Enhanced Transparency Expert (BTR/NC3)

FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; United States; Remote; USD 111,000 - 166,000; Part time

Job summary

FAO Timor-Leste seeks an Enhanced Transparency Expert to provide high-level technical coordination for the combined BTR1/NC3, ensuring alignment with UNFCCC ETF requirements and quality standards.

The home-based role includes coordination with national and international experts, guidance on reporting frameworks, and oversight of the integrated reporting workplan. The assignment is a 60-day engagement over eight months as a WE A consultant, with possible missions to Dili.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and coordinate preparation of an integrated BTR1/NC3 consistent with UNFCCC ETF requirements.
• Guide national teams on BTR and National Communication requirements for NDC tracking, mitigation, projections, impacts, vulnerability, adaptation and loss and damage.
• Review indicators, methodologies, baselines, assumptions and data sources for tracking NDC implementation.

Job description

Job Description - Enhanced Transparency Expert (BTR/NC3) (2602225)

Job Description

CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT : 2602225

Enhanced Transparency Expert (BTR/NC3)

Job Posting

28/Oct/2026

Closure Date

11/Nov/2026, 10:59:00 PM

Job Type

Non-staff opportunities

Primary Location

Home-Based

Organizational Unit : FATIM - FAO Representation toTimor-Leste

Type of Requisition : Consultant

Duration : 60 days on a work-actually-employed (WEA) basis over eight months

Post Number : N/A

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• FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture.
• Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply;
• Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's values
• FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination
• All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks
• All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality

FAO's commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations.

Organizational Setting

FAO Timor-Leste supports implementation of the Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded project GCP/TIM/11959/GFF, “Enabling Timor-Leste to prepare its First Biennial Transparency Report with a combined Third National Communication (BTR1/NC3) and Second Biennial Transparency Report (BTR2)”. The project assists Timor-Leste in meeting its reporting requirements under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement.
The project strengthens national technical and institutional capacity to prepare and submit Biennial Transparency Reports and National Communications, while promoting national ownership. Implementation involves close collaboration with NDCC/MoTE, relevant ministries and agencies, the Working Group on Climate Change, technical working groups, data providers, national and international consultants, and related initiatives, including the CBIT project.
FAO Timor-Leste is seeking an Enhanced Transparency Expert and BTR/NC3 Lead Consultant to provide overall technical coordination, report integration, adaptation reporting, Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) tracking, mitigation transparency, projections guidance and quality assurance in accordance with the Paris Agreement's Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF).
The assignment is home-based, with missions to Dili, Timor-Leste, as required.

Reporting Lines

The consultant will work under overall supervision of the FAO Representative in Timor-Leste and will collaborate on daily basis with the Lead Technical Officer, Assistant FAO Representative for Programme and coordinate technical contribution from the national consultant and international experts.

Technical Focus

The position will focus on ttechnical coordination, integration and quality assurance of the combined BTR1/NC3, covering NDC tracking, mitigation policies and measures, greenhouse gas (GHG) projections, impacts, vulnerability, adaptation and loss and damage. The assignment covers non-inventory reporting and coherent integration of the separately prepared inventory package; it excludes detailed GHG inventory calculations and completion of inventory Common Reporting Tables (CRTs).

Task and Responsibilities

The consultant will provide technical leadership and coordinate preparation of an integrated, high-quality combined BTR1/NC3 consistent with UNFCCC and ETF requirements. Specifically responsibilities will include:

• Conduct an inception assessment and prepare the integrated BTR1/NC3 workplan and coordination roadmap within the first month, including institutional responsibilities, flexibility provisions, review points, risks, dependencies and integration of the separately prepared inventory outputs;
• Provide guidance on UNFCCC Convention requirements, Paris Agreement ETF requirements, Modalities, Procedures and Guidelines, relevant Conference of the Parties (COP) and Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA) decisions, and non-inventory Common Tabular Formats;
• Coordinate national and international experts and prepare and maintain the annotated report outline, integrated production schedule, drafting protocol, source register and quality assurance workflow in accordance with the agreed workplan;
• Guide national teams on BTR and National Communication requirements for NDC tracking, mitigation, projections, impacts, vulnerability, adaptation and loss and damage, and prepare a methodology note covering these reporting areas, excluding inventory calculation methods;
• Review indicators, methodologies, baselines, assumptions and data sources for tracking NDC implementation and achievement, in coordination with national mitigation and NDC tracking experts;
• Advise on mitigation policies and measures, impact estimation, GHG projections and scenarios, excluding detailed GHG inventory calculations and completion of