Climate Finance Consultant - RESIslands Initiative

About the role

The Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA) is implementing the RESIslands project, supported by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), which strengthens the institutional capacities of African island states to manage climate risks, enhance resilience and access climate finance. The consultant provides technical support and expertise to the project, working remotely from home for 3 months, under the supervision of the UNECA Programme Management Officer and in coordination with country leads and national stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Review country policies and strategies (NDCs, NAPs, NAPAs, NDRRRs, LT-LEDS) and gather data to build country climate project pipelines
• Support the preparation of climate project concept notes, terms of reference and project proposals, including budgets, timelines and procurement plans
• Facilitate write shops, validation workshops and matchmaking with potential accredited or direct-access entities
• Design training materials on concept note elaboration, climate early warning systems and innovative climate finance, and run capacity-building workshops
• Contribute technical content and lessons learned to the project's knowledge products and knowledge management platform

Required profile

• Advanced university degree (master's level or equivalent) in climate finance, climate science, environmental policy, project management, risk management, public finance, development studies or a related field; a first-level degree plus two years of relevant experience may be accepted
• At least 5 years of professional experience in climate finance, CIEWS, risk management or related fields
• Demonstrated experience preparing climate finance projects, including proposal writing, financial reporting and training development
• Experience working with national governments and international organizations on climate finance and resilience projects
• Excellent written and oral English; proficiency in French, Portuguese or Spanish is an asset

Required skills

• Expertise in developing concept notes, project proposals and financial frameworks for climate projects (desirable)
• Familiarity with the strategies, policies and procedures of the GCF and other climate funds, and prior experience on concept notes for such funds (desirable)
• Prior international engagement in climate, environment or risk management (desirable)