The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is recruiting In-Country Coordinators to support the Forest & Climate Leaders’ Partnership (FCLP), a high-level international initiative launched to accelerate action on forests and climate change.
The Forest & Climate Leaders’ Partnership was launched during COP26 and expanded at COP27 to support the implementation of the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use.
The partnership aims to:
- Halt and reverse forest loss by 2030.
- Combat land degradation.
- Support biodiversity conservation.
- Advance sustainable development goals.
- Promote inclusive rural transformation.
- Mobilize climate finance and investment.
Available assignments include:
- One Coordinator supporting the Government of Ghana.
- One Coordinator supporting the Government of Kenya.
- One Coordinator supporting the Governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo.
- One Coordinator supporting Asia-Pacific countries, including Cambodia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Vietnam.
The positions are home-based and offered under a UNOPS Individual Contractor Agreement at the ICS-10 (IICA-2) level, subject to performance, funding availability, organizational requirements and project duration.
Job responsibilities
Coordination and Reporting
- Develop and monitor annual FCLP country workplans.
- Prepare reports, updates and briefing documents.
- Support national participation in major events and international meetings.
- Coordinate communication between national and international stakeholders.
Governance and Stakeholder Engagement
- Support participation in FCLP governance structures.
- Coordinate inputs from government ministries and agencies.
- Facilitate engagement with private sector actors and development partners.
- Prepare policy briefs, talking points and strategic documents.
Country Package Implementation
- Support the design and implementation of national action plans.
- Organize workshops, dialogues and consultations.
- Align activities with national climate and biodiversity strategies.
- Support investment pipeline development.
Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Engagement
- Strengthen collaboration with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs).
- Support implementation of land tenure commitments where applicable.
- Monitor participation and inclusion efforts.
Climate Finance and Carbon Markets
- Support engagement with climate finance initiatives.
- Facilitate dialogue with donors and investors.
- Provide technical analysis on carbon market frameworks.
- Support partnerships related to results-based climate finance.
Job requirements
Education
Applicants must have either:
- A Bachelor’s degree with at least seven years of relevant professional experience; or
- A Master’s degree with at least five years of relevant experience.
Relevant fields include:
- Forestry
- Environmental Science
- Climate Change
- Natural Resource Management
- Public Policy
- International Relations
- Communications
- Law
- Environmental Studies
Additional certifications in project management, climate finance, forest management or carbon markets are considered advantageous.
Professional Experience
Applicants should demonstrate experience in:
- Working with government institutions.
- Multi-stakeholder coordination and facilitation.
- Climate, biodiversity, forestry or sustainable development projects.
- Partnership development and stakeholder engagement.
- Knowledge-sharing and policy dialogue processes.
Desirable experience includes:
- REDD+ initiatives.
- ART TREES programmes.
- Jurisdictional carbon markets.
- Climate finance mechanisms.
- Land tenure and governance projects.
- International environmental partnerships.
Skills and Competencies
- Project and programme management expertise.
- Strategic communication skills.
- Policy analysis capabilities.
- Strong stakeholder management experience.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Partnership-building expertise.
- Fluency in English.
Candidates should also be willing to travel nationally and internationally when required.