LAC Regional Program Officer, NDC Partnership (Homebased) at United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

Regional Strategic Engagement and Coordination

• Support the Regional Manager in developing the regional Annual Work Plan (AWP), keeping track of the implementation of its activities, updating teams regularly and rolling-up country-specific information to report back to the Support Unit’s Management Team through quarterly stock takes
• Support the Regional Manager in the oversight of country-related work of the NDC Partnership in the region, flagging key support needs, priorities and strategic engagement
• Support coordination and partnership building activities at the regional level​ including but not limited to organizing coordination meetings with regional and national partners and keeping track of developments, including through the preparation of formal and informal communications
• Lead and prepare information to support the Regional Manager in efficiently responding to requests related to regional or multi-country topics from different Partnership’s workstreams, countries and partners 
• Responsible for the multi-country analysis related to climate change action of requests by Regional Manager, Governments and/or Implementing and Development Partners based on public documents, national targets and country portfolios
• Support the Regional Manager with the internal coordination of global and of regional teams including preparation and synthesizing information from team meetings, preparation of meetings, note taking and regular reminders of tasks​
• Keep the Regional Manager and the Country Engagement Directors appraised of all management and ad-hoc requests from implementing and development partners, regarding country engagement in the region 
• Support the Regional Manager in planning and conducting timely onboarding of new CES and other regional team members​, including new countries 

Regional tracking and data management 

• Provide regular follow ups of country progress update reports monthly and quarterly from NDC in-country facilitators, deliverables from other embedded advisors in the region, and work with Country Engagement Specialists to ensure the completeness of relevant online repositories
• As required, draft high-quality, & consistent multi-country or regional briefing notes, and help identifying impact stories of support through the Partnership and ensure these are given visibility via relevant internal and external channels
• Provide input to the Communications and Knowledge and Learning teams for the development of success stories of change that the Partnership can promote; challenges and opportunities in coordination with relevant staff members of the NDC Partnership Support Unit from different work streams
• Track and report on progress trends in the Latin America and the Caribbean regions against the NDC Partnership's M&E Framework​ in collaboration with relevant staff members of the Support Unit
• Conduct or support research and regional analysis at the request of Partnership Development Senior Manager, Governments or Partners​ in collaboration with relevant staff members of the NDC Partnership Support Unit from different work streams
• Support the Regional Manager in ensuring timely updates from CES of regional sections of SharePoint, Monday boards, Salesforce, and any other online system for team coordination and internal reporting
• Collect and compile input from the region to feed into internal and external communication channels such as Country Engagement biweekly meetings, SU Weekly Updates, Country Engagement Opportunity Updates, Newsletters, country/regional focal points lists, country quarterly reports folders, NDC Implementation Plans and narrative reports, country pages and other written products of partnerships supported work

Regional Learning and Knowledge Management

• Lead and support the technical organization of regional events and meetings, with multiple partners and countries in coordination with other staff members of the Support Unit, (e.g., prepare invitations, materials, talking points and post-event analysis)​ 
• Lead regional knowledge management, in the Support Unit’s Information Management System. – the kNook in collaboration with other staff members of the Support Unit
• Documentation of regional trends, lessons learned, best-practices & knowledge changes related to regional level approaches to country engagement​
• Engage in continuous learning and contribute to the RPO community by working closely with and learning from other RPOs under guidance from Regional Manager to build a community that leverages common standards, best-practices, and shared knowledge​

Education

• An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) preferably in international relations, international development, climate, environmental management, economics, finance, administration or a related field is required. 
• Bachelor's degree in combination with an additional 2 years of relevant work experience (4 years of experience total) may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree. 

Experience

Required: 

• At least 2 years of experience (or more, depending on academic credentials) in international cooperation and/or project management related matters on developing countries from the target region of the Latin America and Caribbean regions. 
• Demonstrated skills set in dealing with large databases and spreadsheets.
• Experience in the development sector and/or environment within the Latin America and the Caribbean regions is required.
• Excellent writing, editing, and oral communication skills. 
• Knowledge on climate change topics and UNFCCC issues.