NDC Partnership - In-Country Facilitator – Georgia (Home-based, Retainer)
Remote | Tbilisi
- Organization: UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services
- Location: Remote | Tbilisi
- Grade: Mid level - LICA-10, Local Individual Contractors Agreement
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Occupational Groups:
- External Relations, Partnerships and Resource mobilization
- Climate Change
- Documentation and Information Management
- Public, Private Partnership
- Closing Date: 2025-10-20
Hosted Entities NDC Partnership
Job categories Communications, Partnerships, Climate, Environment
Vacancy code VA/2025/B5002/30825
Department/office GPO, GVA, Water, Environment & Climate (WEC)
Duty station Tbilisi, Georgia
Contract type Local ICA Specialist
Contract level LICA Specialist-10
Duration 12 months, 220 days, with possibility of extension depending on performance and on availability of funds
Application period 06-Oct-2025 to 20-Oct-2025
Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.
Functional Responsibilities
The Facilitator serves as the NDC Partnership’s interface in the country and operates as a liaison between the country and other NDC Partnership members. Working on behalf of the partner government, the Facilitator plays a key role in ensuring the smooth implementation of the Country Engagement Process by supporting ongoing coordination efforts between the Support Unit, the various partners in the NDC Partnership, and the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia.
This involves working with the Ministry of Environment to refine its objectives for support over time, coordinating the implementation of the NDC, NAP, TNA, and LT-LEDS, and serving as an anchor to assist the NDC Partnership in communicating and coordinating services at the country level. The Facilitator will also liaise with the NDC Partnership Support Unit for vertical information-sharing, including contributing to and accessing knowledge products. The following responsibilities are part of the in-country Facilitator role in Georgia
The Facilitator will be embedded in the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia. As the leading entity of the national climate agenda, the ministry coordinates activities related to the fulfillment of climate commitments, including the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). He/she will also work in close collaboration with the NDC Partnership Support Unit and will report to the Country Engagement Specialist at the NDC Partnership. He/she will need to bring his/her own laptop to the ministry's duty station.
Facilitation of updated NDC
- Support the government in conducting meetings among development partners and other key stakeholders, in order to maximize synergies, avoid duplication, and mobilize support for identified needs and gaps for successful NDC implementation;
- Multi-stakeholder dialogues with the private sector and/or civil society organizations;
- Multi-stakeholder dialogues within specific sectors or on a certain topic (i.e., Measurement, Reporting and Verification [MRV], gender equality, etc.);
This involves working with the Ministry of Environment to refine its objectives for support over time, coordinating the implementation of the NDC, NAP, TNA, and LT-LEDS, and serving as an anchor to assist the NDC Partnership in communicating and coordinating services at the country level. The Facilitator will also liaise with the NDC Partnership Support Unit for vertical information-sharing, including contributing to and accessing knowledge products. The following responsibilities are part of the in-country Facilitator role in Georgia
The Facilitator will be embedded in the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia. As the leading entity of the national climate agenda, the ministry coordinates activities related to the fulfillment of climate commitments, including the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). He/she will also work in close collaboration with the NDC Partnership Support Unit and will report to the Country Engagement Specialist at the NDC Partnership. He/she will need to bring his/her own laptop to the ministry's duty station.
