OXFORD POLICY MANAGEMENT JOB VACANCIES 2024
Oxford Policy Management (OPM) is seeking a Blue Carbon Specialist for a 6-month contract, anticipated to extend to 12 months. This is an exciting role that will support the needs of the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office of the UK Government (FCDO) in working on a partnership agreement in the Low Carbon Development Initiative (LCDI).
The first phase of LCDI was implemented in 2017-2021. Currently, the program has entered LCDI Phase 2 (LCDI2) for four years and to implement this second stage effectively, OPM is seeking a team of experts from various key sectors.
Specifically, the LCDI program covers the following objectives:
- Building political support for low-carbon development within and outside of government
- Building knowledge and understanding of the LCDI approach among those who would be responsible for implementing it within the Government of Indonesia
- Supporting implementation of the LCDI approach, especially through provincial and national development plans
- Raising ambition to the highest levels set out in the LCDI report
The Blue Carbon Specialist will support the LCDI-2 management unit in providing technical input for low-carbon intervention and climate resilience in the coastal and marine sector including mangrove and seagrass ecosystems. The Blue Carbon Specialist is responsible for developing methods for calculating economic, social, and environmental activities in the Coastal and Marine sector, and developing mitigation actions. The post-holder will also work together with other units in the LCDI-2 team to develop the Green Economy Index model for the national and regional government, especially from the Marine and Coastal sectors. The specialist will report directly to the Deputy Team Leader of the LCDI-2 Project.