Climate Change Specialist

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Climate Change Specialist

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About the World Bank

Established in 1944, the WBG is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for development solutions. In fiscal year 2016, the World Bank Group committed nearly $84.3 billion in loans, grants, equity investments, and guarantees to its members and private businesses, comprising $30.5 billion in IBRD commitments and $36.0 billion in IDA commitments. The institution is governed by 189 member countries and delivers services out of 120 offices with more than 10,000 staff located globally. The WBG consists of five specialized institutions: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Development Association (IDA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). The World Bank is organized into six client-facing regional units, several corporate functions, and 17 Global Practices (GPs) as well as five Global Themes to bring best-in-class knowledge and solutions to regional and country clients.

Global practices & Climate Change Group

The 17 GPs are: Agriculture; Education; Energy; Environment and Natural Resources; Extractive Industries; Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation; Governance; Health, Nutrition and Population; Jobs and Development; Macroeconomic, Trade & Investment; Poverty; Social Protection; Social Sustainability and Inclusion; Urban, Disaster Risk, Resilience and Land; Transport; Digital Development; and Water. The 5 Global Themes are: Climate Change; Fragility, Conflict and Violence; Gender; Infrastructure; and Knowledge Management.

The Climate Change Group (CCG) in the World Bank helps client countries recognize, prepare for, and respond to the risks that climate change poses. With CCG support, the Bank can mobilize the necessary public and private finance, provide technical assistance, and utilize its convening power to support countries in their transition to low-carbon, climate-resilient development pathways. The CCG also works across the Bank with Global Practices (GPs) and Regions to ensure climate considerations are integrated in development planning and operational activities, enabling the institution to meet the targets outlined in its Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) by 2020 and the new 2025 Targets to Step Up Climate Action.

Unit Context

The World Bank’s Climate Change Fund Management Unit (SCCFM) resides in the Climate Change Group (CCG). SCCFM is a “one stop shop” which manages the World Bank’s Forest and Land Use Funds (FCPF, BioCF); the Results-based Climate Funds (TCAF, CPF, Ci-Dev); the new Scaling Climate Action by Lowering Emissions (SCALE) Umbrella TF; and World Bank implementing agency function for the Green Climate Fund (GCF), Climate Investment Funds (CIF), the Canadian Clean Energy and Forest Climate Facility and Adaptation Fund (AF). The Unit oversees the implementation of these programs by the WB; financial and trust fund reporting; asset management; donor relations; mobilization of other sources of finance and manages the overall Umbrella TF issues (SEFF, FINs etc) for the CCG as a whole.

The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), which became operational in June 2008, is a global partnership focused on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, forest carbon stock conservation, the sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD+). The FCPF Readiness Fund assists tropical and subtropical forest countries in developing the systems and policies for REDD+ (“getting ready for REDD+” or “readiness”), while the FCPF Carbon Fund intends to pilot performance-based payments for REDD+ in a limited number of countries. The FCPF has so far selected over 40 REDD+ countries into the partnership. Current pledged funding to the Facility stands at $1.3 billion, including $400 million for the Readiness Fund and $900 million for the Carbon Fund. A Facility Management Team (FMT) is housed in SCCFM and serves as secretariat for the FCPF. More information can be found at http://www.forestcarbonpartnership.org.

The BioCarbon Fund (BioCF), with a capital of over $400 million, is a World Bank administered fund dedicated to forestry and agriculture projects. BioCF projects are designed to sequester carbon in above- and below-ground biomass and soils, ameliorate local environmental conditions and improve rural livelihoods. The BioCF is a pioneer in its field. To-date, the focus has been to generate emission reductions from afforestation/reforestation and agriculture pilots, as well as reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. The work has led to a valuable body of experience that informs the carbon markets on land use issues and is paving the way for an integrated landscape approach to carbon accounting, measured either though carbon offsets, or associated proxies. More information can be found at http://www.biocarbonfund-isfl.org

