ET Consultant- Climate Change Specialist

At the World Bank, a member of the World Bank Group (WBG), you’ll join a diverse, global community working across cultures, disciplines, and borders to address the world’s most pressing development challenges. With 1.2 billion young people reaching working age in the decade ahead, the challenge of job creation has never been greater. Through partnerships across 145 countries and more than 182 offices worldwide, we work with governments, private sector, development partners and other stakeholders to invest in people, strengthen markets, and deliver scalable, data-driven solutions that generate more and better jobs and improve lives. For more information, visit https://www.worldbank.org/en/who-we-are/ibrd The Environment (ENV) Global Practice has five key business lines consisting of Lending and non-lending services in (1) Forests, Watersheds and Sustainable Landscapes (‘Green Business line’); (2) Marine, Coastal, Aquatic Resources and Ocean Health (‘Blue Economy Business line’); (3) Pollution Management and Environmental Health (‘Pollution Management Business line’); (4) Environmental Economics, Policies and Institutions Business line, and (5) Safeguards/ Environmental Risk Management Business line: delivery of effective environmental risk management and sustainability by managing risk at the project level and creating opportunities to advance sustainable development. The Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan Region ENV Unit (SMAEO) is seeking a qualified and motivated Climate Change Specialist to support the Climate Change, Climate Finance, Carbon Markets, and Natural Resources Management program in Pakistan, with a particular focus on integrating climate mitigation and adaptation considerations into upcoming World Bank operations, supporting Climate Co-Benefits (CCB) assessments, and advancing alignment with the goals of the Paris Agreement. VPU Context: The Planet Practice Group in the Middle East North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan Region helps countries tackle their most complex challenges in the areas of Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Environment, Natural Resources Blue Economy, Environmental and Social Framework, and Water. Unit Context: SMAEO comprises of about twenty-five staff, based in various country offices in the Region as well as in Washington, DC. All reports to a Practice Manager (PM) based in Washington, DC. The unit manages a full spectrum of environment, climate change, green growth and natural resources, waste and pollution management lending and non-lending tasks. Duties and accountabilities: The consultant will work with the Pakistan Operations team. His / her engagement will focus on assisting the team on ongoing Climate Change, Climate Finance, Carbon Markets, and Environment analytical work and operations. This includes:

• Support TTL/s and provide technical input to the preparation of pipeline and ongoing World Bank operations in Pakistan and Afghanistan, specifically including the integration of climate mitigation and adaptation measures to maximize climate co-benefits, Paris Alignment considerations, and climate finance opportunities.
• Support task teams in meeting corporate climate commitments and requirements, including Climate Co-Benefits (CCB) assessments, Paris Alignment, greenhouse gas accounting, climate risk screening, and other climate-related corporate reporting and operational processes.
• Assist the team in the preparation of analytical work by providing technical input on climate policy, climate finance, carbon markets, Article 6 readiness, MRV systems, sectoral assessments, and institutional strengthening, including support for report writing and the finalization of analytical products.
• Support the implementation of new and ongoing operations, including mission preparation and participation, review of client products, technical input into operational documents, and leading or facilitating technical meetings and stakeholder consultations.
• Assist the team in maintaining relationships and dialogue with government counterparts, development partners, and the Country Management Unit by providing technical and strategic input into briefing materials, operational updates, and meetings.
• Support the design and implementation of climate change mitigation and adaptation activities across sectors, including initiatives related to carbon finance, resilience, sustainable development, and natural resource management.
• Contribute to sector and multi-sector work aligned with the achievement of the goals of the Pakistan Country Partnership Framework, the Paris Agreement, and national climate and development priorities.