Pacific Climate Adaptation Specialist

The SEAE unit is one of three Environment units in the East Asia and Pacific Region (EAP). Staff in the unit manage a full spectrum of environment, climate change, green growth, blue economy, pollution management and natural resource lending and non-lending tasks in Pacific and Papua New Guinea (PNG).

Pacific Country Context:

The Pacific program has some 150+ projects covering social development, energy and infrastructure, fisheries, agriculture and natural resource management, rural development, social protection, disaster risk reduction, and climate change adaptation.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• We are seeking to recruit an Extended Term Consultant (Environmental Specialist) to support a growing environment program in the Pacific and to serve as the ENV focal point for climate adaptation finance for the EAP region.
• There will be a focus on delivering climate adaptation and resilience solutions for the fisheries and natural resource management agenda in the Pacific, as well as providing strategic support across EAP to leverage increased climate adaptation finance.
• Our ideal candidate will contribute to the design and implementation support of World Bank or grant-supported programs in EAP, and primarily in the Pacific Region, which include a climate adaptation and resilience dimension.
• They will provide technical leadership on components or activities aimed to offer cost-effective climate adaptation solutions, in particular nature-based solutions (NBS), and ensuring they reflect best practice, incorporating lessons learned from previous World Bank or global experience, and in line with project objectives and requirements.
• Our consultant will serve as a focal point to guide teams in EAP on opportunities for leveraging climate adaptation and resilience finance, including guidance on specific eligibility criteria and process and procedures for accessing dedicated climate adaptation finance streams (e.g. AF, GEF, GCF, etc).
• They will provide technical expertise on nature-based solutions to be integrated into the technical design of the ENV program, including fisheries, coastal zone management, landscape management, resilience, tourism, etc. and supporting country clients on those areas.
• Our consultant will provide input to regular and ad-hoc reporting on climate adaptation internally to management and externally to donors and other stakeholders.
• They will contribute to the World Bank's responsibilities for administrative, operational and performance reporting and tasks in line with institutional and donor requirements.
• Our ideal candidate will lead and/or contribute to substantive research and analytical tasks relevant to strengthening the climate resilience of the Pacific ENV operations portfolio as well as informing system-wide, cross-sectoral approaches and initiatives for climate adaptation and resilience.
• They will support policy dialog with governments and other stakeholders related to the Bank's environment and natural resources portfolio, with a strong focus on climate resilience solutions that can be adopted within national policies, laws or institutional governance. This includes coordination with other financiers, and review of sector policies, strategies, and legislation.
• Our consultant will lead and/or participate in capacity building efforts on climate adaptation opportunities for client organizations and teams.
• They will participate in preparation and/or implementation support missions in support of ENV activities in the Pacific.
• Our consultant will contribute to communications and knowledge management products and activities on climate adaptation, preparing briefing and presentation, and producing knowledge products on thematic areas as requested by PMs and TTLs.
• They will carry out other tasks as requested by the Regional Manager.