After the success of the FCPF and the BioCF ISFL and considering the demand for nature-based solutions and support to Country NDCs, the SCCFM unit is currently working in the development of a set of new generation funds under the Scaling Climate Action by Lowering Emissions (SCALE). The overarching development objective of the SCALE is to catalyze transformative climate action through RBCF in developing countries in support of their NDCs. More specifically, SCALE support will use results-based payments to incentivize the design and implementation of more ambitious NDCs and provide additional revenue streams to client countries through World Bank operations that align with RBCF. SCALE will be organized into three pillars designed to address key challenges of the client countries through RBCF:

• Pillar 1: Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) • Pillar 2: Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions (SIS) • Pillar 3: Fiscal and Financial Solutions (FFS)

The SCALE partnership, as the next step beyond FCPF and BioCF, will pool funding from the global community – including donor countries, the private sector and foundations - and make it available for the most impactful programs that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The initial funding target is $1 billion by the end of 2023 - providing an average of $50 million in grants per project in the form of results-based climate finance. The medium-term ambition is to reach $5 billion.

SCALE will support countries to build a track record of generating verified emissions reductions that they can apply towards their national emission reduction targets (per their Nationally Determined Contributions or NDCs) and yield excess credits that can be made available for carbon markets.

The MRV team (MRV team) of the SCCFM currently provides technical support to the Trustee of these funds in the development of methodological frameworks and guidelines, validation and verification processes, transaction registry, etc. Moreover, it provides technical support to the Global Practices in the implementation and operationalization of ER Program’s MRV systems.

In order to build the necessary MRV capabilities for the FCPF, ISFL and SCALE, the MRV team is currently supporting the implementation of validation and verification processes under both funds and will continue doing so under SCALE.

Validation and Verification processes

Under the FCPF and the ISFL, requirements for Validation and Verification have been developed and have been described in respective normative documents. It is expected that the FCPF and ISFL Standards will continue to be applied under SCALE, including the Standards for Validation and Verification. The first verification under the FCPF was conducted during FY21 on the ER Program of Mozambique and it is expected that over 45 additional validation/verifications will be completed before December 2025.

The MRV team is seeking an MRV specialist to support the validation and verification processes under the FCPF CF and the BioCF ISFL, the continuous management of FCPF and ISFL requirements, the support to operational teams in the implementation of ER Programs (where the MRV specialist is not involved in validation/verification aspects so as to avoid conflicts of interest), as well as the support to teams in charge of the development of the new FCPF Standard and ISFL Standard.

Duties and Accountabilities

The selected candidate will be part of the BioCF and FCPF Facility Management Team (FMT) and will focus on: i) assisting in the implementation of large scale REDD+ and landscape programs focusing primarily on supporting the operation of validation and verification processes under the FCPF CF and BioCF ISF; ii) supporting the development of methodological aspects associated with measuring, reporting and verification (MRV) of results of emission reduction programs; and iii) supporting the development of the new FCPF standard and a new ISFL Standard.

Detailed responsibilities:

A. Portfolio support i. Support the MRV team in all processes related to the validation and verification of ER Programs working closely with the MRV team coordinator who has oversight over validations and verifications. Support REDD+ and landscape ER programs, operational teams and carbon finance specialist in the smooth implementation of third-party validation and verification processes; including:

a. Management of validation/verification and quality management: To coordinate validations and verifications under the FCPF CF and BioCF ISFL, by liaising with the Task Teams and the Validation and Verification Bodies. This includes preparing TORs, supporting the procurement process, coordinate the validation/verification events, ensure that entities deliver with time, inform task teams and countries of the validation/verification requirements, etc. b. Quality management of the validation/verifications, ensuring calibration of validation/verification entities, generating guidance materials as necessary, preparing and updating validation/verification templates as necessary, participating in country visits to ensure the quality of the validation/verifications (where necessary), check the quality of the validation/verification findings and reports to ensure the quality and needs for calibration and guidance materials, liaise with the accreditation bodies for informing on any quality issues that require oversight from the side of the Accreditation Body. c. Completeness check of Monitoring Reports and ER Program Documents: To conduct the completeness checks of ER Monitoring Reports and ER Program Documents under the FCPF CF and the BioCF ISFL. d. Support the continuous improvement of the FCPF and ISFL requirements pertaining validation and verification, such as the update to the new ISO guidance.

