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Cap Compétences is an expertise facility managed by Expertise France which supports AFD's setting up of projects in vocational training and higher education.
Cap Compétences is involved in a prospective study on vocational training and employment intermediation sector in Bangladesh in relation to climate change adaptation.
Four professional sectors are targeted: Water, Energy, Textile and Agriculture

This job advertisement concerns the recruitment of a national expert on environmental and climate transition and national focal point for the study.

The issue of the study is to carry out an analysis of (i) the employment situation, (ii) vocational training at secondary and tertiary levels, (iii) employment intermediation and (iv) stakeholders in relation to the cross-cutting issue of environmental and climate transition and adaptation, so as to propose strong and well-justified intervention scenarios to AFD.

The environmental and climate transition is defined as reconversion and transformation of professions and skills impacted by climate change. These occupations/publics will have to be identified (in the professional sectors targeted by the study).
Particularly in the areas most affected by climate change, in order to limit the increase of inequalities, in particular by enabling these groups to benefit from changes in the economic sectors.

The aim is also to highlight green jobs aimed at decarbonising the economy, the rational use of natural resources, the use and development of non-carbon energies and the preservation of biodiversity (in the professional sectors targeted by the study).
Ideally, this would involve retraining/adapting jobs/publics at risk towards green jobs and the greening of jobs. 

Some of the challenges of the study also lie in identifying/accessing the right contacts and sources of information to ensure that the analyses and proposals drawn up are fully contextualised.   

The main tasks of the expert are defined as follows:

Main tasks

As national focal point

• Identification of documentary resources, key contacts and appropriate field visits in relation to all the topics: employment in the four target sectors, secondary and higher vocational training, employment intermediation, environmental and climate transition and adaptation.
• Programme and preparation of the field mission (making appointments, focus groups, etc.) and dynamic adjustment of the programme during the mission (unscheduled interviews, changes to the timetable, etc.).
• Logistics (booking accommodation, vehicles, places for focus groups, etc.). Payment arrangements will be discussed with Expertise France.
• Substantial translation of the main documents into Bengali for the international head of mission.
• Participation in all interviews - face-to-face during the missions or online.
  In particular, the expert will help the international head of mission to make links / discuss subjects of national interest / related to the context that is not familiar to them.
  He/She can also help the international head of mission to understand certain answers in relation to national practices or context.
  In short, it helps to ensure that the discussions during the field visit are properly contextualised.
  Following the missions, the expert may be asked to continue / complete certain exchanges in relation to specific needs as part of the production of deliverables.
• Review of the main deliverable (intermediate and final versions as well as summary ppt) after writing, in order to ensure that the analyses and proposals put forward are properly adapted to the national context.

As an expert in environmental and climate transition (as defined above), and in close collaboration with the head of mission, he/she will implement, record and focus the analyses and proposals for action in the deliverable in relation to this issue.

• Qualitative and quantitative identification/characterisation, as far as data is available, of the main jobs at risk/undergoing mutation (in 5 years' time) in connection with climate change and related general or sectoral public policies. 
  Current dynamics identified in this area and/or dynamics to be promoted / consolidated / strengthened.
  Needs / adaptation / retraining of skills linked to climate adaptation of jobs
• Qualitative and quantitative identification/characterisation, as far as data is available, of green jobs in relation to current and prospective market needs (5 years) and related general or sectoral national policies > skills needs
  Current dynamics identified in this area and/or dynamics to be promoted / consolidated / strengthened.
• Specific analysis of the VET/HE sector in relation to ECT and the professional issues assessed above: do the training offer and curricula (current or under development) adapt to these issues?
  Public policies related to ECT in the training sector?
  Recent and ongoing reforms of courses and curricula, or on the contrary gap with ECT issues? > main levers for action by priority.
• Specific analysis of intermediation measures for employment, retraining and adaptive social protection schemes in relation to ECT: is the concept of jobs at risk / undergoing mutation in relation to climate change addressed? Are specific measures being implemented? Is there a focus on green jobs or the greening of skills/practices in the training courses/measures implemented? Are national guidelines and policies available?
  Main levers of intervention by priority.
• Mapping of donor interventions in sustainable development (particularly in relation to VET and employment) and budget intervention modalities (grant/conventional loan/climate loan/public policy budget funding)
  These interventions will be characterised in terms of donors, calendar, amount, key actions, project owner, etc. 
  Past or current projects may also be characterised in terms of their achievements/results/impacts and difficulties. In particular, the capacity of the project owners to carry out the projects.
• Prioritised intervention scenarios in line with previous analyses
  The maximum 5 scenarios selected will combine the ECT analyses with those on gender, employment opportunities in terms of markets, and the other analyses on VET, HE and employment intermediation carried out by the other consultants.
  These scenarios will also have been identified and drawn up in close consultation with the country's competent authorities and other stakeholders. The head of mission will coordinate the final selection of the five scenarios.
  The scenarios will be proposed in the form of summary sheets (see head of mission and/or ToR for more details)