Functions 

1. Coordination of Mongolia’ Long Term Strategy   

• Support Mongolia and the NDC Partnership Support Unit in initiating NDC Partnership in-country engagement.  

• Coordinate, track, and monitor the support provided by development partners on the LTS development, and populating and regularly updating Mongolia’s monitoring/reporting tool for climate finance. 

• Recommend a process for selecting the most appropriate implementing and development partner/s for each action/priority and identify roles and responsibilities of each stakeholder. 

• Collaborate with the Support Unit to document changes in the operating context and provide support to the government and stakeholders in decision-making processes.  

2. Mobilization of resources for LTS development

• Support the country in following up on and mobilizing partner support for its needs and priorities (and update those along the way as needed following the government’s guidance) along with a preferred process for coordination of country engagement under the NDC Partnership, as proposed and agreed upon by the Government of Mongolia. 

• Engage with partners in country to link needs to services and resources in accordance with the LTS development, including by providing the government’s inputs on alignment of partners’ country strategies with priorities in the LTS.  

• Identification of support gaps related to LTS and preparation of requests for support to the NDC Partnership e.g. identifying further needs for Technical Assistance for priority based on LTS.  

• Support project development and preparation for potential funding by donors.  

3. Coordination and communication with key stakeholders 

• Ensure that communications relevant to NDC Partnership engagement are shared with relevant national and international level stakeholders. 

• Facilitate periodic coordination and information exchange among partners in Mongolia, with the aim of leveraging and mobilizing their respective advantages in support of the LTS development. 

• Developing Quarterly Country Engagement Update reports (tracking progress in coordinating LTS) using the report template developed by the NDC Partnership Support Unit. 

• Assess progress outcomes of the NDC Partnership in-country engagement and make recommendations for adjustments. 

• Collaborate with the NDC Partnership Support Unit to document changes in the operating context and provide support to MED and stakeholders in decision-making processes. 

4. Organize LTS-related meetings as needed.  

• If requested, facilitate national country specific multi-stakeholder LTS dialogues, which may serve one or more of the following objectives: 

  • Intersectoral multi-stakeholder dialogues to promote “whole of government approach” in LTS development and their integration in development policies, and for the preparation of an adaptation investment pipeline. 

  • Support government in conducting meetings among development partners and other key stakeholders, in order to maximize synergies, avoid duplication and mobilize support for identified needs and gaps for successful LTS Development. 

  • Multi-stakeholder dialogues with the private sector and/or civil society organizations to promote a whole-of-society approach (including vulnerable groups, gender, and youth). 

  • Multi-stakeholder dialogues within specific sectors or on a certain topic (i.e., Measurement, Reporting and Verification [MRV], gender equality, etc.). 

• Other support needed by MED to coordinate development partners. 

5. Identifying lessons learned and results.  

• Assist in tracking the progress of in-country engagement and provide periodic progress updates to the NDC Partnership Steering Committee, through the Support Unit. 

• Liaise with the Support Unit to access and/or feed into global knowledge products. 

• Assist the Support Unit in the identification and dissemination of information on best practices and lessons learned from in-country engagement. 

6. Capacity building  

• Conduct ongoing capacity development (i.e., technical assistance and formal/informal on-the-job training) of the government in preparation for fully taking on the facilitation role in the future.