ii. Support the FCPF and the BioCF ISFL in the application process to become a CORSIA-eligible programme, and an ICROA endorsed standard. iii. Support the regular update of the FCPF and BioCF requirements to continuously incorporate lessons learned; iv. Work closely with the MRV team in the design of the new FCPF Standard and ISFL Standard, including the collection and incorporation of lessons learned during the validation and verification of ER under the FCPF Carbon Fund and BioCF ISFL; v. Work closely with operational teams and FMT staff to ensure the implementation of measurement and reporting by ER programs in a pragmatic and cost-effective manner. The selected candidate will fill in the technical gaps/provide the technical guidance that the operational teams are lacking and also play a key role in guiding the countries (and their MRV teams) on the specific requirements of both the FCPF and BioCF ISFL. This will only occur where the person is not involved in validation/verification processes to avoid conflict of interests; vi. Work closely with operational teams and FMT staff to support the signature , implementation and delivery of Emission Reduction Payment Agreements (ERPA). This will only occur where the person is not involved in validation/verification processes to avoid conflict of interests; vii. Support the continuous MRV capacity building of ER programs, including support to ensure alignment with any MRV aspects of bilateral REDD+ programs / projects in the same or neighboring jurisdiction (“Nesting”).;

B. Knowledge generation and dissemination.

i. Generate lessons learned on topics such as validation and verification of ER Programs; ii. Support analytical and advisory work developed in the area of MRV; iii. Participate in training and knowledge dissemination activities in carbon accounting for fund stakeholders;

C. Coordination and operations.

i. Provide technical and methodological support to members of the BioCF and FCPF FMT on Reporting, Validation and Verification issues, including review of, Emission Reductions Program Documents, Monitoring Reports, UNFCCC submissions, etc. ii. Work between the different funds will be defined in an on-going basis to respond to demand. It is expected that most of the time will be allocated to FCPF and BioCF. iii. The selected candidate will report hierarchically to the SCCFM Practice Manager and functionally to the FCPF and ISFL Fund Managers, and will work closely with the MRV team and coordinate with the MRV team coordinator; iv. Work with SCALE teams as needed.

About the World Bank

Established in 1944, the WBG is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for development solutions. In fiscal year 2016, the World Bank Group committed nearly $84.3 billion in loans, grants, equity investments, and guarantees to its members and private businesses, comprising $30.5 billion in IBRD commitments and $36.0 billion in IDA commitments. The institution is governed by 189 member countries and delivers services out of 120 offices with more than 10,000 staff located globally. The WBG consists of five specialized institutions: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Development Association (IDA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). The World Bank is organized into six client-facing regional units, several corporate functions, and 17 Global Practices (GPs) as well as five Global Themes to bring best-in-class knowledge and solutions to regional and country clients.

Global practices & Climate Change Group

The 17 GPs are: Agriculture; Education; Energy; Environment and Natural Resources; Extractive Industries; Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation; Governance; Health, Nutrition and Population; Jobs and Development; Macroeconomic, Trade & Investment; Poverty; Social Protection; Social Sustainability and Inclusion; Urban, Disaster Risk, Resilience and Land; Transport; Digital Development; and Water. The 5 Global Themes are: Climate Change; Fragility, Conflict and Violence; Gender; Infrastructure; and Knowledge Management.

