Policy Manager at United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

FCLP members are working together to support ambition across a number of different policy workstreams. These include (1) greening construction with sustainable timber, (2) supporting deforestation-free commodity trade, (3) increasing use of debt-related financial instruments for nature, (4) strengthening and scaling forest carbon credits and results, (5) supporting Indigenous Peoples, and local communities initiatives, and (6) supporting the development of the Tropical Forests Forever Facility. Each workstream is led by different government members and is in the process of developing COP30 deliverables, and a longer-term strategy as members work towards 2030. 

To support members to deliver, the FCLP Secretariat provides support staff in the form of one “Policy Lead”, an individual with significant technical experience in that area, as well as a “Policy Manager”. The Policy Manager will be responsible for the following under each workstream: 

• Organise meetings and workshops ensuring that all convenings meet FCLP Secretariat standards, coordinating input papers and materials, and providing summaries of meetings and next steps. 
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement and communication including being available and helpful to members.
• Support the drafting and coordination of papers and reports to progress objectives of the workstream.
• Support event delivery at relevant international forums (Climate Weeks, COPs etc.)
• Lead project management, tracking and monitoring workstream planning and delivery, maintaining information management, core documents, managing revisions/member input and supporting in long term planning. 
• Provide administrative support and manage administrative processes to support the workstream e.g. procuring short-term resources to support delivery.
• Support the Policy Lead to identify opportunities to advance the workplan.
• Support Policy Lead in ensuring effective collaboration and information-sharing across FCLP workstreams as appropriate.
• Contribute effectively to the FCLP Secretariat as a whole, actively participating in meetings and workplanning, and providing other core support to the Secretariat as needed.
• Perform other duties as may be reasonably required and in line with the incumbent’s scope of services above.
• The personnel will be part of a matrix management system. The personnel will be line managed by the Deputy Director for Policy and tasks managed by the relevant Policy Leads for each workstream they advise on. 
• This role will support the Indigenous Peoples, and local communities workstream. A multi-stakeholder platform has been launched which brings together governments, philanthropies and indigenous leaders. Collectively, participants have agreed to prioritise delivering a global commitment on land tenure at COP30 and the personnel will project manage the operation of this platform and therefore support the delivery of this target. 
• FCLP members will have a strategy meeting in early 2025 to decide where resources should be prioritized. The personnel second workstream will be allocated based on this discussion.  

Monitoring and Progress Controls

A work plan will be developed based on the UNOPS PER cycle and serve as the overarching document to monitor progress and record performance. 

 Education/Experience/Language requirements

FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY
Education:

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) preferably in environment, policy, law, international relations, economics or related fields with two (2) years of relevant experience is required; OR
• First level university degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) preferably in environment, policy, law, international relations, economics or related fields with four (4) years of relevant experience.

Required Experience:

• Relevant experience is defined as professional experience working on forests and land-use, climate change, REDD+, Indigenous Peoples, and Local Communities rights. 
• Experience drafting high-level documents is required.
• Experience working with government systems and understanding different dynamics in a diverse range of governments is required.
• Experience of managing complex projects/processes, demonstrating an ability to be agile and work with a number of different stakeholders is required. 

Desirable experience (the following experience is optional candidates who do not have it are welcome to apply):

• Experience of working on climate and nature finance issues is desirable. 
• Experience working with a diverse range of countries on policy related to forests and land-use is an advantage.
• Experience and understanding of all aspects of UNFCCC climate COPs and other high-profile climate and nature processes.