Climate Change Officer
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JOB DETAILS
Job Title: Climate Change Officer
Type of Contract: Service Contract (SC) Level 8
Duty Station (City): Jakarta Country Office
Duration of Employment: 12 (twelve) months
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
Deadline for applications submission: 9 May 2023.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
Under the overall guidance of the WFP Representative/Country Director and the Deputy Country Director, and the direct supervision of the SO2 Head, the Climate Change Officer is expected to work collaboratively with WFP programme to support the development of WFP's climate portfolio, building upon its existing programmes and expertise in Indonesia. This will include:
- Policy and stakeholder mapping;
- Consultations with relevant stakeholders;
- Analyzing and collecting data/information relevant to climate change;
- Supporting the conceptualization and technical support for high quality proposals and concept notes, and
- Supporting management of the existing climate change related programmes, ensuring their coherence and alignment
Specifically, the consultant will focus on the following tasks:
1. Contribute towards identifying WFP Indonesia's potential engagement in climate change adaptation with a specific focus on risks to food security and nutrition.
2. Support development of plans and design of climate change adaptation and/or climate risk management interventions with a clear rationale that addresses food security, nutrition, incorporating any analyses undertaken and identifying tangible synergies with existing programme activities and policies.
3. Complementing existing scoping efforts, conduct a desk review to identify WFP Indonesia's potential engagement in climate change adaptation with a specific focus on risks to food security and nutrition. The assessment would include, but not be limited to:
a. a review of the climate change problem and projected impacts, key factors of vulnerability, and barriers to adaptation in Indonesia.
b. a review of national policies and priorities (including the Nationally Determined Contributions, the National Adaptation Plan, the RPJMN, etc.) and existing initiatives in climate change adaptation, particularly in the context of food security and nutrition.
c. the preparation of a matrix of potential partners, which would include Government, UN Agencies, donors, development banks, 1/NGOs and research institutions.
4.Develop briefs based on the findings from the desk review and/ or assessments and manage documentation of existing policies, plans, studies and others as relevant.
5.Based on a review of WFP's climate and disaster risk reduction programmes, provide technical inputs to a strategy for identification and engagement of partners, monitoring windows of opportunities with Government and donors.
6.Provide project management support to programmes and projects related to climate resilience, including the Consolidated Livelihood Exercise for Analyzing Resilience (CLEAR) ensuring a coordinated approach with wider programmes that complies with WFP standards and procedures.
7.Research and analyse policy and operational issues to support senior colleagues in the development of policies, programmes and activities
8.Support coordination with relevant teams to engage in national policy dialogue on climate change, working groups, and coordination platforms across Government and UN/INGO partners.
9.Facilitate the organization of meetings between WFP management and partners to discuss climate change and its projected impact to food security and nutrition, and funding opportunities, including through preparation of content and reporting.
10.Facilitate the planning and organization of stakeholder consultations to collect information and data as evidence to inform the design of plans, concept notes and proposals.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (CONT'D)
11.Within the specific area of expertise, undertake data collection and analysis, prepare talking points, briefs and other relevant documents as needed.
12.Support the capacity building of WFP staff, government and other partners within the specific technical area of responsibility.
13.Liaise with internal counterparts to support effective collaboration and synergies of climate change-related activities, including cross-unit collaboration and engagement on climate risk analytics and early warning systems.
14.Contribute to emergency preparedness actions, providing technical recommendations on contingency planning, risk analysis and early warning related to climate change adaptation.
15.Perform any other related functions as applicable
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION AND LANGUAGES
• University degree in environmental science or other relevant fields (Climate Change, Environmental Economics, Natural Resources Management, Disaster Risk Management, etc.).
• Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and in Bahasa Indonesia.
DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE
DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE
• Has at least 5 years of professional experience in Indonesia with a focus on disaster and climate resilience, adaptation to climate change.
• Has technical experience and knowledge of forecast based financing, anticipatory actions, and/or last mile climate services.
• Has worked with technical teams in the fields of climate change, natural resource management, etc ..
• Has contributed to implementation of programmes and has experience in, resource mobilization and partnerships.
• Previous experience in climate finance is an asset.
• Has experience working at strategic policy level.
• Has excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills, good drafting skills, and ability to work in a team.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
Over the past decade, Indonesia has witnessed an increase in climate-related hazards such as floods, droughts and storms. These and other impacts are especially significant on vulnerable coastal and remote populations and are expected to affect agriculture, food security and nutrition.
The Government of Indonesia has identified climate change as one of the priority areas of work through the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) 2020-2024. Climate change is thus a priority for the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2021-2025 and the draft WFP Country Strategic Plan (CSP) 2021-2025.
Drawing on WFP’s global and regional expertise, the WFP Indonesia Country Office is looking to expand its climate change portfolio, particularly in relation to climate change adaptation and reducing climate-related risks to food security and nutrition.
ABOUT WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.
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WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment
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