National BIOFIN Coordinator – UNDP Belize

About the role

Under the overall guidance of the UNDP Belize Country Office and direct supervision of the Programme Lead for Nature, Climate and Energy, the National BIOFIN Coordinator will provide leadership, technical oversight, and operational management of the BIOFIN programme in Belize. The coordinator is accountable for delivering programme results in line with approved workplans, budgets, timelines and UNDP/BIOFIN quality standards.

Key responsibilities

• Elaborate and revise the work plan and budget, submitting drafts for the bi‑annual budget revision process.
• Organise project workshops with a wide range of biodiversity‑finance stakeholders, including government, private sector, NGOs, donors and academia.
• Liaise with ministries to establish and convene a National Steering Committee, produce meeting reports and ensure regular meetings of coordination mechanisms.
• Identify implementation risks, communicate them to the global BIOFIN team, and organise bi‑monthly national team meetings and monthly calls with the senior advisor.
• Oversee day‑to‑day coordination of programme activities, ensuring alignment with national priorities, UNDP procedures and the BIOFIN methodology.
• Lead the delivery and quality assurance of BIOFIN technical components (PIR, BER, FNA, Biodiversity Finance Plan) and ensure coherence of all outputs.