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Senior Climate Change Specialist - Energy, Environment And Climate Change

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  • Grade: PL-5
  • Position N°: NA
  • Reference: ADB/11/101
  • Publication date: 23/05/2011
  • Closing date: 20/06/2011

Objectives

The mission of the new Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Change (ONEC) is to spearhead the Bank’s lending and non-lending operations in the areas of energy, environment and climate change. It will support mainstreaming of environment and climate change into Bank’s operations as well as lead on advocacy, advice and evaluation of lessons learned for incorporation into policy and programs development. Through its Environment and Climate Change Division, the ONEC Department will identify, design and implement environment and climate change adaptation and mitigation programs and projects. These will either be stand alone or as components of other Bank Group support operations.

Duties and responsibilities

The Senior Climate Change Specialist (ONEC.3) will work under the general supervision and guidance of the Manager, Environment and Climate Change (ONEC.3). His/her core duties/responsibilities will include the following:

Policies, strategy, and frameworks

  • Contribute to the development of Bank policies and strategies in close collaboration with other Bank experts;
  • Review and contribute to the mainstreaming of climate change issues into projects and/or initiatives developed by Bank experts in departments within and outside of the Vice Presidency for Infrastructure, Private Sector and Regional Integration (OIVP).

Project management:

  • Support Department’s staff in identifying, preparing and implementing programs, projects and project’s components to address climate change including the promotion of activities and investments in low carbon technologies, generation of emissions reductions, expanded access to clean energy, renewable energy, energy efficiency;
  • Support Department’s staff in supervising programs, projects and project’s components to address climate change, including responding to monitoring and reporting project cycle requirements.

Resource Mobilization:

  • Support the mobilization of resources for the implementation of climate change programs by developing partnerships with existing sources of finance, international conventions, and donors.
  • Help RMCs and Sponsors access Climate Finance tools, and help develop and implement Bank’s in-house climate finance tools


Knowledge Development:

  • Keep on top of climate change issues by being well informed of evolving steps with respect to the climate change international agenda;
  • Undertake any other task as the Director ONEC and/or Manager ONEC.3 may assign.

Selection Criteria

Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience

  • At least a Master’s degree in disciplines related to climate change; a degree in business, economics or finance is a highly desirable plus.
  • Preferably a minimum of four (4) years relevant professional experience in development of climate change’s operations, project management, policy formation, capacity building;
  • Proven writing and analytical skills in designing climate change operations; ability to initiate innovative approaches and originality at work; sound analytic, conceptual and strategic thinking;
  • Updated knowledge of the critical climate change issues;
  • Proven ability for team-working and multi-tasking; great facilitation, communication and computational skills; resourcefulness, attention to details and client orientation;
  • Flexibility to undertake field missions to Regional Member Countries;
  • The incumbent should also have competence in (or ability/willingness to become quickly familiar with) the use of various tools available and applied by the Bank such as SAP, and fluency in standard MS office applications (Word, Excel, Power point). Excellent written and verbal communications in English and French are desirable; at a minimum, proficiency in one of the languages and knowledge of the other is a must.

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To apply for this position, you need to be national of one of AfDB member countries.

  • Submitted by: Mohamed M. YOUSSOUF Division Manager, CHRM 1
  • Approved by: Gemina ARCHER-DAVIES Director, CHRM

Only applicants who fully meet the Bank's requirements and are being considered for interview will be contacted. Applicants will only be considered if they submit an online application, and attach a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV). The AfDB President reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level. The African Development Bank is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply: www.afdb.org/jobs

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