Chief Technical Advisor: Capacity Building forThe UN Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.The UNEP Latin America and the Caribbean Office (ROLAC), located in Panama City, works closely with the 33 countries of the region, and its activities are integrated into the Medium-term Strategy and the Programme of Work approved by the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA).As part of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement, Peru has submitted its NDC with an emission reduction goal of 20% of business as usual (BAU) GHG emissions for 2030, including a 30% reduction scenario based on available financial resources, and five priority sectors for adaptation actions during the same established period: water resources, agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and health.Moreover, the Paris Agreement, in its Article 13, raises the need for Parties to have an enhanced transparency framework that allows information to be available to assess if the necessary actions are being taken in relation to compliance with the commitments assumed to face climate change.
This is a major challenge, especially for developing countries, which implies having the technical and institutional capacities to meet the reporting requirements and the strategic planning to reduce GHG emissions with resilience.The Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency Fund (CBIT), administered by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), supports the Peruvian government in improving its capacities to track and evaluate mitigation and adaptation within its NDCs, as well as financial resources that are used to work on these issues, contributing to improving the national transparency framework and the decision-making processes related to climate change.The Ministry of Environment is the executing agency for the CBIT project in Peru, as the national climate change authority and in charge of the NDC progress tracking.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) contributes to the CBIT Project in Peru as the implementing agency.UN Environment is a leading global environmental agency that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.
The UN Environment Latin America and The Caribbean Office based in Panama will provide technical and administrative support to the Peruvian government and will support the implementation of the CBIT in coordination with the UNEP-DTU Partnership: UDP.The CBIT Project in Peru will support the implementation of the Enhanced Transparency Framework of the Paris Agreement and will provide relevant outcomes to the National Government regarding the implication of the private sectors in climate action.
This project will also support the analysis of gender considerations in climate policy and will provide inputs to the national information systems in order to increase the quality assurance and quality control of the climate information.The role of the Chief Technical Advisor is a key part of the CBIT implementation process and, due to the national needs that this project will support, it is crucial to have this position as part of the Ministry's team.
The Chief Technical Advisor will work full time at the Ministry of Environment, Lima, Peru, will be supervised by the head of the Climate Change Unit for Latin America and the Caribbean of UN Environment, and will work in close collaboration with the General Directorate of Climate Change and Desertification of the Ministry of Environment of Peru.Qualifications/Special SkillsAcademic Qualifications: University degree (Bachelor's Degree) in areas related to environmental science, climate change, or a similar field.Conditions of Employment:Work Schedule: Full-TimeType of Employment: Fixed-TermSalary: To be determinedMinimum Experience: Not specified
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