INTRODUCTION TO GGGI

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is a treaty-based international, inter-governmental organization dedicated to supporting and promoting strong, inclusive and sustainable economic growth in developing countries and emerging economies. To learn more please visit about GGGI web page.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Mitigation Senior Associate will be part of the GGGI Mexico team and based on Mexico City. S/he will work in close collaboration with other staff in CAID, IPSD, and other GGGI divisions, particularly Mexico country team and under the guidance of the Mexico’s Country Representative.

The Senior Associate is expected to be a professional who is passionate about contributing to GGGI’s mission to drive innovation in accelerating green growth worldwide and addressing the global climate emergency. The Senior Associate will play an important role within the Mexico team to support country program in addressing climate change mitigation actions, conducting GHG assessments, contributing to the integration of climate change mitigation into national and subnational policies, strategies, programs and projects, supporting the development of GHG emissions forecasting and estimating of mitigation potential of projects and scenarios, calculating co-benefits of mitigation actions, providing inputs for mitigation actions design, implementation, and monitoring.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this position is to support implementation of GGGI Mexico’s program in integrated planning for low emission climate resilient green growth to support development and support in the development of climate transparency systems, LT‑LEDS, and NDCs.

The person in this position will play a key role in the following thematics:

• Climate change mitigation:
  • Support the develop GHG inventories guidelines for selected sectors, sub-sectors and technologies at national and sub-national scales;
  • Carry out gap analyses on existing data and information collection mechanisms for multiple sectors, sub‑sectors and technologies;
  • Assess and analyze national GHG data management systems, policy frameworks, governance frameworks, and other foundational considerations;
  • Identify and prioritize the sub-sectors, activities, measures and policies, and highlight the key components, actors and their roles and responsibilities
  • Asses long term low GHG emission development strategies;
  • Collect primary and secondary data and conduct data analysis, planning, and modeling related to MRV, LT-LEDS, and NDC support activities in country, and/or coordinate activities of GGGI consultants doing so;
  • Develop climate transparency, LT-LEDS, and NDC systems, tools, strategies, and relevant policy documents in support of country objectives to meet Paris Agreement commitments;

• Policies, strategy, and frameworks:
  • Contribute to the development of policies and strategies in close collaboration with other GGGI experts.
  • Review and contribute to the mainstreaming climate change and green growth into projects and/or initiatives.
  • Mainstream the incorporation of adaptation to climate change in GGGI and Member countries interventions.

• Project management:
  • Identify, design and delivery of programs, projects, and project’s components to address climate change mitigation.
  • Support GGGI Mexico country office in supervising programs, projects and project’s components to address climate change

• Resource mobilization:
  • Support the development of project proposals to access to funds and donors
  • Support the mobilization of resources for the implementation of climate change interventions by developing partnerships with existing sources of finance, international conventions, and donors.

• Knowledge development:
  • Inform GGGI personnel on cutting-edge climate change mitigation issues by developing knowledge products and conducting continuous training sessions.
  • Develop training materials and to support the delivery of capacity building programs, workshops, seminars, and other activities to improve the knowledge of stakeholders in selected countries.

ENGAGEMENT

The Senior Associate shall proactively engage in collaboration, knowledge-sharing, communications, and advocacy for advancing country efforts to meet Paris Agreement commitments by:

• building and leveraging collaboration with and resources from international organizations (including the UNFCCC), partnerships, and platforms as well as research institutions, academic institutions, and other organizations, where relevant, to support project implementation;
• Engaging and collaborating with key GGGI staff, including other country teams, throughout the project design and implementation process and supporting in-country technical advisory services;
• Engaging and collaborating with the donors focus on climate change efforts;
• Supporting stakeholder engagement, visioning exercises, consultations, and other activities necessary to formulate systems, strategies, and relevant policy documents;
• Engaging, where necessary, with government and non-government counterparts to support relevant project and policy implementation

DELIVERY

The Senior Associate is responsible for supporting and, in some cases, leading technical assistance activities as part of GGGI’s efforts to promote integrated planning for low emission climate resilient green growth. Relevant tasks will include:

• Conducting, supporting, and sharing research, analysis, and insights on relevant climate change mitigation issues;
• ensure project outputs, activities, and deliverables and project reporting are completed and submitted on a timely basis;
• Managing individual consultants and/or small consultancy projects;
• Reviewing project outputs for quality control and addressing delivery issues with internal and external project collaborators.
• Preparing relevant technical studies, guidelines, reports, and publications where applicable; and
• Preparing relevant, high-quality communications materials (fact sheets, project brochures, media releases, website content, etc.).

REQUIREMENTS

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s or (or higher) in fields relevant to the described position (such as environmental policy, engineering, environmental science and management, economics, statistics, climate change or any related fields);
• At least five (5) years of experience in climate change with at least three (3) years in GHGs measurement, accounting and analysis, and conception, design and implementation of GHG mitigation actions at project, sectoral, or national levels. Experience in emissions trading schemes (carbon markets) is a plus.
• Experience in international organizations working with developing countries is a plus;
• Experience with designing and implementing capacity building activities aimed at enhancing country capacity to measure (monitor), report, verify and model future pathways for GHG emissions;
• Experience in quantitative data analysis, and the ability to produce compelling insights from the analysis of issues related to GHG emissions;
• Experience with GHG emissions modeling and pathways/scenario development is a plus;
• Proven experience leading or supporting project delivery, i.e. managing/supporting the delivery of results on time and on budget;
• Fluency in written and spoken English and/or Spanish; knowledge of other languages relevant to GGGI partner countries is an asset.

FUNCTIONAL

• Strong understanding of the concepts of climate change (mitigation), of green growth and/or sustainable development in the context of developing countries, of sectoral issues and policy and regulatory approaches in developing and emerging countries, and of recent developments and global trends in the area of specialization;
• Excellent multi-cultural literacy and interest in being a part of an international team working in an evolving and entrepreneurial environment;
• Exceptional analytical and quantitative skills, along with strong synthesis and strategic thinking skills;
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills;
• Ability to work effectively with multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary teams;
• Willingness to travel frequently as part of project implementation within Mexico and possibly elsewhere;

CORPORATE

• Understand and actively supports GGGI mission, vision and values.
• Promote the optimum use of public resources
• Promote an organizational culture of trust, transparency, respect and partnership.
• Process and share information easily.
• Manage emotions and stress positively, builds rapport and resolves conflict easily.
• Promote creativity and innovation among staff.
• Be able to lead where needed and provide solutions to project-level challenge

WORKING CONDITIONS

• The Mitigation Senior Associate is an X7 grade level in GGGI’s Country salary scale. For the X7 Mexico salary scale, the annual base salary starts from USD 32,096. Determination of base salary is subject to candidate’s experience, academic background and internal equity.
• GGGI provides 15% of base salary towards retirement plan/long-term savings, 27 days of annual leave, and private health insurance that covers dental and vision.
• GGGI is committed to providing a work environment that is sufficiently flexible to accommodate diverse life-cycle challenges and assist Staff members to achieve a better balance between work and personal/family commitments, thus ensuring high performance, long-term productivity, and well-being of Staff members.
• This is a national position and does not include relocation benefits.
• The chosen candidate is expected to be based in Mexico City, Mexico and will report directly to the Country Representative (also based in Mexico City).

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