Capacity Development & Knowledge Management Expert to Somalia NDA

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Job Description

About the job:

Reports To: National Technical Coordinator to Somalia NDA

Location: Mogadishu, Somalia

Duration: 18 months

Contract: Full-time staff member, locally-based

Application Deadline: 11 November 2024

 

BACKGROUND TO THE CONTINENTAL AFRICA WATER INVESTMENT PROGRAMME

 

On 6 September 2023, African Heads of State and Government committed to supporting the implementation of the Continental Africa Water Investment Programme (AIP), as part of the Nairobi Declaration on Climate Change. The AIP was adopted during the 34th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Summit of Heads of State and Government on 7 February 2021, as part of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Priority Action Plan 2. The AU Climate Change and Resilient Development Strategy (2022-2032) recognizes the AIP as a flagship initiative for transforming water systems.

 

Delivery of water investments across Africa is significantly below target to meet the continent’s growing social and economic needs. It is estimated that at least an additional US$30 billion per year by 2030 needs to be invested to meet the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 on water and sanitation. Currently, only US$10-US$19 billion is invested each year.

 

The AIP aims to close the water investment gap by mobilising at least an additional US$30 billion annually by 2030 and creating five million jobs towards the African Water Vision 2025 and SDG water-related targets.

 

AIP Implementation

The AIP is implemented by national governments, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), and River Basin Organisations (RBOs), with technical backstopping by the AIP Secretariat hosted by the Global Water Partnership Africa Coordination Unit in Pretoria, South Africa. The AIP is implemented through five interrelated programmes and initiatives:

 

1. High-level political commitment and leadership on water investments – The International High-Level Panel on Water Investments for Africa was established in 2022, comprising current and former Heads of State and global leaders. During 2023, the Panel developed and launched a report, Africa’s Rising Investment Tide, and an Africa Water Investment Action Plan with actionable pathways for countries to mobilise at least an additional US$30bn annually by 2030 for implementing the AIP.

 

2. AIP-PIDA Water Investment Scorecard – to enhance mutual accountability, transparency and efficiency of water finance and investments. The AIP-PIDA Water Investment Scorecard supports countries in tracking progress, setting benchmarks, identifying bottlenecks, and taking action to meet Africa’s water investment needs. AUDA-NEPAD adopted the Scorecard, as part of PIDA, in February 2022. The Scorecard was developed and piloted in 10 countries in 2023, ahead of its rollout across AU Member States.

 

3. Regional and national water investment programmes to close the water investment gap – The AIP supports AU Member States in developing national water investment programmes. Many African countries are extremely vulnerable to climate variability and climate change, and have weak institutional capacities, water infrastructure, and information systems to support water management. National water investment programmes address these gaps and are informed by insights from the AIP-PIDA Water Investment Scorecard.

 

4. AIP International Blended Investment Mechanism to leverage public-private finance – The AIP will assess the need for an International Blended Investment Mechanism to support countries to leverage ODA (Official Development Assistance) and grant finance to de-risk priority water investments using a variety of innovative financial instruments and sources. These include sovereign wealth funds, guarantees, commercial finance, institutional investors and private equity investors, foundations, value-based impact investment, and climate finance.

 

5. Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls in water investment through the AIP Gender Transformative Water Climate Development Program (AIP WACDEP-G) – The AIP WACDEP-G develops tools to assist governments in addressing systemic inequalities in decision-making, planning, and implementation of investments, by fostering a transformative approach in agencies, structures, and social relations. The AIP WACDEP-G was piloted in five countries during 2020-2024 and is expected to be expanded across Africa.

 

SOMALIA’S ACCESS TO CLIMATE FINANCE

 

Increasing access to climate finance is a key strategy for Somalia to address its urgent climate change impacts systematically, most of which are experienced via water. Somalia’s NDC estimates that it needs US$48.5 billion over 10 years for adaptation interventions in eight sectors (agriculture and food security, water resources management and public health, disaster preparedness and management, marine environment, energy, forestry, human settlements, and infrastructure). Mitigation interventions will cost around US$7 billion over the same period. To put NDC figures into context, climate-related development finance flowing to Somalia in 2020 was US$285 million (out of US$3.4 billion total development assistance in 2020).

 

All climate-related development finance flowing to Somalia over the past 20 years added up to US$1.5 billion. The difference between the current flows of roughly US$300 million per year to the estimated needed US$5 billion a year symbolizes the climate change challenge that Somalia faces – one that it aims to tackle by accessing and utilizing international climate finance in a catalytic manner.

 

The limited flows of climate finance to Somalia are attributed to capacity constraints, including institutional, technical and policy constraints. Somalia prioritizes addressing these capacity constraints, including as guided by a Readiness Needs Assessment, so that it may raise the significant adaptation and mitigation investment finance that it requires.

