CLIMATE FINANCE EXPERT – LOCAL CONSULTANT

CLIMATE FINANCE EXPERT – LOCAL CONSULTANT

Job Title: Climate Finance Expert – Local Consultant

Location: Dushanbe, Tajikistan

The GCF Readiness and Support Program: Green, Resilient Recovery in Energy and Agriculture sectors in Tajikistan will lay the foundation for the development of a National Strategy for Green Resilient Recovery of Tajikistan. Based on the already approved strategies and on the preliminary stakeholder consultations, it is expected that a Concept Note of the Funding Proposal will be developed in frame of this project.

The project has following objectives:

1.         Development of the two National strategies/programmes on green resilient recovery in agriculture and energy sectors with a focus on opportunities for most vulnerable rural communities. The strategies will complement the currently elaborated NAP and will highlight measures to restore the adaptive capacities following the pandemic and propose the recovery measures through the utilization of green and climate-smart technologies in both sectors. Carbon credit market and subsidy schemes at the national level will be considered as recovery measures for supporting energy efficiency schemes and adaptation in agriculture in rural areas.

2.         Develop recommendations and market models for the creation of carbon trading as part of green recovery measures in the energy and agriculture sectors.

3.         Pipeline development to support the implementation of NCCAS and enhance adaptive capacities and recovery following the pandemic, including the development of two concept notes (in the agriculture and energy sectors) that will target rural communities and assist with the development of low-carbon and climate-resilient technologies.

Projects' main beneficiaries are families and farmers living in rural areas, other beneficiaries include private companies in the energy sector, etc.

The lifespan of the project is 18 months and ends on 16th December 2023.

The project is managed (refer to Budget Project Management – PM) by a Local Consultant (Project Manager) in close cooperation with International Consultant.

In order to implement the Project the Implementing Agency announces a competition for the position:

Climate Finance Expert – Local Consultant

Particularly, the Local Consultant will perform the following concrete tasks:

•           Assistance to International consultant in Work Plan development based on the projects’ Implementation Plan

•           Expert work on Output 2.4.1 (80 working days): Recommendations/Roadmap for the utilization of carbon markets for ensuring green recovery of the energy and agriculture sectors in Tajikistan. Focus on the fiscal framework and economic part of the Roadmap

All tasks shall be coordinated with international consultants according to the supervision of the Project Manager.

Personnel concept – required expert qualification:

·                 Education/training: University qualification (Bachelor or Master) in a university degree in Economics, Technical or Environmental science, or other relevant fields

·                 Language: Good business language skills in English and a good level of Russian language (reading, speaking)

·                 Specific professional experience: 3 years of experience in international projects related to climate change

·                 Other: Experience in organizing participatory processes and contribution to processes related to international agreements and conventions, e.g. UNFCCC, engagement of a wide range of stakeholders from the government, civil society, academia, and the private sector.

Curriculum Vitae with a cover letter with an indication of the position shall be submitted to the address below, at or before 5.00 p.m. local time April 28, 2023. 

Expression of Interests submitted after the deadline indicated above will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan

5 Shamsi Str., Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan

Phone number: +992908000010

E-mail: abdukayumkalandarov@gmail.com

Website: www.tajnature.tj