Transparency Network Coordinator for the Asia Network

Job Posting Organization:
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. UNEP-CCC is a leading international advisory institution on energy, climate, and sustainable development. Its work focuses on helping developing countries and emerging economies transition to low-carbon development pathways and supporting the integration of climate resilience into national development. UNEP-CCC is actively involved in the implementation of the UN Environment Climate Change Strategy and Energy Programme.

Job Overview:
The Transparency Network Coordinator (TNC) will play a crucial role in strengthening the Climate Transparency Global Support Programme (CT-GSP) support in the Asia Network. This position involves fostering and nurturing a network community of countries, enhancing peer learning, and ensuring efficient country-level engagement. The TNC will be responsible for proactive outreach, conducting regular bilateral meetings, and maintaining up-to-date transparency data to enable timely and effective country support. The role also emphasizes the importance of network engagement in facilitating experience-sharing, which is vital for countries implementing new procedures and best practices. The TNC will ensure that the Transparency Networks serve not only as delivery mechanisms but also as platforms for articulating country demand and feeding lessons from national implementation back into global programme activities.

Duties and Responsibilities:
The TNC will be responsible for a wide range of duties, including maintaining continuous engagement with participating countries, identifying and monitoring country and regional transparency capacity needs, and translating these needs into regional activities and targeted country support. The TNC will provide technical, needs-based support to countries in relevant Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) areas, facilitate peer-to-peer learning and South-South cooperation, coordinate regional capacity-building, technical assistance, and quality reviews, and strengthen coordination with regional and international transparency support providers. Additionally, the TNC will maintain accurate and up-to-date regional transparency, stakeholder, and support information, systematically document activities, results, lessons learned, and supporting evidence for project management, monitoring, and GEF reporting. The TNC will also be required to undertake international and/or national travel within the assigned region for CT-GSP workshops, country missions, coordination meetings, project planning, and other activities as required by the programme.

Required Qualifications:
Candidates must possess an advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in climate change, environmental sciences, engineering, public policy, economics, statistics, international relations, development studies, or another relevant field. Alternatively, a first-level university degree combined with additional relevant professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree. A minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional experience in climate transparency, MRV/ETF systems, climate-change capacity-building, regional coordination, technical cooperation, or a closely related field is required. Candidates should have demonstrated experience working with national governments and government officials, coordinating multi-country or regional programmes, organizing and facilitating workshops, and supporting climate transparency and institutional-capacity development. Experience with project monitoring, results reporting, and documentation is also essential, along with the ability to manage multiple country engagements and workstreams simultaneously.

Educational Background:
An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in a relevant field such as climate change, environmental sciences, engineering, public policy, economics, statistics, international relations, or development studies is required. A first-level university degree combined with additional relevant professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Experience:
Candidates should have a minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional experience in areas related to climate transparency, MRV/ETF systems, climate-change capacity-building, regional coordination, or technical cooperation. Experience working with national governments and officials, coordinating multi-country or regional programmes, and organizing workshops and peer-learning activities is essential. Familiarity with project monitoring and results reporting is also required, along with the ability to manage multiple engagements effectively.

Languages:
Fluency in written and spoken English is required for this position. Knowledge of additional languages relevant to the Transparency Network is considered an asset, enhancing the candidate's ability to engage with diverse stakeholders across the network.

Additional Notes:
The position is home-based and is expected to be full-time for a duration of 11 months. The TNC will be required to undertake international and/or national travel within the assigned region for various programme-related activities. Performance will be assessed based on the completion of individual activities and the effective management of the assigned regional portfolio. The United Nations does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.