Adaptation Panel Member Homebased

This Vacancy Announcement is being published by the Water & Energy Cluster, UNOPS on behalf of the GEF STAP

The STAP is seeking a new Panel member for climate adaptation, and is currently accepting applications from highly qualified candidates with:

• outstanding academic and technical credentials;
• a passion for tackling global environmental and sustainable development challenges;
• strong expertise in climate change adaptation, and preferably with crosscutting expertise across the GEF’s focal areas;
• the ability to work in an interdisciplinary, integrated manner across the focal areas; and
• capable of bridging scientific, technological, economic, social, and policy issues.

The Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP – http://stapgef.org) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) provides independent advice to the GEF: it has 7 members – a Chair, and 6 individual members. The roles and responsibilities of the Chair, Panel members and STAP Secretariat are set out in STAP’s Terms of Reference (http://stapgef.org/about-us) (March 2012).STAP’s role is to provide objective scientific and technical advice on the GEF’s policies, strategies, programs, and projects.  It does so by executing a program of work developed in collaboration with the GEF Secretariat, and by screening GEF projects. Its advice takes a variety of forms, including formal guidance, advice, information notes, policy briefs, and assessments.