Consultant Specialist in Institutional Arrangements

hace 2 semanas


Panamá, Panamá, Panamá United Nations A tiempo completo

Job Opening

Job Opening ID: 228546

Job Network :
Economic, Social and Development

Job Family :
Environmental Affairs

Category and Level :
Consultants, CON

Duty Station :

PANAMA CITY

Department/Office :
United Nations Environment Programme

Date Posted :
Feb 26, 2024

Deadline :
Mar 12, 2024

Result of Service

  • The objective of this consultancy is contributing to the efficient implementation of the project "Building capacities for the development of the National Adaptation Plan in the context of the NDCs adaptation themes in Panama" The Specialist in Climate Change Adaptation and Institutional Arrangements will contribute to the effective implementation of the project by guaranteeing that the following tasks integrate the gender mainstreaming: 1. Analyze project performance and provide technical expertise to the coordination of synergies within the Project's activities considering their relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and impact. 2. Provide strategic guidelines to improve environmental governance and strengthened policy coordination with informed recommendations. 3. Provide evidencebased information in the strategic and operative overview and coordination of meetings, workshops, trainings, events, trips, consultations and communications efforts. Undertake followup actions as needed to guarantee outputs accomplishment. 4. Prepare agendas and arrange appointments and meetings related to the project activities and produce minutes from the meetings. 5. Work in close coordination with MiAMBIENTE staff, UNEP and other partners and consultants, to provide technical inputs on potential partnership platforms and ensure the technical quality of the project outputs. 6. Identify recurring gaps in existing partnerships for Project implementation and propose strategies to reduce those gaps. 7. Analyze relevant information including current capacities related to implementation of policies, strategies, plans, and projects on climate change adaptations in all levels. 8. Design and conduct focus group discussions with relevant key stakeholders from the local and regional government, the private sector, academia, civil society, to assess implementation experiences and effectiveness, document successes, challenges, and lessons learned, and develop recommendations for improvement. 9. Identify new and innovative stakeholders to enhance technical, institutional, and managerial capacity for adaptation planning at the national and subnational levels. 10. Develop guidelines to encourage alignment of subnationallevel priorities for climate change adaptation. 11. Identify opportunities for scaling up partnerships and stakeholder participation, in order to mainstream climate change adaptation considerations in investment planning processes. 12. Determine the current interaction, information sharing and working relation among the levels of government institutions) on climate change adaptation in Panama. 13. Liaise with stakeholders to facilitate collaborative and consultative processes. Suggest operative mechanisms and channels for dissemination of information to reach local stakeholders.

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