UNEP-GEF-8 BD-LD Expert at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Specific tasks and responsibilities

For Three GEF-8 Projects, And In Consultation With UNEP, The Lead GEF Consultant, The Lead National Ministry And Key Stakeholders Should Undertake The Following Tasks

• Design, together with the lead GEF consultant, the project pilots to ensure they are nature-positive and have concrete GEBs in accordance with GEF indicators and project concept hectare targets. This includes:

Stage A

• Identifying the pilot baseline, key stakeholders, location, etc;
• Preparing a maximum one-page summary on the pilot proposal;
• Revising the output text as required;
• Identifying deliverables;
• Estimating the GEBs in hectares and CO2e from land;
• Identifying the required execution arrangements for the pilot;
• Estimating the required budget;
• Identifying 1-3 risks to pilot execution;

Stage B

• Drafting 2-3 paragraphs for each relevant output narrative;
• Providing detailed deliverable descriptions (i.e. one paragraph per deliverable);
• Identifying the required budget and procurement of goods and services;
• Advising on the relevance of potential pilot co-financing;
• Writing short (half to one-page) terms of reference for the required procurement (a template will be provided);
• Ensuring that the outputs and deliverables are validated by UNEP, the GEF Consultant, the national ministry, and other key national stakeholders.
• Provide inputs to ensure all project outputs are nature-positive and, where relevant and possible, have BD/LD GEBs. This includes:

Stage A

• Identifying relevant elements of the project baseline (including national and international requirements and efforts on nature-positivity)
• Providing input to the problem tree;
• Providing, for the project’s upstream component(s)
• Input to outputs to ensure they are nature-positive
• Suggestions for deliverables to ensure they are nature-positive
• Input to the development of component core and outcome indicators, including identification, where possible, of GEBs in hectares and CO2e from land.
• Input on key stakeholders, including for participation in project execution and its steering committee
• Input on risks to execution

Stage B

• Providing, for the project’s downstream component(s), excluding the project pilots (which are covered in a) above):
• A review of outputs, deliverables and indicators with suggestions on how to ensure their nature-positivity and ensure they are not nature-negative.
• Participate virtually in relevant stakeholder consultations, include one virtual validation workshop per project.
• Provide responses and revisions to the design as required to respond to UNEP, GEF Consultant, Government and GEF reviews.

Qualifications/special Skills

• Advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: environmental studies, environment, economics, development, engineering or a related discipline is required;
• A first level degree with additional two (2) years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree;
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in developing projects related to biodiversity or land degradation is required;
• Experience in working with national governments of Latin America and the Caribbean is required
• Experience working with GEF, GCF, or UNEP projects is desirable;
• Experience in working with or for multilateral or bilateral funding entities in the field of climate change, environment or development is desirable.

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this consultancy, fluency in oral and written English is required.