Facilitator - Liberia

Overview

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This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and climate action on a national level in Liberia. The position offers a unique opportunity to work with a diverse range of stakeholders, including government officials, international partners, and local organizations, to mobilize resources and track progress towards climate goals.

WEC Background: The Water, Environment and Climate (WEC) portfolio, based in Vienna, and with offices based globally is part of the UNOPS Global Portfolio Office. The Portfolio has built strong partnerships and is effectively managing a portfolio of over 500 million USD over the last 15 years to support key initiatives with fund management, project implementation and administrative support. WEC effectively operationalizes partners  agendas with global approaches, as well as regional and country specific activities focused on climate action, protection and conservation of the environment.

Partners profit from WEC’s ability to operationalize and/or scale up their important substantive agendas, including in support of key multilateral environmental and climate agreements, such as the Paris Agreement, the Cartagena Convention as well as the Sustainable Development Goals.

About The Group:
The NDC Partnership The NDC Partnership is a global coalition, bringing together more than 250 members, including more than 130 countries, developed and developing, and more than 110 institutions to deliver ambitious climate action that helps achieve the Paris Agreement and drive sustainable development. Governments identify their NDC implementation priorities and the type of support that is needed to translate them into actionable policies and programs.

Based on these requests, the membership offers a tailored package of expertise, technical assistance and funding. This collaborative response provides developing countries with efficient access to a wide range of resources to adapt to and mitigate climate change and foster more equitable and sustainable development. The NDC Partnership Support Unit is jointly hosted by the World Resources Institute (WRI), the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and the UN Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC).

For this project, the Consultant will be contracted through UNOPS.

The embedded facilitator will coordinate and facilitate the NDC implementation processes in Liberia under the supervision of the UNFCCC Focal Point and The NDC Country Technical Focal Point at the Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia. This shall include the collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, the Central Bank of Liberia and the nine (9) NDC sectorial institutions. The facilitator will coordinate and support development and implementing partners that are providing support for the implementation of Liberia’s NDC using existing coordination mechanism and or where absent, set up the coordination mechanism to foster a coordinated approach amongst the partners and various government institutions.

• Coordination and communication with key stakeholders
• Ensure that communications relevant to NDC Partnership engagement are shared with relevant national, international, and local level stakeholders.
• Facilitate periodic coordination and information exchange among partners in the country, with the aim of leveraging and mobilizing their respective advantages in support of the Implementation Plan, request for support letters or equivalent instrument. To this end, usage of existing government coordination mechanisms shall be prioritized.
• Organize meetings to monitor and coordinate the implementation of the Implementation Plan, or equivalent instrument, with stakeholders.
• Operationalization of NDC Implementation Plan
• Collaborate with the NDC Partnership Support Unit and the Focal Points to manage and update the online NDC Implementation Plan, ensuring information remains up to date and accessible for key stakeholders.
• Identify implementing and development…