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Management:

• Oversee the identification, selection and supervision of national consultants and experts, in close collaboration with the UNDP Country Office, UNDP – Country Office Team Leader Nature, Climate, Energy and Resilience and the Global BIOFIN Team and write/revise terms of reference for national BIOFIN team members;
• In consultation with the NEMA, UNDP Country Office and Global BIOFIN Team and supported by the Finance Assistant, elaborate/revise the work plan and budget and submit draft workplans/budgets timely for the bi- annual budget revision process (30 June and 31 December of each year);
• Supervise the work of national experts and institutions to ensure outputs are delivered on time, within the set budget, and to high quality standards; facilitate, guide and monitor the work of the national BIOFIN team;
• Oversee the work of the Finance Assistant to ensure administrative requirements and budgets are managed and executed in a timely and appropriate manner and within UNDP and donor rules and regulations;
• Organize all relevant programme workshops in a consultative manner, involving a wide variety of biodiversity finance stakeholders, including the government, private sector, NGOs, donors and academia.
• Discuss with the Ministries of Finance, Environment and other key stakeholders the establishment of a national Steering Committee and follow up on the formal establishment and regular convening of the Committee, undertake the same for any other proposed coordination mechanism, and write meeting reports to be shared with NEMA, UNDP CO and UNDP BIOFIN global.
• Ensure a timely identification of risks in implementation at the national level and communication to the global BIOFIN team.
• Organise bi-monthly meetings of the national team and monthly calls with the Technical Advisor from the global BIOFIN team. Ensure participation of national BIOFIN team members in regional technical calls.
• Assist in programme related activities, where required. These may include planning for meetings, local and national consultations, trips and other programme related activities.
• Maintain records of meetings, decisions, actions among others
• Any other duties assigned by NEMA and or UNDP that have direct relevance to the programme.

Reporting/Communication/M&E:

• Signal any delays in national deliverables compared to the workplan to the NEMA, UNDP Country Office and the Global BIOFIN Team.
• Lead programme monitoring, reporting and evaluation at national level, draft bi-annual reports for review by NEMA and UNDP CO before submission to the global BIOFIN team.
• Develop workshop reports for all technical workshops.
• Develop briefing notes, case studies, press releases, web articles and other media products as required.
• Assist with research and write and edit sections of technical reports as required.
• Review all national level deliverables to ensure quality and consistency with the BIOFIN process.

Key deliverables (products and processes):

• Detailed BIOFIN Work Plan and Budget agreed by all major partners.
• National Steering/Advisory Committee formed and operational.
• All consultants and team members recruited and delivering to schedule, while working relations between team members are clarified and effective.
• Lines of communication and working methods agreed and functional.
• Reporting and updates provided to UNDP and government.
• Planned activities are carried out in line with timelines and required quality standards.
• All workshops organised in line with workplan and well documented.

Institutional Arrangement:

• The Biofin Coordinator will report to the Team Leader -Nature Climate Energy and Resilience. The organogram is attached.