Climate Change Consultant
Post of duty: Jamaica
The IDB Group is a community of diverse, versatile, and passionate people who come together on a journey to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our people find purpose and do what they love in an inclusive, collaborative, agile, and rewarding environment.
About this position:
Considering the 2015 Paris Agreement and the establishment of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Climate Change Division (CSD/CCS) partners with stakeholders within the IDB Group and across Latin America and the Caribbean to mobilize resources, implement programs, generate, and disseminate knowledge, and help build institutions to achieve low-carbon and climate-resilient development. To this end, CSD/CCS has been actively implementing and supporting the execution of climate change programs in Latin America and the Caribbean including programs to advance the Blue Economy and sustainability. The Bank is also collaborating on supporting Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) updates in the region through the Bankโs NDC Invest platform and the mainstreaming of climate change into development planning.
We are looking for a Climate Change professional with background in environmental sciences, economics, natural resource management. As Full Time Consultant, you will work on the monitoring and technical activities related to the design, implementation management and mainstreaming of climate change in programming in Jamaica and the Caribbean region.
You will work for the Climate Change Division (โCSD/CCSโ), which is part of the Climate Change and Sustainability Sector (โCSDโ). This team is responsible for advising IDB management and developing policies, strategies, operational guidelines, and programs on issues relevant to the sector, as well as related areas. In addition, CSD carries out relevant sector research, analytical work, sector practices and case studies on climate change and sustainability. As a division of CSD, CSD/CCS provides support: (i) in the mainstreaming of climate change in the actions and operations of the IDB group and (ii) in the mainstreaming of climate change in the regional countries of the IDB group through support to the ministries of environment, planning, and economy and finance of the region. Both axes share the objective of strengthening climate policy at the subnational, national, and regional levels. In addition, CCD/CCS provides technical advice, concessional financing and helps mobilize private financing to implement climate change plans.
What youโll do:
Contribute to managing a climate change mainstreaming program in Jamaica that is consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement and contributes to Jamaicaโs Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). Manage the Blue Economy programming in Jamaica. Support the team in advancing the agenda on sustainable development and climate change with stakeholders in government, private sector, civil society and international development partners. Provide technical input to the design, preparation and implementation of operations and Climate-related non-financial products across a variety of sectors in Jamaica that respond to countries and stakeholder needs. Participate in IDB projects including adaptation/mitigation components, providing inputs in the stages of design, structuring and implementation. Provide support to project teams in the application of the Joint MDB Assessment Framework for Paris Alignment and IDB Groupโs own implementation approach of Paris Alignment in its operations,and linking this assessment with the potential for climate finance, green finance and nature-positive investments within Jamaica. Advise the process of refining a technically consistent application of climate change tracking MDB frameworks across the Caribbean. Collaborate and negotiate with stakeholders, executing agencies and other IDB departments. Coordinate logistics and develop materials to support IDB Group training in the country office regarding climate change. Support any other related activities required by the Climate Change Division of the IDB. Support regional climate change programming in the Caribbean by the Climate Change Division of the IDB.
What you'll need:
Education: Master's degree or equivalent in international development, environmental sciences, economics, natural resource management, government or relevant disciplines, execution and management of operations related to development and climate change. Experience: Minimum of five years of relevant professional experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience. Working or academic experience with issues related to climate change resilience and environmental sustainability will be strongly preferred. Experience with implementation of projects in the Caribbean region will be strongly preferred. Experience working with multilateral institutions and preparing projects including both for the public and private sector on climate change, ideally with international sources of climate finance is desirable. Must have an advanced understanding of climate change and sustainability issues in Jamaica and the Caribbean region. Must have an in-depth understanding of development and/or implementing Blue Economy projects. Languages: Proficiency in English and one of the other Bank official languages (Spanish, French or Portuguese) is requiredKey skills:
Learn continuously. Collaborate and share knowledge. Focus on clients. Communicate and influence. Monitoring and evaluation.Requirements:
Citizenship: You are either a citizen of Jamaica or a citizen of one of our 48-member countries with residency or legal permit to work in Jamaica. Consanguinity: You have no family members (up to the fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB, IDB Invest, or IDB Lab.Type of contract and duration:
Type of contract: National Consultant Full-Time Length of contract: 12 months Work Location: On site.What we offer:
The IDB group provides benefits that respond to the different needs and moments of an employeeโs life. These benefits include:
A competitive compensation package. Leaves and vacations: 2 days per month of contract + gender- neutral parental leave. Health Insurance: the IDB Group provides a monthly allowance for the purchase of health insurance. Savings plan: The IDB Group cares about your future, depending on the length of the contract, you will receive a monthly savings plan allowance. We offer assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your family when it applies. Hybrid and flexible work schedules. Development support: We offer learning opportunities to boost your professional profile such as seminars, 1:1 professional counseling, and much more. Health and wellbeing: Access to our Health Services Center which provides preventive care and health education for all employees. Other perks: Lactation Room, Daycare Center, Gym, Bike Racks, Parking, and others.Our culture
At the IDB Group we work so everyone brings their best and authentic selves to work, willing to try new approaches without fear, and where they are accountable and rewarded for their actions.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) are at the center of our organization. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and encourage women, LGBTQ+ people, persons with disabilities, Afro-descendants, and Indigenous people to apply.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job interview process. If you are a qualified candidate with a disability, please e-mail us at diversity@iadb.org to request reasonable accommodation to complete this application.
Our Human Resources Team reviews carefully every application.
About the IDB Group
The IDB Group, composed of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), IDB Invest, and the IDB Lab offers flexible financing solutions to its member countries to finance economic and social development through lending and grants to public and private entities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
About IDB
We work to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Through financial and technical support for countries working to reduce poverty and inequality, we help improve health and education and advance infrastructure. Our aim is to achieve development in a sustainable, climate-friendly way. With a history dating back to 1959, today we are the leading source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean. We provide loans, grants, and technical assistance; and we conduct extensive research. We maintain a strong commitment to achieving measurable results and the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability.
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Is the innovation laboratory of the IDB Group. We mobilize financing, knowledge, and connections to drive innovation for inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean. We believe innovation is a powerful tool that can transform our region, providing today unprecedented opportunities to populations that are vulnerable due to economic, social, or environmental factors. IDB Lab has a commitment to gender quality and diversity as part of its development mandate. The Strategy and Impact unit supports IDB Lab in the development of strategy, connections and knowledge, and impact measurement and reporting.
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