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Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION
Please Note The Appropriate Tier Indicated In The Vacancy Title And Ensure That You Are Holding The Applicable Contract As Defined Below:
Tier 1: UNDP/ UNCDF/ UNV staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed term (FTA) appointments (defined as 'internal' candidates)
Tier 2: UNDP/ UNCDF/ UNV staff holding temporary appointments (TA) and personnel on regular PSA contracts
Tier 3:
All other contract types from UNDP/UNCDF/UNV and other agencies, and other external candidates
Background
UNDP has been working in India since 1951 in almost all areas of human development. Together with the Government of India and development partners, we have worked towards eradicating poverty, reducing inequalities, strengthening local governance, enhancing community resilience, protecting the environment, supporting policy initiatives and institutional reforms, and accelerating sustainable development for all.
With projects and programmes in every state and union territory in India, UNDP works with national and subnational government, and diverse development actors to deliver people-centric results, particularly for the most vulnerable and marginalized communities. As the integrator for collective action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within the UN system, we are committed to supporting the Government of India's national development vision and priorities and accelerating the achievement of the SDGs for the people and the planet.
UNDP India's New Country Programme ) Builds On Our Prior Work And Aims To Provide An Integrated Approach To Development Solutions In Three Strategic Portfolios:
Strong, accountable and evidence-led institutions for accelerated achievement of the SDGs.
Enhanced economic opportunities and social protection to reduce inequality, with a focus on the marginalized.
Climate-smart solutions, sustainable ecosystems and resilient development for reduced vulnerability.
South-South cooperation, gender equality and social inclusion are promoted across the pillars. The programme is supported by a framework of renewed partnerships and blended finance solutions, strategic innovation and accelerator labs, and data and digital architecture.
The Action for Climate and Environment (ACE) Unit at UNDP is organized around the thematic areas of climate change adaptation and mitigation; disaster management and resilience; and access to clean and energy efficiency.
The ACE Unit has been working on several adaptation and mitigation initiatives that involve strategic, sector-specific interventions across several states in India. These initiatives aim to support transition to a low carbon economy, to support sustainable and inclusive development, to identify and create livelihood provisions (and green jobs) and to build climate resilience of the vulnerable communities by integrating climate change considerations in the planning and implementation of national and state government development programmes.
The overarching ambition under these projects is to build upon UNDP's existing experience and expand to new geographies and sectors; with new/innovative low-emission technologies and climate/nature positive solutions. One such project is on 'Localizing Data Science for Climate Change Adaptation'.
Providing localized data is essential for implementing and upscaling effective climate change solutions. Similarly, information from different regions of the country is critical to feeding into the formulation of policies and programmes that are effective and useful. Such localization would include conducting context-specific research, assessments, and pilots that could be immediately relevant for assessing impacts, risks, and adaptation strategies in different geographic regions of the country.
UNDP, with support from BMGF (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) is implementing this project with an approach to utilize inputs from both climate science and local/indigenous knowledge systems for an effective and robust climate change adaptation action for long term resilience of agriculture sector and linked natural resources like water and land – across different agro-climatic zones in India.
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