Local Climate Finance Specialist, IPSA 11
2025-04-02T07:47:30+00:00
UNCDF
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Dar es salaam
Dar es Salaam
00000
Tanzania
Nonprofit, and NGO
Non-profits, Foundations & Philanthropists
2025-04-16T17:00:00+00:00
Tanzania
8
Duties and Responsibilities
1.) Ensure Programme Management
Provide effective programme supervision, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, reporting and completion activities, in close collaboration with the Regional Climate Finance Advisor and the LoCAL Facility (global);
Build effective and efficient partnerships at the programmatic and operational levels with national counterparts and development partners to coordinate and ensure successful implementation of in-country activities;
Ensure close coordination and ensure synergies and complementarities with other climate-related projects and programmes;
Coordinate and ensure quality of monitoring and evaluation systems of program developments and implementation (including preparation and monitoring of the annual work plan, participation in field missions, contribution to the preparation of annual reports), identify problems and issues to be addressed and propose corrective actions, and identify and track follow-up actions; This includes managing and monitoring the implementation of the programme through the effective use of the corporate ERP system, and manage the risk log of the project;
Lead the preparation and timely submission of comprehensive technical and financial reports in line with contractual agreements and provide inputs for semi-annual reporting;
Ensure successful implementation of the performance-based country mechanism (LoCAL) that can be up-scaled nationwide and harness international climate finance; Coordinate the implementation of audits, mid-term and final evaluations of the programme.
2.) Ensure Effective Team management
Coordinate and plan HR needs to ensure highest technical advice and programme delivery to Programme’s stakeholders in all relevant components;
Provide effective strategic and technical direction to and empowerment of supervisees, including through coaching and mentoring;
Role-modelling of UN values and encouraging supervisees to act ethically both in their relationships with each other and in the business decisions and actions they take;
Ensure effective performance management of supervisees (incl. annual individual performance plans of supervisees completed on time; regular meetings with supervisees organized during the year to monitor progress towards agreed goals, provide feedback and support; annual reviews (mid-term and annual) held on time; facilitating learning and development);
Coordinate with supervisees in implementing various arrangements in place to ensure their safety and security and in maintaining their health and well-being.
3.) Provision of policy, regulatory and technical advice to government counterparts and key stakeholders
Provide policy, regulatory and technical advice to government counterparts at central and local levels (e.g. Related to NDC, NAP, PFM and linkages to LoCAL, etc);
Provide technical assistance, advice, and guidance to assigned country programs (e.g. scoping, design and design validation, writing terms of reference, memoranda of understanding, letter of agreement, recruitment and management of consultants);
Identify and source technical expertise and support, including preparation of TORs, identification and evaluation of experts and reviewing reports.
Lead the technical dialogue and provision of policy and technical advisory services to national and local government counterparts in relation to decentralization and climate change, climate finance and (direct) access to international climate finance and (e.g., through accreditation to the Green Climate Fund and Adaptation Fund and subsequent direct access).
4.) Facilitate knowledge management and communication
Identify key knowledge constraints and organize learning, knowledge exchange, training, workshops, etc. to build the awareness and capacities in relevant themes (i.e. climate finance, climate change, decentralization, etc.);
Lead the preparation of various written outputs and knowledge products on assigned countries, e.g., progress reports, draft background papers, analyses, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc.;
Oversee the implementation of the Communication and Visibility Plan of the programme, in collaboration with project team, partners and technical consultants.
Identify, collect, and disseminate best practices and lesson learned from the programme;
Manage the process of convening national and regional stakeholders to share lessons learned.
5.) Promote networking and partnership building
Serve as the UNCDF LoCAL focal point in working groups, including UN led groups, and steering committees on the issue of environment and climate change and provide inputs for conducive policy and regulatory environment (e.g. NDCs, NAP process, national climate change strategy);
Lead, under the guidance of the Regional Climate Finance Advisor and the LoCAL Facility global team, resource mobilization efforts and articulate and enable pathways for mobilizing resources and fostering external partnerships supporting LoCAL and UNCDF more widely in Tanzania;
Ensure partnership building efforts for effective UNCDF/LoCAL positioning in the UN System and with development partners networks.
