GEF Project Specialist II at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Specific tasks and responsibilities

• The consultants will be expected to deliver as follows: The CCM Unit assigned GCF and GEF projects are developed with high quality and submitted to the GCF or GEF in a timely manner.
• GCF proposals packages preparation and reviews are led, concept note review committee checklists are completed thus ensuring its alignment to the GCF’s and UNEP’s GCF Coordination Unit requirements
• GEF mitigation proposals packages’ preparation and reviews are supported thus ensuring its alignment to the GEF’s and UNEP’s GEF Coordination Office requirements
• Meetings with relevant project teams and countries are organized during project development
•  Input to the project internalization preparation is provided and legal agreements with Executing Partners are prepared and reviewed
• Comments to the project proposals are addressed
• All project reports are tracked for timeline delivery and duly reviewed, submitted and comments are addressed g. Project monitoring and evaluation processes are prepared and led as needed
• Technical oversight over the UNEP’s GEF and GCF Mitigation portfolio is provided. a. Regular meetings with the GCF Coordination Unit at UNEP are attended and close communication with this office is maintained b. Any updates on GEF and GCF policies and templates are communicated to project teams to ensure meeting the GCF standards during submission and implementation. 

Qualifications/special skills

• Advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: Environmental and Human Sciences, Economic, Engineering, Environmental Policy or in a related field 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 five (5) years of experience in working with managing and developing international environmental projects, including Climate Change Mitigation (non-land use) is required.
• Experience in managing submission process and reviewing documents for the Global Environment Facility or Green Climate Fund or a similar fund is required.
• Ability to review critically project design and revision/drafting of project concepts and documents, and project progress reports; work plans and budgets is required.
• Ability to organize processes, reviewing documents and providing comments consistent with organization’s rules/requirements including attention to detail is required
• Experience in working with developing countries and/or international organizations is desirable
• Knowledge of GHG emissions calculations is desirable