Climate Finance Senior Officer – Colombia (Technical Senior Officer - Environmental) - Retainer, HomebasedVacancy code VA/2025/B5002/29941 Duty station Bogota, Colombia Contract type Local ICA Specialist Duration 12 months, 220 days, with possibility of extension depending on performance and on availability of funds Application period 28-Mar-2025 to 13-Apr-2025 Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement. Please note that UNOPS will at no stage of the recruitment process request candidates to make payments of any kind. The Water, Environment and Climate (WEC) portfolio, based in Vienna, and with offices based globally, is part of the UNOPS Global Portfolio Office. The Portfolio has built strong partnerships and is effectively managing a portfolio of over 500 million USD over the last 15 years to support key initiatives with fund management, project implementation and administrative support. WEC effectively operationalizes partners' agendas with global approaches, as well as regional and country specific activities focused on climate action, protection and conservation of the environment. The NDC Partnership is a global coalition of countries and institutions collaborating to drive transformational climate action through sustainable development. The Partnership advances the goals of the Paris Agreement by bringing together nearly 200 countries and institutions to accelerate NDC implementation and enhance ambition over time. Country Context Colombia formalized its international commitment to tackle climate change through its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), a binding national plan presented by each party to the Paris Agreement, outlining its commitments to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Therefore, Colombia developed a governance framework for climate change management, framed within the National Climate Change System (Sisclima), which aims to coordinate, articulate, formulate, monitor, and evaluate policies, regulations, strategies, plans, programs, projects, actions, and measures for climate change adaptation and greenhouse gas mitigation. The CGF aims to systematically incorporate climate change criteria into Colombia's economic and financial planning. This integration seeks to ensure a sufficient flow of public, private, and international cooperation funds, facilitating the achievement of national adaptation and mitigation goals through the National Climate Finance Strategy (ENFC). A consultant is needed to support the DNP in fulfilling CGF functions related to the implementation of the National Climate Finance Strategy. This specialist will provide technical support for articulating various actions and stakeholders and assist in managing the Green Climate Fund. The incumbent will support the National Planning Department (DNP) in activities ... Education: A master's degree in economics, business administration... Please note that UNOPS does not accept unsolicited resumes. UNOPS – an operational arm of the United Nations – supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by successfully implementing its partners' peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. #J-18808-Ljbffr