Ensure close collaboration with UN system, as well as to identify opportunities for collaboration and joint programming with other UN agencies and partners to maintain and/or strengthen UNCDF/LoCAL strategic positioning and presence in the country.
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Institutional Arrangement
Under the overall guidance of the Management Specialist, the Climate Finance Specialist will ensure effective delivery of the Programme’s activities in Tanzania, and in close collaboration with the LoCAL global Facility and UNCDF colleagues across the region. The position will have a supervisory role to the national officers, field officers and drivers on the day-to-day implementation of the project.
Competencies
Core
Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact.
Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems
Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences.
Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands.
Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results.
Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity
People Management
UNDP People Management Competencies can be found in the dedicated site.
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies
Thematic Area Name Definition
Business Management - Results Based Management:
Ability to manage the implementation of strategies, programmes, and projects with a focus at improved performance and demonstrable results. Knowledge and understanding of relevant theories, concepts, methodologies, instruments, and tools.
Business Management - Project Management
Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals.
Business Management - Portfolio Management
Ability to select, prioritise and control the organization's programmes and projects in line with its strategic objectives and capacity Ability to balance the implementation of change initiatives with regular activities for optimal return on investment. Knowledge and understanding of key principles of project, programme, and portfolio management.
External Relations & Advocacy - Relationship management
Ability to engage with a wide range of public and private partners, build, sustain and/or strengthen working relations, trust and mutual understanding.
2030 Agenda: Peace - Governance
Public Administration Reform.
Business Direction & Strategy - System Thinking
Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system.
Partnership management - Multi-stakeholder engagement and funding
Knowledge and ability to forge multi-stakeholder partnerships, and remove any obstacles to resource mobilization and multi-stakeholder funding platform.
Required Skills and Experience
Minimum Education requirements
Advanced university degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) in Climate Change, Environment, Business Administration, International Relations, Development or related field is required. OR
A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the fields of study stated above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Minimum years of relevant work experience
A minimum of seven (7) years’ (with master’s degree) or nine (9) years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience in progressively more responsible positions in project management in the environment/climate change area with result-oriented objectives is required.
Required skills
At least three (3) years’ experience in policy, regulatory and technical advisory services with national and local counterparts, reporting systems, possibly applied to areas of specialty (climate change and finance) is required.
Previous relevant work experience, working in Tanzania and/or in Africa is required.
Demonstrated experience and understanding of key concepts related to decentralization and local economic development is required.
Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section
Proven experience in project management and supervision of country programmes and teams, with focus on managing for results.
Work experience with environmental sustainability and climate change and with addressing gender equality as project objective and/or cross-cutting issue in developing countries.
Proven cross-cultural communication, able to function effectively in an international, multicultural environment and manage a team consisting of multiple nationalities.
Strong general IT skills, including ability to work regularly with MS Office Suite.
Strong networking capabilities and ability to associate him/herself with a range of actors (inter alia central and local governments; policy makers; regulators, donors, local communities, women and youth) with a view to building relations and facilitating links.
Relevant experience with international climate finance, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and UNFCCC financial mechanisms in particular GCF and AF with a focus on direct access
Experience with a UN organization/agency
Experience with UNDP Procurement Processes is desired.
