Overview
The consultant will support the operationalization of the Island Investment Forum (IIF) as part of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Centre of Excellence (CoE) to foster resilient prosperity in SIDS.
Key Responsibilities
- Draft and final 12-month workplan for the Consultant and CoE staff to jointly implement the first year of the IIF.
- Draft and final PowerPoint presentation outlining the IIF vision, implementation workplan and outreach pitch for the IIF launch at the SIDS Global Business Network (SIDS-GBN) Forum.
- Draft and final engagement plan for pilot SIDS, including screening criteria for participating NFPs, a CoE engagement strategy for pilot SIDS, and initial project preparation guidance for participating NFPs.
- Successful launch of the IIF at the SIDS-GBN Forum.
- Draft and final training materials for CoE staff on FDI policy and investment promotion.
- Draft and final PowerPoint presentations to facilitate brainstorming sessions with CoE staff and key IIF stakeholders on the operational model.
- Delivery of training and operational brainstorming sessions for CoE staff.
- Draft and final IIF operational model, including governance framework and staff Terms of Reference.
- Draft and final NFP guidelines covering project identification, investor readiness, engagement with development partners and use of IIF tools.
- Draft and final development partner database informed by pilot SIDS engagement and NFP submissions.
- Draft and final Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) framework for the IIF, including Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for individual staff.
- Planning workshop with CoE staff to prepare implementation of the operational model and deployment of the guidelines, databases and M&E framework.
- Training and mobilization of the first pilot SIDS NFP and relevant partners on applying IIF tools to develop an investor-ready project pipeline.
- Remote training and mobilization of the second and third pilot SIDS NFPs, with progressive transfer of delivery responsibilities to CoE staff.
- Establishment and configuration of an online project planning and client relationship management platform for CoE staff, including customized fields, dashboards and project-tracking functionality.
- Mapping of current and anticipated CoE staff roles against staff TORs, client NFPs, the IIF operational model, M&E framework and the online project planning and client relationship management platform.
- Draft and final investment brief templates for three priority project types/sectors.
- Draft and final private investor database covering priority investors across three sectors/project types.
- Draft and final practical tools (minimum three) to support stakeholder mobilization, project pipeline development and private sector engagement by client NFPs.
- Client NFP outreach completed to a minimum of nine prospective private investors.
- Remote training of pilot SIDS NFPs to enable national stakeholder teams to develop investment-ready project pipelines.
- Completion of one to two Training-of-Trainers (ToT) programmes for participating client NFPs.
- Ongoing coaching of the first pilot SIDS NFP, jointly with CoE staff, through stakeholder engagement, project pipeline development, investor outreach and application of IIF tools, with progressive transfer of responsibilities to CoE staff by the end of the consultancy.
- Draft and final end-of-year performance report, based on data and analytics generated through the online project planning and client relationship management platform, including recommendations for strengthening implementation.
- Completion of coaching and capacity transfer to CoE staff across all aspects of NFP engagement, stakeholder mobilization, project pipeline development, development partner engagement, investor outreach and application of IIF tools.
Required Experience
Minimum 10 years’ progressive experience in organizational leadership, strategic planning, and multi-stakeholder institutional development is required. Strong understanding of investment facilitation and financing mechanisms particularly in the context of small island developing States or developing economies is required. Proven experience in setting up or managing development partnerships, governance structures, and blended finance mechanisms is required. Demonstrated background in capacity building, knowledge transfer, and operational systems design is required. Experience working with or advising SIDS governments and development institutions is required. Excellent stakeholder engagement and partnership development skills, particularly with multilateral organizations and private sector partners, experience with developing partnerships in SIDS and developing countries are desirable. Familiarity with public-private partnerships, data-driven platforms, and investment instruments are desirable.
Qualifications
An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in an area related to economics, policy development and governance, operations management, public finance or related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