The Climate Change Group (CCG) in the World Bank helps client countries recognize, prepare for, and respond to the risks that climate change poses. With CCG support, the Bank can mobilize the necessary public and private finance, provide technical assistance, and utilize its convening power to support countries in their transition to low-carbon, climate-resilient development pathways. The CCG also works across the Bank with Global Practices (GPs) and Regions to ensure climate considerations are integrated in development planning and operational activities, enabling the institution to meet the targets outlined in its Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) by 2020 and the new 2025 Targets to Step Up Climate Action.

Unit Context

The World Bank’s Climate Change Fund Management Unit (SCCFM) resides in the Climate Change Group (CCG). SCCFM is a “one stop shop” which manages the World Bank’s Forest and Land Use Funds (FCPF, BioCF); the Results-based Climate Funds (TCAF, CPF, Ci-Dev); the new Scaling Climate Action by Lowering Emissions (SCALE) Umbrella TF; and World Bank implementing agency function for the Green Climate Fund (GCF), Climate Investment Funds (CIF), the Canadian Clean Energy and Forest Climate Facility and Adaptation Fund (AF). The Unit oversees the implementation of these programs by the WB; financial and trust fund reporting; asset management; donor relations; mobilization of other sources of finance and manages the overall Umbrella TF issues (SEFF, FINs etc) for the CCG as a whole.

The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), which became operational in June 2008, is a global partnership focused on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, forest carbon stock conservation, the sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD+). The FCPF Readiness Fund assists tropical and subtropical forest countries in developing the systems and policies for REDD+ (“getting ready for REDD+” or “readiness”), while the FCPF Carbon Fund intends to pilot performance-based payments for REDD+ in a limited number of countries. The FCPF has so far selected over 40 REDD+ countries into the partnership. Current pledged funding to the Facility stands at $1.3 billion, including $400 million for the Readiness Fund and $900 million for the Carbon Fund. A Facility Management Team (FMT) is housed in SCCFM and serves as secretariat for the FCPF. More information can be found at http://www.forestcarbonpartnership.org.

The BioCarbon Fund (BioCF), with a capital of over $400 million, is a World Bank administered fund dedicated to forestry and agriculture projects. BioCF projects are designed to sequester carbon in above- and below-ground biomass and soils, ameliorate local environmental conditions and improve rural livelihoods. The BioCF is a pioneer in its field. To-date, the focus has been to generate emission reductions from afforestation/reforestation and agriculture pilots, as well as reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. The work has led to a valuable body of experience that informs the carbon markets on land use issues and is paving the way for an integrated landscape approach to carbon accounting, measured either though carbon offsets, or associated proxies. More information can be found at http://www.biocarbonfund-isfl.org

After the success of the FCPF and the BioCF ISFL and considering the demand for nature-based solutions and support to Country NDCs, the SCCFM unit is currently working in the development of a set of new generation funds under the Scaling Climate Action by Lowering Emissions (SCALE). The overarching development objective of the SCALE is to catalyze transformative climate action through RBCF in developing countries in support of their NDCs. More specifically, SCALE support will use results-based payments to incentivize the design and implementation of more ambitious NDCs and provide additional revenue streams to client countries through World Bank operations that align with RBCF. SCALE will be organized into three pillars designed to address key challenges of the client countries through RBCF:

• Pillar 1: Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) • Pillar 2: Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions (SIS) • Pillar 3: Fiscal and Financial Solutions (FFS)

The SCALE partnership, as the next step beyond FCPF and BioCF, will pool funding from the global community – including donor countries, the private sector and foundations - and make it available for the most impactful programs that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The initial funding target is $1 billion by the end of 2023 - providing an average of $50 million in grants per project in the form of results-based climate finance. The medium-term ambition is to reach $5 billion.

SCALE will support countries to build a track record of generating verified emissions reductions that they can apply towards their national emission reduction targets (per their Nationally Determined Contributions or NDCs) and yield excess credits that can be made available for carbon markets.

The MRV team (MRV team) of the SCCFM currently provides technical support to the Trustee of these funds in the development of methodological frameworks and guidelines, validation and verification processes, transaction registry, etc. Moreover, it provides technical support to the Global Practices in the implementation and operationalization of ER Program’s MRV systems.

