Extended Term Consultant EC3

Description

The WBG Planet Vice Presidency is leading the WBG’s efforts to make the planet livable, as a necessary condition for job creation and poverty elimination. It is responsible for getting the right public and private sector solutions to our operational teams and to our clients, and to produce scalable impact.  Its mandate is to deliver knowledge for impact and business to enable and support the WBG to achieve its goals in support of our mission and specifically: providing guidance on creating more and better jobs, focusing on agribusiness, tourism (nature-based tourism), infrastructure (water) and health (sanitation, nutrition); supporting foundational infrastructure and human capital, policy environment, and private sector mobilization; and supporting and accelerating specific targets and commitments such as Mission AgriConnect, Mission Water, and the WBG Climate Change Action Plan. The VPU’s objectives in driving outcomes include replicating and scaling effective solutions, enhancing thought leadership and innovation, and delivering timely knowledge to client teams.

The Planet Vice Presidency’s Climate Department’s role is to accelerate, enable, equip and coordinate WBG teams across all sectors, regions, and functions to integrate climate smart finance for maximum development impact.  The Department supports the delivery of the Climate Change Action Plan which, inter alia, commits the WBG to align all of its investments with the Paris Agreement and to have 45% of WBG investments deliver climate co-benefits to complement their targeted development impacts.  The Department is made up of six units, two focused on Policy and Regulation and four focused on Solutions and Impact.

The two Policy and Regulations units include:

• Partnerships for Smart Development & Cross-Sector Expertise
• Analytics & Policy for Adaptation & Mitigation Finance

The four Solutions & Impacts units include:

• Sustainable Finance & Transaction Solutions
• Strategy, Learning & Operations
• Carbon Finance Solutions
• Market Building with Tools & Certifications

Carbon Finance Solutions

The Carbon Finance Solutions unit (KTCSC) supports countries to access effective, inclusive and innovative carbon finance solutions integrated within WBG investments operations for climate-smart development. KTCSC creates strategic partnerships, mobilizes private and concessional capital for ambitious climate actions, and provides technical support to help countries achieve resilient and low-carbon development.  A core focus is helping countries originate large scale emission reduction programs and monetize their high integrity carbon credits through result-based climate finance (RBCF), (voluntary and compliance) carbon markets, and capital markets.

KTCSC plays multiple roles to (i) originate and scale up emissions reduction programs with WBG’s (public and private) clients within the WBG’s investment operations; (ii) develop carbon market infrastructure (including MRV processes) to allow for transactions of high-integrity carbon credits; (iii) develop carbon-backed blended finance solutions to leverage private capital on carbon markets and capital markets.

KTCSC manages WBG’s carbon funds: Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), Bio Carbon Fund Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes (ISFL), Transformative Carbon Asset Facility (TCAF), and Carbon Initiative for Development (Ci-Dev).  In addition, a new generation of carbon funds has been established to cover all result-based carbon and climate finance, the Scaling Climate Action by Lowering Emissions (SCALE) and its associated trust fund EnABLE (Enhancing Access to Benefits while Lowering Emissions).

Roles & Responsibility

In order to support the design and implementation of carbon finance solutions, the team is seeking to recruit a highly motivated Extended Term Consultant (ETC) to support the WBG regional teams in developing carbon market infrastructure and high integrity carbon transactions.

The selected candidate will perform the following tasks:

• Provide WBG regional teams, especially in the Latin America and Caribbean region, with technical and operational support to structure large-scale high integrity emissions reduction (ER) programs embedded into WBG’s investment operations, with a focus on natural climate solutions.
• Support validation and verification of MRV processes, including coordination under the carbon funds FCPF and ISFL and liaison with the Task Teams and the Validation and Verification Bodies, quality assurance of validation and verification processes, and completeness checks of ER Monitoring Reports and ER Program Documents.
• Contribute to cutting edge analytical and advisory services on MRV, including knowledge training.
• Provide technical and methodological support on Reporting, Validation and Verification, including review of Emission Reductions Program Documents, Monitoring Reports, and UNFCCC submissions.
• Build effective relationships with key external partners, including multilateral development banks and private sector.

Selection Criteria

• Master’s or PhD degree in technical fields such as engineering, remote sensing, economics, or another field relevant to climate finance and carbon markets.
• At least 8 years of relevant experience in positions of increasing complexity and responsibility related to carbon crediting methodologies (including REDD+ and AFOLU), MRV systems, and nature-related emissions reductions programs. 
• Experience on the validation and verification processes against ISO14064 and accreditation under ISO14065.
• Strong analytical skills in remote sensing and carbon accounting in natural climate solutions projects. 
• Strong knowledge in climate and carbon finance instruments.
• Proven ability to work in a multicultural environment, characterized by demonstrated track record of inclusivity, diplomatic approach to problem-solving, energetic, and creative approaches to team building, and an ability to help teams and individuals adapt to change.
• Demonstrated in-depth experience working across department and disciplinary boundaries and with multiple stakeholders - public, private, and civil society - in building collaborative alliances for results.
• Strong communication, inter-personal, diplomatic, and partnership skills, including ability to write quickly and concisely to synthesize complex documentation and ideas for a range of audiences. 
• Demonstrated skills and experience in speaking and writing to senior management, government officials, and donor partners.
• Excellent command of the English and Spanish language, both written and spoken. Fluency in an additional language common to the World Bank is a plus.
• Willingness to travel in developing countries.
• Field experience in developing countries a plus.

Note: This internal requisition is open to WBG and IMF staff only (including short-term and extended term consultants/ temporaries). External candidates are requested not to apply. In case an external candidate applies, their application will not be considered.

WBG Culture Attributes:

1. Sense of urgency: Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
2. Thoughtful risk-taking: Challenge the status quo and push boundaries to achieve greater impact.
3. Empowerment and accountability: Empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results.

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