AFRICA REGIONAL OFFICE: JUNIOR CONSULTANT
JOB DETAIL
AFRICA REGIONAL OFFICE: JUNIOR CONSULTANT
INTRODUCTION TO GGGI
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is a treaty-based international, inter-governmental organization dedicated to supporting and promoting strong, inclusive and sustainable economic growth in developing countries and emerging economies. To learn more please visit about GGGI web page.
PROJECT BACKGROUND
African smallholder farmers are among the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change while supplying up to 80% of produce for sub-Saharan Africa’s food markets. If no adaptation action is taken, yields of cereal crops could decline by 5-25% over the next decades in the region. Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) provides ways to build farmers’ resilience and adapt to climate change, while sustainably increasing productivity and incomes. However, the financing needed to help them adapt and build resilience is largely missing. The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) with the support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation conducted a climate finance programme with that aims to improve and sustain agricultural production in Africa supported through enhanced access to climate finance. Specifically, the objectives of the project are to:
- Increase CGIAR access to GCF funding and other climate finance institutions for 2 to 4 countries in Africa.
- Support GCF accreditation of at least one direct access entity such as NARES institutions and agricultural or development banks per selected country
- Conceptualize an Agricultural Adaptation Facility (AAF) framework.
- Develop and share Knowledge on CSA and climate data collection of nominated NARES institutions enhanced to support GCF funding proposal.
OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT
The Junior Consultant is expecting to perform the following key activities:
- Support the implementation and monitoring of the Climate finance and GCF Project under the leadership of Climate Finance Program Manager
- Provide support for data collection activities related to the project, including data processing, analysis and report writing.
- Assist capacity building work by drafting training materials and organizing training activities in the field for successful project delivery.
- Provide support to ensure timely production and submission of reports.
- Support communication and visibility of the project.
- Monitor and report on project and workstream activities to ensure efficiency and consistency with established workplans to support program management.
- Assist internal/external event, conference, arrangement responsible under the leadership of the program Manager on everything related to logistics including supporting documentation related to external supplies.
- Any other duties assigned by Climate Finance Program Manager.
DELIVERABLES AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE
The Junior consultant will be paid upon delivery of key performance indicators:
| S/N | Description of Deliverable | Submission timelines | Key Performance Indicator | Payment (percentage of contract value) |
| 1 | 6 monthly reports | Every 15th of the month | Monthly report | $1,260 (1/24%) |
The monthly report will be max 10 pages report (excluding annexes) with the following sections:
– Project Update and Progress
– Report on monthly activities of the project including a detailed section of the consultant’s activities, as follows:
- Increase CGIAR access to GCF funding and other climate finance institutions for 2 to 4 countries in Africa (2 pages)
- Support GCF accreditation of at least one direct access entity such as NARES institutions and agricultural or development banks per selected country (2 pages)
- Conceptualize an Agricultural Adaptation Facility (AAF) framework (2 pages)
- Develop and share Knowledge on CSA and climate data collection of nominated NARES institutions enhanced to support GCF funding proposal. (2 pages)
– Next actions of the project including a detailed section of the consultant’s activities. (2 pages)
EXPERTISE REQUIRED
- Minimum 1 year of professional work experience relevant to this position of proven experience in climate change relates issues or in development ideally in Africa supporting adaptation and mitigation issues at national or international level; a knowledge of the agriculture sector and climate finance is a plus.
- Master’s degree or equivalent in Business Management, Administration, Economy, Agricultural Economics or other areas related to green growth.
- Excellent analytical and writing skills.
- Excellent knowledge of English and French both spoken and written.
- Experience coordinating successful training, workshops, etc that are smoothly run and well-facilitated, equipped with the latest technologies supporting effective interactions among participants.
- Experience in producing high-quality documentation and designing presentation material is a must.
- Excellent communication, presentation, writing, facilitation, organizational and networking skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Work experience working with an international organization, and/or in an English-speaking work environment will be an important advantage.
ADMINISTARTIVE INFORMATION
Date to close is June 19, 2023 at 23:59 Korean Standard Time (KST). Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered Application. Cover Letter, and CV must be sent in English. A consortium, or a firm may not be engaged for the individual consultant assignment.
Child protection – GGGI is committed to child protection, irrespective of whether any specific area of work involves direct contact with children. GGGI’s Child Protection Policy is written in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
