Environmental Law and Policy Specialist NGO Job UNEP

Environmental Law and Policy Specialist (MVP5 Carbon Markets) NGO Job. Legal Jobs In Kenya

The Consultant will support developing guidance products to implement the priority areas of climate change in general and legal frameworks on carbon markets in particular; under the Montevideo Programme V.

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Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Head of the MCDU, the Consultant will support the development of guidance products on legal issues related to carbon markets as follows:

Situational Analysis: legal frameworks on carbon markets

The Consultant will prepare a situational analysis report of a maximum of 30 pages, to inform the development of a guidance document on legal frameworks on carbon markets. For this purpose, the Consultant will:

• Collect and review national, regional and international legal instruments on climate change in general, including relevant conference of the parties’ decisions, rules or guidelines, and in particular on carbon markets;
• Identify and analyse key issues, including gaps, constraints, and opportunities, that affect carbon markets establishment and operation and present case studies;
• Prepare an inception report detailing the key issues from a desk review; the methodology for collecting and analysing information for undertaking a situation analysis; the range and role of stakeholders to be consulted; and the timeline for the review;
• Prepare a situational analysis report for legal frameworks on carbon markets, covering the areas in an annotated outline, as appropriate, considering results of desk or literature review and stakeholders’ consultation, and the guidance of the Head of MCDU;
• Submit a draft situational analysis report for stakeholders’ review and validation by selected experts including National Focal Points for the Montevideo Programme V; and
• Finalize the situational analysis report considering inputs provided by stakeholders.

Guidance on legal frameworks on carbon markets

The Consultant will prepare a Guidance for supporting countries to develop, strengthen and implement national laws on carbon markets. In particular the Consultant will:-

• Use the situational analysis report to identify the elements of a guidance on national, regional and international legal frameworks on carbon markets.
• Develop the guide focusing on international trends, good practices and gaps as well as the core information and case studies on the development and strengthening national laws on carbon markets identified in the situational analysis report.
• Focus on the elements in the annotated outline, as appropriate, considering results of desk or literature review, stakeholders’ consultation and the overall guidance of the Head of the MCDU;
• Submit a draft guidance for stakeholders’ review and validation by selected experts including National Focal Points for the Montevideo Programme V; and
• Finalize the guidance considering inputs provided by stakeholders.

Qualifications

• An advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in environmental law, climate law, or international law is required.
• A first level (undergraduate) degree in law alongside relevant experience in environmental law, climate law, or international law may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A minimum of seven (7) years of progressive experience in environmental law, climate law, international law, or climate change-related matters is required.
• Experience in preparing guidance documents or providing technical legal assistance to countries in support of legal drafting and development of legal frameworks for environment and climate change is required.

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