Climate Adaptation and Finance Expert

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About the Organization

As the lead United Nations agency on international development, UNDP works in 170 countries and territories to eradicate poverty and reduce inequality. We help countries develop policies, leadership skills, partnerships and institutional capabilities to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Our work is centred around six core development areas, known as our signature solutions: poverty and inequality, governance, resilience, environment, energy and gender equality.

Roles & Responsibilities

The main purpose of the role is to support and manage the project’s activities on climate adaptation and finance. The expert will ensure timely data collection, analysis, and re-porting to support evidence-based decision-making, learning, and accountability

• Research support for the development and implementation of methodologies, cli-mate adaptation and finance
• Assist in preparing and monitoring project and programme budgets related to adaptation activities.
• Support costing of adaptation interventions, including financial modelling, cost–benefit analyses, and return-on-investment assessments.
• Assist in identifying potential funding opportunities from domestic budgets, climate funds, and development partners.
• Contribute to the preparation of proposals, investment cases, and concept notes for adaptation finance.
• Support exploration of innovative financing mechanisms, including blended finance, guarantees, and private sector engagement models.
• Coordinate with government agencies, financial institutions, private sector actors, and development partners to promote climate finance integration.
• Support organization of training sessions, consultations, and workshops on climate adaptation and finance
• Assist in developing guidance materials and knowledge products to strengthen institutional capacity in adaptation finance.
• Prepare reports and documents for donor reports/partner reports, steering commit-tee meetings, and internal reviews.
• Prepare project documents and coordinate/track with consultants and partners to deliver project outputs and outcomes
• Maintains regular, transparent communication with supervisors, UNDP office, government officials, and project partners

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Master's degree in Management, Economics, Statistics, Data Science, Public Policy, Environmental Science or a related field.

Skills and experience

• Minimum 4 years of relevant professional experience in climate change, climate fi-nance, environmental management, public policy, or related fields.
• Prior experience with donor-funded projects, UN agencies, or development sector pro-jects will be an asset.
• Additional experience in procurement of goods and services is desirable
• Ability to design and implement strategic frameworks, action plans, and monitoring systems to strengthen programmes and policy initiatives.
• Skilled in research, analysis, and knowledge management, with experience producing concept notes, proposals, reports, and guidance documents for diverse stakeholders.
• Experience in research, and programme implementation across climate change adaptation
• Understanding of climate finance concepts, including adaptation finance flows, budget tagging, and international climate finance mechanisms
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in MS Excel.
• Familiarity with national and sectoral planning processes and integration of climate considerations into budgets.
• Knowledge of private sector engagement and innovative finance approaches for adaptation is desirable
• Experience supporting the design or implementation of climate change projects, including coordination with government agencies, development partners, and other stakeholders.

Languages

• English, Level: Fluent, Required Hindi, Level: Fluent, Desirable

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