| Overview : The African Group of Negotiators is the technical arm of the African states coordination in the climate change under the UNFCCC. The African Group of Negotiators (AGN) therefore prepares technical inputs and briefing to the political level of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), and the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC). This three-tier negotiation structure has been endorsed by the African Union in Assembly/AU/Dec. 457(XX) of 2013. With the AGN chairmanship rotating every two year, with Sudan in its second year, the coordination of technical inputs generally resides on nominated representatives from member states, working on a voluntary basis. Through its new Regional Programme of the Regional Bureau for Africa, UNDP aims to enhance Africa’s capacity in participating in the international climate change negotiations and to develop Africa’s common positions considering the continent’s common interests and diversity and reflecting them in the multilateral climate change negotiations. As part of this effort, targeted technical support will be provided to the AGN in in the run-up to the UNFCCC COP 21/CMP 11 in Paris. Under this consultancy, a coordinator will be recruited to provide technical analysis in the negotiations, document preparation and advocacy of the African Group position, as required by the Chair of the African Group of Negotiators. | 
