Climate Finance Expert
2 months ago
We are seeking a highly skilled Climate Finance Expert to join our team at UNOPS. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing technical assistance to the Federal Government of Nigeria in the implementation of its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement.
Key Responsibilities- Develop and operationalize a National Climate Finance and Investment Strategy to strengthen resource mobilization for climate change and technical capacity on climate finance.
- Lead the identification and mapping of barriers to investments related to climate change, including technical capacity, human resource, and enabling policy environment.
- 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 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.
- A master's degree preferably in public finance, resource mobilization, economics, natural resource management, or other relevant field of study.
- At least five years' 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.
- Good understanding of Nigeria's climate change finance policy environment, sectoral coordination, budgeting process, and the expert must have a strong understanding of the global climate finance landscape.
Proficiency in English is required.
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