SIDS Coalition for Nature Coordinator, Bonn, Germany

## SIDS Coalition for Nature Coordinator, Bonn, Germany - Organization:UNDP - United Nations Development Programme - Office:UN Campus Bonn The Blue & Green Islands Integrated Programme (BGI IP) is a transformative and comprehensive initiative designed to address pressing environmental challenges faced by Small Island Developing States (SIDS). These Countries, due to their small size, remote locations, and reliance on limited resources, are highly vulnerable to climate change impacts and other shocks. The programme will leverage significant innovation emerging from SIDS to turn their most pressing challenges into opportunities for prosperity, enabling them to build forward better, greener and bluer. The overall objective of the BGI IP's Global Coordination Project (GCP) is to enhance collaboration, capacity and partnerships among 15 BGI IP country projects in valuing nature, scaling up of nature-based solutions in the food, tourism, and urban sectors, and securing public and private finance to facilitate nature-positive development and reduce ecosystem degradation in SIDS. This will be achieved by demonstrating the transformational potential of incorporating the value of nature into decision-making and using innovative nature-based solutions to achieve development and MEA goals and address SIDS challenges related to food security, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and reduction of hazardous chemical pollution. A Global Programme Coordination Unit (GPCU) has been established by the GCP for the overall BGI IP. The GPCU is responsible for the overarching management and coherence of the BGI-IP through workstreams including day-to-day programmatic coordination of the Policy and Practice Facility, Knowledge Management and Learning Cluster, and Nature Based Solutions Accelerator, capacity development, monitoring, evaluation and reporting, adaptive management, technical coherence and advice, compliance, knowledge management, cross-project collaboration and networking, and facilitation of joint learning, solutions sharing, and upscaling efforts. The GPCU works to optimize strategic engagement with key multi-stakeholder bodies and platforms for policy coherence and change at global, regional, and national levels. This is done through collective action and a clear agenda established in collaboration with the IP's country and institutional partners, to assure a seat at the table on policy and related discussions relevant to SIDS and the IP context. The GPCU is responsible for programme level support to the Country Projects and for receiving and collating information on the state of the Programme for the PSC, and for organizing the annual meeting of the GCP and all the 15 Country Projects, as well as quarterly meetings of the BGI IP PSC, and for collating and disseminating all programme M&E results. Effective participation from key BGI IP countries will be ensured through Regional Nodes and Thematic Working Groups, where country project managers come together to exchange best practices and learning around themes such as evidence-based nature-based solutions, public and private sector engagement and finance, monitoring and evaluation, safeguards, gender, etc. The SIDS Coalition for Nature (SCN) was launched at the 15thConference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) in 2022. The Coalition aims to catalyze SIDS strategic partnerships and advocate as ‘one' for SIDS priorities. Through the Coordinator, BGI will work with the Coalition to elevate SIDS leadership, strengthen regional and global policy alignment, mobilize partnerships, and scale integrated solutions emerging from the BGI-IP. The Coordinator will lead, operationalize, and manage the Coalition's activities in close coordination with the Coalition and AOSIS, governments, and regional bodies including SPREP, CARICOM, and IOC. The SIDS Coalition for Nature Coordinator will be responsible for leading and coordinating the development, functioning, and strategic engagement of the SIDS Coalition for Nature. S/he will facilitate strengthened regional and global collaboration among SIDS, support the upscaling of country project results and ensure coherent representation of SIDS priorities in relevant multilateral processes and policy platforms, and ensure effective coordination with and integration of Nature and the BGI mission into the wider SIDS Agenda. The Coordinator will engage with the leadership and members of the SIDS Coalition for Nature, AOSIS, SIDS governments, regional bodies, and global partners to advance nature-positive development efforts across SIDS. The role of the SIDS Coalition Coordinator is strictly technical, coordination-focused, and facilitative in nature. The incumbent does not represent SIDS Member States, AOSIS, or any intergovernmental body in political or negotiation processes. All political positions, joint statements, and advocacy stances remain the prerogative of SIDS governments and AOSIS. The Coordinator supports these processes by providing technical inputs, organizing consultations, synthesizing information, and facilitating communication among stakeholders, ensuring that all outputs are reviewed and approved by the appropriate SIDS authorities prior to external use. Specific duties include:Duties and Responsibilities Responsibilities supporting the wider mandate of the SIDS Coalition for Nature - Coordinate implementation, monitoring, and follow-up of the Coalition's work programme, including the annual update of a SIDS Nature-positive Development Roadmap, ensuring coherence with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), 2018-2030 UNCCD Framework, Paris Agreement, the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS (ABAS), and other relevant UN processes. - Support partnership development, proposal drafting, and resource mobilization, engaging development partners, multilateral funds, and philanthropic initiatives to advance SIDS-led nature action. - Lead coordination, operationalization, and strategic development of the SIDS Coalition for Nature as a global partnership platform. - Serve as the primary liaison of the SIDS Coalition for Nature with AOSIS, SIDS governments, regional organizations (SPREP, CARICOM, IOC), and UN agencies, facilitating communication and ensuring timely information-sharing and coordinated action. - Coordinate global/regional policy engagement to elevate SIDS priorities on Nature, climate, resilience, financing and sustainable development. - Support SIDS-led advocacy in key multilateral processes (CBD, UNCCD, UNFCCC, UN Ocean Conference, SIDs relevant meetings etc.). - Prepare analytical briefs, progress reports, position papers and policy inputs to inform intergovernmental negotiations, high-level dialogues, and advocacy regarding interconnected SIDS priorities in biodiversity and sustainable development fora on Nature, climate, resilience, financing and sustainable development. - Ensure effective coordination with and integration of Nature and BGI into the global and regional SIDS Agenda. - Strengthen partnerships with coalitions such as the High Ambition Coalition, Global Ocean Alliance, Ocean Panel, UNCCD-related SIDS collective action and relevant UN Decades and Initiatives. - Organize regional/global dialogues, ministerial briefings, and technical working sessions for Coalition priorities. - Provide technical and logistical support for planning and delivering Coalition meetings, activities, and capacity-building initiatives at national, regional, and global levels. - Support SIDS champions in advancing integrated policy frameworks that embed NbS and nature-positive development. Responsibilities supporting BGI-IP integration and contributions These duties will ensure that the Coalition benefits from BGI data, lessons, partnerships, knowledge, and lessons for potential replication and scaling. Working in close coordination with the BGI Global Coordination Unit, the Coordinator will: - Develop a multi-year