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Carbon Markets and Article 6 Consultant for Costa Rica – Capacity Building in Carbon Markets and Article 6 Readiness Proposal

UNEPSan José, Costa Rica
Category | Grade:Professional | CONDeadline:14 Aug 2026Job ID:282141Posted on:3 Aug 2026
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Overview

Supports Costa Rica’s implementation of carbon markets and Article 6 by reviewing national roadmaps and protocols, coordinating government and private-sector stakeholders, strengthening capacity and contributing technical analysis to project pipelines and prefeasibility work.

Department: Climate Change Unit, Latin America and the Caribbean Office

Languages

Required: Spanish

Desired: English

Minimum Experience

4 years

Estimated Salary

Not available

Responsibilities

  • Review Costa Rica's carbon-market roadmap and national mitigation-outcomes protocol
  • Coordinate government focal points and stakeholders in technical reviews and workshops
  • Analyse workshop participation by gender, affiliation and community representation
  • Gather private-sector information and disseminate Article 6 reports and guidelines
  • Identify emission-reduction projects and support portfolio diagnosis and prefeasibility analysis

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in law, engineering, environmental sciences, economics, finance, administration, political science, international relations or a related field
  • At least four years of experience in environmental policy, climate change, environmental economics or related research
  • Fluency in Spanish

Skills

Carbon MarketsClimate PolicyStakeholder EngagementTechnical ReviewProject Pipeline AnalysisCapacity Building

Tools

Paris Agreement Article 6Nationally Determined ContributionsMonitoring, Reporting and Verification

Additional info

  • Part-time consultancy for three months at 20 hours per week
  • Based at Costa Rica's Ministry of Environment and Energy