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Consultant, Regional Collaboration Centre for East and Southern Africa – Ethiopia

Published 00:42 on September 5, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:26 on September 5, 2024  /  Job Postings

The primary objective of this assignment is to develop a national and sector-wide carbon market strategy for Ethiopia to guide its participation in global carbon markets.

Background

The Regional Collaboration Centre for East and Southern Africa (RCC EAS Africa) with financial support from the Collaborative Instruments for Ambitious Climate Action (CIACA) project, would like to hire a short-term consultant to develop a sector-wide National Carbon Market Strategy for Ethiopia. Launched during COP22 in Marrakesh, the CI-ACA project was started with an initial period of 2.5 years from 2017 to mid-2019, with the objective to support Parties in the development of carbon pricing approaches for implementing their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement while fostering collaboration. The project was extended for a second phase, covering the period from July 2018 to December 2020 and a third phase, covering the period from June 2022 to December 2024.

The initiative is voluntary and does not create obligations for jurisdictions supported or for its donors. It is currently funded from voluntary contributions provided by the Government of Germany. The initiative is jointly managed by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat and its Regional Collaboration Centres (RCCs). Under the overall guidance from the CIACA Team in Bonn, RCC EAS Africa will work directly with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Planning and Development (MoPD) and the consultant to ensure smooth execution of this assignment.

Objectives and Scope of work

The primary objective of this assignment is to develop a national and sector-wide carbon market strategy for Ethiopia to guide its participation in global carbon markets. Specifically, the assignment will;

  • Establish the foundation for developing a National Carbon Market Strategy with clear objectives, guiding principles, safeguards, and requirements for participation in international carbon markets.
  • Analyse and assess the country’s National policy and governance landscapes in light of the implementation of national carbon market strategy and thus provide recommendation for necessary policy, institutional and governance framework, institutional and operational arrangements, institutional, and technological capacity needs and gaps towards implementation of the National Carbon Market Strategy.
  • Analyse the country’s readiness and extent to which it could engage in international cooperation under Article 6 (using national vs. international markets).
  • Provide recommendations for necessary institutional and operational arrangements for the national participation in international carbon markets including Article 6.

Qualifications and competencies

Academic background:

The consultant (s) must possess necessary academic background and professional experience with relevance to carbon markets, climate change policy and or environmental/energy economics.

Required professional expertise

  • Practical knowledge and experience with the Ethiopian government policies, strategies and legal frameworks as well as institutional structure.
  • In-depth knowledge of carbon market mechanisms and international and regional best practices and lessons with application to developing countries is preferable.
  • Familiarity with GHG mitigation instruments, especially economic instruments.
  • Knowledge on UNFCCC climate change negotiations, particularly the Paris Agreement.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, especially communicating with technical experts and policy makers.
  • Experience working with governments and non-state stakeholders in the country and/or regional policy development and implementation of climate change activities is an asset.
  • Knowledge and working experience in the field of climate change including existing structures in Ethiopia in areas of low carbon development would be an added advantage.
  • Experience in working for developing countries in similar assignments; and knowledge and understanding of Ethiopia’s climate policy, governance and institutional landscape is a great asset.
  • Experience working with multi-stakeholders, donor institutions, multi-sector groups forging collaboration, and collective agreement across potentially different opinion and perspective is an asset.

How to apply

Interested candidates with qualifications and experience that match the job description must send their technical and financial proposals to RCCEASAfrica@unfccc.int not later than 20 September 2024 17:00 EAT. Kindly indicate ‘’Ethiopia Carbon Market Strategy’’ in your email subject.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.