TONGA DEVELOPMENT BANK
Green Climate Fund – Tonga Readiness Programme, Tonga Project Management Unit (PMU)
under Tonga Chamber of Commerce & Industry (TCCI)
2 VACANCIES
1. Programme Manager
2. Finance & Administration Officer
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1. Programme Manager
Project: Enabling Privates Sector Access to Climate Finance to Strengthen Climate Resilience Development in Tonga
Position: Programme Manager
Reporting to: TCCI Board
General: This position is based in Nuku’alofa, Tonga
Applications
Applications are hereby invited to apply for the position of a Programme Manager for the Green Climate Fund – Tonga Readiness Programme: Enabling Private Sector Access to Climate Finance to Strengthen Climate Resilience Development in Tonga Project Management Unit (PMU) under the Tonga Chamber of Commerce & Industry (TCCI) in collaboration with the Tonga Development Bank (TDB) and coordination with the Department of Climate Change - Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications (DCC- MEIDECC).
All applications must be submitted to the attention of:
President for TCCI, Tonga Chamber of Commerce & Industry Inc.,
Ground Floor Ports Authority Building,
Vuna Rd. Ma’ufanga,
P.O. Box 1704, Nuku’alofa.
and labelled “PMU for the GCF – Tonga Private Sector Readiness Programme” no later than 4.30pm, Monday 28th November, 2022.
Applicants are required to submit their applications with their “Curriculum Vitae” and relevant documents such as certificates, transcripts, and testimonials.
For any queries, please contact: Sam Vea at 7706520 or samintonga [at] yahoo [dot] co [dot] nz or Pohiva Malu on email pmalu16 [at] gmail [dot] com
Description
The Private Sector Readiness Programme entitled Enabling Private Sector Access to Climate Finance to Strengthen Climate Resilience Development in Tonga is funded under the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme. This Fund was established as a financial mechanism of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to support climate actions in developing countries such as Tonga that are extremely vulnerable due to geographic location and socio-economic status. Thus, these countries need considerable financing resources to facilitate mitigation solutions and adequate adaptation strategies to climate change and its adverse impacts.
Accessing and management of GCF funding and resources are still major capacity gaps for developing countries; the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme – known simply as the Readiness Programme – of the GCF was therefore established to maximize the effectiveness of this fund by first building the capacities of national governments and/or non- governmental institutions in vulnerable countries to increase accessibility and effective management of climate financing via strategic frame-working and programming at the country level.
This Readiness Programme was initiated by the Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI) in close cooperation with the Department of Climate Change – Tonga’s GCF National Designated Authority (NDA) supporting office – under MEIDECC, with the aim to support the enabling of private sector participation in the pursuit of Tonga’s long-term Joint National Action Plan 2 (JNAP2) on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management and national climate finance goals. The activities of this Readiness Programme will support the Government of Tonga (GoT) in advancing its GCF Country Programme to address climate change impacts by leveraging private sector expertise and resources as well as develop strong public-private partnerships by building on existing capacities and enhancing institutions already in place at national, sectorial and community levels as well as the outer islands.
The main focus of this Readiness Programme are:
- Strengthening private sector engagement with the GCF through knowledge and capacity building;
- Crowding-in private sector investment for climate actions; and
- Building the capacity within the private sector to develop GCF concept notes/funding proposals.
Post: Programme Manager
1. Scope of Work
The Programme Manager will be responsible for managing the project on a day-to-day basis and is accountable to the executing entity (TCCI) for the planning, management, quality control, timeliness and effective implementation of the Readiness Programme activities. This Officer will also ensure regular monitoring, evaluation and reporting of activities to the NDA office (Department of Climate Change, MEIDECC) and the Delivery Partner (TDB).
The PM will be located at the Tonga Chamber of Commerce & Industry Inc. and will report directly to the TCCI project overseer.
2. Duties and Responsibilities
The Programme Manager will carry out the following duties: •
- Prepare annual work plan and oversee overall implementation of activities by the PMU to ensure compliance and timely implementation;
- Ensure effective communication and adequate information flow with all relevant authorities and institutions including government line ministries/departments, NGOs and private sector organizations in close collaboration with the NDA Office (Department of Climate Change, MEIDECC);
- Conduct workshops and training to strengthen capacities and increase knowledge if Climate Change Committees, Technical Advisory Teams and all relevant stakeholders to build awareness of the progress as well as issues related to activities, including presenting of any technical/policy briefing documents;
- Responsible for presenting of quarterly narrative and financial reports to TDB for regular monitoring, evaluation and reporting of activities to the NDA Office and the GCF Secretariat;
- Lead dialogue of private sector on updating current/future projects seeking funding from GCF and other related climate financing donors;
- Assume overall responsibility for the proper handling of logistics for all events;
- Oversee overall resource allocation and where relevant, submit requests for budget revisions for GCF approval depending outstanding activities that require additional support under the grant;
- Undertake any other responsibilities related to the Readiness Programme as requested by the NDA Office and the GCF Secretariat;
- Responsible for managing and monitoring any project risks and submit reports if needed for consideration and decision on possible actions;
- Assist TDB in preparing Interim and Completion Reports for submission to GCF Secretariat;
- Assume any other duties as determined by the CEO for TCCI and NDA Office, MEIDECC.
