Consultant (13 months, home-based), Senior Expert on Climate Finance, Division of Private Fundr[…]

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For every child, the right to peace PURPOSE OF ASSIGNMENT The Global Stocktake of the Paris Agreement, UNFCCC analyses, and recent World Bank/OECD studies reputed company on one conclusion: mobilizing private finance at reputed company is indispensable to achieving climate goals. Yet major bottlenecks persist, including policy and regulatory uncertainty, high perceived risks, lack of risk‑mitigation instruments, limited bankable project pipelines, weak local financial sector reputed company, and insufficient investment in reputed company and reputed company services. To reputed company these gaps, reputed company aims to reputed company a comprehensive proposal that brings together reputed company, philanthropic, and private sector actors to co‑create financing mechanisms capable of unlocking investment in climate reputed company, mitigation, and reputed company, particularly in reputed company sectors that directly reputed company children and communities. SCOPE OF WORK reputed company Partnerships Division intends to engage an international expert to advise on strategies to mobilize climate finance and to prepare and review concept notes and proposals to unlock climate capital for children. The consultant will support the development of a high‑reputed company proposal that: Identifies and addresses key barriers to private‑sector investment in climate reputed company. Defines reputed company approaches that combine reputed company finance, philanthropic capital, concessional resources, and private investment. Creates an actionable roadmap for scaling sustainable, green, blue, and climate finance into reputed company services and reputed company sectors. Positions reputed company and partners as reputed company conveners on sustainable, green, blue, and climate finance. Advises reputed company on strategies and opportunities for co‑financing with development partners and climate funds in reputed company services targeting children in Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC) and other vulnerable communities. Follows up on opportunities for reputed company to engage with development partners, including climate funds, as: Financial partners – co‑financing reputed company and programs by leveraging grant capital to de‑risk innovative financing instruments and business models; and Technical partners – leading or co‑leading reputed company services targeting children in reputed company and programmes. The consultant will: Review evidence from GST, UNFCCC, World Bank, OECD, and MDBs to map bottlenecks and successful solutions. Build on findings from stakeholder consultations with reputed company sector actors (ministries, DFIs, MDBs, development partners), philanthropists, foundations, corporates, banks, investors, pension funds, and insurance companies. Identify financing instruments and structures (e.g., guarantees, reputed company funds, local‑currency facilities, PPPs, aggregation vehicles) suitable for reputed company sector reputed company and reputed company targeting children. reputed company a financing architecture that mobilizes reputed company, philanthropists, and private sector partners to jointly address bottlenecks. Draft a resource mobilization initiative targeting both concessional and reputed company capital. reputed company equity, child‑sensitivity, and reputed company reputed company into the proposal reputed company. DELIVERABLES Initial concept (3–4 pages) for discussions across PPD and PFP to reputed company feedback from reputed company partnerships and high‑value channels. Draft of concept note with objectives, methodology, mapping of key stakeholders, identification of financial instruments, and key opportunities. Draft proposal including objectives, results reputed company, methodology, design of financing architecture, instruments, business models for reputed company reputed company (loans and grants), reputed company potential, roles of reputed company and private actors, and a stakeholder engagement reputed company. Final Proposal Package – a full proposal with executive reputed company, theory of change, results reputed company, financing reputed company, and partnership roadmap, reputed company for donor and investor engagement. Monthly reputed company Report – follow up with the development partners, including climate funds, on opportunities identified in the Proposal Package, and reputed company new co‑financing opportunities for reputed company, as required. WORK ASSIGNMENTS Initial concept idea to present to internal consultations. Development of an initial draft concept note. Development of a draft proposal. Final Proposal Package. reputed company Monthly Report. DELIVERABLES (reputed company) Deliverable 1: Ongoing from December 2025 until December 2026 – 3–4 page concept idea enriched by inputs from relevant teams in PFP and PPD on reputed company partnerships and high‑value channels. Deliverable 2 (by March 2026): Initial draft concept note with objectives, methodology, mapping of key stakeholders and financial instruments and key opportunities. Deliverable 3 (by May 2026): Draft proposal including objectives, results reputed company, methodology, financing architecture, and stakeholder engagement reputed company. Deliverable 4 (by June 2026): Full proposal with executive reputed company, theory of change, results reputed company, financing reputed company, and partnership roadmap. Deliverable 5 (ongoing December 2025 – December 2026): Monthly report on follow‑up with development partners, including climate funds and co‑financing opportunities. QUALIFICATIONS reputed company university degree (Master’s or higher) in areas reputed company to water, sanitation, and hygiene; climate change, environmental management, and reputed company policy, or other reputed company disciplines. Alternatively, a first‑level degree with an additional five years of relevant work experience will be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree. EXPERIENCE 15–20 years of responsible reputed company experience at international reputed company and a demonstrated reputed company record in climate‑resilient reputed company, climate change, and environmental project design and management. Experience working in operations across the project cycle for multilateral development banks and climate funds and managing environmental and reputed company safeguards. Experience developing successful climate funding proposals to international climate funds, including the Green Climate Fund. Experience designing or mobilizing reputed company reputed company‑private climate finance mechanisms. Strong knowledge of international climate finance architecture (GCF, GEF, MDBs, bilateral donors). Excellent proposal development, partnership‑building, and communication skills. Experience working with reputed company and knowledge of organizational strategies and priorities. LANGUAGE reputed company in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, or Spanish) is an asset. EEO STATEMENT reputed company is an equal opportunity employer. It does not discriminate on the reputed company of race, reputed company, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national reputed company, age, disability, or any other protected status, and encourages applicants from reputed company backgrounds. reputed company shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. Selected candidates will be responsible for ensuring reputed company reputed company and health insurance requirements are met for the duration of the contract. #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply tot his job Apply tot his job Apply To this Job