Technical Specialist in Institutional Strengthening

hace 23 horas


Panama United Nations A tiempo completo

Result of Service
The main objective of the position of Technical specialist in institutional strengthening and facilitation is to support climate change adaptation governance processes, as well as interinstitutional and intersectoral coordination to promote national adaptation processes within the framework of adaptation measures prioritized in the NDCs and the National Adaptation Plan.

The Technical specialist in institutional strengthening and facilitation is also expected to support the national Project Coordinator in the development and implementation of other activities related to the project, including planning, organizing, and attending national, regional, local meetings, preparing reports, and supporting activities for the National Directorate for Climate Change.

The Technical specialist in institutional strengthening and facilitation will contribute to the execution of the following activities included in the project:
1. Activities 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3 and 1.1.4, included in sub-output 1.1 (Structure, governance and interlinkages of the national adaptation architecture strengthened and operative).
2. Activities 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3 and 2.1.4, included in sub-output 2.1 (National Adaptation Plan institutionalized).
3. Support other activities: 1.4.2, included in sub-output 1.4 (An adaptation cooperation round table lead by government established).

To this end, the Technical specialist in institutional strengthening and facilitation will work closely with the National Project Coordinator and the Project Management Unit (Plan A Project Team), draft, consult, and define institutional arrangements between different national stakeholders to facilitate and enhance institutional coordination around adaptation to climate change in the country.

Additionally, the Technical specialist in institutional strengthening and facilitation is expected to assist the National Project Coordinator and the Project Management Unit in the development and implementation of other project-related activities, including attending national, regional, and local meetings, as required.

For the effective implementation of the activities, the Technical specialist in institutional strengthening and facilitation will perform the following tasks:
1. To develop operational guidelines and provide advice to the DNCC in order to enable the establishment of the adaptation coordination architecture at the national level. This includes defining the coordination mechanisms, the roles, and responsibilities of the different organizations, as well as designing and formalizing a periodic schedule to hold meetings within the framework of the resulting governance (activity 1.1.1).
2. To support the DNCC in the process of reactivation and operationalization of the National Adaptation Committee to lead and advance the national adaptation processes and provide recommendations on the reiterative review of the contributions determined at the national level and the potential update of the national adaptation plan (activity 1.1.2).
3. To support the DNCC to develop, institutionalize, and implement a coordination strategy among governmental institutions working on adaptation, to strength and foster interlinkages among them and become more effective and efficient in terms of implementing adaptation policies and measures (activity 1.1.3).
4. Promote and implement institutional arrangements between the project and institutions involved in the country’s national adaptation processes (activity 1.1.4).
5. To support and contribute in the coordination and development of learning exchange visits aimed at enhancing south-south cooperation, experience and capacity sharing on topics related to adaptation planning with other countries in Latin America, as well as to learn from adaptation solutions being implemented in other countries (activity 1.2.4).
6. Elaborate technical guidelines aimed at aligning public and private actions related to adaptation with the national and international commitments, including the National Adaptation Plan and the Nationally Determined Contributions (1.4.2).
7. To support the institutionalize the National Adaptation Plan and link this plan with the relevant national development policies (activity 2.1.1).
8. Foster the adoption of the prioritized adaptation measures defined under the activity 3.1.1 by the governmental institutions in charge of its implementation (activity 2.1.2).
9. Design and institutionalize regional strategies within the National Adaptation Plan (activity 2.1.3).
10. Design adaptation strategies for the infrastructure and water management sectors and incorporate their results and inputs into the National Adaption Plan (activity 2.1.4).
11. To prepare materials relevant for project activities as may be required.
12. To carry out any other relevant tasks within his/her technical competence, as requested by the National Project Coordinator.

Work Location
Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Expected duration
5 months

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