Qualifications/special skills

• At least a Master's degree in climate change; environmental science, planning or management; disaster risk management; natural resources management; knowledge management; or project management is required.

• A first level university degree (bachelor or equivalent) with two (2) additional years of professional experience will be accepted in lieu of a Master's degree A minimum of two (2) years’ experience in a senior technical position for planning and management of climate change; environmental; and/or natural resources management programs in developing countries is required.

• Solid technical knowledge of climate change adaptation planning; monitoring and evaluation;

• knowledge management; ecosystem-based adaptation approaches; and climate risk management is required.

• Previous similar experience in provision of technical support to complex internationally funded multilateral projects is required.

• Experience of GEF and/or GCF projects is desirable Previous work experience in providing technical support to governments in Rwanda or East Africa is desirable.

• Work with relevant productive and development sectors towards the effective mainstreaming of climate adaptation metrics, agreed indicators and targets performance frameworks.**

• Facilitate the mainstreaming of outcome-level performance indicators developed above into sectoral monitoring frameworks and the performance framework used by MINECOFIN, by proposing revisions and/or additions to existing outcome-level indicators so that the assessment of efficiency and effectiveness of climate expenditures is facilitated.

Project technical advice**

• Undertake technical review and provide quality assurance of project outputs (e.g., technical reports, studies and assessments).

• Support in the preparation of the annual Project Implementation Reports (PIRs) and Half-Yearly Progress Reports (HYPRs).

• Undertake regular visits to the field to support implementation of M&E and to identify where adaptations might be needed.

• Provide overall technical backstopping support for the project.

• Provide advice on best suitable approaches and methodologies for the timely achievement of project targets and objectives.

• Support knowledge management, communications and awareness raising activities, and documentation of lessons from project implementation.

• Assist the PM in planning the implementation of project activities, and in adjusting the project Results Framework, Work Plan and Budget as required and in line with corporate requirements.

• Assist in strengthening the technical quality of project M&E systems (including AWPs, indicators and targets).

• Where requested, advise the PM in liaison work with project partners, donor organizations, NGOs and other groups to ensure the effective coordination of project activities.

• Support the generation of reports to the Project Steering Committee (PSC) and provide professional inputs to management reports, including relevant sections of the annual PIR reports to the donor.

• Provide advice to the Project Steering Committee and the UNEP Task Manager, as needed. The consultant will report to the CCAU Chief of Unit