African Development Bank (AfDB) - the premier pan-African development institution, promoting economic growth and social progress across the continent. 

POSITION : Principal Climate Change and Green Growth Officer

The Hiring Division

The Climate and Green Growth Division is responsible for ensuring that all efforts within the Bank are focused on minimizing and reversing the effects of Climate Change on the continent, including advising Regional Member Countries on climate and green growth policies and strategies, mainstreaming climate change and green growth in Bank-wide implementation activities and providing support to the New Deal on Energy Flagships to meet their objectives.

The Position

• Responsible for supporting the implementation of the Climate Change Action Plan and Green Growth Framework and related policies, procedures, and guidelines into the Bank’s operations for private and public sectors.
• Support the Operational Complexes in order to ensure that climate change and green growth considerations are mainstreamed in all operations (strategies, policies, plans, programmes and projects).

The Principal Climate Change and Green Growth Officer will perform the following: 

• Provide technical support to the tracking and reporting on climate finance;
• Provide technical support to Bank’s engagement with United Nations Fund for Climate Change processes (including – preparation of the Bank’s participation, related Economic and Sector Works   Board Information Notes and presentations, side events, meetings);
• Provide technical support to updating of operational documents (operational manual, Results Based Framework,  Readiness Review Procedures, Country Strategy Papers / Regional Integration Strategy Papers and project templates to reflect the mainstreaming of climate change and green growth;
• Provide technical support for the implementation of global and continental initiatives arising from the multilateral and regional negotiations relating to climate change, including among others, the regional flagship programmes, the Africa Adaptation and Loss and Damage Initiative, the Africa Renewable Energy Initiative, the Nationally Determined Contributions Partnership, as well as other climate change and green growth partnership initiatives by the United Nations Fund for Climate Change Secretariat, the Global Green Growth Initiative,  the Multilateral Development Banks and bilateral development agencies;
• Provide technical support to the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change, African Ministerial Conference on the Environment and the African Group of Negotiators and other relevant continental initiatives for effective consideration of Africa’s priorities and concerns into global frameworks.
• Provide technical support to the preparation of climate change/green growth  action plans, documents, reports, operational guidelines, tools as requested by senior management, taking into account Regional Member Countries and Bank’s commitments including the implementation of the Paris Agreement and  Sustainable Development Goals ; 
• Provide technical support to monitoring and reporting on the implementation of the Climate Change Action Plan and the Green Growth Framework and related policies and strategies;
• Assist and advise Regional Member Countries on preparation  and implementation of climate change and green growth strategies, policies and measures taking into account commitments to achieve Nationally Determined Contributions;

Mainstreaming climate change and green growth in operations:

• Support the mainstreaming, implementation and monitoring of climate change and green growth considerations/elements in Bank’s operations during the identification, preparation, appraisal, supervision and project completion stages as appropriate;
• Support preparation of  the climate change technical sections required in the Project Concept Notes  and the Project Appraisal Reports and any other project related reports as appropriate in close collaboration with project teams;
• Support the implementation of the climate risk screening and the Adaptation Review and Evaluation Procedures functions of the Climate  Safeguards System and the Green House Gas Accounting tool for projects;  
• Provide technical assistance on climate change and green growth to the regions, by supporting Bank’s sector and regional operations through advisory services on climate change and green growth mainstreaming;
• Provide technical support  to task teams  to access climate finance, from both internal and external trust funds, in close collaboration with Climate Change and Green Growth officers in the regions  and Climate Finance Officers, including participation in Trust Fund cluster meetings;
• Support the development of relevant adaptation, mitigation and green growth tools and instruments that support climate-resilient and low-carbon development trajectories in Africa.

Capacity building and Knowledge Management:

• Coordinate/Support  annual and mid-term reporting on the mainstreaming of climate change into CSPs and RISPs in collaboration with Climate Change and Green  Growth Officers in the regions;
• Coordinate/Support annual and mid-term reporting on the implementation of the CCAP and GGF;
• Perform any other duty assigned by the Division manager or Director
• Identify, assess Bank wide capacity building needs on climate change and green growth (e.g. needs assessments);
• Provide technical support to the design and implementation of training programmes  for Bank staff and their counterparts in Regional Member Countries;

Selection Criteria

• Excellent technical and analytical skills and established track record in operational and policy work on climate change, green growth and climate finance matters;
• Strong Knowledge in supporting the mainstreaming of climate change and green growth into major development investments within the Continent;
• Knowledge of climate change and climate finance issues facing regional member countries;
• Strong practical experience in applying tools and instruments for mainstreaming climate change, green growth and climate finance into development concerns in Bank operations.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing effectively in French or English, with a good working knowledge of the other language.
• Competence in the use of standard Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
• Hold at least a Master's Degree in Climate, Environment and Natural Resource Management, Energy Policy,  International Development, Economics, or a related field;
• Have a minimum of six (06) years of experience in a combination of related fields such as national and international climate policies and measures including the United Nations Fund for Climate Change negotiations; climate and green growth; energy and project management; climate or green finance; trust fund management; multilateral development bank; public or private financial institutions; and development or related fields.
• Knowledge of climate change and green growth, and of multilateral climate governance framework and global climate finance architecture.
• Understanding of climate change and green growth issues, challenges and practices relating to Africa.
• Experience in the area of mainstreaming climate change adaptation and mitigation measures into development interventions, or field operations involving climate change and green growth matters.
• Proven track record on policy dialogue and cross-institutional collaboration at the highest level, including with representatives of government and non-government partners.
• Results-oriented, team player, articulate analyst with attention to details, persuasive communicator and good writer
• Client orientation - Proposes effective services and solutions to staff beyond presenting issues and past challenges and gains respect through the depth of expertise demonstrated in effectively managing diverse clients and country situations
• Innovation and Change - Consistently seeks more effective and practical ways for the Departmental delivery of services, products, and processes and proposes new ways to improve the quality and relevance of products and services
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment and build effective working relations with clients and colleagues.