Technical Advisor - Fiscal and Climate Policy job in Copenhagen, Denmark

Position description

This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact in international development while advancing your career in a prestigious UN organization. The position offers exposure to high-profile projects, cross-cultural collaboration, and professional development opportunities in project management, stakeholder engagement, and operational excellence within the UN system.

The Technical Advisor on Fiscal and Climate Policy will provide specialized analytical, policy, and coordination support to the Ministry of Finance to strengthen the integration of climate considerations into fiscal and macroeconomic planning. The advisor will work closely with relevant directorates to develop practical tools, enhance institutional capacities, and provide technical analysis and inputs to support evidence-based fiscal and economic policymaking aligned with Montenegro’s NDC 3.0 commitments, EU Green Agenda requirements, and national development priorities.

The Advisor will work under the overall supervision of the NDC Partnership Support Unit (UNOPS/WEC) and work closely with the designated focal point within the Ministry of Finance on the day-to-day technical activities. The Ministry of Finance will review technical deliverables, while the NDC Partnership Support Unit will be responsible for technical validation, contract management, coordination, and quality assurance. The Advisor will work closely with designated focal points within the Ministry of Finance, as well as relevant institutions including the Ministry of Ecology and other stakeholders. The NDC Partnership Support Unit will provide coordination and oversight support.

The Technical Advisor will provide specialized technical support to strengthen the Ministry of Finance’s capacity to integrate climate change considerations into fiscal and macroeconomic planning. Embedded within the Ministry of Finance, the Advisor will support the identification of needs and the development of analytical tools and modelling frameworks to assess climate-related fiscal risks, evaluate the economic impacts of mitigation and adaptation measures, and inform evidence-based policy decisions aligned with Montenegro’s NDC 3.0 commitments and EU accession requirements. The role will provide technical support to enhance the Ministry’s capacity to incorporate climate considerations into public financial management and contribute to coordination with relevant institutions

The Ministry of Finance will review key deliverables, provide access to relevant data and stakeholders, and support coordination across institutions, while the NDC Partnership Support Unit will be responsible for technical validation of key deliverables.

If the selected candidate is international, the assignment will be primarily home-based; however periodic missions to Montenegro may be required to ensure effective in-person engagement with key stakeholders, deliver capacity-building activities, and support the operationalization of technical outputs.

This is a retainer national vacancy/position for twelve 12 months, maximum of 220 working days, with possibility of an extension depending on satisfactory performance and on availability of funds.

This is a Home based position, meaning that the incumbent will not work from a UNOPS office but from the government facilities. Therefore, the incumbent will need to use his/her own laptop and software.

The contract modality (Local ICA or International ICA) will be evaluated based on the nationality, residence permit and Duty Station of the preferred candidate.

For internationally based Advisor, up to two missions per year to Montenegro, with each mission lasting up to one week, are expected, subject to agreement with the Ministry of Finance and the NDC Partnership.

The purpose of this role is to strengthen the Ministry of Finance’s capacity to integrate climate change considerations into fiscal policy, macroeconomic planning, and public financial management. The Advisor will provide targeted technical, analytical, and coordination support to identify institutional needs and progressively develop tools, models, and evidence-based policy recommendations that enhance the government’s ability to assess climate-related fiscal risks, support the application of climate considerations in budgeting processes, and implement Montenegro’s NDC 3.0 commitments. Working as an embedded expert within the Ministry, the Advisor will also facilitate effective collaboration between key national institutions and development partners, supporting alignment with EU Green Agenda requirements and advancing Montenegro’s transition to a resilient, low-carbon economy.

Provide input to support alignment of fiscal policy, public financial management, and macroeconomic planning with Montenegro’s NDC 3.0 commitments, EU Green Agenda requirements, and national development priorities.
Conduct a diagnostic phase, including workshops and technical consultations with relevant Ministry of Finance directorates, to map existing macro and fiscal methodologies, institutional processes, data availability, and tools. Deliver a diagnostic report identifying gaps, institutional needs, and priority areas for integrating climate-related risks into macroeconomic and fiscal analysis.
Identify institutional needs and priorities for macro-fiscal climate integration, and provide technical support for their progressive incorporation into planning processes, and identify and prioritize the core policy questions to answer through tools or models (e.g. macroeconomic impacts, fiscal risk exposure, revenue and expenditure implications), recognizing that different tools may be needed for different questions.
Develop a proposed phased approach for the development and application of decision-support tools, models, or frameworks, for review and validation by the Ministry of Finance
Develop macroeconomic or fiscal assessment tool, either macroeconomic or fiscal in nature, such as a fiscal stress-testing instrument or a climate-related revenue/expenditure impact assessment tool, with supporting documentation. Facilitate its testing, calibration, and refinement through applied use cases, including hands-on support during in-country missions to pilot, train, and operationalize the tool within the Ministry of Finance.
Prepare a technical and operational manual, including data requirements, assumptions, and periodic update procedures. Prepare the documentation supports long-term applicability and institutionalization of the tool(s).
Strengthen institutional capacity within the Ministry of Finance by delivering targeted trainings, workshops, and guidance on climate fiscal policy, climate risk integration, and evidence-based macroeconomic analysis and usage of the macroeconomic or fiscal assessment tool – which at least one staff from the MoF should be able to operate without the consultant by end of the contract.
Support policy development through analytical papers, policy briefs, and guidance notes on climate-related fiscal risks, carbon pricing, climate-responsive public investment, and green public finance reforms where possible, co-authored by government staff.
Support coordination between the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Northern Region Development, and other institutions to ensure coherent implementation of fiscal and climate policies.
Participate in technical working groups and inter-ministerial platforms, presenting analyses and recommendations to senior government officials and relevant stakeholders.
Provide ongoing technical inputs to the Ministry of Finance and the NDC Partnership as required, provide alignment with broader public finance reform efforts and international climate commitments.
Undertake periodic in-country missions to Montenegro, if required depending on the location of the selected Advisor (up to two missions per year, with each mission lasting up to one week for internationally based Advisors), to support stakeholder consultations, deliver trainings and workshops, validate analytical outputs, and ensure effective coordination with government counterparts and development partners.

Key expected results

The Technical Advisor on Fiscal and Climate Policy will provide specialized analytical, policy, and coordination support to the Ministry of Finance to strengthen the integration of climate considerations into fiscal and macroeconomic planning. Provide technical analysis and inputs to support evidence-based fiscal and economic policymaking aligned with Montenegro’s NDC 3.0 commitments, EU Green Agenda requirements, and national development priorities.

Key functions include:

Diagnostic of institutional needs, data systems, and priority policy questions to guide climate-fiscal integration.
Development and piloting of an initial decision-support tool, calibrated for short-term use and institutional uptake.
Demonstrated transfer to one or more staff members from the Ministry of Finance.
Strengthened methodologies, models, and processes for climate risk assessment in both macroeconomic and fiscal planning contexts.
Improved integration of climate change into fiscal, budgetary, and economic policy formulation.
Improved technical coordination and information exchange among relevant institutions in support of NDC 3.0 implementation.
Increased technical capacity within the Ministry of Finance to sustain climate-informed policymaking beyond the duration of the assignment.
Effective delivery of technical support, capacity building, and stakeholder engagement through virtual collaboration and, where required, in-person engagement during missions to Montenegro.

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