Adaptation Specialist

Result of Service

The Adaptation Specialist will contribute to the following tasks:

- Participate with the adaptation team in the preparation of climate finance funding proposals, in accordance with the requirements set out in the different Funds’ regulations, including:

- Provide technical inputs to the deliverables from team members and partners, ensuring that they follow UNEP vision, particularly in regard to sustainable development, gender equity and climate-resilience.
- Monitor proposal elaboration milestones.
- Monitor implementation of the work plan and timetables.
- Participate to site visits when necessary.
- Elaborate sound mission reports.
- Respond to information requests, arrange revisions and establish a coordination mechanism with UNEP HQ team to advance the proposals.
- Participate in meetings with potential partners in order to extract relevant information.
- Participate with the adaptation team on the implementation of approved projects, including:

- Preparation and organization of project launch.
- Establish a coordination mechanism with UNEP HQ team to advance the approved projects.
- Monitor implementation of the annual work plans and timetables.
- Monitor risks. Propose risks mitigation measures.
- Monitor project results, track results framework indicators. This includes the utilization of sex
- disaggregated indicators and gender-based monitoring frameworks to assess project outcomes (if applicable).
- Support the preparation of annual performance reports and the project completion report.
- Participate in field missions when necessary to meet government officials and other stakeholders, including the private sector, prior consent of his/her Supervisor and in accordance with UN Environment rules and procedures.
- Facilitate consolidation of the Project Management Unit where relevant.
- Advocate the Steering Committee meetings.
- Provide technical inputs to the deliverables from project team members and partners.
- Take corrective management actions (and documenting them) to re-direct the project towards desired results.
- Provide team members and partners with technical advice on climate change adaptation substantial matters including strategies to guarantee that issues such as gender equality, disaster risk reduction and synergies with other adaptation and mitigation measures are undertaken.
- Development of reports, briefings and presentations. When necessary, the consultant will also support thegeneral organization of events.
- Contribute to UNEP’s overall climate change adaptation work in the region and support of the Euroclima+initiative on ecosystem based adaptation.
- Evaluate, capturing and synthesizing lessons and uptake of best practices and knowledge. Introduce innovation and best practices to enhance project performance.
- Provide technical inputs in the review and revision of terms of reference and/or project deliverables as requested by the UNEP Adaptation Programme Officer.
- Perform other related duties as requested.

Outputs

Participate with the adaptation team in the preparation of climate finance funding proposals, in accordance with the requirements set out in the different Funds’ regulations.

Participate with the adaptation team on the implementation of approved projects

Provide team members and partners with technical advice on climate change adaptation substantial matters including strategies to guarantee that issues such as gender equality, disaster risk reduction and synergies with other adaptation and mitigation measures are undertaken.

Development of reports, briefings and presentations. When necessary, the consultant will also support thegeneral organization of events.

Contribute to UNEP’s overall climate change adaptation work in the region and support of the Euroclima+initiative on ecosystem based adaptation.

Evaluate, capturing and synthesizing lessons and uptake of best practices and knowledge. Introduce innovation and best practices to enhance project performance.

Provide technical inputs in the review and revision of terms of reference and/or project deliverables as requested by the UNEP Adaptation Programme Officer.

Deliverables

Product No. 1:
Document containing January - June Logical Framework advances as stated in the respectives Approved Project Documents for NAP Readiness Projects in Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Panamá and El Salvador. This document will be used as a pillar for Task Managers to report the status of each Project to the donor.

Product No. 2:
Document containing technical report including the proposed implementation timetable and procurement for July - December for NAP Readiness Projects in Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Panama and El Salvador, according to the Logical Framework advances as stated in the respectives Approved Project Documents. This document is developed considering information requests from UNEP HQ team.

Product No. 3:
Document containing proposal of the National Ad