UNEP-CCC is a leading international advisory institution on energy, climate and sustainable development. Its work focuses on assisting developing countries and emerging economies transition towards more low-carbon development paths and supports integration of climate-resilience in national development. UNEP-CCC is actively engaged in implementing UN Environment’s Climate Change Strategy and Energy Programme by delivering technical assistance and analytical work to emerging markets and developing countries in context of the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals.
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The main responsibility of the Carbon Market specialist will be to provide science-based support in the areas of: GHG, SDG, and transformational impact assessment, institutional development for carbon market accounting and reporting of Internationally Traded Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs), and transparency for tracking progress of NDCs enabling ambition raising. The specialist is expected to work under the supervision of the Senior Carbon Market Advisor and the overall supervision of the Head of Unit on a varied portfolio of activities, including project management support, collaboration with partners, quantitative and qualitative analysis, presentation of analytical results using digital tools and web-based platforms as well as collaboration with relevant colleagues across the UNEP-CCC sections.
Specific areas of work for the Carbon Market Specialist will include:
- Working on the analysis and capacity building support for implementation of Article 6 cooperative approaches in emerging markets and developing countries.
- Supporting his/her supervisor in the work of the ID section, including the development and management of institutional frameworks and databases for carbon market implementation, integrated assessment of mitigation policies and actions with long-term mitigation strategies for net zero emissions to achieve the global goals of the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- Supporting the enhancement and development of GHG and SDG impact assessment of mitigation activities for trading in ITMOs using digital tools and approaches for monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV).
- Coordination, allocation of budget resources within the assigned projects and for regularly monitoring and assessing performance against KPIs and project milestones.
- Contributes to the visibility and communication of UNEP-CCC’s activities and outcomes publicly.
- Contribute to analytical work, resulting in both peer-reviewed publications and reports, perspectives, and policy briefings.
The process will be based on performance evaluation including the following:
- Successful completion of project management tasks that will be assigned to the staff, including timely submission of corresponding deliverables.
- Successful and timely maintenance of the project website and online knowledge-sharing platform.
- Level of contribution to the strategic discussions and common tasks as part of the ID section.
Application deadline: 08/03/2023
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