Overview
National consultant to develop the CEO endorsement request package for the Ecuador CBIT II project, providing baseline information and facilitating stakeholder input for high-quality project design.
Tasks Summary
- Prepare and implement the stakeholder engagement plan for the PPG phase, including identifying stakeholders, organizing workshops, and preparing reports.
- Obtain baseline information on key stakeholders, institutional arrangements, national policies, ongoing initiatives, co-financing, gender considerations, and social safeguards.
- Provide input on risks to successful project execution, including safeguards.
- Facilitate national stakeholder revision and validation of project components.
- Support the Ministry with preparing, requesting, and following up on co-financing letters.
- Provide inputs for drafting the CEO endorsement document, including a gender analysis and action plan.
- Provide input to respond to reviews from UNEP, GEF Consultant, Government, and GEF.
- Support the Ministry’s climate transparency agenda to ensure alignment with project formulation.
Experience Requirements
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience in working in the field of Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean is required.
- Experience working in Ecuador, knowledge of the institutional setting and framework, public policies, and experience working with institutional actors, is required.
- Experience in working with or for multilateral or bilateral funding entities in the field of climate change, environment or development is desirable.
- Experience in developing projects or policies related to climate change mitigation or adaptation is desirable.
- Experience in designing and implementing stakeholder consultation processes for projects and/or public policies is desirable.
- Good communication skills to manage/interact with government representatives and people inside and outside of the project team is desirable.
Qualification Requirements
• Advanced university degree in environmental studies, climate change, economics, development, engineering, finance and administration, international cooperation or a related discipline is required. A first level degree with additional two (2) years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
