Job Responsibilities

• Oversee the identification, selection and supervision of national consultants and experts, in close collaboration with the UNDP Country Office, the Senior Financial Expert and the Global Project Management and Technical Support Unit (GPMTSU).
• Draft/revise terms of reference for BIOFIN national team members.
• In consultation with UNDP Country Office and DE and GPMTSU, develop/revise work plan and budget and submit draft work plans/budgets in a timely manner.
• Supervise the work of national experts (Consultants) and institutions to ensure that results are delivered on time, within budget and to high quality standards; facilitate, guide and monitor the work of the national team;
• Supervise the work of the Project Support Associate to ensure that administrative requirements and budgets are managed and executed in a timely and appropriate manner, in compliance with UNDP and donor rules and regulations.
• Organize all relevant project workshops in a consultative manner, involving a wide variety of biodiversity finance stakeholders, including government, private sector, NGOs, donors and academia.
• Discuss with the Ministries of Finance, Environment and other key stakeholders the establishment of a national steering committee and follow up on the formal establishment and regular convening of the committee, and prepare meeting reports to share with the steering committee, UNDP Coordination Office and GPMTSU.
• Maintain regular communication with the Ministries of Environment and Finance for the development and completion of all reports and products.
• Ensure the link between project processes and products and relevant national planning, biodiversity and finance processes, such as NBSAP updates and implementation of the global biodiversity framework.
• Ensure timely identification of implementation risks at national level and communicate them to the Project Management Unit.
• Organize regular national team meetings and monthly calls with the GPMTSU Technical Advisor.
• Ensure participation of national team members in regional technical calls.
• Participate in regional and global meetings organized by GPMTSU.
•   Provision of technical support for the effective implementation of the project 
• Act as the primary technical support coordination contact for project implementation with GPMTSU regarding all issues and problems that arise during national implementation.
• Provide key technical guidance on all financial matters and ensure horizontal integration and consistency of work/study flows.
• Provide overall direction and quality control for the project's four main outputs.
• Provide technical support to the national project team to successfully deliver all BIOFIN methodology results in a consistent and high-quality manner.
• Ensure that drafts of all work are sent regularly to the Global Technical Advisor and GPMTSU to provide support and ensure that feedback is properly incorporated into country reports.
• Produce research and develop the sections on subsidies and financial incentives in the API in accordance with the guidance provided by the GPMTSU and written guidance documents (in particular the BIOFIN Manual).
• Provide technical support for ADB data collection, analysis and findings.
• Support data collection, modeling, quality verification and validation of EBF.
• Develop a Biodiversity Finance Plan (BFP) in line with guidance provided by the BIOFIN Global Team, GPMTSU and written guidance documents (in particular the BIOFIN Handbook).
•  Monitor and report on progress in implementing project activities and Communication 
• Report to the UNDP country office and GPMTSU any delays in national deliverables against the work plan.
• Ensure project monitoring, reporting and evaluation at national level, drafting monthly and quarterly reports for review by the Lead Expert and submission to the Global BIOFIN Team.
• Coordinate the development of workshop reports for the kick-off workshop and all technical workshops.
• Review all technical reports as necessary.
• Ensure alignment of national work with global methodologies such as the BIOFIN manual and others.
• Liaise with relevant UNDP and other organizations initiatives and programmes to support project implementation, including BIOFIN, the NBSAP Support Programme, the GEF Early Action Support Programme, the Nature Hub, and other organizations and initiatives.
• Review the final reports of the National Policy and Institutional Review, Biodiversity Expenditure Review, Financial Needs Assessment and Biodiversity Finance Plan.
• Develop, in collaboration with other team members, at least one short publication per year, press releases and web and media products.
• The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization
• Institutional arrangement
• At the global level, this framework programme will be supported by a Project Management and Technical Support Unit (GPMTSU).
• At the national level, each country will have, as a requirement and within the framework of the National Project Management Unit (NPMU), a full-time project analyst in sustainable finance,
• Part-time Project Support Associate , and consultants, such as environmental policy consultant, biodiversity finance specialist and others, as required.