Chief Technical Adviser (CTA) At UNOPS

Technical

1. Prepare and finalize NAP
2. Annotate NAP document outline and chapter plan with corresponding source material identified.
3. Prepare an inception report containing NAP outline, methodology for compiling the NAP document, timeline, etc.
4. Review available NAP related documents and analyse their content with a view of informing the NAP document
5. Develop an annotated outline and chapter plan of the Nepal NAP document and, in consultation with NAP PMU, identify required additional inputs from the NAP stakeholders including national and international consultants.
6. Validate the annotated outline and chapter plan and required additional inputs with PMU and key stakeholders.

Deliverable: Draft inception report that elaborates the methodology, outputs and timeline

• Draft NAP document
• Collect and review all studies and reports developed through different NAP related studies by NAP PMU and its partners including the Climate vulnerability and risk assessments (VRA)
• Collate the long list of adaptation priority programmes and measures to collected through the consultations at different level
• Work closely with national consultants on drafting the NAP document. Make work divisions in consultation with the NAP PMU
• Propose methods and scope of consultations
• Compile the draft the NAP document (together with NAP PMU and national consultants) ready for wider stakeholder consultation.
• Present draft NAP document, in collaboration with lead national consultant and NAP PMU, to key stakeholders.

Deliverable: Draft NAP document

• Final NAP document
• Collate the feedback and comments received through the nationwide consultations and UNEP
• Develop final edited NAP document (together with the NAP PMU and national consultants)
• Develop one policy brief synthesizing NAP document for decision-makers

Deliverable: Final NAP document

Project Management

• Provide overall technical backstopping, operational guidance and support to the National Project teams to ensure that project objectives are being met and that activities are carried out within agreed deadline and under high technical standards
• Assist the Project Coordinators in planning the implementation of project activities, and in any adjustment to the projects Results Framework, Work Plans and Budgets that might be required and in line with corporate requirement and GCF rules
• Provide quality assurance and technical review of projects outputs such as technical reports, studies, assessments, training materials, and knowledge products.
• Draft or review, as requested, ToRs for technical consultancies and sub-contracts, and assist in the selection and recruitment process
• Provide technical guidance and supervisory function to the work carried out by national and international consultants hired by the projects.
• Assist the Project Managers and coordinate the preparation of the half yearly report, PIR, monitoring report and any other reporting requirement of UNEP, GEF.

Deliverable: Timely technical reporting to UNEP, monitoring the deliverables of PMU, support provided to national and international consultants, technical documents reviewed.

Education

• A minimum advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent of preferably PhD) in an environmental science, climate change, development studies, law, public policy or a closely related field.
• A relevant first university degree (bachelor’s or equivalent) in combination with two (2) additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years relevant work with an advanced university degree or higher degrees with proven experience in the National Adaptation Plan NAP process at the international level in relation to climate change adaptation planning and policy, and integration of climate change into national development processes and sector policies and strategies is required.
• At least two previous similar assignments related to coordinating and drafting national climate related policies and/or action plans or strategies, and associated implementation, financing and monitoring strategies, preferably in a developing country context and within the region is required.
• Demonstrated previous experience in leading and facilitating high-level multi-stakeholder consultative processes to elaborate policies and programmes is desirable.
• Demonstrated previous experience in leading programmes and projects related to ecosystem-based adaptation, climate change/natural resource management, and/or monitoring and reporting of environment, climate and/or development policies and plans strongly asset.
• Skills and experience to facilitate internet-based virtual meetings and stakeholder consultation processes is highly preferable.
• Demonstrated ability of canvasing the government and stakeholders on innovations and idea based on the climate change projection is an asset.

Language:

• Full working knowledge (Fluent) of the English language written and oral communication skills is required.