In order to build the necessary MRV capabilities for the FCPF, ISFL and SCALE, the MRV team is currently supporting the implementation of validation and verification processes under both funds and will continue doing so under SCALE.

Validation and Verification processes

Under the FCPF and the ISFL, requirements for Validation and Verification have been developed and have been described in respective normative documents. It is expected that the FCPF and ISFL Standards will continue to be applied under SCALE, including the Standards for Validation and Verification. The first verification under the FCPF was conducted during FY21 on the ER Program of Mozambique and it is expected that over 45 additional validation/verifications will be completed before December 2025.

The MRV team is seeking an MRV specialist to support the validation and verification processes under the FCPF CF and the BioCF ISFL, the continuous management of FCPF and ISFL requirements, the support to operational teams in the implementation of ER Programs (where the MRV specialist is not involved in validation/verification aspects so as to avoid conflicts of interest), as well as the support to teams in charge of the development of the new FCPF Standard and ISFL Standard.

Duties and Accountabilities

The selected candidate will be part of the BioCF and FCPF Facility Management Team (FMT) and will focus on: i) assisting in the implementation of large scale REDD+ and landscape programs focusing primarily on supporting the operation of validation and verification processes under the FCPF CF and BioCF ISF; ii) supporting the development of methodological aspects associated with measuring, reporting and verification (MRV) of results of emission reduction programs; and iii) supporting the development of the new FCPF standard and a new ISFL Standard.

Detailed responsibilities:

A. Portfolio support i. Support the MRV team in all processes related to the validation and verification of ER Programs working closely with the MRV team coordinator who has oversight over validations and verifications. Support REDD+ and landscape ER programs, operational teams and carbon finance specialist in the smooth implementation of third-party validation and verification processes; including:

a. Management of validation/verification and quality management: To coordinate validations and verifications under the FCPF CF and BioCF ISFL, by liaising with the Task Teams and the Validation and Verification Bodies. This includes preparing TORs, supporting the procurement process, coordinate the validation/verification events, ensure that entities deliver with time, inform task teams and countries of the validation/verification requirements, etc. b. Quality management of the validation/verifications, ensuring calibration of validation/verification entities, generating guidance materials as necessary, preparing and updating validation/verification templates as necessary, participating in country visits to ensure the quality of the validation/verifications (where necessary), check the quality of the validation/verification findings and reports to ensure the quality and needs for calibration and guidance materials, liaise with the accreditation bodies for informing on any quality issues that require oversight from the side of the Accreditation Body. c. Completeness check of Monitoring Reports and ER Program Documents: To conduct the completeness checks of ER Monitoring Reports and ER Program Documents under the FCPF CF and the BioCF ISFL. d. Support the continuous improvement of the FCPF and ISFL requirements pertaining validation and verification, such as the update to the new ISO guidance.

ii. Support the FCPF and the BioCF ISFL in the application process to become a CORSIA-eligible programme, and an ICROA endorsed standard. iii. Support the regular update of the FCPF and BioCF requirements to continuously incorporate lessons learned; iv. Work closely with the MRV team in the design of the new FCPF Standard and ISFL Standard, including the collection and incorporation of lessons learned during the validation and verification of ER under the FCPF Carbon Fund and BioCF ISFL; v. Work closely with operational teams and FMT staff to ensure the implementation of measurement and reporting by ER programs in a pragmatic and cost-effective manner. The selected candidate will fill in the technical gaps/provide the technical guidance that the operational teams are lacking and also play a key role in guiding the countries (and their MRV teams) on the specific requirements of both the FCPF and BioCF ISFL. This will only occur where the person is not involved in validation/verification processes to avoid conflict of interests; vi. Work closely with operational teams and FMT staff to support the signature , implementation and delivery of Emission Reduction Payment Agreements (ERPA). This will only occur where the person is not involved in validation/verification processes to avoid conflict of interests; vii. Support the continuous MRV capacity building of ER programs, including support to ensure alignment with any MRV aspects of bilateral REDD+ programs / projects in the same or neighboring jurisdiction (“Nesting”).;

