Head, Climate Technologies Innovation Unit

at  The United Nations Industrial Development Organization UNIDO

Requisition ID: 4033
Grade: P4
Country: Austria
Duty Station: Vienna
Category: Professional and Higher
Type of Job Posting: Internal and External
Employment Type: Staff-Full-time
Appointment Type: Fixed Term - 100 series
Indicative Minimum Net Annual Salary: USD 122,098 USD
Application Deadline: 04-Jul-2024, 11:59 PM (CEST)

MINIMUM ORGANIZATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Education: Advanced university level degree (Master’s or equivalent) in Engineering, Climate change, Natural resource management/environmental science, Economics, Financing, or another field relevant to UNIDO’s mandate, is required.
Experience:
A minimum of seven (7) years of relevant professional experience, including some at the international level, involving technical cooperation in developing countries, is required.
Experience in all phases of the Project Cycle, is required.
Experience evaluating the needs, conditions and problems in developing countries, is desirable.
Experience in climate technology innovation, is desirable.
Languages: Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Fluency in or working knowledge of other United Nations language, is desirable.
NOTE: UNIDO professional level applicants are required to have served at least one year in their current position, if applying for a higher-level position. However, the seniority-in-grade requirements for applying for higher level positions, as per paragraphs 18 and 78 of the HRMF, have been waived.
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Technical: Lead the team in TCS/CMP/CTI:

• Elaborate coherent policies and regulatory frameworks conducive to the emergence, deployment and large-scale adoption of low-carbon and climate adaptation technologies and solutions;
• Promote the transfer of appropriate climate technologies and strengthen the capacity of local enterprises to undertake the manufacture, assembly. Repair and maintenance of climate technologies and solutions;
• Strengthen the capacity of national innovation ecosystems to support local innovators and entrepreneurs in creating low-carbon and climate adaptation technologies and solutions;
• Promote local and global standard, quality infrastructure and technology verifications system in order the build and strengthen confidence in climate technologies and solutions;
• Strengthen the capacity of counterparts to access public and private financing for investments in climate technologies and enterprises;
• Support the design and rollout of innovative financial mechanisms to support the emergence, deployment and large-scale adoption of low-carbon and climate resilience building technologies and solutions;
• Actively participate in and collaborate with global forums and partnerships in climate technology innovation on financing, policies, regulations etc; and
• Lead the development of innovative programs and projects and mobilize funding from multi/bilateral funds and facilities that include the Global Environment Facility, the Adaptation Fund, the Green Climate Fund and carbon financing to formulate and implement climate technology innovation programs and projects.