Local Consultant Fiji

Result of Service

The incumbent will undertake a part time assignment to perform the following tasks and functional responsibilities: The local consultant will benefit from her/his extensive local network in functioning as a liaison between the public sector in Fiji and the UNEP project team. Moreover, she/he will reach out the public and private stakeholders to engage them productively on this project. The local data gathering process will rely largely on the network of the local consultant and their efforts to undertake interview, gather documents and databases, and the like. (She/he will support the data gathering and advise on the mapping of local stakeholders. Finally, as the team member most closely familiar with Fiji's mitigation and adaptation needs, she/he will provide technical inputs to the various deliverables.

Work Location

Suva, Fiji

Expected duration

Part-time

Duties and Responsibilities

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. The Climate Change Division is the lead Division charged with carrying out the functions of UNEP in the field of environmental Climate Change. To fulfill its mandate, the work of the Climate Change Division focuses on: working with Members States and Partners to accelerate and support a just transition by addressing mitigation and adaptation gaps through enhancing implementation capacity, access to finance and technology, and building resilience. The Climate Change Division promotes sustainable development and effective policies for climate stability; support action so that countries progress on decarbonization, dematerialization, and resilience pathways in line with their climate commitments, aspirations, and needs; and foster transparency in reporting. UNEP-CCC is a leading international advisory institution on energy, climate and sustainable development. Its work focuses on helping developing countries and emerging economies transition to low-carbon development pathways and supporting the integration of climate resilience into national development. UNEP-CCC is actively involved in the implementation of the UN Environment Climate Change Strategy and Energy Programme. The UNEP team will support the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change in Fiji in the development of Fiji's second Climate Finance Snapshot. The objective is to produce a climate finance snapshot that reflects the public and private climate investments and expenditures in the previous years. To this end, the support of a local consultant is required. Under the direct supervision of the UNEP Project Manager, the Local Consultant will facilitate and coordinate the implementation of project activities in Fiji during the course of project implementation (9 months), such as coordination of project activities on the ground, stakeholder consultation data and information gathering and workshop planning and implementation. Under the direct supervision of the UNEP Project Manager, the Local consultant will facilitate and coordinate the implementation of project activities in Fiji during the course of project implementation (9 months), such as coordination of project activities on the ground, stakeholder consultations, data and information gathering and workshop planning and implementation. The Local consultant will support the following work programme led by a UNEP team: Output 1: Inception Report 1.1 Desktop analysis to understand the process, final result and usage of the Climate Finance Snapshot , including lessons learnt and process/template improvement. Output 2: Stakeholder Engagement Plan Report 2.0 Stakeholder mapping exercise and stakeholder engagement plan produced. 2.1 Develop a workplan. 2.2 Finalise Snapshot Template. 2.3 Presentation to Climate Change Department (CCD) and Ministry Finance for validation of Output 3: Climate Finance Snapshot 3.1 Delivery of a multistakeholder kick off meeting to ensure responsibilities, input requirements and timelines are clear. 3.2. Gather multi-stakeholder data. 3.3. Draft Climate Finance Snapshot , if data is available). 3.4 Conduct a validation workshop and refine the Climate Finance Snapshot accordingly. 3.5. Finalise the content of the Climate Finance Snapshot and present to CCD and Min Finance. 3.6. Produce a graphicly designed publishable version of the Climate Finance Snapshot. 3.7. Present the final product to stakeholders. Output 4: Learnings and Recommendations Report 4.1. Hold a lessons learnt exercise with CCD and Min Finance. 4.2. Develop a lessons learnt report including recommendations (such as systems, tracking, records management, capacity and training needs of personal, process for the next snapshot etc). Output 5: Capacity Building 5.1 Deliver a capacity building workshop for up to 20 people on a key topic identified as a capacity gap throughout this process/through the lessons learnt discussions - relating to climate finance tracking/reporting and data management. The consultant is expected to conduct the aforementioned project activities and submit the three deliverables in a timely manner and at a level of quality satisfactory to the UNEP team. 1st deliverable – Review and technical inputs into Output 1 Inception; Production of Output 2 Stakeholder Engagement Plan Report. with relevant stakeholders (private sector, public sector, NGOs) with consideration of UNEP team's feedback 2nd deliverable – Review and technical inputs into Output 3 Climate Finance Snapshot 3rd deliverable - Review and technical inputs into Outputs 4 and 5 including inputs into capacity building (invitee list, agenda, programme, and organisation of capacity building)

Qualifications/special skills

A Master's Degree or equivalent, in environmental engineering, finance, economics, development studies, business, management, administration or another relevant field is required. A minimum of Minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience with bachelor's degree, or a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience required with master's degree in development project implementation, working with national public institutions, private sector (including financial sector), academia or similar. Demonstrated experience advising Fiji public organisations on climate change mitigation and adaptation and in-depth understanding of mitigation and adaptation priorities in Fiji Expert understanding of how climate change affects Fiji and its economy gained either through publications on the subject, consultancies, or consultancies. Significant experience in climate finance, overview of climate finance landscape and its actors in Fiji Desirable: Experience in organizing workshops and/or similar events is an asset.

Languages

• Fluency in written and spoken English is required

Additional Information

Not available.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS' BANK ACCOUNTS.