B. Knowledge generation and dissemination.

i. Generate lessons learned on topics such as validation and verification of ER Programs; ii. Support analytical and advisory work developed in the area of MRV; iii. Participate in training and knowledge dissemination activities in carbon accounting for fund stakeholders;

C. Coordination and operations.

i. Provide technical and methodological support to members of the BioCF and FCPF FMT on Reporting, Validation and Verification issues, including review of, Emission Reductions Program Documents, Monitoring Reports, UNFCCC submissions, etc. ii. Work between the different funds will be defined in an on-going basis to respond to demand. It is expected that most of the time will be allocated to FCPF and BioCF. iii. The selected candidate will report hierarchically to the SCCFM Practice Manager and functionally to the FCPF and ISFL Fund Managers, and will work closely with the MRV team and coordinate with the MRV team coordinator; iv. Work with SCALE teams as needed.

Selection Criteria

i. Competencies

a. Client orientation: Proactively addresses client needs. Takes personal responsibility and accountability for timely response to client queries, requests or needs. Anticipates client needs and responds based on clear understanding of needs and concerns. Seeks to understand the World Bank strategies at a global level and within the context of diverse internal and external stakeholders. Asks probing questions to understand the client's underlying needs; offers solutions to meet those needs. Works to remove obstacles that may impede execution or overall success. Demonstrates a disposition and willingness to value and adjust to other cultures.

b. Drive for results: Accepts accountability for work tasks. Takes personal ownership and accountability to meet deadlines and achieve agreed-upon results and has the personal organization to do so. Follows up for completion, coordinates with others, and ensures that others with whom he or she is working deliver on time and to quality standards. Aligns own goals and results with WBG results agenda and links targets and goals to development impact and sustainability. Allocates and prioritizes resources to get the job done in the context of the defined goals for highest priority/impact assignments. Identifies and acknowledges risks and actively employs strategies and solutions, working collectively with others to mitigate them. Treats barriers and problems as opportunities and is straightforward in tackling issues that impact the business.

c. Teamwork (collaboration) and inclusion: Values working in collaboration and respecting views of others. Collaborates with other team members and contributes productively to the team's work and output. Fully involves others in the work of the team. Shows respect for different points of view and incorporates into own work program. Contributes as required to the work of others in the department. Understands differences in culture and values and the importance of including others' views in achieving the strategic goals of the World Bank and its partners. Solicits feedback from others and negotiates and resolves differences in a constructive manner. Works collaboratively and effectively within the Bank's culture as well as within own and others' cultures.

d. Knowledge learning and communication: Shares, seeks out and uses global good practices and operationally relevant knowledge to improve development impact. Uses available resources from within and outside the WBG to build knowledge and acquire new skills. Shares knowledge across the World Bank Group and seeks input and feedback from others. Communicates and presents information and ideas in an organized and clear way and responds to requests to share knowledge with others in a timely and respectful manner. Seeks knowledge related to WBG and subject areas assigned and applies knowledge to own work. Identifies own competencies, biases, and learning gaps and seeks to reduce any gaps. Documents lessons learned from own work and shares within own department and other Bank Group staff as appropriate. Listens and participates; contributes actively in the workplace and delivers information effectively, verbally and in writing. Listens to others and expresses ideas and concerns openly and constructively. Resolves conflict in a respectful, non-personalized and tactful manner in a multicultural context.

e. Business judgment and analytical decision making: Analyzes available information and makes evidence based ethical decisions. Analyzes facts and data to support sound, logical decisions regarding own and others' work. Makes good cost/benefit decisions to meet work program objectives. Anticipates problems and potential barriers to achieving results or meeting time demands. Identifies, assesses and ensures that all pertinent stakeholder data is considered in the analysis, giving proper weight to making decisions.