Required Language(s)
Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
1.) Ensure Programme Management Provide effective programme supervision, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, reporting and completion activities, in close collaboration with the Regional Climate Finance Advisor and the LoCAL Facility (global); Build effective and efficient partnerships at the programmatic and operational levels with national counterparts and development partners to coordinate and ensure successful implementation of in-country activities; Ensure close coordination and ensure synergies and complementarities with other climate-related projects and programmes; Coordinate and ensure quality of monitoring and evaluation systems of program developments and implementation (including preparation and monitoring of the annual work plan, participation in field missions, contribution to the preparation of annual reports), identify problems and issues to be addressed and propose corrective actions, and identify and track follow-up actions; This includes managing and monitoring the implementation of the programme through the effective use of the corporate ERP system, and manage the risk log of the project; Lead the preparation and timely submission of comprehensive technical and financial reports in line with contractual agreements and provide inputs for semi-annual reporting; Ensure successful implementation of the performance-based country mechanism (LoCAL) that can be up-scaled nationwide and harness international climate finance; Coordinate the implementation of audits, mid-term and final evaluations of the programme. 2.) Ensure Effective Team management Coordinate and plan HR needs to ensure highest technical advice and programme delivery to Programme’s stakeholders in all relevant components; Provide effective strategic and technical direction to and empowerment of supervisees, including through coaching and mentoring; Role-modelling of UN values and encouraging supervisees to act ethically both in their relationships with each other and in the business decisions and actions they take; Ensure effective performance management of supervisees (incl. annual individual performance plans of supervisees completed on time; regular meetings with supervisees organized during the year to monitor progress towards agreed goals, provide feedback and support; annual reviews (mid-term and annual) held on time; facilitating learning and development); Coordinate with supervisees in implementing various arrangements in place to ensure their safety and security and in maintaining their health and well-being. 3.) Provision of policy, regulatory and technical advice to government counterparts and key stakeholders Provide policy, regulatory and technical advice to government counterparts at central and local levels (e.g. Related to NDC, NAP, PFM and linkages to LoCAL, etc); Provide technical assistance, advice, and guidance to assigned country programs (e.g. scoping, design and design validation, writing terms of reference, memoranda of understanding, letter of agreement, recruitment and management of consultants); Identify and source technical expertise and support, including preparation of TORs, identification and evaluation of experts and reviewing reports. Lead the technical dialogue and provision of policy and technical advisory services to national and local government counterparts in relation to decentralization and climate change, climate finance and (direct) access to international climate finance and (e.g., through accreditation to the Green Climate Fund and Adaptation Fund and subsequent direct access). 4.) Facilitate knowledge management and communication Identify key knowledge constraints and organize learning, knowledge exchange, training, workshops, etc. to build the awareness and capacities in relevant themes (i.e. climate finance, climate change, decentralization, etc.); Lead the preparation of various written outputs and knowledge products on assigned countries, e.g., progress reports, draft background papers, analyses, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc.; Oversee the implementation of the Communication and Visibility Plan of the programme, in collaboration with project team, partners and technical consultants. Identify, collect, and disseminate best practices and lesson learned from the programme; Manage the process of convening national and regional stakeholders to share lessons learned. 5.) Promote networking and partnership building Serve as the UNCDF LoCAL focal point in working groups, including UN led groups, and steering committees on the issue of environment and climate change and provide inputs for conducive policy and regulatory environment (e.g. NDCs, NAP process, national climate change strategy); Lead, under the guidance of the Regional Climate Finance Advisor and the LoCAL Facility global team, resource mobilization efforts and articulate and enable pathways for mobilizing resources and fostering external partnerships supporting LoCAL and UNCDF more widely in Tanzania; Ensure partnership building efforts for effective UNCDF/LoCAL positioning in the UN System and with development partners networks. Ensure close collaboration with UN system, as well as to identify opportunities for collaboration and joint programming with other UN agencies and partners to maintain and/or strengthen UNCDF/LoCAL strategic positioning and presence in the country. The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization. Institutional Arrangement Under the overall guidance of the Management Specialist, the Climate Finance Specialist will ensure effective delivery of the Programme’s activities in Tanzania, and in close collaboration with the LoCAL global Facility and UNCDF colleagues across the region. The position will have a supervisory role to the national officers, field officers and drivers on the day-to-day implementation of the project.
