[Hiring] Climate Finance Specialist @United Nations Office for Project Services

Role Description

The Specialist will provide technical guidance to enhance climate finance mobilisation to implement the updated NDC 3.0 and strengthen the Ministry’s capacity to access and manage external support. The role will strengthen an enabling environment for climate programming, facilitate the development of Eswatini’s NDC 3.0 Investment Plan and Finance Strategy as well as support NDC Investment Plan development, identify and document key bankable climate finance project/programme proposals through stakeholder consultations, including the private sector and civil society; promote mitigation and adaptation actions through market and non-market approaches as a funding source, enhance in-country capacity on climate finance as well as strengthen partner coordination and knowledge exchange efforts.

Qualifications

• A first-level university degree in a relevant field combined with two additional years (7 total) of qualifying professional experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree OR
• An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) preferably in Climate Change, Environmental Studies, Economics, Natural Resources, Management; Energy; Project Management; Business Studies; or any other related subject
• A doctoral degree, preferably in a relevant field, or specialized postgraduate training in climate finance, is desirable.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of professional work experience in climate policy development and management of programmes in the area of climate change, energy, forestry, biodiversity, agriculture and technical assistance initiatives is required
• Demonstrated knowledge and extensive experience in the climate finance space, including climate finance readiness, grant proposal writing, climate change capacity building or technology transfer
• Demonstrated experience in resource mobilization, stakeholder relationship building and collaboration with government agencies, donors and/or international development partners, and non-government organisations.
• Proven experience in developing knowledge products, including analytical pieces, papers, reports and related products
• Experience developing blended-finance, public-private partnership, results-based finance, technology-transfer, or private-sector engagement arrangements is desirable.
• Prior professional experience in Eswatini, knowledge of Eswatini’s NDC and climate-development architecture.

Benefits

• This is a retainer national vacancy / position for twelve months, maximum of 220 working days, with possibility of an extension depending on satisfactory performance and on availability of funds.
• This is a Home based position. Therefore, the incumbent will need to use his/her own laptop and software.
• Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.