Liberia - NDC Implementation, Investment Planning and MRV Expert, Paris, France

## Liberia - NDC Implementation, Investment Planning and MRV Expert, Paris, France - Organization:UNEP - United Nations Environment Programme The consultant will provide technical expertise for the development of two government-endorsed deliverables: 1) a Revised NDC Implementation Plan with sector-specific tracking tools, institutional arrangements, and a results-based monitoring framework, and 2) an Updated NDC Investment Plan including a climate finance matrix, a financing strategy, resource mobilisation guidelines, and a pipeline of ten (10) fully elaborated, bankable project concept notes. From 25 September 2026 to 30 March 2027 (102 working days over 6.5 months) Duties and Responsibilities The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the international environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. The NDC Act & Invest Initiative is a global project led by UNEP and currently funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) and the NDC Partnership’s Partnership Action Fund (PAF) multi-donor trust fund. It is designed to help countries raise their climate ambition and translate their new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted in 2025 into actionable, investable plans. Structured around three interconnected workstreams: fostering G20+ ambition and action, piloting policy and planning alignment, and providing deep-dive support to enhance NDC investability, the project aims to bridge the gap between climate commitments and tangible implementation. By aligning national strategies, strengthening enabling environments, and working collaboratively with key partners, including the NDC Partnership, GIZ, UNDP’s Climate Promise, UNFCCC, multilateral development banks (MDBs), development finance institutions (DFIs), and private sector actors, NDC Act & Invest seeks to make the next generation of NDCs 3.0 both more ambitious and more achievable, accelerating progress toward the 1.5°C goal and enhancing global resilience. The NDC Act & Invest team, based within the Mitigation Branch in Paris, is responsible for the global management and overall coordination of the project across partner countries, in line with UNEP’s delivery model. The team also acts as the main liaison between UNEP and the NDC Partnership, coordinating UNEP’s responses to country support requests shared through the Partnership, identifying and applying for additional funding where appropriate, and consolidating implementation and progress reporting. In addition, the team maintains close coordination with related projects under the IKI Programme to ensure coherence and synergies across initiatives. Liberia has submitted its Third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), retaining its 64 per cent emission reduction target against an updated business-as-usual baseline, with an unconditional reduction target of 5,551 GgCO2e (10 per cent) and a conditional reduction of 29,974 GgCO2e (54 per cent) by 2035. To operationalise this ambition, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia has requested technical support through the NDC Partnership to deliver two outputs: (i) a Revised NDC Implementation Plan, aligned with the updated NDC 3.0 targets and national policies and strategies, and accompanied by sector-specific tracking tools; and (ii) an Updated NDC Investment Plan identifying priority interventions, financing needs, and viable resource-mobilisation pathways (national and international) to support NDC implementation. The project will be delivered by UNEP in close collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA), the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), line ministries, and the NDC Partnership, using a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach, with gender equality and social inclusion mainstreamed across all activities. - Key Competencies o Expertise in NDC implementation planning, including sectoral prioritization and implementation roadmaps. o Strong knowledge of investment planning, climate finance mobilization, and preparation of bankable climate investment projects. o Advanced skills in Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) systems, greenhouse gas inventories, and transparency frameworks. o Experience with climate data analysis, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and results-based management. o Excellent analytical, report writing, and policy advisory skills. o Strong technical facilitation skills, including moderating the validation workshops and transferring NDC implementation, MRV and results-based monitoring methodologies to government counterparts. o Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and climate-related analytical tools and databases. o Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to prepare high-quality technical reports and policy briefs. Result 1: Revised NDC Implementation Plan and tracking tools designed in line with NDC 3.0, with sectoral measures, institutional arrangements, capacity-building needs and a results-based monitoring framework. o Activity 1.1: Review the NDC 3.0, the current NDC Implementation Plan (NDC 2.0), the NDC 3.0 costing work, the county climate action plans, and identify key activities to operationalise the measures and targets, using a Result-Based Framework. o Activity 1.2: Conduct a substantive analysis of partner consultations and mapped NDC support initiatives (current, planned, and indicative), leveraging data and stakeholder engagement inputs from the National Data Consultant to assess alignment with NDC targets and objectives and support the formulation of conditional and unconditional components. o Activity 1.3: Design and apply a multi-criteria analysis to prioritise NDC measures, additional policies and activities, using a weighted scoring system covering cost-effectiveness, GHG abatement potential, adaptation benefits, alignment with the ARREST Agenda and GESI, sustainable-development co-benefits and partner financing commitment. o Activity 1.4: Analyse the policy, legal, regulatory and financial enabling elements and barriers to implementation, and map technical assistance and capacity-building needs for each NDC measure and activity. o Activity 1.5: Assess institutional and governance structures for NDC implementation and propose a whole-of-government coordination architecture. o Activity 1.7: Draft the NDC Implementation Plan covering all the above, including sectoral targets, prioritised measures, timelines, responsible entities, enabling elements, capacity-building needs, barriers and resource requirements, with measurable indicators and clear baselines. o Activity 1.9: Revise the draft Implementation Plan to incorporate stakeholder feedback from the national validation workshop, adjusting targets, actions and performance indicators as needed, and present the final draft to the Government sectoral focal points for endorsement. o Activity 1.11: Finalise and submit the NDC Implementation Plan, prepare overall and sector-specific PowerPoint overall and sectoral presentations summarising its key elements, and deliver a debriefing session to the sectoral focal points. Expected deliverables: o 1.a Inception report including detailed methodology, gap analysis and updated work plan. o 1.b NDC 3.0 prioritisation matrix, institutional assessment, and capacity-building needs map. o 1.c Draft NDC Implementation Plan covering all sectors and cross-cutting commitments under NDC 3.0. o 1.d Final endorsed NDC Implementation Plan with handover PowerPoint to EPA and sectoral focal points. Result 2: NDC sector tracking tools developed and embedded in Liberia’s M&E systems. Activity 1.12: Design dedicated NDC tracking tools for each priority sector (Exce