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2. Finance & Administration Officer
Project: Enabling Privates Sector Access to Climate Finance to Strengthen Climate Resilience Development in Tonga
Position: Finance & Administration Officer
Reporting to: Programme Manager
General: This position is based in Nuku’alofa, Tonga
Applications
Applications are hereby invited to apply for the position of a Finance & Administration Officer for the Green Climate Fund – Tonga Readiness Programme: Enabling Private Sector Access to Climate Finance to Strengthen Climate Resilience Development in Tonga Project Management Unit (PMU) under the Tonga Chamber of Commerce & Industry (TCCI) in collaboration with the Tonga Development Bank (TDB) and coordination with the Department of Climate Change - Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications (DCC- MEIDECC).
All applications must be submitted to the attention of:
President for TCCI, Tonga Chamber of Commerce & Industry Inc.,
Ground Floor Ports Authority Building,
Vuna Rd. Ma’ufanga,
P.O. Box 1704, Nuku’alofa.
and labelled “PMU for the GCF – Tonga Private Sector Readiness Programme” no later than 4.30pm, Monday 28th November, 2022.
Applicants are required to submit their applications with their “Curriculum Vitae” and relevant documents such as certificates, transcripts, and testimonials.
For any queries, please contact: Sam Vea at 7706520 or 28801 or email Pohiva Malu - pohiva [at] tongachamber [dot] to
Description
The Private Sector Readiness Programme entitled Enabling Private Sector Access to Climate Finance to Strengthen Climate Resilience Development in Tonga is funded under the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme. This Fund was established as a financial mechanism of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to support climate actions in developing countries such as Tonga that are extremely vulnerable due to geographic location and socio-economic status. Thus, these countries need considerable financing resources to facilitate mitigation solutions and adequate adaptation strategies to climate change and its adverse impacts.
Accessing and management of GCF funding and resources are still major capacity gaps for developing countries; the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme – known simply as the Readiness Programme – of the GCF was therefore established to maximize the effectiveness of this fund by first building the capacities of national governments and/or non- governmental institutions in vulnerable countries to increase accessibility and effective management of climate financing via strategic frame-working and programming at the country level.
This Readiness Programme was initiated by the Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI) in close cooperation with the Department of Climate Change – Tonga’s GCF National Designated Authority (NDA) supporting office – under MEIDECC, with the aim to support the enabling of private sector participation in the pursuit of Tonga’s long-term Joint National Action Plan 2 (JNAP2) on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management and national climate finance goals. The activities of this Readiness Programme will support the Government of Tonga (GoT) in advancing its GCF Country Programme to address climate change impacts by leveraging private sector expertise and resources as well as develop strong public-private partnerships by building on existing capacities and enhancing institutions already in place at national, sectorial and community levels as well as the outer islands.
The main focus of this Readiness Programme will be:
- Strengthening private sector engagement with the GCF through knowledge and capacity building;
- Crowding-in private sector investment for climate actions; and
- Building the capacity within the private sector to develop GCF concept notes/funding proposals.
Post: Finance & Administrative Assistant
1. Scope of Work
The Finance & Administrative Assistant will be responsible for conducting secretarial and administrative tasks including preparation of documentation, providing financial assistance and reporting. This officer will also be responsible for assisting the Programme Manager with facilitating communication with and disseminating all relevant information to all stakeholders
The FAA will be located at the Tonga Chamber of Commerce & Industry Inc. and will report directly to the Programme Manger
2. Duties and Responsibilities
The Finance & Administrative Assistant will carry out the following duties:
- Assist the PM with preparation and organization of logistics for all meetings, training/workshops, as well as other related events for the Readiness Programme,
- Carry out monthly financial reconciliation with the Procurement & Accreditation Assistant (PAA) at Tonga Development Bank (TDB) and prepare reports including up- to-date asset registry;
- Assist the OM in the preparation of interim and completion reports to the GCF;
- Organize and manage a comprehensive and robust hard copy and e-copy archive filing system;
- Assist the Senior Communications (SCO) with communication between TCCI and stakeholders;
- Assume any other duties as determined by the PM and CEO for TCCI
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