Details
REDD+Safeguards Coordinator in UNDP at Phnom-Penh, Cambodia.
The REDD+ Safeguards Coordinator reports to the Climate and Forest Specialist, collaborating with project team members, consultants, partners, and colleagues.
Duties and Responsibilities REDD+Safeguards Coordinator
The position may also be required to take on other programmes/projects/initiatives within the scope of TOR depending on the workload at the time.
The REDD+ Safeguards Coordinator will perform the following key functions:
- Coordinate project support for the government and stakeholders for the ongoing works related to REDD+ safeguards under Climate Promise 2.0. and Forest, Land, and Nature (FLN) work areas across the Climate and Forests (C&F) portfolio.
- Acting as liaison person, coordination support partnerships building and knowledge management for REDD+ safeguards implementation at the national and sub-national levels, with NGOs, project teams, local communities, relevant line ministries, and other stakeholders.
Coordinate project support for the government and stakeholders for the ongoing works related to REDD+ safeguards under Climate Promise 2.0 and Forest, Land, and Nature (FLN) work area and across the Climate and Forests portfolio.
- Design roadmaps and annual work plans of safeguards activities related to C&F portfolio in Cambodia (Consultations, activities, SIS implementation, SIS online operation, Summary of Information Draft, etc.).
- Design and coordinate key activities related to safeguards in partnership and consultation with C&F team and relevant stakeholders.
- Develop ToRs of and supervise relevant consultants and provide quality assurance related to the REDD+ safeguards.
- Ensure the gender and human rights-based approaches set by UNDP in such a way fulfils the global indicator related to all participatory/consultation activities
- For projects assigned, ensure funds are made available and proper use of project resources in line with UNDP’s Programme and Operations Policies and Procedures
Provide quality technical guidance for REDD+ safeguards and other land and nature work areas to ensure effectiveness and efficiency in the delivery of safeguards requirements of REDD+ Safeguards and Safeguard Information System (SIS) operation, REDD+ projects, and across the C&F portfolio.
- Support the REDD+ Taskforce (RTF) and REDD+ Secretariat (RS) in management and monitoring progress related to REDD+ safeguards and SIS implementation ensuring timely delivery of project outputs.
- Support the RS in the preparation of quarterly and annual technical work plans for safeguards-related activities and budgets.
- Support preparation of RTF and RS meetings and follow up on the implementation of safeguard-related recommendations made by the RTF and RS.
- Take minutes for key meetings including those of the RTF/RS and translate these into both English and Khmer for access by stakeholders; and
- Coordinate with other REDD+ initiatives ensuring proper technical integration of activities related to safeguards and other works which could generate relevant inputs to define and execute Safeguards Implementation Plan (SIP), roadmaps and annual work plans, and SIS’s operation at the national and at regional levels.
you may also like Counsel, Integrity Compliance Specialist in Washington, DC (USA)
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Advanced university degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) in Environmental or Social Science, Natural Resource Management, or a related field with the REDD+’s safeguards as social sciences, social anthropology, local communities and indigenous peoples’ studies, rural and sustainable development is required.
- A first-level university degree (Bachelor´s degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination with additional 2 years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of Master´s degree
Experience:
- A minimum of two years (with Master’s degree) or four years (with Bachelor’s degree) in managing development projects in the area of REDD+ safeguards in Cambodia
- Proven experience and knowledge of the country’s institutional framework and safeguard policies and regulations related to forests and natural resource management is an asset.
- Advanced understanding of community dynamics around conservation, forest and non-forest production, and forest livelihood perspectives, as well as land rights, consuetudinary tenures, and community-based organizations in Cambodia.
- Working experience with with local community and indigenous people is an advantage.
- Experience in implementing programmes across the UN agencies and across the Royal Government of Cambodia is an advantage.
- Forest and development: Knowledge of forestry and development and the ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situations.
- Climate change: Knowledge of climate change (Including climate change international regime) and ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situations.
- REDD+ Safeguards: Knowledge of REDD+/Cancun Safeguards, Private standards related to safeguards and the ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situations
- Resource mobilization: Ability to identify and organize programmes and projects to implement solutions and generate resources
Language Requirement
- Fluency in English and Khmer is required.
Specifications
| Type of Opportunity | General Job |
|---|---|
| Deadline | 29 November,2023 |
| Country | Cambodia |
| Company Name | UNDP |
| City | Phnom-Penh |