UNEP to provide insights related to the execution of the project. This includes preparing briefs and summarizing barriers identified, lessons learned, and best practices associated with project execution. 9. Elaborate narrative progress reports to serve as inputs for elaborating progress reports required by the NDC Partnership and UNEP. 10. Facilitate coordination with the NDC 3.0 update team to ensure integration of updated targets, sectoral baselines, and methodologies into the NDC implementation plan. This includes reviewing progress and identifying synergies between both processes. 11. Ensure coordination between the different stakeholders involved in the project to ensure high-level coordination in the execution of all PAF activities. 12. Ensure coordination with other national and sectoral level activities being carried out in Bolivia related to NDC implementation and climate change planning. This includes developing a stakeholder map of the organizations and government counterparts involved in the development of plans or strategies relevant to the project and conducting an in-depth analysis of the work being done to avoid duplicity with other national and sectoral-level initiatives. 13. Support the Direction of the adaptation mechanism of the APMT in the reactivation of the Water and Agricultural Sector Working Groups by coordinating and facilitating meetings with relevant institutions and stakeholders. 14. Prepare a mid-term and a final project evaluation. 15. Ensure that disaggregated indicators at the subnational level, as identified in the NDC 3.0 update, are considered in the final implementation plan for all sectors. 16. Provide technical insights to all national consultants hired for this project. 17. Attend meetings at the Plurinational Authority of Mother Earth of Bolivia with sectoral entities or other stakeholders identified, as required by the Work Plan. 18. Support any other activity required by the APTM and UNEP related to the objective and scope of the PAF project.

Work Location

Home based

Expected duration

6 months

Duties and Responsibilities

Throughout UNEP’s work, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change marks a turning point to an emerging climate regime that brings all the states and actors together to a new global platform to address the growing risks to our planet. According to IPCC reports, warming in the climate system is unequivocal, as is human influence. At a global level, Bolivia is among the countries most affected by the impacts of climate change throughout its territory and in its cultural, social, productive, energy, and industrial structure. The climate crisis poses high risks for human, economic, social, productive, and natural systems, and the negative ecological, economic, and social impacts are expected to be exacerbated. According to the 2021 Global Climate Risk Index (CRI), Bolivia is the tenth most vulnerable country globally, considering the impacts of extreme climate events and associated socioeconomic data. Historically, Bolivia has been exposed to floods and droughts. Approximately four out of 10 people live in flood-prone plots, and more than 16% of the population live in areas at risk of drought. During the last decade, Bolivia’s weather patterns have undergone significant changes: extreme rainfall, floods, landslides, and droughts have pushed the poorest and most marginalized communities beyond their ability to respond and have significantly affected the state of watersheds and other climate-sensitive landscapes. Poverty persists at 55% and is much higher in rural areas than in urban areas at 31%, concentrated in the Altiplano and Valles. Poverty can be attributed to poor access to land and services, both social and productive, and the marginalization of women in organizations and restrictions on women’s activities outside the home. Women continue to have less access to decision-making, training, and other services despite their growing role in production. Despite the confluence of the climate crisis and the socioeconomic conditions of the country, Bolivia has made efforts to advance towards a more comprehensive development with a growth in annual public investment in the last 14 years from 629 (2005) to 3,769 million US dollars annually (2019), highlighting that there is a more significant international commitment to confront the climate crisis, including managing losses and damages. Additionally, Bolivia has committed to reducing its carbon emissions and increasing its climate resilience by updating its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which maintains the characteristic ambition of the first document and commits Bolivia to take actions aligned with a trajectory consistent with the global goal of limiting the increase in global average temperature to 1.5 °C, with climate justice in the framework of the principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capacities, in light of national circumstances. At the same time, the actions resulting from the contributions raised in the update of the NDCs will increase the country’s adaptive capacity, strengthen its resilience, and reduce its vulnerability to the climate crisis. The NDC update also includes a commitment to greater transparency in monitoring the proposed adaptation, mitigation, and implementation goals. Through the Plurinational Authority of Mother Earth (APMT, given its acronym in Spanish), Bolivia is prioritizing efforts to achieve the 32 NDC targets in four sectors: energy, water, forests, and agriculture. Therefore, the country seeks support to elaborate a comprehensive NDC implementation plan as the strategic and operational instrument that will allow government institutions to integrate climate commitments and goals with prioritized actions in each sector and facilitate their fulfillment. Additionally, the NDC implementation plan will allow for identifying and analyzing financial, technical, and regulatory gaps in actions established in the NDC. It will establish a detailed critical path for implementing climate actions and measure and monitor progress in achieving the NDC target. Considering the above, UNEP and the government of Bolivia, through the APMT, designed the project “Develop the NDC implementation plan, including the integration of roadmaps, gap analysis, and financial strategy for prioritized sectors” for the Partnership Action Fund (PAF), funded by the NDC Partnership (Nationally Determined Contributions Partnership). The fund supports NDC enhancement and implementation by reinforcing technical expertise and capacities to address gaps in developing country members. The PAF will complement the NDC Partnership’s implementing and development partners’ existing support offerings to catalyze further climate action. Therefore, this project will support the implementation of the country’s NDCs for their transparency and legitimacy by elaborating a comprehensive NDC implementation plan focused on four prioritized sectors: energy, water, forests, and agriculture. In this sense, UNEP is recruiting a Senior Project Manager in Bolivia to spearhead the execution of the project, support the coordination of all activities, and provide technical knowledge to ensure the successful development of all project activities. The consultant will be supervised by by UNEP’s NDC Action Global Coordinator and will work at the APMT located in La Paz, Bolivia. The consultancy allows for a hybrid work model, enabling the Project Manager to work remotely for up to 50% of their time while participating in in-person activities such as meetings and stakeholder engagements as required. This arrangement will be coordinated and approved by the Director of Mitigation Mechanism of the APMT.

