International Consultant in Climate Finance and Carbon Markets at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Duties and responsibilities

This position is homebased under the supervision of UN-REDD Programme Management Officer, the consultant will produce a strategy for Uganda to access REDD+ results-based financing from both market and non-market sources, including notably the Green Climate Fund and LEAF, amongst others. More specifically, he/she will perform the following tasks:

• Identify potential LEAF buyers for the country,
• Assess buyers' appetite to invest in Uganda though consultations, meetings or other identified processes,
• Assess country's concerns to access these carbon markets, scale of implementation (national or jurisdictional), key factors needed (economic, socio-political, technological) and barriers to be overcame to generate emissions reductions and contribute to the forests and land-use targets of Uganda's NDC,
• Identify key areas of institutional capacity (for example, national registry, legal title, safeguards requirements) that Uganda should focus on to access different kinds of RBPs,
• Identify clear technical contributions from the UN-REDD programme and UNEP based on their respective signature and offering.

Qualifications/special skills

• Academic Qualifications: An advanced-level university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in environmental
• sciences or related field is required, a postgraduate specialization in a field directly related to REDD+ is an advantage,
• Experience: At least 5 years of professional experience in climate finance, forest carbon market and non-market standards and transactions, finance mapping or investment frameworks is required.
• Experience in resource mobilization, or economic integration, or development planning is an advantage,
• Professional experience acquired within international organizations, national agencies and donor agencies is an advantage with analytical capacity in a donor-funded environment,
• Knowledge and experience of REDD+ stakeholders of Uganda is an advantage.

Language: English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this assignment, fluency in spoken and written English is required

Deadline: 15 May 2022