International Consultant in Climate Finance and Carbon Markets Public Advocacy Consultant – Nature Pillar Level B Senior Administrative Assistant

Duties and responsibilities
This position is homebased under the supervision of UN-REDD Programme Management Officer, the consultant will produce a strategy for Uganda to access REDD+ results-based financing from both market and non-market sources, including notably the Green Climate Fund and LEAF, amongst others. More specifically, he/she will perform the following tasks:

Identify potential LEAF buyers for the country,
Assess buyers’ appetite to invest in Uganda though consultations, meetings or other identified processes,
Assess country’s concerns to access these carbon markets, scale of implementation (national or jurisdictional), key factors needed (economic, socio-political, technological) and barriers to be overcame to generate emissions reductions and contribute to the forests and land-use targets of Uganda’s NDC,
Identify key areas of institutional capacity (for example, national registry, legal title, safeguards requirements) that Uganda should focus on to access different kinds of RBPs,
Identify clear technical contributions from the UN-REDD programme and UNEP based on their respective signature and offering.

Qualifications/special skills

Academic Qualifications: An advanced-level university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in environmental
sciences or related field is required, a postgraduate specialization in a field directly related to REDD+ is an advantage,
Experience: At least 5 years of professional experience in climate finance, forest carbon market and non-market standards and transactions, finance mapping or investment frameworks is required.
Experience in resource mobilization, or economic integration, or development planning is an advantage,
Professional experience acquired within international organizations, national agencies and donor agencies is an advantage with analytical capacity in a donor-funded environment,
Knowledge and experience of REDD+ stakeholders of Uganda is an advantage.

Language: English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this assignment, fluency in spoken and written English is required
Deadline: 15 May 2022

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