National Consultant - Climate Change

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National Consultant - Climate Change

Job Description: National Consultant - Climate Change

Job Posting: 5/Nov/2020

Closure Date: 20/Nov/2020, 12:59:00 AM AMOrganizational Unit: REUT

Job Type: Non-staff opportunities Type of Requisition: PSA (Personal Services Agreement)

Grade Level: N/A

Primary Location: Ukraine-Kiev

Duration: 25 Working days in the period ASAP

Post Number: N/A

FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in its staff and international consultants in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.

Qualified female applicants and qualified nationals of non-and under-represented member countries are encouraged to apply.

Persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.

All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

Organizational Setting

FAO Ukraine is a project management Office headed by the Regional Programme Leader (RPL) under the operational responsibility of the Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia. The Office provides support to Ukraine to develop policies, programmes and projects to achieve food security and to reduce hunger and malnutrition, to help develop the agricultural, fisheries and forestry sectors, and to use their environmental and natural resources in a sustainable manner.

Reporting Lines

The incumbent will carry out the tasks listed herein under the general supervision of the FAO Representative to Ukraine and the Head of the Office in Ukraine, and under direct supervision of the Natural Resources Officer in Ankara, the consultant will be embedded in the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center at State Emergency Service of Ministry of Interior of Ukraine to support in the revision of the first project proposal and its subsequent update

Technical Focus

Under the Paris Agreement, countries are requested to revise their NDCs every five years to cut greenhouse gas emissions to limit Earth's temperature rise and implement solutions to adapt to the effects of climate change. The updating of NDCs and their implementation present countries with significant opportunities to align their climate and development agendas to promote sustainable growth, but also presents challenges in mainstreaming these goals into existing policies and operations and mobilizing scaled-up domestic and international resources.

For this reason, the Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) was created at the request of Parties to help strengthen the institutional and technical capacities of non-Annex I countries to meet the enhanced transparency requirements defined in Article 13 of the Paris Agreement.

Tasks and responsibilities

In particular, the technical support to be provided will include:

• Identify the current needs related to facilitation of transparency enhancements;
• Support the revision and update of the first project proposal 'Strengthening capacities in the agricultural and land use sectors in Ukraine to increase transparency in the implementation and monitoring of the national contribution of Ukraine in accordance with the Paris Agreement';
• Provide methodological support for the stocktaking exercise on the progress achieved in the definition of an MRV system in Ukraine and development of a roadmap to finalize this system;
• Prepare a stakeholder map that are involved into NDC process and other requirements under Paris Agreement.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

• A university degree in environmental sciences or other relevant field;
• At least 5 years of experience in the areas related to the climate change, climate change adaptation and mitigation, preferably in agriculture;
• Writing and communication skills in English and Russian are required;
• National of Ukraine or resident with a regular work permit.

FAO Core Competencies

• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing).
• Incomplete applications will not be considered. If you need help, or have queries, please contact: Відправити резюме
• Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
• Only language proficiency certificates from UN accredited external providers and/or FAO language official examinations (LPE, ILE, LRT) will be accepted as proof of the level of knowledge of languages indicated in the online applications.
• For other issues, visit the FAO employment website: http://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO:

https://jobs.fao.org/careersection/fao_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=2002559&tz=GMT%2B01%3A00&tzname

and complete your online profile.

Only applications received through the recruitment portal will be considered.

Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile.

If you need help, or have queries, please contact: Відправити резюме

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