E T Consultant

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E T Consultant

Description

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. Visit www.worldbank.org.

The Adaptation Fund (the Fund) finances projects and programs that help vulnerable communities in developing countries build resilience and adapt to climate change. The Fund is an innovative financing mechanism set up by the Conference of Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). As of 1 January 2019, the Fund started serving the Paris Agreement.

The Fund was the first climate fund to fully operationalize direct access to climate finance through which National Implementing Entities (NIEs) are able to directly access financing and manage all aspects of climate adaptation and resilience projects, from design through implementation to monitoring and evaluation. In 2014, the Adaptation Fund launched the Readiness Program for Climate Finance, designed to capture and share the growing experiences of AF direct access and other climate finance in order to strengthen the capacity of national and regional entities to receive and manage climate financing.

Since becoming operational in 2010. The Board has approved over 130 projects/programs in over 100 vulnerable countries, for a total funding of US$ 865 million, including regional projects, in the following sectors: water management, disaster risk reduction, food security, agriculture, rural development, coastal management, urban development, ecosystem-based adaptation and multisector projects.

The Fund also approved its five-year Medium-Term Strategy (MTS) in 2017 based on pillars of Action, Innovation and Learning and Sharing. Through the Learning and Sharing pillar the Fund supports, among others, the enhancement of technical support to project-level learning processes that will ultimately help implementing entities improve project impact through, inter alia, case studies, best practices, lessons learned, by sector and/or theme. The Fund is currently in the process of updating the Medium-Term Strategy which will continue to include a pillar on Learning and Sharing.

As part of the third strategic focus of the MTS, the Fund will support learning and sharing about adaptation through targeted Learning grants facilitating south-south learning and the sharing of information, good practices and lessons learned from failures as well as successes.

The Fund approved its first Knowledge Management Strategy in 2016 whose aim is to help enhance recipient countries’ knowledge to reduce vulnerability and increase adaptive capacity, especially of the most vulnerable communities. Work is under way to update this strategy in fiscal year 2023.

The Adaptation Fund is recruiting an Extended-Term Consultant to provide support to the knowledge management team in activities related to support in drafting the updated Knowledge Management strategy, the organization of knowledge events with relevant stakeholders, content management of the KM microsite, gathering of information for KM publications, reviewing of learning grants, partnerships with other organizations and assistance with the updated knowledge management strategy of the Fund. The consultant will be supervised by the Knowledge Management Coordinator.

Duties and Accountabilities

Specific duties include:

The successful candidate will be expected to carry out the following duties and responsibilities:

- Support the KM Coordinator in planning, developing, and executing the Fund’s Learning & Sharing pillar of the current and future MTS and workplan, as well as the Knowledge Management Strategy of the Fund - Work closely with the KM Coordinator in organizing global seminars and conferences, training workshops, webinars other Knowledge related events, including preparation of agendas, invitations and general communication with stakeholders. - Help with structuring of content, and review of technical publications by liaising with the KM team and graphic designer on text positioning, photos & captions, etc. - Work with the Fund’s results-based management (RBM) team to identify options for KM areas under the active portfolio including conducting desk review and analysis of emerging issues for KM products. - Under the coordination of the KM Coordinator, partake and assist in the coordination of the technical review of learning grants and preparation of Board documents related to these - Update the Knowledge microsite as needed with content collected from the Fund’s implementing entities or products generated by the Fund - Support the growth and expansion of the knowledge management work, including by liaising with other teams, such as Readiness team, Innovation team, Accreditation and/or others as needed, to support capacity building efforts, trainings, webinars and other. - Assist KM Coordinator in actively pursuing possible collaborations and partnerships with other knowledge institutions and climate funds - Other knowledge management related tasks as needed

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. Visit www.worldbank.org.

The Adaptation Fund (the Fund) finances projects and programs that help vulnerable communities in developing countries build resilience and adapt to climate change. The Fund is an innovative financing mechanism set up by the Conference of Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). As of 1 January 2019, the Fund started serving the Paris Agreement.

The Fund was the first climate fund to fully operationalize direct access to climate finance through which National Implementing Entities (NIEs) are able to directly access financing and manage all aspects of climate adaptation and resilience projects, from design through implementation to monitoring and evaluation. In 2014, the Adaptation Fund launched the Readiness Program for Climate Finance, designed to capture and share the growing experiences of AF direct access and other climate finance in order to strengthen the capacity of national and regional entities to receive and manage climate financing.

Since becoming operational in 2010. The Board has approved over 130 projects/programs in over 100 vulnerable countries, for a total funding of US$ 865 million, including regional projects, in the following sectors: water management, disaster risk reduction, food security, agriculture, rural development, coastal management, urban development, ecosystem-based adaptation and multisector projects.

The Fund also approved its five-year Medium-Term Strategy (MTS) in 2017 based on pillars of Action, Innovation and Learning and Sharing. Through the Learning and Sharing pillar the Fund supports, among others, the enhancement of technical support to project-level learning processes that will ultimately help implementing entities improve project impact through, inter alia, case studies, best practices, lessons learned, by sector and/or theme. The Fund is currently in the process of updating the Medium-Term Strategy which will continue to include a pillar on Learning and Sharing.

As part of the third strategic focus of the MTS, the Fund will support learning and sharing about adaptation through targeted Learning grants facilitating south-south learning and the sharing of information, good practices and lessons learned from failures as well as successes.

The Fund approved its first Knowledge Management Strategy in 2016 whose aim is to help enhance recipient countries’ knowledge to reduce vulnerability and increase adaptive capacity, especially of the most vulnerable communities. Work is under way to update this strategy in fiscal year 2023.

The Adaptation Fund is recruiting an Extended-Term Consultant to provide support to the knowledge management team in activities related to support in drafting the updated Knowledge Management strategy, the organization of knowledge events with relevant stakeholders, content management of the KM microsite, gathering of information for KM publications, reviewing of learning grants, partnerships with other organizations and assistance with the updated knowledge management strategy of the Fund. The consultant will be supervised by the Knowledge Management Coordinator.

Duties and Accountabilities

Specific duties include:

The successful candidate will be expected to carry out the following duties and responsibilities:

Selection Criteria

- Master’s degree in Knowledge management or communication in climate change, international development, social policy, environment, or any other field relevant to climate change adaptation, with at least 5 years of relevant experience. - Strong understanding and experience with knowledge management practices and content creation in Climate, Environment and Natural Resources - Familiarity with the Adaptation Fund and its operational modality is preferred (but not a must) - Some experience with engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders (Governments, international organizations, development country partners, NGOs, academia, etc.) would be desirable - Ability to deal with sensitive or time-sensitive issues, in a prioritized manner. - Excellent written communication and editing skills; strong analytical and presentation skills and document preparation skills in English; the command of Spanish or French is highly desirable - Excellent inter-personal and team leadership skills and ability to easily interact with people of different backgrounds and seniority inside and outside the Fund, including clients and partners - Willingness to travel.

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Note: The selected candidate will be offered a one-year appointment, renewable for an additional one year, at the discretion of the World Bank Group, and subject to a lifetime maximum ET Appointment of two years. If an ET appointment ends before a full year, it is considered as a full year toward the lifetime maximum. Former and current ET staff who have completed all or any portion of their second-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.