Advanced university degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) in Climate Change, Environment, Business Administration, International Relations, Development or related field is required. OR A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the fields of study stated above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree. Minimum years of relevant work experience A minimum of seven (7) years’ (with master’s degree) or nine (9) years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience in progressively more responsible positions in project management in the environment/climate change area with result-oriented objectives is required. Required skills At least three (3) years’ experience in policy, regulatory and technical advisory services with national and local counterparts, reporting systems, possibly applied to areas of specialty (climate change and finance) is required. Previous relevant work experience, working in Tanzania and/or in Africa is required. Demonstrated experience and understanding of key concepts related to decentralization and local economic development is required. Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section Proven experience in project management and supervision of country programmes and teams, with focus on managing for results. Work experience with environmental sustainability and climate change and with addressing gender equality as project objective and/or cross-cutting issue in developing countries. Proven cross-cultural communication, able to function effectively in an international, multicultural environment and manage a team consisting of multiple nationalities. Strong general IT skills, including ability to work regularly with MS Office Suite. Strong networking capabilities and ability to associate him/herself with a range of actors (inter alia central and local governments; policy makers; regulators, donors, local communities, women and youth) with a view to building relations and facilitating links. Relevant experience with international climate finance, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and UNFCCC financial mechanisms in particular GCF and AF with a focus on direct access Experience with a UN organization/agency Experience with UNDP Procurement Processes is desired. Required Language(s) Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
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Vacancy title:
Local Climate Finance Specialist, IPSA 11
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Non-profits, Foundations & Philanthropists]
Jobs at:
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Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, April 16 2025
Duty Station:
Dar es salaam | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, April 2 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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Duties and Responsibilities
1.) Ensure Programme Management
Provide effective programme supervision, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, reporting and completion activities, in close collaboration with the Regional Climate Finance Advisor and the LoCAL Facility (global);
Build effective and efficient partnerships at the programmatic and operational levels with national counterparts and development partners to coordinate and ensure successful implementation of in-country activities;
Ensure close coordination and ensure synergies and complementarities with other climate-related projects and programmes;
Coordinate and ensure quality of monitoring and evaluation systems of program developments and implementation (including preparation and monitoring of the annual work plan, participation in field missions, contribution to the preparation of annual reports), identify problems and issues to be addressed and propose corrective actions, and identify and track follow-up actions; This includes managing and monitoring the implementation of the programme through the effective use of the corporate ERP system, and manage the risk log of the project;
Lead the preparation and timely submission of comprehensive technical and financial reports in line with contractual agreements and provide inputs for semi-annual reporting;
Ensure successful implementation of the performance-based country mechanism (LoCAL) that can be up-scaled nationwide and harness international climate finance; Coordinate the implementation of audits, mid-term and final evaluations of the programme.
2.) Ensure Effective Team management
Coordinate and plan HR needs to ensure highest technical advice and programme delivery to Programme’s stakeholders in all relevant components;
Provide effective strategic and technical direction to and empowerment of supervisees, including through coaching and mentoring;
Role-modelling of UN values and encouraging supervisees to act ethically both in their relationships with each other and in the business decisions and actions they take;
Ensure effective performance management of supervisees (incl. annual individual performance plans of supervisees completed on time; regular meetings with supervisees organized during the year to monitor progress towards agreed goals, provide feedback and support; annual reviews (mid-term and annual) held on time; facilitating learning and development);
Coordinate with supervisees in implementing various arrangements in place to ensure their safety and security and in maintaining their health and well-being.
3.) Provision of policy, regulatory and technical advice to government counterparts and key stakeholders
Provide policy, regulatory and technical advice to government counterparts at central and local levels (e.g. Related to NDC, NAP, PFM and linkages to LoCAL, etc);
Provide technical assistance, advice, and guidance to assigned country programs (e.g. scoping, design and design validation, writing terms of reference, memoranda of understanding, letter of agreement, recruitment and management of consultants);
Identify and source technical expertise and support, including preparation of TORs, identification and evaluation of experts and reviewing reports.
Lead the technical dialogue and provision of policy and technical advisory services to national and local government counterparts in relation to decentralization and climate change, climate finance and (direct) access to international climate finance and (e.g., through accreditation to the Green Climate Fund and Adaptation Fund and subsequent direct access).
4.) Facilitate knowledge management and communication
Identify key knowledge constraints and organize learning, knowledge exchange, training, workshops, etc. to build the awareness and capacities in relevant themes (i.e. climate finance, climate change, decentralization, etc.);
Lead the preparation of various written outputs and knowledge products on assigned countries, e.g., progress reports, draft background papers, analyses, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc.;
Oversee the implementation of the Communication and Visibility Plan of the programme, in collaboration with project team, partners and technical consultants.
