National Climate Adaptation Consultant (NAP GCF Readiness Project)

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Grade:  Individual Consultant 4

Deadline: Oct 20, 2022

Job Description

PROJECT BACKGROUND

GGGI as a delivery partner is implementing a National Adaptation Planning (NAP) Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness Project entitled “building Capacity to Facilitate the Integration of the National Adaptation Planning Process in Ethiopia.” This project aims to strengthen holistic integration of climate change adaptation in Ethiopia’s long-term development pathway, supported by effective institutions and governance structures, finance for implementation and capacity development, and strengthened climate information and monitoring and evaluation.

The NAP GCF Readiness project is designed to bridge gaps identified for the successful implementation of Ethiopia National Adaptation Plan (NAP-ETH). Weak institutional capacity to scrutinize adaptation governance and weak capacity for adaptation knowledge management, weak integration of adaptation actions to broader national plan, no or limited resource mobilization strategy and absence of comprehensive M&E system for the implementation and governance of adaptation initiatives are the major gaps that the project intended to complement.  Furthermore, the project supports key NAP-ETH sectors to improve their capacities to adopt robust strategy for resource mobilization and prepare bankable adaptation projects together with strengthening capacities for implementing comprehensive M&E system that leads to improved program effectiveness, and ultimately enhance the overall adaptation governance.

The project, in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Authority, has so far conducted different tasks including enhancing coordination mechanisms, knowledge management activities, developing bankable concept notes and improving M&E system in the implementation of NAP-ETH. In the coming project life, it will continue delivering the remaining activities including capacity building and developing analytical products.

Reporting to the National Adaptation Planning Project Lead, Climate adaptation consultant will play an important role in leading integration of adaptation in the national planning process  and also climate finance endeavor of the GCF NAP project in support of the implementation of  NAP-ETH as per the project outcomes and deliverables, in compliance with the GGGI’s policies, procedures, guidelines, rules and regulations of the organization.

OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT

• Identify and update list of potential publics, private, bilateral, and multilateral sources of climate finance to address identified climate adaptation needs,
• Review and strengthen the structure of existing finance-related institutions to support effective, transparent channeling of funds across sectors, according to adaptation priorities identified in the NAP-ETH,
• Finalize the already developed draft   three (3) Project Concept Notes (PCNs) for submission to GCF and/or additional financing institutions,
• Identify regulatory gaps and/or barriers to establishing enabling environment to attract climate investment, transactions, and capital. Gaps and/or barriers identified and assessed with mitigation options highlighted,
• Develop resource mobilization roadmap for financing prioritized adaptation actions, including strategies for scaling-up private sector engagement,
• Identified NAP-ETH executing ministries, regional bureaus and woreda offices Strategic objectives for integrating adaptation into their policies and plans proposed and approved by the Inter-Ministerial Committee and put into practice by the executing line sectors and other relevant stakeholders, as necessary,
• Define the core objectives, priorities and responsibilities for regional and woreda-level adaptation integration and planning processes will be synthesized from NAP-ETH implementation and priority actions for the integration process will be developed for at least the following regions: Amhara, Oromia, SNNPR and Somali,
• Preparing an assessment report on outlining available data – quality, relevance, and frequency – with which climate information is generated and carried over the report to NAP-ETH executing agencies for their application in adaptation planning,
• Conduct comprehensive evaluation of the status of NAP-ETH integration regarding planning, implementation, and reporting across regions,
• Provide technical support for the finalizing and publication of policy briefs and knowledge products,
• Perform other tasks as assigned by the NAP GCF Readiness project lead within the scope of the project.

Child protection – GGGI is committed to child protection, irrespective of whether any specific area of work involves direct contact with children. GGGI’s Child Protection Policy is written in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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