f. Integrative skills: Is working to develop a broader view across all facets of current sector. Understands core issues and knows where to get additional expertise when needed. Task team member in integrative products and provides analytical written inputs.

g. Knowledge and experience in development arena: Understands policy making process and the role of own sector of expertise in that process. Able to find relevant information/data and examine similar policy questions in multiple regions and to distill operationally relevant recommendations/lessons from this analysis for clients.

h. Environmental policy, strategy and institutions: Has a foundational familiarity with environmental policies, strategies, institutions, and regulations relevant to the project or analytical work. Identifies issues which would impact success of these outcomes.

i. Natural resources management: Has direct experience in natural resources management, including deeper experience in at least one area. Has relevant experience applying this knowledge to projects, analytical work, and other deliverables. Can identify related issues and risks and propose solutions.

ii. Specific Selection Criteria

a. Advanced Degree (Master’s) in environmental science, natural resource management/forestry, geography, environmental policy or environmental economics is essential; b. Experience on the validation/verification processes against ISO14064 and accreditation under ISO14065 is preferred; c. Experience on setting validation-verification standards under a GHG Program; d. Familiarity with FCPF and BioCF objectives, portfolio, carbon accounting methodologies and validation and verification processes; e. At least five years of work experience in relevant sectors, including the forest and/or environment sector; f. Relevant work experience in developing countries is essential; g. Work experience in in the practical application of greenhouse gas accounting methodologies; h. Familiarity with land use carbon projects and Jurisdictional Programs under the FCPF Carbon Fund, BioCF ISFL, Verified Carbon Standard, or other forest carbon certification standards is essential; i. Familiarity with FCPF and BioCF objectives, portfolio and carbon accounting methodologies; j. Experience with the development and/or application of monitoring tools as applied to the AFOLU sector including REDD+ is essential; k. Field experience in AFOLU sector, including REDD+, is essential;

Skills/Knowledge

• Experience with leading on major tasks and deliverables. • Very strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple tasks at the same time under tight deadlines. • Ability to deal sensitively in multi-cultural environments and build effective working relations with clients and colleagues. • Proven analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to apply these in independently carrying out complex research and operational tasks, identifying issues, presenting findings and recommendations, and contributing to deliverables. • Effective verbal and written communications skills. • Strong computer skills and good knowledge of relevant software applications • Ability to function effectively in multi-disciplinary teams within a matrix environment.

The World Bank Group is committed to achieving diversity in race, gender, nationality, culture, and educational background. Individuals with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. Women and SSA/CR candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

i. Competencies

a. Client orientation: Proactively addresses client needs. Takes personal responsibility and accountability for timely response to client queries, requests or needs. Anticipates client needs and responds based on clear understanding of needs and concerns. Seeks to understand the World Bank strategies at a global level and within the context of diverse internal and external stakeholders. Asks probing questions to understand the client's underlying needs; offers solutions to meet those needs. Works to remove obstacles that may impede execution or overall success. Demonstrates a disposition and willingness to value and adjust to other cultures.

b. Drive for results: Accepts accountability for work tasks. Takes personal ownership and accountability to meet deadlines and achieve agreed-upon results and has the personal organization to do so. Follows up for completion, coordinates with others, and ensures that others with whom he or she is working deliver on time and to quality standards. Aligns own goals and results with WBG results agenda and links targets and goals to development impact and sustainability. Allocates and prioritizes resources to get the job done in the context of the defined goals for highest priority/impact assignments. Identifies and acknowledges risks and actively employs strategies and solutions, working collectively with others to mitigate them. Treats barriers and problems as opportunities and is straightforward in tackling issues that impact the business.