Identify, collect, and disseminate best practices and lesson learned from the programme;
Manage the process of convening national and regional stakeholders to share lessons learned.
5.) Promote networking and partnership building
Serve as the UNCDF LoCAL focal point in working groups, including UN led groups, and steering committees on the issue of environment and climate change and provide inputs for conducive policy and regulatory environment (e.g. NDCs, NAP process, national climate change strategy);
Lead, under the guidance of the Regional Climate Finance Advisor and the LoCAL Facility global team, resource mobilization efforts and articulate and enable pathways for mobilizing resources and fostering external partnerships supporting LoCAL and UNCDF more widely in Tanzania;
Ensure partnership building efforts for effective UNCDF/LoCAL positioning in the UN System and with development partners networks.
Ensure close collaboration with UN system, as well as to identify opportunities for collaboration and joint programming with other UN agencies and partners to maintain and/or strengthen UNCDF/LoCAL strategic positioning and presence in the country.
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Institutional Arrangement
Under the overall guidance of the Management Specialist, the Climate Finance Specialist will ensure effective delivery of the Programme’s activities in Tanzania, and in close collaboration with the LoCAL global Facility and UNCDF colleagues across the region. The position will have a supervisory role to the national officers, field officers and drivers on the day-to-day implementation of the project.
Competencies
Core
Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact.
Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems
Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences.
Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands.
Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results.
Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity
People Management
UNDP People Management Competencies can be found in the dedicated site.
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies
Thematic Area Name Definition
Business Management - Results Based Management:
Ability to manage the implementation of strategies, programme, and projects with a focus at improved performance and demonstrable results. Knowledge and understanding of relevant theories, concepts, methodologies, instruments, and tools.
Business Management - Project Management
Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals.
Business Management - Portfolio Management
Ability to select, prioritize and control the organization's programmes and projects in line with its strategic objectives and capacity Ability to balance the implementation of change initiatives with regular activities for optimal return on investment. Knowledge and understanding of key principles of project, programme, and portfolio management.
External Relations & Advocacy - Relationship management
Ability to engage with a wide range of public and private partners, build, sustain and/or strengthen working relations, trust and mutual understanding.
2030 Agenda: Peace - Governance
Public Administration Reform.
Business Direction & Strategy - System Thinking
Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system.
Partnership management - Multi-stakeholder engagement and funding
Knowledge and ability to forge multi-stakeholder partnerships, and remove any obstacles to resource mobilization and multi-stakeholder funding platform.
Required Skills and Experience
Minimum Education requirements
Advanced university degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) in Climate Change, Environment, Business Administration, International Relations, Development or related field is required. OR
A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the fields of study stated above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Minimum years of relevant work experience
A minimum of seven (7) years’ (with master’s degree) or nine (9) years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience in progressively more responsible positions in project management in the environment/climate change area with result-oriented objectives is required.
Required skills
At least three (3) years’ experience in policy, regulatory and technical advisory services with national and local counterparts, reporting systems, possibly applied to areas of specialty (climate change and finance) is required.
Previous relevant work experience, working in Tanzania and/or in Africa is required.
Demonstrated experience and understanding of key concepts related to decentralization and local economic development is required.
Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section
Proven experience in project management and supervision of country programmes and teams, with focus on managing for results.
Work experience with environmental sustainability and climate change and with addressing gender equality as project objective and/or cross-cutting issue in developing countries.
Proven cross-cultural communication, able to function effectively in an international, multicultural environment and manage a team consisting of multiple nationalities.
Strong general IT skills, including ability to work regularly with MS Office Suite.
Strong networking capabilities and ability to associate him/herself with a range of actors (inter alia central and local governments; policy makers; regulators, donors, local communities, women and youth) with a view to building relations and facilitating links.
Relevant experience with international climate finance, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and UNFCCC financial mechanisms in particular GCF and AF with a focus on direct access
Experience with a UN organization/agency
Experience with UNDP Procurement Processes is desired.
Required Language(s)
Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
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