Resource Mobilization Expert

Contract

This is a UNV National Expert contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Expert contracts.

This assignment is hosted by UNCCD/National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) Nigeria. The Pan-African Initiative of the Great Green Wall is both a nature-based solution to the complex challenges facing humanity and a compelling symbol of what is possible if we work together to protect and restore our planet. It is one piece in the puzzle in providing genuine alternatives for people increasingly working together to stop the drivers of land degradation and increase rehabilitation of degraded lands.
In January 2021, following the call launched in September 2020 by eleven Ministers of Environment of the Great Green Wall, the international community gathered at the One Planet Summit to announce the mobilization of a US$19 billion to support the efforts of the Pan African Agency of the Great Green Wall through the implementation of efficient coordination tools, including mechanisms for resource mobilization and the compilation of transformative project pipelines. The Great Green Wall continues to face challenges in its implementation and execution in the 11 countries covered by the Pan African Agency for the Great Green Wall (PAGGW). In Nigeria, a national Coalition for the Great Green Wall is in the planning phases to coordinate the active entities responsible for making the GGW a reality in the concerned regions of Nigeria. The Coalition serves as a means to follow progress and funding at the national level through regular stakeholder meetings. In support to the PAGGW, UNCCD is recruiting a National UN Volunteer Expert in each GGW country to support resource mobilization and project preparation. The National UN Volunteer Expert shall, through this coalition, and a close working relationship with the NAGGW Nigeria and UNCCD, establish an overall resource mobilization strategy and roadmap complete with a national stakeholder mapping, a results framework and a complete transformative project proposal.

The National UN Volunteer Expert will support the National Nigeria Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW Nigeria) on the following: • Mapping the stakeholders involved on the Great Green Wall at the National level from all sectors through the National Coalition for the Great Green Wall, including Private sector, academia, civil society, NGOs, foundations and more. • If the National Coalition is not yet set up, for the Great Green Wall, the UN volunteer will be responsible for supporting efforts in convening the first National Coalition Meeting with the responsible entity for the GGW in Nigeria. Through this National Coalition, the UN Volunteer will map the GGW Initiatives on a national scale. This mapping shall include the areas in which each partner works, their sector oof intervention their sources of funding and their funding dedicated to the Great Green Wall. • On the basis of the Mapping exercise, the UN Volunteer will establish a National Results Management Framework (RMF) on the Basis of the established Harmonized Results Management Framework for the Great Green Wall. The indicators in this framework will be selected from the HRMF based on the sectors in which each partner is contributing towards the Great Green Wall. • Through the National Coalition facilitation, and the National RMF, the UN Volunteer will produce at least one Complete Transformative and Innovative Project Document ready for implementation. This project document can be the result of a consortium or have a standalone executor. • From each of these deliverables, conceived through a range of consultations with local partners and stakeholders, the UN Volunteer shall produce one clear resource mobilization strategy and roadmap complete with recommendations and a way forward for the GGW in Nigeria. Deliverables:

• One clear Mapping Report on National Level Great Green Wall Projects • One clear National RMF Declined from the Harmonized GGW RMF • At least one Complete GGW Innovative and Transformative Project Document • One clear GGW Resource Mobilization Strategy & Roadmap with Recommendations

The National UN Volunteer Expert shall be evaluated on the quality of each separate deliverable and the articulation of the ensemble of deliverables as a final deliverable.

Team work; Leadership, Professionalism, Respect for diversity, Communication, Planning & Organizing, Accountability, Creativity, Client Orientation, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Technological Awareness

• International Affairs and Development • Project Management • Grants Management • Resource Mobilization • Programme Readiness • Project Planning • Strategy • Environmental Planning • Urban Planning • Monitoring and Evaluation

The spontaneous welcome and hospitality of the Nigerian people are among the characteristics of this West African country. Abuja is the capital and eighth most populous city of Nigeria, situated at the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The spontaneous welcome and hospitality of the Nigerian people are among the characteristics of this West African country. Abuja is Nigeria's administrative and political capital. It is also a key capital on the African continent due to Nigeria's geo-political influence in regional affairs. Abuja is also a conference centre and hosts various meetings annually, such as the 2003 Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting and the 2014 World Economic Forum (Africa) meetings. Abuja joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2016. Abuja features a tropical wet and dry climate . The FCT experiences three weather conditions annually. This includes a warm, humid rainy season and a blistering dry seasons. As this is a national position, the volunteer is expected to follow the same security guidelines as other UN staff.