Climate Specialist for Environment & Energy Portfolio

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the leading development organization in Georgia. Since 1993, UNDP has been part of the country’s success in many fields, including its democratic reforms, inclusive growth, conflict transformation, green solutions and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The UN identity ensures neutrality and respect for the country’s control over the future. Transparency and accountability of the operation make UNDP the trusted partner for national and international development stakeholders. And UNDP’s wide, international presence keeps the organization close to development issues, resources and thinking.

UNDP seeks to promote the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and forge partnerships with the national institutions, civil society and private sector to assist Georgia in four major areas:
• Democratic governance
• Economic development
• Environment & energy
• Crisis prevention & recovery

UNDP advocates for and support gender equality in all its activities.

UNDP Georgia’s Environment and Energy Portfolio is diverse and focuses on biodiversity conservation, protection of Ozone layer, air quality, climate policies, climate adaptation and mitigation actions, energy efficiency, disaster risk reduction and early warning systems. However, Specialist UNV will assist with portfolio’s climate-related works and assist with the roll out and implementation of Climate Promise initiative. UNDP also contributes to establishing the necessary enabling conditions to pursue the required transformational changes in line with the EU Green Deal and to advancing the overall green transformation of Georgia.

The UN Volunteer Climate Specialist will work under supervision of the Team Leader, Energy & Environment Portfolio and in close collaboration with the relevant staff of the UNDP Country Office (CO) in Georgia and EE portfolio. At the same time, she/he will assist UNDP CO in further positioning UNDP in the green development and energy/climate change areas, taking into consideration Georgia’s international obligations.

The assignment may entail some project site visits in Tbilisi or its vicinity, but this will not be regular.

Under the direct supervision of Team Leader, Energy and Environment (EE) Portfolio, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
1. Support EE Portfolio with the Climate Promise (CP) 2025 roll out, including work with the UN Country Team to ensure all UN coordinated approach to CP roll out;
2. Contribute to the planning and assist with the implementation of awareness raising and media outreach campaigns and events related to NDC and CP Work Plan implementation;
3. Liaison with the UNDP’s communications team on media coverage and outreach events, including drafting of relevant briefing notes, summaries, or inputs for press releases;
4. Support UNDP’s engagement in UN interagency coordination in United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) Results Group 5 by drafting briefing notes, preparing presentations, providing inputs for work plan and annual report;
5. Support UNDP Country Office (CO) in providing input to the elaboration of next cycle of UNSDCF and UNDP Country Program Document;
6. Assist Team Leader with the EE portfolios’ climate-related works and support expansion of COs green transition agenda, including supporting mapping of all donor sup-ported green transition initiatives, elaboration of new project initiatives and resource mobilization;
7. Support in facilitating cross-portfolio cooperation within the CO;
8. Represent EE portfolio in different consultation platforms, as needed;
9. Assist with preparation of briefing notes, packages, presentations and mission pro-grammes, pertinent to UNDP CO EE portfolio.