Facilitation of updated NDC
- Support Georgia and the NDC Partnership Support Unit in initiating NDC Partnership in-country engagement;
- Strengthen the coordination, tracking, and monitoring mechanism(s) for the support provided by development partners on the NDC Implementation Plan, and Georgia’s monitoring/reporting tool for climate finance;
- Advise the government on potential and appropriate implementing and development partner/s for each action/priority and identify the roles and responsibilities of each stakeholder;
- Support the country in exploring, following up on, and in mobilizing partner support for its needs and priorities (and update those along the way as needed following the government’s guidance) along with a preferred process for coordination of country engagement under the NDC Partnership, as proposed and agreed upon by the Cabinet of Ministries of Georgia;
- Engage with partners in the country to link needs to services and resources in accordance with the NDC, NAP, TNA and LT-LEDS, including by providing the government’s inputs on alignment of partners’ country strategies with priorities and gaps identified in the above policy documents;
- Identifying further needs for Technical Assistance for priority based on NDC, NAP, TNA and LT-LEDS;
- Support project development and preparation for potential funding by donor
- Assist the government in preparing concept notes to access financing for unfunded priorities in the updated NDC, NAP, TNA and LT-LEDS;
- Develop concept notes and preparation of projects to access financing for unfunded priorities in the updated NDC and monitor implementation of the accessed funds in the NDC, NAP, TNA and LT-LEDS;
- Developing concept notes and preparation of projects to access financing for unfunded priorities in the updated NDC and monitor implementation of the accessed funds in the NDC, NAP, TNA and LT-LEDS;
- Mobilize funds and support the Ministry of Environment to manage the projects portfolio related to NDC, NAP, TNA and LT-LEDS.
- Ensure that communications relevant to NDC Partnership engagement are shared with relevant national and international level stakeholders, including building and maintaining long-term collaborative partnerships, particularly the quarterly Country Engagement Update Report;
- Facilitate periodic coordination and information exchange among partners in Georgia, with the aim of leveraging and mobilizing their respective advantages in support of the implementation of NDC, NAP, TNA and LT-LEDS;
- Assess progress outcomes of the NDC Partnership in-country engagement and make recommendations for adjustments;
- Collaborate with the Support Unit to document changes in the operating context and provide support to Ministry of Environment and stakeholders in decision-making processes;
- Oversee the coordination of NDC Partnership scoping missions to Georgia and take the lead on the implementation of its recommendations;
- Coordinate and participate in the NDC Partnership’s conferences, training programs, and other activities at the global, regional, and national levels.
- Facilitate national country specific multi-stakeholder NDC dialogues, which may serve one or more of the following objectives:
- Support the government in conducting meetings among development partners and other key stakeholders, in order to maximize synergies, avoid duplication, and mobilize support for identified needs and gaps for successful NDC implementation;
- Multi-stakeholder dialogues with the private sector and/or civil society organizations;
- Multi-stakeholder dialogues within specific sectors or on a certain topic (i.e., Measurement, Reporting and Verification [MRV], gender equality, etc.);
- Any other support needed by CCPD to coordinate development partners.
- Lead the tracking of in-country engagement and provide periodic progress updates to the NDC Partnership;
- Liaise with the NDCP Support Unit to access and/or feed into global knowledge products;
- Assist the Support Unit in identifying and disseminating information on best practices and lessons learned from in-country engagement.
- Conduct ongoing capacity development (i.e., technical assistance and formal/informal on-the-job training) of the government in preparation for fully taking on the facilitation role in the future.
- Create an Annual Work Plan with the government Focal Point and the Country Engagement Specialist that includes capacity-building for government institutions.
Education/Experience/Language requirements
Education
Required
- An advanced degree (Masters or higher) public policy, global governance (climate/environment), climate finance, geography, environmental science, public finance, economics, sustainable development, or a similar field;
- Bachelor's degree in a related discipline in combination with an additional 2 years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
Required
- At least 5 years of experience in public policy, climate/environment or sustainable development in Georgia. Experience would ideally include experience with climate change tasks in Georgia, including, but not limited to, mitigation and adaptation action, government policy and legal frameworks, MRV, M&E systems, and results-based management;
- Demonstrated skills in managing and aligning diverse groups of stakeholders, such as development agencies, non-state actors/civil society, financial institutions, the private sector, and others;
- Demonstrated experience in fostering networks with senior leaders and high-level audiences;
- Experience with public service organizations in the Georgia’s desirable;
- Experience in facilitating the implementation of NDCs and similar public policy frameworks is an asset;
- Familiarity with UNFCCC processes, including Subsidiary Body and Conference of Parties (CoP), NDC and past experience in the government’s climate change process;
- Proficiency in English and Georgian are required.
- Knowledge of another official UN language (Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Chinese Mandarin) is an asset.
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