Consultant type

International Consultant (Individual)

Contract type:

Special Service Agreement

Duration:

25 working days from June to July 2015

Work Location:

Home base and the Mekong River Commission Secretariat in Vientiane, Lao PDR

Division/Section: 

Climate Change and Adaptation Initiative (CCAI),  Environment Division (ENVD)

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare scoping report covering the scope of the study, approach/methodology and detail work plan;
• Participate in working sections with CCAI team and national consultants to clarify and plan for the study;
• Review global climate finance (multilateral available funds) to provide a snapshot of each available fund (incl. funding policies, criteria for accessing fund, available fund, how the fund flows to RIEs, etc.), including ranking/selecting the most accessible fund(s);
• Review RIEs in other regions for lesson learn and application;
• Review MRCS operational structure, legal status for being accreditation to have a direct access to the selected global climate fund(s);
• Review national reports and discuss with national consultants on what might be of interest to the country in the pro’s and con’s of having a regional accredited entity versus a national one;
• Analyse the results and provide gaps, risks and limitations for establishing the fund;
• Propose action plan to establish the MCCF/RIE;
• Participate in the regional workshop(s) to present the results and get comments for report finalization;
• Incorporate comments, finalize reports and submission.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Master degree or higher (PhD preferable) in environment economics, public finance, development study or other relevant fields;
• At least 12 years experiences in working on climate finance, environmental financing or related financial management for bilateral and/or multilateral organizations;
• Demonstrated technical competence in dealing with financial multilateral channels for climate change and/or IPCCC, REIs, bilateral and/or multilateral organizations, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (climate change focal point) in developing countries (preferable in Mekong Region);
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Application procedures:

The application should include (i) a cover letter outlining clearly how the candidate meets the requirements of the position, (ii) a detailed CV, and (iii) MRC Personal History Form. The position title and section/division must be indicated in the cover letter.

Closing date for applications:

1 May 2015

The Terms of Reference can be downloaded from the download box. Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

The application should be sent to:

Mekong River Commission
Office of the Secretariat in Vientiane (OSV)
P.O. Box 6101, 184 Fa Ngoum Road
Ban Sithane Neua, Sikhottabong District,
Vientiane 01000, Lao PDR.
Tel: (856) 21 263 263
Email: mrcs@mrcmekong.org and ana.felicio@giz.de