Adaptation Fund Project Development Consultant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ghana.

📋 Description

• Evaluate the current draft of the Adaptation Fund Concept Note against the criteria for concept-stage reviews.

• Create a prioritized and annotated gap analysis of any incomplete sections.

• Develop a stakeholder engagement plan, including a mission schedule for Ghana and a detailed assignment workplan.

• Execute an in-country stakeholder engagement mission in Ghana.

• Consult with national institutions as well as selected districts, focusing on communities, women, and vulnerable groups.

• Validate the stakeholder map and document how the findings from consultations influence project design.

• Draft sections that depend on consultations, addressing the consultative process, economic, social, and environmental benefits, gender considerations, and sustainability.

• Complete sections pertaining to cost-effectiveness, national technical standards, learning and knowledge management, justifications for full cost of adaptation, ESP/Gender risk screening, and alignment of the results framework with sex-disaggregated indicators.

• Compile a submission-ready Adaptation Fund Concept Note for clearance and submission by UNIDO.

• Respond to UNIDO's review comments on the compiled draft.

• Work under the guidance of UNIDO Project Managers while coordinating with OMSCCS/MESTI and the Ghana Climate and Sustainability Hub.

⛳️ Requirements

• An advanced university degree (master’s or equivalent) in climate change, environmental science, development studies, economics, natural resource management, or a related field.

• A minimum of five (5) years of professional experience in climate change adaptation, preferably within sub-Saharan Africa, including international exposure.

• Proven experience in developing Adaptation Fund proposals or concept notes, or similar international climate finance proposals.

• Knowledge of the requirements and review criteria for the Adaptation Fund concept stage.

• Residency in Ghana or a neighboring country, with the capacity to conduct in-country missions to Ghana, including field-based stakeholder engagement.

• Experience in engaging stakeholders and conducting consultations with national institutions, communities, and vulnerable groups, with a focus on gender considerations.

• Proficiency in both written and spoken English.

• Familiarity with environmental and social safeguards (ESP) and gender screening in climate finance projects is preferred.

• Understanding of Ghana's climate policy and institutional framework is advantageous.

• Working knowledge of French is a plus.

• A strong commitment to UNIDO’s values of excellence, integrity, inclusion, humility, and humanity.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements that promote a healthy work-life balance.

• Reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities.

• Encouragement for female candidates and those from underrepresented genders, less-represented regions or nationalities, as well as candidates with disabilities to apply.