United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), PP based
Deadline: May 18, 2007
UNDP is the UN's global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP helps countries strengthen their capacity to address energy and environment challenges at the global; national and community levels, seeking out and sharing best practices, providing innovative policy advice and linking partners through pilot projects that help poor people build sustainable livelihoods.
Deadline: May 18, 2007
UNDP is the UN's global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP helps countries strengthen their capacity to address energy and environment challenges at the global; national and community levels, seeking out and sharing best practices, providing innovative policy advice and linking partners through pilot projects that help poor people build sustainable livelihoods.
UNDP is seeking to fill the following vacancy for the UNDP/GEF-supported project "Enabling Activities for the Preparation of the Kingdom of Cambodia's Second National Communication to the UNFCCC" which is based at the Ministry of Environment, the Project Executing Agency.
The National Team Leader will have overall responsibility to ensure the successful production byTWG-1 of the following expected outputs.
1-JD:
- A national inventory of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks for CQ, CH and NO and, conditional on data availability, for MFC5, PFC5, SF6, CO2, N2O, NMVOC5, and SOx,
- Technical appendices to the inventory, discussing inventory procedures, methodologies and levels of uncertainty;
- Recommendations on the development of national and regional emission factors and activity data;
- Recommendations on the improvement and strengthening of national data collection and management for future GHG inventories;
- Identification of gaps in the applicability of the Revised 1996 IPCC Guidelines for National GHG Inventories to the Cambodian national circumstances;
- End-of-contract report by the consultant.
2-Need:
- Advanced university degree in the field of environment, energy, natural resource management, or other fields relevant to the objective of the consultancy;
- At least 3 years of working experience in climate change related fields, particularly in conducting GHG inventory;
- Experience in working with local institutions and stakeholders in areas related to climate change and, in particular, in working with government officials;
- Fluency in both English and Khmer;
- Must be computer literate.
More detailed Terms of Reference are on the website http://www.un.org.kh/undp/ Send your application letter, CV and completed UN Personal History Form (P1 1) by email to appiications.kh@undp.org. Identifying the post title in the subject lineOnly applications that address the selection criteria will be considered. This vacancy is open to Cambodian nationals only. UNDP will contact referees directly. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered. Only short-listed candidates will receive acknowledgement. Women are especially encouraged to apply.
