VACANCY FOR JUNIOR NATIONAL CONSULTANT
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Support to develop financing strategy for the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) in Mongolia
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Junior Consultant to develop a NAP financing strategy, including business plans,financial models and system to appraise adaptation options for the NAP
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65 person days in period of 4 months (September 2023 – January 2024)
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INTRODUCTION / BACKGROUND
The Government of Mongolia received support from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for the implementation of the project “Building capacity to advance National Adaptation Process in Mongolia” (NAP project). The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the Delivery Partner of the project with the role of supporting and overseeing the project implementation,and the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) is the Implementing Partner responsible for the day to day activities of the project. The project supports the government and relevant stakeholders to strengthen the country’s capacity for climate change adaptation, advancing multi-sectoral, medium to long-term adaptation planning and budgeting in Mongolia, and promoting the integration of the climate change adaptation aspects into development policies. This process should ultimately culminate in the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) for Mongolia.
One of the building blocks for the NAP is a Financing Strategy or Plan that provides a coordinated national approach to identifying financing needs, assists in prioritizing potential financing sources and provides a comprehensive process for realizing the financing goals for adaptation, that should finally enable theimplementation of prioritised adaptation programmes and projects attached to the NAP. The development of a dedicated financing strategy for the NAP generally entails:
– Identifying the financing gap, given the estimated total costs of the entire NAP process in comparison to the availability of existing sources of finance to meet these costs.
– Determining financing options for prioritized adaptation actions by identifying potential sources of financing and suitable financial instruments, taking into consideration national circumstances and capacities.
– Identifying operational next steps to mobilise climate adaptation financing from public, private and external funding source based on the selected financing options
A Junior National Consultant is sought to assist (Senior) National Consultant in all adaptation finance related activities. The assignment will include assistance in identifying the Financing Gap, determine the Financing Options and identify operational next steps, includingbusiness plans and models to implement these.
OBJECTIVE The overall objective of the assignmentis to develop a financing strategy that informs the NAPand that can maximize public, private and external financial resources to increase NAP implementation, innovation and impact.
The Financing Strategy should be based on the financial needs and cost-benefit analysis of priority adaptation interventions, and informed by available and potential funding as identified by existing studies and previous consultations undertaken throughout the NAP process,plus new analysis and consultations to be undertakenduring this assignment. The Junior Consultant should work under supervision of Senior National consultant to assist him/her with completion of the assigned tasks by gathering data, checking data for quality, and data analysis, modelling etc.
TASKS
The Junior Consultant is sought to assist the Senior National Consultant with data collection, data analysis, mathematical modelling to support business plan and financial model development, consultation and othertasks as required in performing below listed tasks by:
1. Assisting in Desk review and analysis of above mentioned and other relevant documents, including the CBAs produced under the project, in order to consolidate relevant information and results, as well as determining gaps that will need to be addressed in order to develop the required Finance Strategy.
2. Assisting in Research and fill in the gaps established from the desk review
3. Assisting in Proposing of a system to appraise adaptation options, and prioritize the adaptation options identified in the NAP following this system.
4. Assisting in Establishing the funding gap for NAP actions in Mongolia, based on the prioritized proposed actions from the Draft and Final NAP.
5. Assisting in Proposing business plans and financial models by working closely with the private sector to demonstrate the financial value of ecosystem goods and services generated by EbA / NBS relevant to climate change adaptation.
6. Assisting in Preparation of training workshop toolkits to strengthen the capacity of relevant stakeholders for financing the NAP, including through EbA and NBS.Prioritize and further detail the Financing options as already produced by the Project (under the Document: “Identify potential new public, private, bilateral and multilateral sources of climate finance”)
7. Assisting in developing the Draft Finance Strategyfor the NAP, including the relevant information and results of the desk reviews and gaps addressedabove, whilst addressing the priority adaptation interventions featuring in the NAP and taking into consideration the funding gap and financing options.
8. Assisting in Development and proposal of business plans and financial models by working closely with the private sector to demonstrate the financial value of climate change adaptation actions, including through EbA / NBS, with specific reference to different sectors and local communities in Mongolia.
9. Assisting in Preparation of training workshop toolkits to strengthen the capacity of relevant stakeholders for appraising, developing and financing relevant priority adaptation actions, including through EbA / NBS.
10. Assisting in Conducting Training on the Toolkitdeveloped above and others.
REQUIREMENTS
Education:
• Master degree or equivalent in mathematics, statistics, economics, finance and related field;
Experience / skills:
• More than 6 years of experience in economic/ statistics/ financial analysis;
• Extensive knowledge of social, economic, environmental and climate statistics, especially from Mongolia, including qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection and analysis;
• Technical and practical and experience in financial analysis, especially performing cost-benefit analysis and other financial methods;
• Experience in working with private sector and innovative financing, especially in relation to climate change;
• Excellent communication skills and experience in working in multi-cultural environments;
APPLICATION / SUBMISSION
Please include in your application / submission the following:
• Personal CV, indicating all past experience of similar projects; the contact details (email and telephone number) of the applicant; and names of at least two (2) referees
• Evidence of similar assignments or contracts undertaken in the recent past e.g., certified copy of official documents/publications depicting the applicant’s experiences
• A copy of national ID’s and Notarized copies of diploma and academic transcripts
Deadline: 16 hours, September 15, 2023
Applications must be in English and submitted in a single sealed envelope with clearly marked-up on top the position you are applying for or via below Emails.
NAP Mongolia project
E-mail: nap.mongolia19@gmail.com with cc: tacoordinator@napmongolia.mn
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