Job Description
The position supports the operationalization of Jordan’s newly established Climate Finance Division within the Ministry of Environment. Embedded within government structures, the role institutionalizes Jordan’s national climate finance architecture by defining the Division’s mandate, procedures, and coordination mechanisms with key ministries. It strengthens systems to mobilize and track finance aligned with the NDC 3.0 Action Plan and Long Term Strategy, while building internal capacity through mentoring and proposal development. The assignment includes developing a pipeline of bankable projects and supporting pre-concept notes for mechanisms such as the Green Climate Fund, Global Environment Facility, and Adaptation Fund. It also contributes to a national Climate Investment Plan and project tracking platform to ensure strategic, transparent, and sustainable climate finance management.
Jordan has recently established a Climate Finance Division within the Ministry of Environment to institutionalize the country’s ability to mobilize, coordinate, and track climate finance. Under the Ministry of Environment’s designation as the Nationally Designated Authority (NDA) and main focal point for major Multilateral Climate Funds, and chairing the National Climate Change Committee; this Division will serve as the national hub for aligning climate-related resources with Jordan’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Action Plan and forthcoming Long-Term Strategy (LTS).
Under the supervision of NDC Partnership Country Engagement Specialist the Climate Finance Advisor will be responsible for operationalizing Jordan’s new Climate Finance Division. This role involves reporting to the NDC Partnership and providing support to the Director of Climate Change and as requested by the NDA.
The Advisor will establish the Division’s internal frameworks, strengthen inter-ministerial coordination, and develop a bankable project pipeline aligned with Jordan’s NDC and LTS. Key to this role is ensuring long-term institutional autonomy; the Advisor will build staff capacity and ensure continuity to enable the Ministry to independently mobilize and manage climate finance.
*This is a retainer national vacancy/position for twelve 12 months, maximum of 220 working days, with the possibility of an extension depending on satisfactory performance and on availability of funds for the period of the NDC.
**This is a Homebased position, meaning that the incumbent will not work from a UNOPS office but from the government facilities. Therefore, the incumbent will need to use his/her own laptop and software.
*** As this is a Local Position, in order to be eligible, the incumbent should be a national of Jordan or have a valid residence permit in the country.
****Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
The objective of this assignment is to mobilize a Climate Finance Advisor to support the guiding of the new Climate Finance Division’s mandate, strengthening institutional capacity, and supporting the effective delivery of its work programme.
The Advisor will provide direct assistance to operationalize the new Division, strengthen systems, build staff capacity, and support the development of bankable projects. The Advisor will also help Jordan engage the private sector, existing international and national public and private funds and create an enabling environment to unlock additional resources for climate action.
In collaboration with the Director of Climate Change, s/h will provide embedded technical support to the to achieve the following outputs through specific activities:
1. Institutionalizing the Climate Finance Division Mandate and Operational Framework
- Conduct an institutional needs assessment of the new Division.
- Draft and validate the functions, operational framework and internal procedures.
- Develop coordination protocols with the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Ministry fo Investment, climate finance accredited entities (such as the Cities and Villages Development Bank) and line ministries.
- Provide flexible support to the Climate Finance Division in cross-cutting or related tasks to ensure effective operations.
2.Institutional Capacity and Staff Skills Strengthening
- Deliver targeted trainings on climate finance mobilization, proposal preparation and review, and donor and private sector engagement.
- Provide mentoring and on-the-job support through the co-development of funding proposals, review of concept notes and proposals as well as development and prioritization of project pipeline.
- Establish knowledge-sharing and peer-learning mechanisms; set up a digital resource hub and a peer-to-peer training program so staff can easily share expertise and onboard new colleagues independently.
3. Partnerships and Coordination Mechanisms Operationalization
- Facilitate establishment of an inter-ministerial working group on climate finance in coordination with the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, and Ministry of Finance.
- Develop guidance notes for integrating climate finance into national planning, budgeting and reporting.
- Convene and institutionalize regular meetings and coordination with donors, the private sector, and civil society to align climate finance priorities and ensure complementarity towards achieving national targets.
- Develop and operationalise communication plan to enhance transparency and public access to information related to climate finance.
- Secure assistance and provide direct oversight to develop a national climate projects platform that would enable compilation and tracking of all ongoing and pipeline climate projects to inform reporting, planning and resource mobilization. This could be done through GCF or other partners and should be accessible by all stakeholders and line ministries.
4. Development of the Climate Project Pipeline and Private Sector Engagement Framework
- Identify priority sectors from the NDC 3.0 and LTS and facilitate the development of project pipeline with clear guidance on finance mechanism (e.g. international funds, private investment, blended finance etc.).
- Support the preparation of at least 3 pre-concept notes with the Climate Finance Division for international climate finance mechanisms (e.g. GCF, GEF, Adaptation Fund) to be utilized by governmental entities for future application.
- Develop a private sector engagement strategy and an inclusive list of private sector actors and investors in coordination with line ministries (investment, industry and trade, agriculture, transport, water etc) to enable more effective engagement around identified priority sectors/projects.
5. Develop and deploy Implementation and Investment Planning Frameworks
- Support the Ministry of Environment in preparing a national Climate Investment Plan and/or NDC Implementation Plan, in close coordination with the Ministry of Planning, Ministry of Investment and Ministry of Finance.
- Support the application of international best practices and tools for investment planning and resource prioritization.
- Support the development of sectoral investment frameworks for high-impact NDC sectors (e.g., water, energy, transport, waste).
- Facilitate stakeholder consultations to ensure national ownership and alignment with development and fiscal policies.
- Build the capacity of ministry staff to update and use investment frameworks for future planning cycles.
- Produce actionable roadmaps linking identified investment opportunities with financing sources such as domestic, bilateral, multilateral and the private sector.
