Climate Mitigation Specialist

Lead demand-driven technical assistance assignments to unblock climate-resilient infrastructure implementation across Eastern Caribbean SIDS, ensuring high-quality delivery within set programme tolerances and fostering sustainable skills exchange and regional stakeholder partnerships. Provide climate mitigation technical support in infrastructure projects mainly in energy, transport and buildings sectors, and contribute to climate-resilient infrastructure development and activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide climate mitigation technical support in the conceptualization and implementation of infrastructure projects mainly in energy, transport and buildings sectors in beneficiary countries.
• Provide technical knowledge and contribute to processes and decisions to facilitate climate-resilient infrastructure development and activities such as data collection and analysis, procurement, design, construction and provision of climate mitigation support and services to RIISE’s partners and client countries.
• Provide technical guidance on all aspects of climate mitigation to inform effective project programming, management and partnerships.
• Provide technical expertise in support of ongoing infrastructure projects as needed.
• Provide climate mitigation oversight on program design and management, working closely with stakeholders to mainstream climate mitigation actions in projects.
• Deliver assignment reports including RIISE Helpdesk Report for short-term assignments and comprehensive Assignment Closure Report for medium-term assignments.
• Ensure final technical outputs adhere to RIISE’s Deliverable Standards including Knowledge Transfer Summary, GBA+ / GESI Integration Outcomes, Safeguards and Risk Summary, and Actionable Recommendations & Limitations.
• Support, review and/or quality-assure specialized safeguard and compliance outputs such as RIISE CCA Integration Checklist, OHS Assessment and ESMP Review as applicable.
• Secure Intellectual Property Handover Confirmation before assignment financial closure.
• Comply with travel requirements including BSAFE course completion and vaccinations.
• Comply with UN security directives.

Requirements

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in energy planning/economics, engineering, climate change, sustainable development, international development, or related fields in combination with 5 years of relevant experience is required OR Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in any of the above related fields in combination with 7 years of relevant experience.
• Relevant work experience in climate mitigation in infrastructure sectors preferably in energy, transport, construction and buildings sectors.
• Experience with renewable energy projects and their linkages to national or transnational energy systems and energy efficiency optimization is required.
• Experience in resource efficient design and delivery of green buildings is desirable.
• Experience in mainstreaming climate mitigation actions in transport projects is an asset.
• Experience working with Independent Power Producers (IPP) and leading Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) negotiations is an asset.
• Experience in mainstreaming climate mitigation actions in other infrastructure sectors e.g Water, Digital development, waste management, etc., is an asset.
• Working experience in Caribbean countries is highly desirable.
• Previous assignments with the UN system is an added advantage.
• Experience working with Multilateral Development Banks and other Donors is an asset.
• Fluent English required.
• Intermediate Spanish desirable.

Skills

• Climate Mitigation
• Energy Planning
• Renewable Energy
• Green building
• Transport Climate Mitigation
• Public-Private Partnerships Negotiation
• Infrastructure Sector Expertise
• Resource Efficient Design
• Energy Efficiency Design
• Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Design
• Technical Assistance Delivery
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Multilateral Bank Experience
• International Development
• Sustainable Development
• Project Management
• Economic Analysis
• Engineering
• Spanish
• English

Languages

English, Spanish