The purpose of this consultancy service is to prepare a Readiness Needs Assessment, two readiness proposal development, which results in the identification of readiness-related gaps and forward-looking interventions and strategies to enhance national overall readiness; as well as the identification of the country’s climate change strategic priorities and most impactful program for investment, and development of two proposals using the GCF template and submitted to the GCF.

SCOPE OF SERVICE

The Readiness Needs Assessment, the readiness proposal Development Consultant shall with the approval of the NDA and under the supervision of the Project Manager GCF Readiness Project under GGGI undertake the following namely:

Conduct stakeholder consultation and engagement workshops/meetings to collect inputs from stakeholders

Consult with NDA, DAEs, and other entities assess their short and long-term needs.

Forecasting the impact and potential risks associated with each project.

Synthesize and prepare the Readiness Needs Assessment Report.

Based on the result, draft two readiness proposals (one year and multi-year readiness program),

Support the work of other consultants on NDA capacity building as and when needed,

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE / EXPERTISE

1) Education:

An advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in finance, climate change, sustainable development, Business Administration, development economics, statistics, engineering, environmental science, international development, law and policy, or other disciplines related to sustainability, development, environmental management, or green growth.

2) Experience: 

At least 5+ years of operations and a minimum of 3 contracts of similar value, nature and complexity implemented over the past year.

At least 5+ years of experience in climate finance and sustainable finance instruments, policies and strategies.

Prior experience designing projects and developing concept notes for international organizations and/or MDBs and prior experience in the region.

Prior experience working with the NDA and familiarity with GCF’s mission and investment criteria is desirable.

Demonstrated experience in the design and development of climate change mitigation and adaptation projects, specifically oriented towards obtaining (international) donor funding.

Experience supporting national, regional or international / financing institutions with building capacity to apply international best practice standards to increase access to finance for sustainable development and/or climate change (such as GCF accreditation, ISO Certification, etc.).

A good understanding of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and GCF investment criteria is highly desirable.

An extensive knowledge on climate investment landscape in Ethiopia.

Previous experience in conducting institutional gap analysis is an advantage.