ENDC Coordinator in North Macedonia Retainer (Project Management Support Specialist)

Job Description

Dutystation: Home based

Functional responsibilities

The ENDC Coordinator (Project Management Support Specialist) will contribute to the achievement of the expected Outcomes and Outputs of the NDC process in North Macedonia. This will include supporting the Climate Change Counselor (and UNFCCC and Partnership Focal Point) of the MoEPP in coordinating the ENDC implementation through strengthening coordination and cooperation on implementation of ENDC efforts in the country, identifying needs of capacity, resource mobilization, supporting organization of meetings, overall planning, and organization of activities at national level.

The support will lead to the establishment of North Macedonia’s Climate Coordination Secretariat, which will be responsible for tracking and reporting NDC-related projects in North Macedonia; serving and driving the National Coordination Committee on Climate Action; and ensuring the country continues to fulfill its mandate by preparing, communicating, and maintaining successive NDCs that the country intends to achieve. The hiring of the ENDC Coordinator (Project Management Support Specialist) will additionally support the coordination of key government institutions and partners involved in implementation of the ENDC and LTSCA. The ENDC coordinator will be embedded in the MoEPP.

The ENDC Coordinator (Project Management Support Specialist) will be responsible for meeting the following specific objectives:

• Objective 1:Support for establishment and running of a Climate Coordination Secretariat office within the MoEPP to strengthen the ministry’s institutional capacities for coordinating the implementation of ENDC and LTSCA.
• Objective 2:Support MoEPP to partner with academia to sensitize students to climate change issues and access support for knowledge exchange and the development of training curricula.

The ENDC Coordinator (Project Management Support Specialist) shall support the Climate change counselor and the and the other relevant departments within the MoEPP with the following tasks:

1. Consultations and other forms of dialogues to inform stakeholder mapping and drafting of policies to establish and empower the Climate Coordination Secretariat.
2. Facilitation of a consultative process for development of multisectoral collaboration and coordination in establishing procedures, policies, and plans required to deliver ENDC goals in line with the national and sectoral development objectives.
3. Review of existing MRV systems or similar frameworks for tracking NDC implementation such as the Central Donor Assistance Database and MVP to inform the development of a framework for tracking NDC implementation.
4. Strengthening the evidence generation, project development, coordination, resource mobilization, and monitoring and tracking capacity of the Climate Coordination Secretariat through already established partnerships and stakeholders.
5. Coordination and facilitation of meetings, stakeholder dialogues, and/or other activities related to ENDC implementation, including with the ENDC Partnership’s national focal points, the NDC partnership Support Unit, implementing and development partners, and other relevant stakeholders.
6. Technical briefs (as needed) to support decision making concerning ENDC implementation.
7. Identification of support gaps related to ENDC implementation and preparation of requests for support to the ENDC Partnership.
8. Identification and dissemination of information and knowledge products on best practices and lessons learned from in-country engagement.
9. Quarterly Country Engagement Update reports (tracking progress in coordinating and delivering ENDC implementation) using the report template developed by the NDC Partnership Support Unit.

Institutional Arrangements:

The ENDC coordinator will be based in the premises of MoEPP in Skopje, North Macedonia, supporting the implementation of ENDC related activities and collaborating with staff from government ministries to support the advancement of ENDC implementation. The ENDC Coordinator reports to the NDC Partnership Regional Manager. Deliverables will be quality reviewed by the Department of Environment’s Climate Change Counselor.

Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education

• Master’s degree in engineering (mitigation – mechanical engineering, electrical engineering,), natural sciences(mitigation/adaptation – agriculture, forestry, water resources)relevant to climate change and environment.

• Bachelor’s degree in related discipline in combination with an additional 2 years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree

Experience

Required

• With a Master degree, five years of relevant experience in project management, event management or a similar field.

• Practical experience in climate change, adaptation/mitigation planning and implementation.

• Demonstrated experience working in multi-ethnic environment, demanding conditions working with public sector, private and/or civil society organizations.

• Good knowledge of the UNFCCC processes and all its instruments including the Convention, Paris Agreement, and the NDC and negotiations.

• Working experience in the areas of climate change, sustainable development, economic policy, and international development

Asset

• Experience organizing and facilitating engagements, events, and stakeholder dialogues.

• Experience with multilateral and bilateral development partners

• Ability to communicate technical concepts and complex ideas to a wide audience.

• Knowledge of sustainable financial taxonomy

Language

• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.

• Language skill in Macedonian is an advantage.

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