Overview
Consultant to complete the GEF-8 CEO endorsement request package for the Uganda CF project.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the preparation of the CEO endorsement document and its attachments.
- Be responsible for the design of all substantive elements of the CEO endorsement document and its annexes.
- Prepare an outline of the strategy and methodology to develop such elements.
- In coordination with UNEP and with support from National Government, the consultant will take the lead in organizing a project scoping mission.
- Prepare a report summarizing the workshop, with an attendance list.
- Prepare a mission report including main findings on scope and stakeholder consultations.
- Develop the project “skeleton” document.
- Prepare a presentation for internal discussion by UNEP management.
- In consultation with the government, establish project and program specific indicators for the project results framework.
- Align substantive elements of the project with national strategic and planning documents.
- Undertake a gender analysis, ensure project deliverables are gender sensitive and prepare a Gender Action Plan.
- Undertake a stakeholder’s analysis and prepare a Stakeholder Engagement Plan.
- Participate in / contribute to other sectoral consultation workshops organized by the National Government.
- Prepare a first draft of the CEO Endorsement Package.
- Prepare and organize in close coordination with the national counterparts a stakeholder validation workshop.
- Prepare a mission report and validation workshop report summarizing the findings, recommendations and decisions taken during the workshop, and the participants' list.
- Lead the discussion of co-finance contributions, validate the amount and nature of contributions, identify to which project Component(s) the contribution is allocated, complete the co-finance budget template and provide any inputs required to obtain signed co-finance commitment letters.
- Prepare a final stakeholder consultation report.
- Prepare a final and complete version of the CEO Endorsement Document and annexes for UNEP internal review and submission to GEF Secretariat.
- Prepare the submission package of the CEO endorsement document and associated annexes to the UNEP Project Review Committee (PRC) and draft the responses to the Committee's reviews.
- Prepare the submission package of the CEO endorsement document and associated annexes to the GEF secretariat and draft responses to Secretariat reviews, until final approval.
- Inform UNEP on the status of work and highlight, in a timely manner, risks related to the quality of the information received and the fulfilment of the project's development schedule.
Required Experience
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience in developing, assessing, evaluating or managing projects in the field of climate change mitigation, climate finance, sustainable/green finance, environment or development is required;
- Experience in drafting project documents is required;
- Experience working with GEF, or UNEP projects is desirable;
- Experience in working for multilateral or bilateral funding entities in the field of environment, climate finance, climate change, sustainable mobility, or development is desirable.
Qualifications
- Advanced university degree in economics, environmental sciences, business, management, or a related discipline is required;
- A first level degree with additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree;
