Climate Change Specialist United Nations at UNDP Tanzania

Climate Change Specialist- LoCAL
Dodoma, Tanzania

Climate Change Specialist United Nations at UNDP July 2024

Job Description
Background
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selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and
background checks.

The United
Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) makes public and private
finance work for the poor in the world’s 46 least developed countries.
With its capital mandate and instruments, UNCDF offers “last mile”
finance models that unlock public and private resources, especially at
the domestic level, to reduce poverty and support local economic
development. The Local Transformative Finance Practice aims to be a
centre of excellence and innovation fund for local government finance.
Over a 30-year period the Practice has developed deep expertise in
intergovernmental fiscal transfers (IGTF), local development funds,
public financial management and performance-based grants. LTF supports
policy reforms and advocates for a greater appreciation and use of IGTF
and performance based local government financing mechanisms in
development finance.

On the basis of this experience, LTF
designed and manages the Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL),
which is a mechanism to integrate climate change into local
authorities’ planning and budgeting through the regular
intergovernmental fiscal transfer system using performance-based grants
in a participatory and gender-sensitive manner, increase awareness and
capacities to respond to climate change at the local level including
through ecosystem-based solutions, and increase the quality and number
of local investments that address climate change.

LoCAL combines
performance-based climate resilience grants (PBCRGs), which ensure the
programming and verification of change expenditures at the local level,
with technical and capacity-building support. It uses the grants and
demonstration effect to trigger further flows for local climate action
including global climate finance and national fiscal transfers. LoCAL
also aims to support private finance for small and medium businesses and
municipal finance and public-private partnerships. LoCAL is presently
working with 34 countries across Africa, Asia the Caribbean and the
Pacific, and has cumulatively mobilised over US$170m for more than 2,100
adaptation projects. In the Pacific, LoCAL is currently working in
Tuvalu and Solomon Islands, with programs under design in a number of
other countries.

In Tanzania, LoCAL is implemented in
collaboration with the President’s Office Regional Administration and
Local Government (PORALG). LoCAL was piloted in three districts of the
Dodoma region, i.e., Chamwino, Mpwapwa and Kondoa, potentially
benefiting more than 800,000 people, particularly women. The identified
districts have so far been able to access climate finance by using the
established PBCRG mechanism to support implementation of climate change
adaptation investments, mostly related to water and agriculture.

Building
on lessons learned during the pilot phase in Dodoma region, Phase II of
implementation, also covering the expansion in the coastal region in
Tanzania, is expected to achieve LoCAL’s overall objectives through
increasing target Districts’ capacities to access to climate finance to
plan, budget, and implement locally led climate resilient public
investments, through a performance-based climate resilience grant
(PBCRG) system.

In collaboration with PO-RALG, LoCAL will
specifically promote activities to strengthen capacities and increase
understanding of national counterparts, target regional secretariats,
districts and their communities on issues such as climate change,
including climate risks, mainstreaming climate change adaptation into
Districts’ plans and budgeting processes, improved community
participation, enhanced governance and transparency, reporting and
monitoring. LoCAL support in the coastal areas of Tanzania will also
include building capacities to develop integrated climate risk informed
coastal management plans while paying special attention to sustainable
productive sectors in coastal ecosystems.

Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting
to the Programme Management Specialist and in close collaboration with
national counterparts, the Climate Change Specialist will support the
integration of climate change into sub-national planning and programming
and works under the overall guidance of the Global Manager, P-5, based
in Kampala, Uganda and in close collaboration with the LoCALNational
Coordinator, LoCAL global Facility and LTF colleagues across the region.
The Climate Change Specialist in Dodoma will directly support PORALG’s
capacity to coordinate and report on national climate change adaptation
efforts and the implementation of LoCAL in Dodoma region.

The
Climate Change Specialist will engage with PORALG/ local government
authorities in the coastal areas to provide technical advice on climate
change issues and environmental sustainability to government
counterparts at national and sub-national levels; including on climate
change information and assessments and climate mainstreaming. The
incumbent will support the integration of environment and climate
considerations into LoCAL; which will include supporting establishment
of a national system; and supporting the assessment of grant
interventions to ensure they are in alignment with the target areas
under the national LoCAL design.

