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The Senior Carbon Program Officer (SCPO) will be based in the Climate Change Department (CCD), within the Ministry of Water and Environment in Kampala, Uganda and will lead the implementation of SPEAR-CF Outcome 3 Program activities.
The successful candidate will have a dual reporting line within the matrix organizational structure of GGGI, primarily to GGGI Uganda Project Manager Climate Finance, with a secondary reporting line to the Head of the Carbon Pricing Unit or her designate based in Seoul.
The SCPO will have overall responsibility for timely and high-quality delivery of this outcome. The position-holder will provide day-to-day technical and strategic guidance and support to CCD, as well as liaise externally to ensure impactful delivery of the project and its outputs.
Experience in international carbon markets is strongly preferable, as the position-holder will be required to quickly absorb and apply sufficient technical knowledge on Article 6 concepts, requirements, frameworks, and approaches to the local context in Uganda.
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The Senior Officer is an X9 grade level in GGGI’s international salary scale, details of which can be found in the GGGI Staff Rules on GGGI’s website. In addition, GGGI provides 27 days of annual leave, flexible work arrangements and contribution towards private health insurance that covers dental and vision. The initial appointment is for 22 months, renewable subject to satisfactory performance and budget availability. GGGI Uganda has a Host Country Agreement (HCA) in place with the Government of Uganda and therefore international candidates will be covered by the Privileges and Immunities under the HCA. GGGI is committed to providing a work environment that is sufficiently flexible to accommodate diverse life-cycle challenges and assist Staff members to achieve a better balance between work commitments and personal and family commitments, including repercussions of post-COVID conditions, thus ensuring high performance, long-term productivity and well-being of Staff members.
 Child protection – GGGI is committed to child protection, irrespective of whether any specific area of work involves direct contact with children. GGGI’s Child Protection Policy is written in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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