Enhanced Transparency Expert; BTR​/NC

Organizational Setting FAO Timor-Leste supports implementation of the Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded project GCP/TIM/11959/GFF, “Enabling Timor-Leste to prepare its First Biennial Transparency Report with a combined Third National Communication (BTR1/NC3) and Second Biennial Transparency Report (BTR2)”. The project assists Timor-Leste in meeting its reporting requirements under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement.

Organizational Setting FAO Timor-Leste supports implementation of the Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded project GCP/TIM/11959/GFF, “Enabling Timor-Leste to prepare its First Biennial Transparency Report with a combined Third National Communication (BTR1/NC3) and Second Biennial Transparency Report (BTR2)”. The project assists Timor-Leste in meeting its reporting requirements under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement.

Organizational Setting FAO Timor-Leste supports implementation of the Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded project GCP/TIM/11959/GFF, “Enabling Timor-Leste to prepare its First Biennial Transparency Report with a combined Third National Communication (BTR1/NC3) and Second Biennial Transparency Report (BTR2)”. The project assists Timor-Leste in meeting its reporting requirements under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement. The project strengthens national technical and institutional capacity to prepare and submit Biennial Transparency Reports and National Communications, while promoting national ownership.

Implementation involves close collaboration with NDCC/MoTE, relevant ministries and agencies, the Working Group on Climate Change, technical working groups, data providers, national and international consultants, and related initiatives, including the CBIT project. FAO Timor-Leste is seeking an Enhanced Transparency Expert and BTR/NC3 Lead Consultant to provide overall technical coordination, report integration, adaptation reporting, Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) tracking, mitigation transparency, projections guidance and quality assurance in accordance with the Paris Agreement’s Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF).

The assignment is home-based, with missions to Dili, Timor-Leste, as required.

The consultant will work under overall supervision of the FAO Representative in Timor-Leste and will collaborate on daily basis with the Lead Technical Officer, Assistant FAO Representative for Programme and coordinate technical contribution from the national consultant and international experts.

The position will focus on technical coordination, integration and quality assurance of the combined BTR1/NC3, covering NDC tracking, mitigation policies and measures, greenhouse gas (GHG) projections, impacts, vulnerability, adaptation and loss and damage. The assignment covers non-inventory reporting and coherent integration of the separately prepared inventory package; it excludes detailed GHG inventory calculations and completion of inventory Common Reporting Tables (CRTs).

The consultant will provide technical leadership and coordinate preparation of an integrated, high-quality combined BTR1/NC3 consistent with UNFCCC and ETF requirements. Specifically responsibilities will include:

• Conduct an inception assessment and prepare the integrated BTR1/NC3 workplan and coordination roadmap within the first month, including institutional responsibilities, flexibility provisions, review points, risks, dependencies and integration of the separately prepared inventory outputs;
• Provide guidance on UNFCCC Convention requirements, Paris…