**Background** UNDP is the United Nations’ lead agency on international development. We support countries and communities as they work to eradicate poverty, implement the Paris Agreement on climate change and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. We advocate for transformative change, and we connect countries to the resources they need to help people build a better life. Additionally, UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNDP’s policy work carried out at HQ, Regional and Country Office levels, forms a contiguous spectrum of deep local knowledge to cutting-edge global perspectives and advocacy. In this context, UNDP invests in the Global Policy Network (GPN), a network of field-based and global technical expertise across a wide range of knowledge domains and in support of the signature solutions and organizational capabilities envisioned in the Strategic Plan. The UNDP Rome Centre for Climate and Energy (the “UNDP Rome Centre”) is the key platform for the strategic engagement between UNDP and the Italian Government. It focuses on the critical policy areas of climate finance, youth engagement in climate action, and energy for development. These objectives are pursued through the effective implementation of its three main programmes: - The Platform for Investment Support and Technical Assistance (PISTA)
- Youth4Climate
- Energy For Growth The Platform for Investment Support and Technical Assistance (PISTA) is a climate finance mobilization facility based at the UNDP Rome Centre. Its overarching objective is to narrow the gap between the climate finance available and what is needed in developing economies,



thus supporting their decarbonization efforts and transition to climate-resilient economies. PISTA provides technical assistance grants to prepare large, impactful climate change mitigation and adaptation Projects in developing economies and make them bankable and ready for investment. PISTA further connects such projects with interested financiers and aims to unlock blended finance from national and international financing instruments. Youth4Climate promotes youth engagement in climate action, contributing to SDG13. Youth4Climate supports the implementation of youth-led and youth-inclusive solutions to environmental and climate challenges, both financially and through capacity development. It also gives young people around the world who are committed to fighting climate change a platform to engage with policymakers and global leaders. Energy For Growth (“E4G”) aims to promote access to sustainable energy in developing countries, contributing to SDG7. The goal of the initiative is to assist partner countries in unlocking finance to scale up the diffusion of clean energy solutions, increase access to energy and boost the energy transition. E4G aims to foster the mobilization of public and private capital toward projects aligned with the international policy agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.



It does so by connecting UNDP's capacity and connections in emerging economies and developing countries with the public-private ecosystem of Italy and other G7 countries, in the crucial sector of energy. **Duties and Responsibilities** **Provision of Program and Strategy Support**
- Support the PISTA Team Lead and work with the PISTA team in the continuous development and operationalization of the Platform
- Act as technical focal point for interactions with the Adaptation Accelerator Hub on relevant topics, collaborating with country teams and global thematic leads on adaptation topics and thematic windows (e.g. climate-resilient infrastructure, climate-smart agriculture, etc)
- Support in the implementation of the projects selected as part of the first Call for Applications
- Assist with operational and administrative activities associated with PISTA’s strategic objectives
- Based on lessons learnt, support in the development of future project origination modalities including the second round of Call for Applications **Support Project Scoping and Selection**
- Collaborate with project origination teams to assess financial, climate and sustainability aspects of identified projects
- Evaluate project eligibility based on defined criteria, including alignment with sustainable finance principles and climate objectives
- Collaborate with country teams and global thematic leads on adaptation topics and thematic windows (e.g. climate-resilient infrastructure, climate-smart agriculture, etc)
- Collaborate with country teams and global thematic leads on green bonds and sustainable taxonomy frameworks **Ensure Design Intervention and Implementation**
- For those projects selected by PISTA, develop or support the development of work plans for approved interventions, ensuring alignment with project objectives and PISTA guidelines
- Provide te

📌 Climate Finance Analyst (Roma)
🏢 United Nations Development Programme
📍 Roma