NDC Consultant

Result of service

The consultant will support unep's climate change division with the global coordination, management and implementation of the ndc act & invest initiative, as well as with relevant activities on ndc 3.0, long-term climate action plans, and cop
31 preparations. Time allocation is structured as approximately 55% on ndc act & invest and related support (including gef team support) and 25% on cop
31-related support, within the overall 80% time-share.

Work location

Türkiye / home-based

Expected duration

12 months (1 april 2026 - 31 march 2027)

Duties and responsibilities

The united nations environment programme (unep) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the international environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the united nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. The ndc act & invest initiative is a global programme led by unep and currently funded by the international climate initiative (iki) and the ndc partnership's partnership action fund (paf) multi-donor trust fund.

It is designed to help countries raise their climate ambition and translate their new nationally determined contributions (ndcs) submitted in 2025 into actionable, investable plans. Building on lessons learned from the ndc action project implementation and previous ndc cycles, the initiative addresses critical gaps in policy alignment, financing, and implementation. It brings together governments, development partners, and the private sector to develop coherent, science-based, and finance-ready ndc frameworks.

Structured around three interconnected work streams, fostering g20+ ambition and action, piloting policy and planning alignment, and providing deep-dive support to enhance ndc investability, the programme aims to bridge the gap between climate commitments and tangible implementation. By aligning national strategies, strengthening enabling environments, and working collaboratively with key partners, including the ndc partnership, giz, undp's climate promise, unfccc, multilateral development banks (mdbs), development finance institutions (dfis), and private sector actors.

Ndc act & invest seeks to make the next generation of ndcs both more ambitious and more achievable, accelerating progress toward the 1.5°c goal and enhancing global resilience. The ndc act & invest team, based within the mitigation branch in paris, is responsible for the global management and overall coordination of the initiative across partner countries, in line with unep's delivery model.

The team also acts as the main liaison between unep and the ndc partnership, coordinating unep's responses to country support requests shared through the partnership, identifying and applying for additional funding where appropriate, and consolidating implementation and progress reporting. In addition, the team maintains close coordination with related projects under the iki programme to ensure coherence and synergies across projects.

Overall purpose: the ndc consultant will provide technical and operational support to unep's climate change division, with a specific focus on the following areas:
• supporting the global coordination, management, and implementation of the ndc act & invest initiative, including project oversight, partner liaison, and reporting.
• facilitating türkiye's engagement as a pilot country under work streams 2 and 3, ensuring alignment between national stakeholders and international climate commitments under the paris agreement.
• supporting cop
31-related preparations, including stakeholder engagement, event organization, and development of relevant materials in coordination with the project manager and unep colleagues.
• contributing to resource mobilization efforts and advancing gef9 project ideas in türkiye in support of unep's broader climate finance agenda.
• contributing to resource mobilization efforts and project preparations geographic and programmatic coverage: the consultant's portfolio spans both global and country-level work. At the global level, the role covers the overall technical…