Biodiversity Policy Specialist
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The Biodiversity Policy Specialist will support implementation of UNDP's GEF8 Umbrella programme in Nigeria and development of the National Biodiversity Finance Plan. Duties include policy and institutional review, stakeholder engagement, analysis of biodiversity financing mechanisms, reporting, and recommendations.
- Support implementation of UNDP's GEF8 Umbrella programme in Nigeria.
- Help develop the National Biodiversity Finance Plan.
- Conduct a Policy and Institutional Review with the Senior Finance Expert.
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The Biodiversity Policy Specialist will support implementation of UNDP's GEF8 Umbrella programme in Nigeria and development of the National Biodiversity Finance Plan. Duties include policy and institutional review, stakeholder engagement, analysis of biodiversity financing mechanisms, reporting, and recommendations.
- Support implementation of UNDP's GEF8 Umbrella programme in Nigeria.
- Help develop the National Biodiversity Finance Plan.
- Conduct a Policy and Institutional Review with the Senior Finance Expert.
- Analyze biodiversity policies and financing mechanisms.
- Engage stakeholders and prepare reports and recommendations.
- Application deadline: November 09, 2026.
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Biodiversity Policy Specialist
UNV - United Nations Volunteers
Nigeria
International
Mid level
Application deadline: November 09, 2026 (12 days)
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Summary by Impactpool
The Biodiversity Policy Specialist will support the implementation of the GEF8 Umbrella programme in Nigeria, focusing on the development of the National Biodiversity Finance Plan. This role involves collaborating with the Senior Finance Expert to conduct a Policy and Institutional Review (PIR) and engaging with relevant stakeholders. The specialist will analyze biodiversity-related policies, review financing mechanisms, and document findings to inform the project. Additionally, the role includes preparing reports and providing recommendations for enhancing biodiversity finance strategies.
Candidate Requirements:
Experience in environmental policy analysis
Knowledge of biodiversity financing mechanisms
Ability to engage with stakeholders
Strong analytical and reporting skills
Experience in project support and implementation
Details
Mission and objectives
UNDP is the United Nations largest agency with a mandate to eradicate poverty, through sustainable and inclusive human development. UNDP has been in Nigeria since the country became independent in 1960 providing capacity building and policy development support to the Federal Government of Nigeria in areas of Governance & Peace Building, Inclusive growth, and Sustainable Development.
UNDP continues to support the government in the implementation of development interventions aimed at meeting medium to long term goals enshrined in National and Subnational development plans as well as the Sustainable Development Goals. The goal of UNDP is to improve the lives of the people of Nigeria, especially the poorest and most vulnerable, and to ensure a future that offers equality, dignity, and opportunity for all. UNDP works in partnership with the federal Government of Nigeria, development partners, UN agencies, civil society and local communities to help identify local solutions to meet global and national development challenges through a range of interventions that combine UNDP’s expertise and comparative advantage in the areas of Governance & Peace Building, Inclusive growth and Sustainable Development.
Context
UNDP's 2022-2025 Strategic Plan highlights our continued commitment to eradicating poverty, accompanying countries in their pathways towards the SDGs and working towards the Paris Agreement. As part of the Global Policy Network in the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, UNDP's Nature, Climate Change, Energy, and Waste (NCE&W) Hubs promote and scale up integrated whole-of-governance approaches and nature-based solutions that reduce poverty and inequalities, strengthen livelihoods and inclusive growth, mitigate conflict, forced migration and displacement, and promote more resilient governance systems that advance linked peace and security agendas.
The implementation of the project in NIGERIA falls under the GEF8 Umbrella programme for the development of the first National Biodiversity Finance Plan. The overall implementation of the project will be led by the Project Lead/Senior Finance Expert with the support of a technical team and in coordination to a government project director and the National Steering Commit-tee.
For the implementation of the GEF8-BFP Umbrella program at the national level, UNDP is recruiting a national team composed of a Senior Finance Expert (Project Lead), a Project Support Associate, a Policy Expert and a Biodiversity Finance Specialist.
The Environmental Policy Expert will lead the production of the Policy and Institutional Review and will provide initial input to support the Project Lead to develop the Biodiversity Finance Plan.
Task description
Under the direct supervision of the Senior Finance Expert (Project Lead), the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
• Support the Senior Finance Expert (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.
• Stocktake and analyse 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.
• Describe relevant stakeholders, sectors and institutions to inform the BER analysis.
• Provide relevant findings of financial mechanisms that contribute to biodiversity finance and potential areas in need of finance
• Support the Senior Finance Expert (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 method-ologies.
• 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.
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Summary by Impactpool
The Biodiversity Policy Specialist will support the implementation of the GEF8 Umbrella programme in Nigeria, focusing on the development of the National Biodiversity Finance Plan. This role involves collaborating with the Senior Finance Expert to conduct a Policy and Institutional Review (PIR) and engaging with relevant stakeholders. The specialist will analyze biodiversity-related policies, review financing mechanisms, and document findings to inform the project. Additionally, the role includes preparing reports and providing recommendations for enhancing biodiversity finance strategies.
Candidate Requirements:
Experience in environmental policy analysis
Knowledge of biodiversity financing mechanisms
Ability to engage with stakeholders
Strong analytical and reporting skills
Experience in project support and implementation
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