AFULO Technical Specialist (Climate Change Mitigation)

Type of Requisition : NPP (National Project Personnel)

Grade Level : N/A

Primary Location: Cambodia-Phnom Penh

Duration : 12 months renewable

Post Number : N/A

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FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions. Qualified female applicants are encouraged to apply. People with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.

Organizational Setting

FAO Representation in Cambodia is launching the implementation of the project ‘Strengthening capacity in the agricultural and land use sectors for enhanced transparency in implementation and monitoring of Cambodia’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)’ funded by the Capacity-Building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) of Global Environment Facility. The objective of the project is that, Cambodia is preparing reports to the UNFCCC under the Paris Agreement’s Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) with strengthened agriculture and land use components, including inventories of emission sources and sinks, and information to track progress against priority actions identified in Cambodia’s NDC for these sectors. To support the implementation, a Technical Specialist on Agriculture Forestry and Other Land Uses (AFOLU) is recruited to work for both the Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and the Ministry of Environment (MoE) particularly on the Climate Change Mitigation. The position is hereunder called AFULO Technical Specialist (Climate Change Mitigation).

Reporting Lines

AFULO Technical Specialist (Climate Change Mitigation) will report to the Head of Operations

Technical Focus

• National ETF monitoring and reporting for agriculture, land-use and other relevant sectors; including UNFCCC ETF reporting requirements and Climate Change mitigation Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV).
• Capacity building with government agencies
• Multi-department coordination strengthening

Tasks and responsibilities

• Liaise with key implementing partners including, but not limited to, MAFF and MOE, and strengthen capacities in particular on monitoring and reporting of mitigation initiatives in line with the guidance under the ETF framework
• Provide direct technical support through project activities with MAFF and MOE, where necessary coordinate the technical inputs through the support of in-house or additionally recruited consultants
• Under the technical guidance of the ETF/MRV International Specialist and LTO, conduct a technical gap assessment on the data and capacity gaps of project implementing partners to meet the ETF requirements for the AFOLU sectors
• Assist to fill identified data and capacity gaps of government counterparts, such as working closely with MAFF and MOE to compile inventories by emissions sources and sinks and information on mitigation activities from AFOLU sectors, and by providing support to the development of improved Activity Data (AD) and Emission Factors (EF)
• In coordination with the TWG-CCAFF, provide technical inputs/advice to collect data and information for the AFOLU sectors from sub-national and national authorities to incorporate into reporting in line with ETF
• Provide guidance to the TWG-CCAFF and relevant line ministries in the development of data sharing MOUs and data system infrastructure
• Assist/liaise to document best practices on ETF reporting processes, information gathering, system infrastructure, methodologies in the AFOLU sectors, and assist in disseminating to relevant priority sectors
• Oversee the LOA implementation, and monitoring, and support organization of trainings
• Oversee the LOA implementation, and monitoring, and support organization of trainings
• Contribute to periodical and ad-hoc reports required under the project and other relevant task required by the project
• As required, support tasks related to strengthening capacity of national stakeholders to review and update the NDC and comply with requirements of the ETF and associated modalities, procedures and guidance

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

• Advance university degree in Environmental Sciences, Natural Resources Management, or related field;
• Tags cambodian capacity development climate change climate change mitigation continuous improvement data sharing environmental sciences fisheries knowledge sharing land use monitoring and reporting natural resources project management project personnel trainings transparency

• At least 7 years of relevant working experience in the area of capacity building, climate change monitoring and reporting, stakeholder coordination;
• At least 5 years relevant experience on climate change, climate change mitigation Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV);
• Good knowledge UNFCCC negotiations and decisions;
• Language proficiency in English and Khmer;
• Cambodian Nationality

FAO Core Competencies

• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills

• Extensive relevant experiences in project management in the area of climate change mitigation and
• Experiences in multi-stakeholder coordination, and stakeholder capacity development;
• Extent knowledge on UNFCCC decisions related to the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) and the Agriculture, Forest and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing)
• Incomplete applications will not be considered. If you need help please contact: [email protected]
• Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted
• Only language proficiency certificates from UN accredited external providers and/or FAO language official examinations (LPE, ILE, LRT) will be accepted as proof of the level of knowledge of languages indicated in the online applications
• For additional employment opportunities visit the FAO employment website: http://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/

FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in its staff and international consultants in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.

HOW TO APPLY

Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile. We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date. If you need help, or have queries, please contact: [email protected]

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