The Environmental Policy Analyst will also, as much as possible, provide input to all other national outputs, including critical stakeholder analysis for the Biodiversity Expenditure Review (BER) and summarize critical priorities and policies for the latest part of the methodology Biodiversity Finance Plan. The Environmental Policy Analyst should provide input to the feedback on the BIOFIN methodological framework.

The Environmental Policy Analyst will assess and describe major biodiversity related policies, legal framework and identify existing finance solutions relevant to biodiversity finance as described in the most recent version of the BIOFIN Workbook. The Environmental Policy Analyst will focus on the most recent National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) that would ideally be in the process of alignment with the new Kunming Montreal GBF Framework.

The Environmental Policy Analyst will produce drafts and analyses that will be reviewed and ultimately validated by the Senior Finance Specialist (Project Lead) and the BIOFIN Global Team.

• Advise and support the Senior Finance Specialist (Project Lead) in the conception and preparation of the PIR;
• Plan and implement the PIR step of the BIOFIN methodology;
• Identify relevant stakeholders to inform and participate this step;
• Stock take and analyze relevant biodiversity related policy instruments and studies (such as harmful subsidies analysis that might be delivered prior or parallel to this step of the methodology), these include NBSAPs and beyond;
• Develop an inventory of existing Biodiversity Financing Mechanisms in the country;
• Review existing economic valuation studies relevant to the BIOFIN process;
• Review legal framework relevant to the BIOFIN process;
• Review other sources relevant to BD finance;
• Identify existing national positive and negative incentives/subsidies following available guidance.
  2.) Ensure provision of Biodiversity Expenditure Reviews (BER)

• Describe relevant stakeholders, sectors and institutions to inform the BER analysis.

3.) Contribute to the Biodiversity Finance Needs Assessment (FNA)

• Provide relevant findings of financial mechanisms that contribute to biodiversity finance and potential areas in need of finance.

• Support the Senior Finance Specialist (Project Lead) with summary of findings, finance mechanism baseline and initial preparation guidance of the BFP.
• Support detailed feasibility analyses on a range of financing mechanisms depending on knowledge and experience.

• Preparation of workshops, meetings, networking and presentations as required, to complete the Policy and Institutional Review.
• Provide substantive comments and feedback on how to improve the existing methodologies.

• Document decisions and assumptions made while completing the Policy and Institutional Review (PIR);
• Document lessons learned from conducting the BFP project ranging from institutional considerations to technical issues;
• Prepare reports and case studies, as required, for submission to global meetings (e.g. CBD COP);
• Provide insights and recommendations for the BFP

Institutional Arrangement

The Environmental Policy Analyst will be under the direct supervision of the Senior Finance Expert (Project Lead). UNDP shall be entitled to intellectual property and other proprietary rights over all materials that have a direct relation to the project.

1. Expected duration of work 2.5 years.
2. Indicate target date for the start of work and expected completion date, including conditions to determining both dates, if any.
3. Provide the estimated lead time for UNDP or Project Implementing Partners to review outputs, give comments, certify approval/acceptance of outputs, etc.
4. The PIR is the first step of the BIOFIN Methodology, any form of delay in the completion of the work might delay completion of rest of steps and finally BFP delivery.

2030 Agenda- Planet : Nature

• Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme: Nature-positive economy and Biodiversity Finance

Business Direction and Strategy  System thinking:

• Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system.

Business Development: Collective Intelligence Design

• Ability to bring together diverse groups of people, data, information, ideas, and technology to solve problems and design solutions or services. Knowledge and understanding of Collective Intelligence Design principles, methodology and practices.

Digital & Innovation: Data storytelling and communications

• Skilled in building a narrative around a set of data and its accompanying visualizations to help convey the meaning of that data in a powerful and compelling fashion.

Digital & Innovation: Data Governance

• Knowledge of data science, skills to develop data management tools, organize and maintain databases and operate data visualization technologies

Digital & Innovation: Data Collection

• Being skilled in Data Sorting, Data Cleaning, Survey Administration, Presentation and Reporting including collection of Real-Time Data (e.g. mobile data, satellite data, sensor data).

Digital & Innovation: Data analysis

• Ability to extract, analyze and visualize data (including Real-Time Data) to form meaningful insights and aid effective decision making