Job Responsibilities

• With the support of a Policy expert consultant, develop an inventory of existing Biodiversity Financial Mechanism in the country.
• With the support of a Policy expert consultant, review existing economic valuation studies relevant to the BIOFIN process.
• Collect data and carry out a desk review to map existing studies/information/databases on biodiversity expenditures, including an overview of earlier environmental expenditure reviews. 
• Develop a proposed national definition for “biodiversity expenditures”, based on the BIOFIN methodology or other methodologies. 
• Develop a workplan for the Biodiversity Expenditure Review for discussion with the national BFP Programme team and GPMTSU.
• Determine a target list of organizations to include in the analysis based on the PIR work.
• Establish, with the support of the Senior Finance Expert (Project Lead), a system to tag biodiversity expenses into categories (GBF targets, BIOFIN categories, NBSAP themes, etc.) and a system of coefficients/attribution to estimate the contribution of mixed actions towards biodiversity. 
• Gather data from the targeted organizations to conduct the expenditure review on budgets and expenditures. Follow existing methodologies for guidance (includes mapping of sources of funding, subsidies, and biodiversity-based revenues, etc.)
• Develop tools or Excel tool to analyse the total biodiversity-related expenditures filtered by major strategy groups using existing methodology (or national categories such as in the NBSAP).
• Coordinate the compilation of relevant data and liaise with relevant Ministries and partners as required and complete all BIOFIN data entry sheets for the BER. 
• Support the Organization of bilateral consultation meetings/interviews/ discussions with national level stakeholders to define and then validate the attribution of biodiversity significance in all relevant expenditures. 
• Applying budget projections and other assumptions, estimate future funding baseline under a “Business-As-Usual Scenario”: an analysis of projected estimated funding in the future.
• Based on international best practices and the BIOFIN methodology or other methodologies, work closely with the Senior Finance Expert (Project Lead) to develop and implement a specific strategy for data collection of the private sector and organize dedicated consultation meetings with private sector stakeholders (e.g. chamber of commerce, multinationals) on tracking biodiversity expenditures. 
• Based on results from the research, analysis and the national consultation workshop, develop, with the support of the Senior Finance Expert (Project Lead), the draft BIOFIN Biodiversity Expenditure Review for review by the GPMTSU (Global Project Management and Technical Support Unit). 
• Develop the final Biodiversity Expenditure Review, with the support of the Senior Finance Expert (Project Lead), for review by the GPMTSU and present at the validation workshop.
• Review the available methodologies, examples from other countries, the latest NBSAP and the National Biodiversity Reports to develop an initial workplan and outline for the FNA. 
• Consult with the NBSAP team and government entities responsible for NBSAP implementation to obtain background information about NBSAP activities and government budgeting processes. 
• Work with the Senior Finance Expert (Project Lead) to review the scope of the NBSAP, its alignment with other national policies, and identify policy areas and activities that are not covered by the existing NBSAP. 
• Review the activities listed in the NBSAP and other key strategic documents to assess if they are detailed and quantified enough for their budgets to be estimated in detail.  If not, work with the NBSAP national focal points and other relevant stakeholders to define clearly the NBSAP actions so that they can be budgeted. 
• Coordinate the compilation of relevant data and liaise with relevant Ministries and partners as required and organise a national consultation workshop to define the financial needs of all major biodiversity programmes. 
• Develop detailed calculations and complete all datasheets related to the national biodiversity finance needs. 
• Organize a workshop to validate the cost assumptions and models and refine the analysis through additional meetings as needed. 
• Support the comparison of the results of the BER future projections with the FNA in as detail as the categories allow and produce an estimate of the financing gap. 
• Lead the development (with support from the team) of a draft report for the Biodiversity Finance Needs Assessment for discussion at the validation workshop and review by the project national team and GPMTSU. 
• Support the Production of the final report of the Biodiversity Finance Needs Assessment.
• Support the Senior Finance Expert (Project Lead) in the conception and preparation of the BFP. 
• Support detailed feasibility analysis on a range of financing mechanisms depending on knowledge and experience.
• Project Outreach and Communication
• Preparation of workshops, meetings, networking and presentations as required, to complete the Biodiversity Expenditure Review, the Financial Needs Assessment and engage stakeholders.
• Provide substantive comments and feedback on how to improve the existing methodologies.
• Knowledge Management and Reporting
• Document decisions and assumptions made while completing the Biodiversity Expenditure Review and the Biodiversity Finance Needs Assessment. 
• 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).
• The Biodiversity Finance Specialist will produce drafts and analyses that will be reviewed and ultimately validated by the Senior Finance Expert (Project Lead) and the BIOFIN Global Team.