Knowledge Management System Analyst

The Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) is the implementation arm of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Technology Mechanism and is co-hosted by the UN Environment Programme and UNIDO. The mission of the CTCN is to provide technology support to developing countries at their request as they seek to meet their climate change and sustainable development goals.  The CTCN supports public and private sector action on mitigation and adaptation, enhancing low-carbon and climate-resilient development in a manner consistent with the capabilities and priorities of recipient countries. Among its key services, the Centre provides tailored technology solutions, capacity building and knowledge sharing. As part of its knowledge creation and sharing services, the CTCN seeks to maintain its knowledge management system in order to coordinate the CTCN's operations and to offer an online knowledge portal that provides information on the CTCN's technology services and makes accessible thousands of technology descriptions, publications, webinars, etc to those engage in climate change action and decision making around the world.  A consultant is therefore sought to provide support for the maintenance of the CTCN's knowledge sharing activities, M&E needs, and gender/youth programmes. 

Through the work of the incumbent, the structure and content of the CTCN knowledge management system will be up to date and user-friendly, and CTCN’s knowledge sharing activities will deliver utility to key CTCN stakeholders in climate technology transfer issues. The Centre will implement its monitoring and evaluation system to manage its impact data and report on its activities.  Procurement and administrative coordination of knowledge services and various contracts will enable efficient delivery of intended impacts.

The consultant will support the operationalization of the Climate Technology Center and Network (CTCN). In particular he/she will support: 

• The coordination of general maintenance and improvement of the CTCN’s web-based knowledge management system (KMS) by external IT service providers

• Conducting outreach to knowledge partners and user groups to increase knowledge exchange

• Summarizing CTCN projects for posting online

• Data collection and data management related to the CTCN monitoring & evaluation system 

• The drafting of presentations, documents, and tools to guide implementation of the CTCN monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework

•    The communication of data through graphs and other visualizations as requested by the CTCN Director or CTCN Knowledge and Communications Manager

• Stakeholder engagement and coordination of knowledge-related activities, as well as procurement and administrative support for gender and youth-related activities

Monitoring and Progress Controls

The Consultant will act under the direct supervision of the Knowledge and Communications Manager.

Objective 1: Support the maintenance and improvement of CTCN’s internal web-based knowledge management system (KMS) and public website in coordination with relevant web developers and IT service providers 

Outputs:

• Coordination between CTCN Secretariat and IT consultants and web developers on maintenance and development of the CTCN website, www.ctc-n.org, in terms of internal dashboard development and front-end visuals and functionality 

• Proactively suggest and implement innovative activities for improvement of knowledge management and sharing

• Climate technology information from CTCN projects are summarized and shared on the website

• Content from knowledge partners are previewed and uploaded to KMS

• Procurement of CTCN software and IT services and review of deliverables 

• KMS-related indicators are gathered for reporting purposes 

Objective 2: Support the development and organization of CTCN outreach and knowledge sharing activities and events

Outputs:

• Conduct outreach to potential knowledge partners and user groups to encourage use of the CTCN’s website, www.ctc-n.org, and to increase the number of  relevant climate technology publications, tools, case studies and other content shared through the site

• Prepare agendas, presentations and documents for knowledge sharing and outreach events

• Assemble data through graphs and other visualizations as requested by the CTCN Director or CTCN Knowledge and Communications Manager

• Stakeholder engagement and coordination of climate change knowledge-related activities, including administrative/project support for gender and youth-related activities

Objective 3: Support the development and implementation of CTCN monitoring & evaluation system 

Outputs:

• Support implementation of CTCN M&E system with respect to data collection, quality assurance and storage in collaboration with CTCN Secretariat

• Coordinate IT service providers' development of M&E dashboard in CTCN knoweldge management system 

• Provision of input to CTCN reporting on knowledge sharing activities and data

Contract type:  Individual Contract Agreement (ICA)
Contract level:  I-ICA 1
Contract duration: One year

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• For retainer contracts, you must complete a few Mandatory Courses (around 4 hours) in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS.
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

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Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.