The Climate Change Specialist
will contribute to the daily implementation of the project, including
overall gender-sensitive planning, oversight and monitoring of project
implementation and financial reporting and program communications and
knowledge sharing. The position will also support work on gender
equality and social inclusion (with a focus on women, youth and
marginalized communities), to progress objectives on gender and
environment and social safeguards. The Climate Change Specialist will
play a key role in supporting regional outreach, knowledge and
experience sharing, and communications for the program. The Climate
Change Specialist will also support programme monitoring and reporting,
as required.

Summary of key functions:

• Ensure Effective Programme Management
• Provision of Technical advice to government counterparts and key stakeholders
• Facilitate Knowledge Management and Communication
• Ensure Effective Networking and Partnership Building

1.Ensure Effective Program Management:

• Execute, (liaise with PORALG and LGAs) to oversee and monitor the
  day-to-day implementation of selected activities related to climate
  change, with a focus on women, youth and marginalized communities;
• Build
  effective and efficient partnerships at the operational level with
  national counterparts and other UN agencies, to coordinate selected
  activities in country;
• Contribute to the preparation and timely
  submission of comprehensive technical and financial reports in line with
  contractual agreements including semi-annual reporting;
• Contribute to the management of the risk log of the project;
• Ensure the timely and effective management of the activities as scheduled;
• Provide
  technical advice and capacity building for the piloting and
  establishment of a national local information system for local climate
  risk assessments (including projections and mapping) addressing hazards,
  vulnerabilities and exposure of local councils and wards in relation to
  climate change including desk review, data collection, preliminary
  design of the system, analytical writing, piloting, consultation and
  validation and gradual deployment of the local climate information
  system;
• Provide technical advice and capacity building for the
  integration of environment and climate change adaptation in the local
  government authorities’ development plans, budgets and investment plans;
• Provide
  technical advice and capacity building for the adequate integration of
  environment and climate considerations (e.g., specifications) in the
  investments delivered through LoCAL’s ;
• Coordinate the roll out and use of the Assessing Climate Change Adaptation Framework (ACCAF) at the District level;
• Contribute
  to the technical dialogue and provision of technical advisory services
  to national and local government counterparts in relation to climate
  change information and assessments, climate mainstreaming, climate
  finance and access to climate finance;
• Provide technical guidance to the PORALG’s process of accreditation to the GCF.

2. Provision of Technical Advice to Government Counterparts and Key Stakeholders:

• Provide technical advice on climate change issues and environmental
  sustainability to government counterparts at national and sub-national
  levels;
• Prepare and adapt inputs to policy briefs/position
  papers that address links between climate change and other development
  concerns, in collaboration with other practices such as governance,
  poverty reduction, gender, crisis prevention and recovery, and capacity
  development;
• Explore the potential for private sector
  partnerships on climate change and explore opportunities for
  carbon/environmental financing;
• Promote information sharing and
  facilitate dialogue within the donor community by initiating and/or
  participating in consultative meetings and preparing briefs and policy
  papers on climate change.

3. Facilitate Knowledge Management and Communication:

• Identify
  key knowledge constraints and organize learning, knowledge exchange,
  training, workshops, etc. to build the awareness and capacities on
  relevant themes (i.e. climate change, local climate risk assessments,
  environmental sustainability, mainstreaming, in support of women and
  youth employment, etc.);
• Develop a communications plan for the
  programme, and contribute to the implementation of the plan, working in
  collaboration with the Project team, partners and others;
• Regional
  exchange of knowledge and experience, through systematically
  identifying, collecting and disseminating best practices and lesson
  learned from the program;
• Manage the process of convening
  national and regional stakeholders or producing information and
  communication products to share lessons learned on selected themes.

4. Ensure Effective Networking and Partnership Building:

• Establish
  and maintain close working relationships with the Ministry of Finance,
  the Vice President’s Office (VPO) , and other key stakeholders at
  various levels in order to support the quality of the execution of the
  PBCRG system and its key results areas;
• Organize consultative meetings, seminars and workshops to drive analytical and policy work of the program;
• Serve
  as the UNCDF LoCAL’s focal point in working groups and steering
  committees on the issue of environment and climate change adaptation and
  related sectors and provide inputs for conducive policy and regulatory
  environment;
• Develop strategies to mobilize additional resources based on programme requirements and new opportunities;
• Negotiating and finalizing partnership agreements, MOUs, and other formal agreements with relevant parties;
• Monitoring
  and evaluating the effectiveness of partnerships and networking
  activities, and making adjustments as necessary to optimize outcomes;
• Keeping
  abreast of industry trends, developments, and best practices related to
  networking and partnership building, and incorporating relevant
  insights into the organization’s strategies and activities;
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

The
incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as
deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the
Organization.