c. Teamwork (collaboration) and inclusion: Values working in collaboration and respecting views of others. Collaborates with other team members and contributes productively to the team's work and output. Fully involves others in the work of the team. Shows respect for different points of view and incorporates into own work program. Contributes as required to the work of others in the department. Understands differences in culture and values and the importance of including others' views in achieving the strategic goals of the World Bank and its partners. Solicits feedback from others and negotiates and resolves differences in a constructive manner. Works collaboratively and effectively within the Bank's culture as well as within own and others' cultures.

d. Knowledge learning and communication: Shares, seeks out and uses global good practices and operationally relevant knowledge to improve development impact. Uses available resources from within and outside the WBG to build knowledge and acquire new skills. Shares knowledge across the World Bank Group and seeks input and feedback from others. Communicates and presents information and ideas in an organized and clear way and responds to requests to share knowledge with others in a timely and respectful manner. Seeks knowledge related to WBG and subject areas assigned and applies knowledge to own work. Identifies own competencies, biases, and learning gaps and seeks to reduce any gaps. Documents lessons learned from own work and shares within own department and other Bank Group staff as appropriate. Listens and participates; contributes actively in the workplace and delivers information effectively, verbally and in writing. Listens to others and expresses ideas and concerns openly and constructively. Resolves conflict in a respectful, non-personalized and tactful manner in a multicultural context.

e. Business judgment and analytical decision making: Analyzes available information and makes evidence based ethical decisions. Analyzes facts and data to support sound, logical decisions regarding own and others' work. Makes good cost/benefit decisions to meet work program objectives. Anticipates problems and potential barriers to achieving results or meeting time demands. Identifies, assesses and ensures that all pertinent stakeholder data is considered in the analysis, giving proper weight to making decisions.

f. Integrative skills: Is working to develop a broader view across all facets of current sector. Understands core issues and knows where to get additional expertise when needed. Task team member in integrative products and provides analytical written inputs.

g. Knowledge and experience in development arena: Understands policy making process and the role of own sector of expertise in that process. Able to find relevant information/data and examine similar policy questions in multiple regions and to distill operationally relevant recommendations/lessons from this analysis for clients.

h. Environmental policy, strategy and institutions: Has a foundational familiarity with environmental policies, strategies, institutions, and regulations relevant to the project or analytical work. Identifies issues which would impact success of these outcomes.

i. Natural resources management: Has direct experience in natural resources management, including deeper experience in at least one area. Has relevant experience applying this knowledge to projects, analytical work, and other deliverables. Can identify related issues and risks and propose solutions.

ii. Specific Selection Criteria

a. Advanced Degree (Master’s) in environmental science, natural resource management/forestry, geography, environmental policy or environmental economics is essential; b. Experience on the validation/verification processes against ISO14064 and accreditation under ISO14065 is preferred; c. Experience on setting validation-verification standards under a GHG Program; d. Familiarity with FCPF and BioCF objectives, portfolio, carbon accounting methodologies and validation and verification processes; e. At least five years of work experience in relevant sectors, including the forest and/or environment sector; f. Relevant work experience in developing countries is essential; g. Work experience in in the practical application of greenhouse gas accounting methodologies; h. Familiarity with land use carbon projects and Jurisdictional Programs under the FCPF Carbon Fund, BioCF ISFL, Verified Carbon Standard, or other forest carbon certification standards is essential; i. Familiarity with FCPF and BioCF objectives, portfolio and carbon accounting methodologies; j. Experience with the development and/or application of monitoring tools as applied to the AFOLU sector including REDD+ is essential; k. Field experience in AFOLU sector, including REDD+, is essential;

Skills/Knowledge

• Experience with leading on major tasks and deliverables. • Very strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple tasks at the same time under tight deadlines. • Ability to deal sensitively in multi-cultural environments and build effective working relations with clients and colleagues. • Proven analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to apply these in independently carrying out complex research and operational tasks, identifying issues, presenting findings and recommendations, and contributing to deliverables. • Effective verbal and written communications skills. • Strong computer skills and good knowledge of relevant software applications • Ability to function effectively in multi-disciplinary teams within a matrix environment.

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