SCOPE OF WORK AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

The Capacity Development and Knowledge Management Expert will play a dual fund-facing and country-facing role to enhance Somalia’s ability to access and manage climate finance. On the fund-facing side, the Expert will engage with focal points at the Green Climate Fund (GCF), Global Environment Facility (GEF), and Adaptation Fund (AF) to support and enhance Somalia’s capacity to access and manage climate finance. The Expert will collaborate closely with these focal points to monitor developments, ensure that projects align with national climate priorities, and assist in the development of project pipelines. This collaboration will ensure that all capacity development initiatives are integrated with international climate finance strategies, facilitating resource mobilization and effective project implementation.

 

In the country-facing role, the expert will lead capacity-building initiatives to strengthen Somalia’s institutional and technical readiness to access climate finance. This includes developing and delivering training programs tailored to the needs of government stakeholders, coordinating the preparation of a sustainability plan for the NDA office, and supporting the creation of knowledge management systems. The expert will also focus on capturing lessons learned from climate finance projects to ensure that knowledge is systematically shared and applied across future programs.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

 

Capacity Development & Knowledge Management

 

  • Support the preparation of an NDA office sustainability plan, outlining human, financial, and administrative resource needs to ensure the NDA office continues to enable, coordinate, and monitor access to climate finance;
  • Coordinate and deliver needs-based training programs for the NDA, government stakeholders, and other partners on accessing and managing climate finance, with a focus on increasing readiness;
  • Develop and implement knowledge management systems to document and share lessons learned from climate finance activities. This includes contributing to a continental-level knowledge management platform and facilitating learning across sectors;
  • Support the identification and prioritization of potential Direct Access Entities (DAEs) or National Implementing Entities (NIEs) that could engage with climate finance. Develop strategies to engage these entities in climate action;
  • Collaborate with the Project Coordinator and NDA focal points to ensure that capacity development and knowledge management strategies are aligned with both national and international climate finance mechanisms;
  • Provide regular updates and reports on the progress of capacity-building and knowledge-sharing initiatives;
  • Undertake any additional tasks required by the project coordinator, director general or minister.

 Engagement with Vertical Funds

 

Engage with NDA primary focal point and with the operational focal point for respective vertical funds, with the objective of providing support on:

 

  • Tracking strategic and operational developments of the vertical funds (including policy updates, changes in strategy, board meetings results and other key events);
  • Engagement in structured policy dialogues with government officials and other stakeholders, and with the funds and other development partners on opportunities for capacity development;
  • Prepare assessments, analyses and policy briefs on international climate finance;
  • Prepare assessments, analyses and policy briefs on related topics;
  • Ensure ongoing familiarity with Somalia’s national policy and legislative framework related to climate change (such as the NDCs, National Adaptation Plan and Climate Finance Policy) including identifying opportunities for ongoing strengthening of the enabling environment through the GCF Readiness and Preparatory Programme and other Readiness support.

 

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS 

The Capacity and Knowledge Management Expert will report directly to the Project Coordinator and support the focal point for their designated vertical climate fund. The Senior Advisors will have a secondary reporting line to the AU-AIP Program Manager.

 

QUALIFICATIONS AND DESIRED EXPERIENCE 

  • Master’s or higher-level degree in finance, MBA, environmental science, sustainable development, climate change and any other related disciplines;
  • Seven years or more of relevant experience including working with representatives of the Somali government;  
  • Experience with tools and methodologies for robust assessment of the impact of climate change indicators, exposure and sensitivity analysis;
  • Strong familiarity with either the GCF, GEF or Adaptation Fund;
  • Familiarity with international climate finance and conventions on climate change (including the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement), as well as deep knowledge of Somalia’s policy framework on climate change (including but not limited to the NDC, National Adaptation Plan and Climate Finance policy);   
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and manage relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders and partners, including government entities, private businesses, investors, NGOs and international organizations;
  • Clear understanding of international finance regulations, compliances and protocols;  
  • Fluency in both written and spoken English and Somali. Arabic an advantage. 

 

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS

 

Applicants meeting all the above requirements are invited to express their interest through submission of the following:

  • A one-page motivation letter addressing the requirements as stated above; 
  • A Curriculum Vitae;
  • Three professional references who may be contacted if you are short-listed for the position.
  • Applications should be submitted through to the Bamboo HR online system: https://gwpsanpc.bamboohr.com/careers/98 
  • Requests for further information or clarification/questions can be directed to the following email address: Joseph Mbinji Joseph.Mbinji@gwpsaf.org with copy to Mark Naidoo mark.naidoo@gwpsaf.org
  • Applications should be submitted not later than 11 November 2024.

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