Juan Pablo Hoffmaister
Climate Finance Senior Specialist
Incheon
Summary
Collaborative, analytical and cross-sector international development professional with 15 years leading multimillion-dollar environmental and climate change programs with a focus on governance and strategy, climate finance and budgets, climate policy, intergovernmental relations, solution adaptation and implementation, and navigating negotiations with high-level stakeholders. Diplomatic and effective interlocutor between ministries/agencies, multilaterals development banks, global donors, global agreement signatories, agricultural industry actors, climate risk managers/mitigators, and climate disaster responders with expertise distilling environmental complexities and sensitivities for diverse audiences from HQ to the field. Experienced leader of cross-functional, cross-cultural teams, consultants, technicians, partners, and projects with an outcome-focused approach that incorporates training, capacity building, continuous quality improvements, and identification of benchmarks, milestones, and needed course corrections to build trust, accountability, resiliency, and sustainability.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Language
Work History
Multilateral Governance Manager
Green Climate Fund
12.2019 - Current
- Lead management of projects and initiatives advancing guidance from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to GCF in support of preparation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans
- Cultivate strategic relationships with board members and multilateral climate funds, including Global Environment Facility, Climate Investment Funds, and Adaptation Fund
- Manage consultants and staff of the GCF Secretariat, including unit planning and budget as part of the budget negotiations with the GCF Board
- Manage implementation of UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP) guidance to the GCF on strategic areas (formulation and implementation of NDCs, adaptation planning, capacity building and technology)
- Launched successful cooperation with Rio Conventions, including the Great Green Wall umbrella programme to mobilize $10B for implementation of land management and reneweable energy financing in Sahel in collaboration with the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
- Created and manage a team of five staff and consultants supporting GCF multilateral governance and climate policy to include engaging in intergovernmental processes and negotiations and origination of initiatives in Fund operations.
International Climate Policy Specialist
Green Climate Fund
01.2016 - 12.2019
- Led climate policy unit, including leading response and engagement with UNFCCC and climate funds and of strategic relations and implementation programs on topics of guidance
- Supported intergovernmental negotiations for the GCF first replenishment process through technical inputs and drafting documents
- Established framework of response of the GCF to COP mandates following the adoption of the Paris Agreement, including the launch of the programme to support NDCs and National Adaptation Plans
- Created and led a team of four to operationalize international policy in day-to-day operations of the GCF as operating entity of the UNFCCC financial mechanism
- Advised executive director and senior management in their engagement with UNFCCC and UN
- Supported the conceptual creation and roll-out of the adaptation planning window in the Readiness program for the support for the formulation of National Adaptation Plans
- Launched a cooperation framework between GCF and UNFCCC; constituted bodies through targeted thematic collaboration and political dialogue between leaders of constituted bodies and the GCF board
- Office of
Associate researcher
Stockholm Environment Institute
05.2009 - 12.2015
- Researched international, national, and subnational governance and institutions and integration of sustainable development and climate change
- Successfully concluded research on the development of a framework for sustainable development policies and measures (SD-PAMS) for the integration of climate adaptation and development interventions in five countries, with extensive field work in Mozambique and Ecuador
- Published five peer reviewed articles on topics of climate governance, institutions, adaptation, climate finance, and other related topics
- Developed a country-support framework for Peru on the measurement of climate vulnerability to inform municipal government decision-making.
Research and Senior Adviser
- Lead negotiator supporting the UNFCCC constituted bodies and Group of 77 and China on climate impacts and vulnerability
- Facilitated the engagement through organizational and substantive management in intergovernmental negotiations, such as UNFCCC, UNGA and Rio+20
- Financed as secondment in cooperation with the South Centre and Third World Network
- Provided technical inputs and advised the Minister of Development Planning in formulating the intended NDC submitted prior to Paris COP21
- Managed the chairmanship process of Bolivia as Chair of the G77 in the lead up and during Conference of the Parties (COP) 20 Lima
- Coordinated negotiations and provided technical inputs, including in support of the French ‘sherpa’ for the finalization of Articles 7 and 8 of the Paris Agreement
- Guided engagement and negotiations across multiple tacks of UNFCCC negotiations, including on technical and operational aspects of negotiating bodies of the ADP, SBSTA, and SBI
- Led and coordinated negotiations for the 134 countries of the Group of G77 and China as lead negotiator on adaptation, impacts and vulnerability-related matters
- Provided executive support to the Minister of Planning in international missions, including in engagement with UNFCCC and UN General Assembly.
Researcher and Technical Adviser
Multilateral, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
12.2010 - 01.2014
- Supported climate policy analysis and negotiation for Bolivian government on vulnerability and adaptation to climate change, and capacity building for Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Facilitated the engagement through organizational and substantive management in intergovernmental negotiations, such as UN Commission on Sustainable Development and UNFCCC
- Financed in cooperation with Third World Network
- Advised the national delegation and Minister of Environment and Foreign Minister in their engagement with the UN ECOSOC and UNFCCC, including the Durban COP17
- Facilitated and Co-chaired multiple technical negotiations items of the UNFCCC, including SBSTA item of Nairobi Work Programme and SBI National Adaptation Plans
- Assisted in the development of the Bolivia Pilot Programme for Climate resilience (PPCR) with the World Bank Climate Investments Funds (CIF)
- Led and coordinated negotiations for the 134 countries of the Group of G77 and China as lead negotiator on adaptation, impacts and vulnerability-related matters, including the launch of work on national adaptation plans and loss and damage
- Serve as member and co-chair of the UNFCCC Adaptation Committee and the launch of the Warsaw International Mechanism on Loss and Damage.
Education
MSc - Ecosystems and Governance
Stockholm Resilience Centre, University of Stockholm
08.2008 - 06.2010
BA - Human Ecology
College of the Atlantic
09.2003 - 05.2007
Post-Graduate Diploma - undefined
Harvard Kennedy School of Public Policy
01.2017 - 01.2020
Skills
International development
Strategy development
Climate knowledge
Planning and Coordination
Policy Development & Analysis
Sustainability
Additional Information
- AWARDS , Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, New York, USA July 2007 – August 2008: Research fellow exploring institutional arrangements for disaster risk reduction and adaptation to climate impacts and climate resilience development with host institutions in Fiji, Vietnam, Mozambique, and Namibia for the formulation of adaptation strategies and role if institutions in disaster response. Davis UWC Scholar: 2003-2007: Full scholarship to attend undergraduate school in Maine, USA. Canadian International Cooperation Agency (CIDA) Fellow. 2000-2002, Full scholarship to attend UWC Pearson College.
Timeline
Multilateral Governance Manager
Green Climate Fund
12.2019 - Current
Post-Graduate Diploma - undefined
Harvard Kennedy School of Public Policy
01.2017 - 01.2020
International Climate Policy Specialist
Green Climate Fund
01.2016 - 12.2019
Researcher and Technical Adviser
Multilateral, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
12.2010 - 01.2014
Associate researcher
Stockholm Environment Institute
05.2009 - 12.2015
MSc - Ecosystems and Governance
Stockholm Resilience Centre, University of Stockholm
08.2008 - 06.2010
BA - Human Ecology
College of the Atlantic
09.2003 - 05.2007