NDC Partnership Climate Finance Expert

4 weeks ago


Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark UNOPS Full time
Job Title: NDC Partnership Climate Finance Expert

UNOPS is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Climate Finance Expert to support the NDC Partnership in Nigeria. The successful candidate will work closely with the NDC Partnership Country Engagement Specialist for Nigeria, the Director at the International Economic Relations Department in the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, and the Director-General of the National Council on Climate Change.

Scope of Work:
  • Develop and operationalize a National Climate Finance and Investment Strategy based on the existing draft Climate Finance Strategy.
  • Lead the identification and mapping of barriers (technical capacity, human resource, enabling policy environment) to investments related to climate change.
  • Review the prioritized and costed NDC Implementation Framework and map potential local and international donors to support the interventions.
  • Develop a private sector engagement strategy component for climate action.
  • Develop and operationalize appropriate financing instruments building on existing financing mechanisms to mobilize climate finance.
  • Facilitate and strengthen coordination and collaboration among government and non-state stakeholders to enable effective mobilization of climate finance.
  • Provide technical advice to the national framework/policy for Article 6 and related financing instruments.
  • Develop and deliver a capacity and national training program on climate finance with an appropriate training manual.
  • Lead the process of capacity building in NDC mainstreaming into national development plans, budget, and other strategies, leading to the NDC being mainstreamed into national planning and budgeting processes.
  • Lead and support in the alignment of ETP/NDC and related financing opportunities.
  • Identify and support alignment of Nigeria's Net-Zero Investment Plan, Energy Transition Plan, Long-Term Low Emissions Development Strategy, and related opportunities.
  • Convene annual (private sector, NGOs, bilateral and multi-lateral donors) round table meetings on climate financing needs of Nigeria.
  • Organize strong private sector engagement and participation in climate action with Nigerian private sector leveraging climate finance opportunities and providing climate finance support.
  • Compile monthly and quarterly country updates on climate financing that feed into the NDC IF.

The Climate Finance Expert will be responsible for developing and implementing sustainable business strategies, thinking long-term and externally to positively shape the organization. The successful candidate will also be responsible for acting as a positive role model, motivating, directing, and inspiring others to succeed, utilizing appropriate leadership styles.

The ideal candidate will have a Master's degree in public finance, resource mobilization, economics, natural resource management, or other relevant field of study. The candidate should have at least five years of experience in public finance, private sector, and/or NGO sector with a focus on resource mobilization, economics, donor engagement, and program development. Strong technical experience in resource mobilization for climate-change related projects from different sources and through different mechanisms such as loans, grants, equity, etc. is also required.

The Climate Finance Expert will be based in Abuja, Nigeria, and will work out of the government offices. The position is a retainer national vacancy/position for twelve (12) months, maximum of 220 working days, with the possibility of extension for an additional year based on performance.



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