NDC Partnership Senior Climate Change Policy Adviser (Partnership Specialist) – Kazakhstan (Retainer Homebased) Re-Advertisement

The following responsibilities are part of the embedded incumbent role: Facilitation of updated NDC

1. Support Kazakhstan and the NDC Partnership Support Unit in initiating NDC Partnership in-country engagement;
2. Strengthen the coordination, tracking, and monitoring mechanism(s) for the support provided by development partners on the NDC Implementation Plan, and Kazakhstan’s monitoring/reporting tool for climate finance;  
3. Advise the government on potential and appropriate implementing and development partner/s for each action/priority and identifying the roles and responsibilities of each stakeholder;
4. Support preparation of NDC draft, engage stakeholder for NDC approval and NDC streamlining.

Mobilization of resources for implementation  

1. Support the country in exploring, following up on and in mobilizing partner support for its needs and priorities (and update those along the way as needed following the government’s guidance) along with a preferred process for coordination of country engagement under the NDC Partnership, as proposed and agreed upon by the MENR of Kazakhstan;

2. Engage with partners in the country to link needs to services and resources in accordance with the NDC, NAP, and LT-LEDS, including by providing the government’s inputs on alignment of partners’ country strategies with priorities and gaps identified in the above policy documents;

3. Identifying further needs for Technical Assistance for priority based on NDC, NAP, and LT-LEDS;

4. Support project development and preparation for potential funding by donors;

5. Assist the government in preparing concept notes to access financing for unfunded priorities in the updated NDC, NAP, and LT-LEDS.

Coordination and communication with key stakeholders

1. Ensure that communications relevant to NDC Partnership engagement are shared with relevant national and international level stakeholders, including building and maintaining long-term collaborative partnerships.

2. Facilitate periodic coordination and information exchange among partners in Kazakhstan, with the aim of leveraging and mobilizing their respective advantages in support of the implementation of NDC, NAP, TNA and LT-LEDS; 

3. Assess progress outcomes of the NDC Partnership in-country engagement and make recommendations for adjustments;

4. Collaborate with the Support Unit to document changes in the operating context and provide support to MNRE and stakeholders in decision-making processes;

5. Oversee the coordination NDC Partnership scoping missions to Kazakhstan and take the lead on the implementation of its recommendations;

6. Coordinate and participate in the NDC Partnership’s conferences, trainings and other activities at the global, regional and national levels.  

Organize NDC-related meetings as needed

1. Facilitate national country specific multi-stakeholder NDC dialogues, which may serve one or more of the following objectives:

   1. Intersectoral multi-stakeholder dialogues to promote a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approaches in implementing NDC, NAP, and LT-LEDS and their integration in development policies;

   2. Support the government in conducting meetings among development partners and other key stakeholders, in order to maximize synergies, avoid duplication and mobilize support for identified needs and gaps for successful NDC implementation;

   3. Multi-stakeholder dialogues with the private sector and/or civil society organizations;

   4. Multi-stakeholder dialogues within specific sectors or on a certain topic (i.e., Measurement, Reporting and Verification [MRV], gender equality, etc.);

2. Any other support needed by MNRE to coordinate development partners.

Identifying lessons learned and results 

1. Lead the tracking of in-country engagement and provide periodic progress updates to the NDC Partnership;

2. Liaise with the Support Unit to access and/or feed into global knowledge products;

3. Assist the Support Unit in identifying and disseminating information on best practices and lessons learned from in-country engagement.

Capacity building 
Conduct ongoing capacity development (i.e., technical assistance and formal/informal on-the-job training) of the government in preparation for fully taking on the facilitation role in the future.