Institutional Arrangement
Reporting to
the Programme Management Specialist and in close collaboration with
national counterparts, the Climate Change Specialist will support the
integration of climate change into sub-national planning and programming
and works under the overall guidance of the Global Manager, P-5, based
in Kampala, Uganda and in close collaboration with National Coordinator.

Dodoma, Tanzania:

The Climate Change Specialist in Dodoma
will provide technical guidance to PORALG in coordinating and reporting
on national climate change adaptation efforts at the same time improve
the quality of the PBCRGS to attract further financial flows for local
adaptation, including national fiscal transfers and to work towards
direct access to international climate funds, such as the Green Climate
Fund and the Adaptation Fund. The technical support will enhance the
capacity of PORALG to integrate climate change adaptation in the
existing planning and reporting platform (PlanRep) based on the ACCAF to
ensure evidence-based adaptation gains made by the initiative.

Competencies
CORE

• Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact
• Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems
• Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences
• Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands
• Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results
• Engage and Partner LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies

Business Direction & Strategy: System Thinking 

• Ability
  to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how
  interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and
  to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the
  system.

Business Management: Portfolio Management

• Ability to select, prioritize and control the organization’s programmes
  and projects, in line with its strategic objectives and capacity;
  ability to balance the implementation of change initiatives and the
  maintenance of business-as-usual, while optimizing return on investment.

Partnership Management: Multi-stakeholder Engagement and Funding 

• Knowledge
  and ability to forge multi-stakeholder partnerships and remove any
  obstacles to resource mobilization and multi-stakeholder funding
  platforms.

Communication Advocacy Strategy 

• Ability to create and implement advocacy strategies which lead to impactful change.

2030 Agenda: Planet: Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery

• Climate Risk Management
• Disaster and Climate Risk Governance.

2030 Agenda: Planet Nature, Climate and Energy 

• Climate Change Policies: Governance / integrated planning for climate change investments in the context of urbanization
• Climate Change Adaptation: strategies
• Climate Change Policies: Climate Finance

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Required Skills and Experience
Education:

• Advanced University degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in
  Environmental Science and Management, Climate Science, Geographic
  Studies, International Development, Economics, Statistics, or a related
  field is required. Or
• A first-level university degree
  (bachelor´s degree) in the above areas in combination with additional 2
  years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu
  of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• A minimum of five (5) years (with Master´s degree) or seven (7) years
  (with Bachelor´s degree) of experience in progressively more responsible
  positions in the field of climate change adaptation and mitigation,
  environmental management, and/or climate science applied to development
  is required.;
• Experience and knowledge of climate change issues and its potential impacts on local economic development is required;
• Experience in policy analysis, development work in the area of climate change and related issues is required;
• Familiarity
  with and contributions to high-level policy dialogues and advisory
  functions involving high-level government counterparts and other
  stakeholders is required;
• Experience working with local
  governments and local communities on climate change policy, regulatory
  and or/technical services desired;
• Work experience with central government and Ministry of Environment and knowledge of government systems is highly desirable;
• Experience in working with government or an international organization is an asset;
• Experience in advising on climate change adaptation and energy policy development a major asset;
• Experience
  of designing, developing, and using knowledge products, mentoring,
  training, or outreach, in the context of climate change is highly
  desirable;
• Experience in strong networking capabilities and
  ability to associate him/herself with a range of actors (inter alia
  central and local governments; policy makers; national statistics office
  and donors, local communities, women and youth) with a view to building
  relations and facilitating links is desired;
• Experience and knowledge of the UNFCCC process and the role of climate finance is an advantage;
• Knowledge of current practices in gender and social inclusion (women, youth and marginalized communities) is desired;
• At
  least four (4) years of experience related to environmental
  assessments, climate risk, and vulnerability assessments, climate
  modelling, geographical information system (GIS), and/or risk mapping,
  in particular at the local level is desired.
• Language Requirement: Fluency in English and Kiswahili is required.

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