Vacancy title:
Climate Finance Specialist

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Accounting & Finance]

Jobs at:
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, August 1 2025

Duty Station:
Kenya | Nairobi | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, July 23 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

• The consultant will have a dual reporting line to the Africa Region UN-REDD Programme Coordinator and the Head of the UN Resident Coordinator Office in Ethiopia.
• In addition, the consultant will work under the guidance of the Head of the UNEP Office in Addis Ababa and the UN-REDD Africa Climate Finance Focal Point. Regular updates and progress reports will be required, and the consultant will engage closely with the UNCT, GoE, and other stakeholders to ensure effective implementation of his assignment. The position holder will be covering the following workstreams during the assignment:
• Workstream 1: Strengthen REDD+ Programs and Projects in Ethiopia
• Work with and ensure coordination of ministries, civil society, NGOs, and the private sector to create, implement, and scale REDD+ programs successfully.
• Ensure access to finance for existing Emission Reductions, ensuring fair and equitable pricing. Working alongside all stakeholders responsible for bringing these to market, including the ministry of finance and Norway.
• Engage with the Ministry of Planning and Development and Norway to finalise the carbon framework and climate strategy.
• Provide technical knowledge to the Ethiopian Forestry Development (EFD) to assess options for REDD+ finance (e.g. RBPs, Article 6, VCM) finance and enable optimal financing. • Identify innovative financing mechanisms, including but not limited to blended finance, carbon markets, and green bonds, to support Ethiopia's climate goals, with specific emphasis on Nature-based solutions, including forests.
• Workstream 2: Capacity Building of the Government and UNCT
• Assess the capacity needs of relevant government institutions and the UNCT related to climate finance opportunities.
• Deliver tailored training sessions, workshops, tools, and templates on climate financing mechanisms (e.g., Carbon Markets, Green Climate Fund, Adaptation Fund) and to support climate-related funding.
• Provide ongoing technical support to UNCT members and key GoE ministries/agencies in developing and submitting funding proposals.
• Ensure the UNSDCF Financing Strategy includes a strong focus on climate financing instruments.
• Provide cross-sectoral technical advice on integrating climate financing into national and sectoral development plans.
• Enhance the capacity of key GoE ministries/agencies to access and utilize climate financing, including linking efforts to the NDC process.
• Workstream 3: Strategic partnerships and stakeholders’ engagement
•  Identify and engage key climate finance stakeholders, including multilateral and bilateral donors, private sector actors, and philanthropic organizations.
• Facilitate partnerships and coordination between the UNCT, GoE, and financing stakeholders.
• Enable access to finance to Ethiopia's current jurisdictional carbon projects that have Emission Reductions to sell. 

Qualifications/special skills

• Education: An advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in climate finance, environmental economics, sustainable development, or a related field is required.
• A first-level university degree in the above-mentioned fields, combined with two more years of qualifying experience, will be considered in lieu of an advanced university degree.
• Skills: Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills.
• Excellent communication and partnership-building/convening abilities.
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified? Go to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on careers.un.org to apply

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