Qualifications/special skills

ACADEMIC • Bachelor’s degree in environmental management, Agronomy, Public Administration, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Economics Political Science, or a related field (Required). • Postgrad in environmental management, Public Administration, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Political Science, or a related field (Desirable). PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE • Minimum five (5) years of relevant work experience in project management is (Required). • Minimum three (3) years of relevant experience in planning, implementing, and/or monitoring development initiatives, policies, and programs related to climate change in Bolivia and/or actions for NDC (Desirable). • Demonstrated analytical capacity to contribute to developing technical products related to climate change planning and financing (Desirable). • In-depth knowledge of Bolivia’s climate change regulatory and planning framework, including processes and initiatives at the national and local levels (Desirable). • Experience working with the public institutions in Bolivia related to climate change planning (Desirable). • Relevant experience integrating gender considerations into formulating, planning, and implementing projects or public policies will be considered an advantage. This includes designing gender-sensitive methodologies to collect and evaluate baseline data, evaluate products, and monitor project results where appropriate (Desirable). • Demonstrated experience in preparing policy and strategy reports for national governments and in the technical review of national reports and relevant international documents (Desirable). LANGUAGE • Fluency in Spanish (Required). • Confident in English (Required). SPECIAL SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE PROFESSIONALISM • Management of the gender, intercultural and human rights approach of indigenous peoples. • Management of Office tools and digital platforms. • Excellent writing and teamwork skills. • Proactive capacity, responsibility and commitment. • Excellent understanding of national climate change commitments. • Knowledge and understanding of theories, concepts and approaches relevant to climate change, indigenous peoples and adaptation planning. • Ability to identify, analyze and participate in resolving issues/problems. Ability to apply judgment in the context of assignments given, plan own work, and manage conflicting priorities. • Demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter. • Is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines, and achieving results. • Is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns. • Shows persistence when faced with complex problems or challenges. • Remains calm in stressful situations. TEAMWORK • Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals. • Solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise. • Willing to learn from others and supports final group decisions, even when they may not entirely reflect own position. • Shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings. PLANNING AND ORGANIZING • Develops clear goals consistent with agreed strategies. • Identifies priority activities and assignments, adjusting priorities as required. • Allocates appropriate time and resources for completing work. • Foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning. • Monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary. • Uses time efficiently.

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No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.