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The Adaptation Fund (AF) is recruiting a Climate Change Analyst (GE level), to be located within Adaptation Fund Board Secretariat (AFSEC) to provide routine administrative support to support the Fund’s work in monitoring its rapidly increasing number of projects and programmes under implementation. The position would suit a motivated and organized person, with strong team working, task management and communication skills.
The AF is an innovative financing mechanism set up by the Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), with the purpose of financing concrete climate change adaptation projects and programmes in developing country Parties, serving the landmark Paris Agreement. At the request of the COP, the GEF is providing secretariat services to the Adaptation Fund Board (the Board), through a dedicated and functionally independent team. Since becoming fully operational in 2010, the Board has approved 150 projects/programmes in over 100 vulnerable countries, for a total funding of over US$ 1 billion. The Fund supports country-driven projects and programmes, innovation and global learning for effective adaptation. All of the Fund’s activities are designed to build national and local adaptive capacities while reaching and engaging the most vulnerable groups, and to integrate gender consideration to provide equal opportunity to access and benefit from the Fund’s resources. They are also aimed at enhancing synergies with other sources of climate finance, while creating models that can be replicated or scaled up. In October 2022, the Board approved the 2nd Medium-term Strategy (MTS) of the Fund (2023- 2027), which consolidates the Fund’s niche and comparative advantage, reconfirms the strategic areas of Action, Innovation and Learning & Sharing and introduces new cross-cutting themes.
Since 1 January 2019 the AF has served the Paris Agreement under the guidance of, and been accountable to, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement with respect to all matters relating to the Paris Agreement. The process that led to the decision recognized the Fund’s valuable role in funding concrete adaptation projects for the most vulnerable and its pioneering Direct Access modality that builds country ownership in adaptation. In 2013 the Board approved an Environmental and Social Policy for the Fund and in 2016 the Board approved the Gender Policy for the Fund. A Readiness Programme for direct access to climate finance was also approved in 2013, which includes support for the implementation of the Environmental and Social Policy. The Technical Evaluation Reference Group of the Adaptation Fund (AF-TERG) is an independent evaluation advisory group, accountable to the Board, established to ensure the independent implementation of the Fund’s evaluation policy. The Fund’s secretariat cooperates with AF-TERG on various areas including the implementation of the Fund’s Results-Based Management framework (RBM) and the evaluation policy.
As part of the Fund’s Results-Based Management (RBM) framework and an approach to its implementation (AFB/EFC.1/3/Rev.2), the Fund’s implementing entities (IEs) are required to submit a project/programme performance report (PPR) on an annual basis, after the project/programme’s inception date. PPRs are reviewed and cleared by the Adaptation Fund Board secretariat (the secretariat) prior to disbursement of the corresponding tranche of funding by the Fund’s Trustee.
The Secretariat is recruiting a Climate Change Analyst to support the Fund’s work on portfolio monitoring and results, in line with the Fund’s operational policies and guidelines. S/he will be providing support to the operationalization of the medium-term strategy, including outreach on the Fund’s results to stakeholders. The person will play a key role in undertaking portfolio data analysis for the AFB Secretariat and external stakeholders and in the maintenance of the Financial Intermediary Funds FIF platform.
S/he will be engaged in the technical review of PPR submitted by IEs as part of the Fund’s reporting requirements and will also support the review of other project-related reports, and requests submitted by the implementing entities during project/programme implementation. The review will include compliance with the Fund’s policy on RBM as well as grant agreements signed between implementing entities and the Fund.
The Climate Change Analyst will collaborate closely with colleagues in the Secretariat, and s/he will be under the supervision of the Senior Climate Change Specialist (RBM Team Lead).
In addition, the climate change analyst will support the secretariat reporting to the Board including the preparation of Fund’s Annual Performance Reports and support the organization of portfolio monitoring missions.
Duties and Accountabilities
The successful candidate will be expected to carry out the following duties and responsibilities:
1.Support in the Fund’s Results Management and Evaluation processes including in monitoring the status of the portfolio of adaptation projects funded under the Adaptation Fund and in documenting best practices and lessons learned to contribute to the further development of the policies/guidelines of the Adaptation Fund
a.Support the review process of project/programme performance reports, mid-term evaluation reports, final evaluation reports and various other project-related reports.
b.Support the review of project compliance with the Fund’s Environmental and Social Policy as well as the gender policy.
c.Support requests submitted by the implementing entities during project/programme implementation.
d.Support the drafting of terms of reference of and participate in portfolio monitoring missions organized by the secretariat in collaboration with Implementing Entities.
e.Support in finalizing and maintaining the database of projects and programmes submitted to or funded by the Adaptation Fund
f.Support the drafting of terms of reference of and participate in portfolio monitoring missions organized by the secretariat in collaboration with Implementing Entities.
2.Support in enhancing data management and portfolio analysis
a.Support in maintaining the project and programme post approval database, including data collection ad hoc project or portfolio analysis reports.
b.Support the review of annual project performance reports and supporting documents submitted by Implementing Entities.
c.Support the enhancement of the Fund’s reporting system using the project database.
d.Liaise with Implementing Entities and other relevant stakeholders to collect information on results.
e.Support the RBM team in preparing operational guidelines and tools, documents and other assignments as requested by the Board at its meetings.
3.Support as needed the Fund’s portfolio development and implementation of knowledge management activities for the Fund.
a.Support the technical review of proposals, in collaboration with co-reviewers
b.Support in the implementation of the Fund’s Knowledge Management Strategy.
c.Contribute to the preparation of Board documents, strategy and policy documents, talking points, and other materials to support the effective
elivery of the Fund portfolio, and the mobilization of additional resources for the fund.
d.Perform any other task as required by the RBM Team Lead.
Selection Criteria
•Master’s degree in natural resources management, social policy, economics, environment, or other field relevant to adaptation to climate change, and at least two years of relevant experience, preferably working on climate change adaptation and/or monitoring and evaluation.
•Proven analytical and problem-solving skills and proven ability to apply these in carrying out research, data analysis, writing and operational tasks.
•Demonstrates ability to translate theory into practical applications in context of climate change adaptation and sustainable development.
•Demonstrates experience in supporting implementation and monitoring of projects/programmes in the field of environment, climate change and/or development.
•Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with internal/external partners and promote collaboration in a multi-cultural environment.
•Ability to deal sensitively in multi-cultural environments and build effective working relations with clients and colleagues.
•Ability to handle concurrent activities efficiently under pressure, with minimum supervision and to meet tight deadlines.
•A strong command of the English language and excellent oral and written communications and editing skills. Proficiency in one other UN language and field experience in developing countries are a plus.
Desired:
•Experience in international organizations and/or climate funds and field experience in developing countries is desirable.
•Sound knowledge of the UNFCCC and international climate finance architecture would be desirable.
•Fluency in a UN language other than English would be desirable, especially French and Spanish.
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