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The UNDP Climate Hub is responsible for:
- Thought leadership on Climate and to be the custodian of UNDP policy positions on Climate.
- Strategy and vision formulation.
- Pipeline development in coordination with the other hubs and the Vertical Fund Programme Support, Oversight and Compliance Unit.
- Provision of integrated policy and programme support to Country Offices
- Global engagement, advocacy in collaboration with BERA.
- Integration across thematic areas.
- Strategic Partnerships development and resource mobilization.
- Lead and support global flagship initiatives and partnerships on Climate.
- Serve as focal point with relevant UN coordination mechanisms and Conventions (UN Framework Convention on Climate Change).
- Cross-organization knowledge and learning, and
- Innovation.
Duties and Responsibilities
Strategic Policy Advisory and Integration:
- Provide strategic advice to the Regional Technical Lead on bringing together the mitigation, adaptation, forestry, and carbon finance portfolio towards the implementation of the NDCs.
- Contribute to better positioning of UNDP coordinated support within region to deliver UNDP Strategic Plan.
- Drive the collaboration between the Climate Hub and the Sustainable Finance Hub in the Asia Pacific Region with regards to leveraging SDG finance tools for the NDC implementation.
- Guide analysis and identification of key needs, demands and trends across the region with regards to climate policies and NDCs.
- Provide strategic policy advice to countries across the region, in climate policy and NDCs, by responding to specific requests.
- Contribute to regional priority setting and strategy development to ensure NDCs and climate policy are integrated and leveraged to advance SDGs.
- Establish synergies and partnerships between the Climate Promise and other UNDP projects and programmes in Asia Pacific region, as well as with other institutions in the region, to coordinate country support on NDC implementation.
- Ensure improved mechanisms to deliver quarterly, annual, and final country reports from the region, along with timely updates.
- Follow up on potential strategic partnerships with private sector actors resulting from the series of NDC/LTS progress mapping, to accelerate a multistakeholder approaches to implement the Paris Agreement in the region.
- Contribute to the efficient integration across the Asia Pacific Regional Hub thematic areas as needed.
- Support the RTL in the development of regional business plans and regional data compilation as well as with corporate tasks as requested by the BPPS and RBAP management.
- Actively engage in the development of knowledge products in close coordination with RTL and Global CSP Team Lead.
Technical backstopping and quality assurance for the development and delivery of national activities:
- Ensure effective implementation of Climate Promise related activities aligned with UNDP’s strategic priorities in Asia Pacific region.
- Provide technical backstopping by guiding countries on project design in coordination with relevant thematic leads within the UNDP’s GPN teams at Asia Pacific Regional Hub in Bangkok.
- Provide substantive expertise and ensure the technical quality, accuracy, and relevance of country-level climate change activities to support the implementation of the Climate Promise projects in the region, both for mitigation and adaptation (resilience) actions.
- Maintain regular onsite supervision (country visits), as needed, to engage with relevant government stakeholders and local authorities, including UNDP country offices, and provide guidance for project implementation.
- Contribute to the implementation of capacity building activities to strengthen technical expertise of partners responsible for NDC implementation in participating countries.
- Monitor progress of project implementation, including the oversight and coordination of quarterly and final reports of country projects.
- Ensure improved mechanisms to deliver quarterly, annual, and final country reports from the region for the Climate Promise, along with timely updates.
Regional coordination and engagement on climate change and NDCs:
- Leverage the entire regional portfolio of climate related initiatives (e.g. energy, forestry, nature, biodiversity, sustainable finance, etc.) towards NDC implementation in the region.
- Coordinate with UNDP Sustainable Finance Hub in the Asia Pacific Region to mainstream NDC measures in sustainable finance mechanisms within countries in the region.
- Track, monitor and advise on the Climate Promise budget and implementation progress in accordance with the Annual Workplan.
- Coordinate with relevant global and regional development partners, such as ADB, IDB, ESCAP, WB, UNEP, FAO, IFAD, IRENA, UNFCCC in the area for NDC implementation in Asian and Pacific countries, in line with the NDC Partnership agenda.
- Liaise closely with the NDC Partnership regional manager to ensure coordination with the NDC Partnership Support Unit and NDC Partnership implementing partners.
- Coordinate regional technical backstopping activities in the different thematic areas under the Programme, tailoring technical assistance to countries’ needs.
- Support inter-agency efforts at regional level through Issue Based Coalitions on CC, concerted contributions to UNFCCC COPs and other global/regional events.
- Follow up on potential strategic partnerships with private sector actors resulting from the series of NDC/LTS progress mapping, to accelerate a multistakeholder approaches to implement the Paris Agreement in the region.
Regional knowledge, learning and communication:
- Deliver regional-level knowledge, learning and south-south cooperation activities for Asia and Pacific region, in close coordination with other teams within the Regional Hub and in alignment with overall regional priorities and strategies, to ensure information from the country portfolio is extracted, consolidated, and shared.
- Contribute to the implementation of the Regional Knowledge and Communication Strategy in line with Climate Promise global/regional communications strategy.
- Lead development of a regional reporting on NDC status, progress, and trends across the region.
- Oversee the implementation of the Programmes communications, visibility & outreach strategy in the Asia Pacific region as well as the development of any relevant knowledge networks for the Climate Promise activities.
- Conduct peer reviews, comments, and seek to improve the technical quality of Climate Promise deliverables.
- Monitor and gather intelligence on activities related to the development of NDCs, NAMAs carbon markets, scaled up climate change mitigation, climate finance architecture, and sustainable energy, and facilitate knowledge transfer to stakeholders.
- Prepare relevant materials for advocacy and outreach activities related to key NDC-related issues relevant for the region.
- Actively engaged in the development of knowledge products in close coordination with RTL and Global CSP Team Lead.
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities
The Climate Strategy and Policy Specialist for the Climate Hub for Asia Pacific will supervise the performance and work of the Climate Promise project team based in the region, including 1 Regional Coordinator (IPSA), and at least 1 Country Coordinator. Additional supervisees may be added when and if the portfolio expands. In this role the Climate Strategy and Policy Specialist will be expected to:
- Promote empathy and emotional intelligence to Climate Promise country coordinators in the region: enable the wellbeing of the team, show genuine care about people, be able read the emotional climate in the team and respond appropriately adapting leadership style as needed.
- Manage performance and ensure accountability to Climate Promise country coordinators in the region: Hold regular conversations about work including providing positive and constructive feedback, praise, and recognition, managing underperformance in a timely manner ensuring accountability.
- Provide effective management and oversight of staff and consultants.
