Gcf Projects Management Support Specialist
hace 7 meses
Result of Service
The purpose of this consultancy is to support the implementation of GCF Readiness project “Capacity Building in Carbon Markets and Article 6” in Panama, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and El Salvador and the " Advancing a Regional Approach to the Green Hydrogen Economy in Latin America and the Caribbean " for B countries (Bolivia, Chile, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay).
Project management support
The consultant will collaborate with the administrative and planning tasks related to the projects, both internal to UNEP, such as contracting, bidding, preparation of workshops, preparation of strategic partnerships, travel and publications, and external, such as reporting to the funder (activities and budget).
Technical assistance
- Conduct the policy development, including reviewing and analysing issues and trends on hydrogen economy development, preparation of evaluations or other research activities and studies to the related work areas. Specifically, the consultant will coordinate the GCF Readiness implementation in Bolivia, Chile, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay.
Capacity building and knowledge creation.
Contribute to the implementation of H2LAC platform capacity building and knowledge platform through research on electric mobility, organization and delivery of online and face-to-face training activities.
Collect relevant information on hydrogen and sustainable energy innovations, financing and policy and transform it into recommendations for countries, cities and decision-makers in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Responsibilities and Activities
Under the direct of UNEP’s Programme Management Officer of the¿Climate Change Unit for Latin America and the Caribbean Office, the consultant shall perform the following activities:
- Provide strategic advice for the bidding and contracting processes necessary for the hiring of the consulting firms, country leaders and international senior consultants required.
- Develop and review terms of reference and provide guidance in the identification, selection and hiring of the team.
- Ensure good management of technical, financial and project team resources.
- Plan, manage and coordinate the daily activities of the project, such as workshops, consulting missions and technical reports.
- Advise the Capacity Building in Carbon Markets and Article 6 Readiness Project Coordinator in the revision of all technical deliverables.
- Provide guidance to the Capacity Building in Carbon Markets and Article 6 Readiness Project Coordinator in the preparation of meetings of the Project Steering Committee (PSC).
- Ensure timely preparation and submission of reports, as well as other management and financial reports, required by the GCF,UNEP, and relevant stakeholders.
- Prepare progress reports for the Green Climate Fund and coordinate their delivery with the NDAs.
- Notify UNEP and the PSC in writing if there is a need to modify the agreed implementation plan and budget and seek approval.
Work Location
UNEP LACO Office, Panama City Panama
Expected duration
12 MONTHS
**Responsibilities**:
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.
The UNEP Latin America and the Caribbean Office (LACO), located in Panama City, Panama works closely with the 33 countries of the region and its activities are integrated into the Medium-Term Strategy and the Programme of Work approved by the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA).
One of the most relevant challenges the implementation of the Paris Agreement poses to countries is to count with strong Transparency Frameworks. Article 13 of the Paris Agreement establishes the need of Parties to implement national robust and transparent monitoring, reporting, verification and accounting systems to give clarity on action and support while providing clear information to stakeholders to be available to assess if the necessary is being done in relation to compliance with the commitments assumed to face climate change. As part of building and enhancing their Transparency Frameworks, Parties of the United Nations Frame Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) -will progressively implement better tools and institutional arrangements, many of them not sufficiently developed in the countries. Especially for developing countries.
The UNFCCC enhanced transparency framework demands substantial and immediate progress in the countries´ domestic Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) systems and strategic de-carbonization and adaptation planning. This entails moving from often disintegrated and often different methodological approaches in data management to an integrated and robu
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