International Individual Consultancy to Support the Design and Development, and Lead on the Project Preparation for the Climate Facility for Children (CF4C) for Eastern and Southern Africa Region

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Title of Task	Particular person Consultancy to assist the event and assessment of the Local weather Facility for Kids (CF4C) Idea Observe and to steer on Mission Preparation for the CF4C for the UNICEF Jap and Southern Africa Area (ESAR).
Part	ESARO WASH & Local weather Vitality and Surroundings
Location	Jap and Southern Africa area
Length	80 days over 6 months
Begin/Finish date	From:8-Jan-24	To:     30-Jun-24

 

Background and Justification

The East and Southern Africa Area (ESAR) is arguably one of the susceptible areas on the planet to the impacts of local weather change. The area has suffered a 7-fold improve in critical environmental issues exacerbated by local weather change since 1980. These are documented within the UNICEF (2021) report The Climate Crisis: Climate Change Impacts, Trends and Vulnerabilities of Children in Sub Saharan Africa. Difficult weather conditions within the East and Southern Africa Area have compounded environmental degradation and contributed to the elevated displacement and migration with 86 million inside local weather migrants recorded within the ESAR, additional decreasing entry to primary social companies, rising gender inequality, and deteriorating livelihoods and meals safety. Local weather developments point out sustained will increase in scale and frequency of utmost occasions, which make early warning troublesome and require enhanced adaptability. Local weather change instantly impacts water sources and water companies for all financial, social and environmental capabilities that water helps. The local weather change impacts subsequently attain into many sectors of pursuits comparable to well being, schooling, meals safety, safety amongst others.

Recognizing the financing requirement for local weather resilient social infrastructure and companies UNICEF ESARO and the Growth Financial institution of Southern Africa (DBSA) (N/B DBSA is a Regional Monetary Establishment, and an Accredited Entity of the Inexperienced Local weather Fund) are working collectively to ascertain a local weather resilient financing facility for social infrastructure and companies for which an idea notice has been submitted to the Inexperienced Local weather Fund for consideration. The power has termed, Local weather Facility For Kids (CF4C), and it seeks to addresses the local weather vulnerabilities and the financing want for local weather resilient (CR) social infrastructures in addition to  sustainable and equitable, low emission (LE) provision of primary social companies, particularly in local weather info companies, droughts, schooling, vitality, floods, well being, diet, city and water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) to susceptible teams of the inhabitants, together with youngsters, women, youth, ladies, disabled individuals, and their related communities.

The CF4C will initially concentrate on ten nations: Angola; Comoros; Madagascar; Malawi; Mozambique; Rwanda; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; and Zimbabwe.  The nations chosen are throughout the precedence areas of the Inexperienced Local weather Fund (GCF): (i) African States; (ii) All however one nation (Zimbabwe) are Least Developed International locations (LDCs), with Mozambique and Comoros categorized underneath Fragile and Battle-affected Conditions (FCS); and (iii) One nation, Comoros is a Small Island Creating State (SIDS). The CF4C idea notice has been submitted to the GCF for consideration and is now public listed on GCF’s web site, https://www.greenclimate.fund/document/climate-facility-children-cf4c, as a part of the assessment course of previous to consideration of approval.

Clarify why a consultancy is required and handle this query.  

Technical Assist is required for timeous program assessment and inputs to GCF feedback, thus requirement for a candidate who’s conversant in, and has in depth expertise in GCF course of, and has prior expertise in growth GCF proposals.

 

Scope of Work

Objective and Goal: DBSA and UNICEF ESARO are intending to acquire the companies of a marketing consultant to assist the design and mission preparation for the Local weather Facility for Kids (hereafter known as the “CF4C) to handle  local weather change challenges vis-à-vis sustainable provision and entry to social infrastructure and companies together with constructing of market case for private-sector funding in sustainable social companies.

The CF4C will use blended finance to unlock public and  personal finance for sustainable and local weather resilient social infrastructure and  companies in ESAR.

The aims of the project are to:

• To finalize CN for the CF4C, with consideration to the suggestions from GCF
• Design the Local weather Resilient WASH Facility; together with the monetary and technical construction for the Facility, which can embrace mission preparation (i.e. prefeasibility, and vulnerability/danger assessments).

 

Present particulars/reference to AWP areas coated: Clarify briefly how this project hyperlinks to the AWP/IR quantity.

This proposal will assist all sides Objective Space ‘Secure and Clear Surroundings’ notably the outputs associated to water, local weather resilience and environmental sustainability ’UNICEF ESARO goals to strengthen the enabling setting for local weather resilient social infrastructure and companies, and to entry local weather funds by growth of a pipeline of initiatives for various nations within the area, and therefore scale back the transaction prices and allow engagement with the personal sector. This work subsequently falls underneath the area’s flagship space of local weather resilience and is carried out underneath the Local weather and Surroundings Pillar.

 

Actions and Duties:  

1. Coordinate inputs from GCF, DBSA, UNICEF, and different related stakeholders to tell the assessment and re-submission of the CN for the CF4C  

• Facilitate a targeted dialogue between GCF,  DBSA, and UNICEF and different stakeholders in response to the feedback/suggestions from GCF.
• Primarily based on the suggestions, and discussions, develop a response matrix (in GCF format) to the suggestions acquired, and revise the CN to include the suggestions.
• Linked to Facility priorities, establish, and prioritize all related stakeholders to interact with and capability and functionality required by DBSA and UNICEF for implementation of the Facility.
• Describe the diploma to which the Facility can catalyze impression past a one-off mission funding together with scaling and replication, data sharing and studying, creation of an enabling setting, regulatory framework and insurance policies, contribution in the direction of local weather resilient growth pathways according to related Nationwide local weather change motion methods and plans.
• The revision of the CN may even embrace inter-alia.

1. Assessment and develop the outline of, and justification for, the proposed CF4C.
2. Assessment and develop local weather rationale for the CF4C, which embrace strengthening the proposed use of the Kids’s Local weather Danger Index, as a instrument for vulnerability assessments and focusing on, together with describing the most certainly state of affairs (prevailing circumstances or different various) that will stay or proceed within the absence of the proposed interventions
3. Assessment and describe limitations (social, gender, fiscal, regulatory, technological, monetary, ecological, institutional, and so forth., as related) to local weather funding that should be addressed.
4. Assessment and describe the proposed set of elements, outputs and actions that result in the anticipated fund-level impression and end result outcomes.
5. Assessment and describe the idea of change and supply info on the way it serves to shift the event pathway in the direction of a low-emission and/or local weather resilient route.
6. Use a outcomes chain of inputs, actions, outputs, outcomes, and impression statements, and establish the how and why of causal relations to ship the Facility’s anticipated outcomes.
7. Assessment the implementation preparations by describing the implementation construction, outlining authorized, contractual, institutional, and monetary preparations between the GCF, the DBSA, UNICEF and/or different Executing Entity(ies) (EE) or any third events (if relevant) and beneficiaries. This could embrace the design of the governance preparations (supervisory boards, consultative teams amongst others) set to supervise and information the implementation of the Facility. Present a composition of the decision-making physique and oversight operate.
8. Assessment and describe the monetary flows and implementation preparations (authorized and contractual) between the DBSA, UNICEF or any third social gathering and beneficiaries. Present a diagram(s) or organogram(s) that map such preparations together with the governance construction, authorized preparations, and the move and reflow of funds between entities.
9. Assessment the Justification for GCF funding request: encourage the explanations for the Facility requiring GCF funding.
10. Assessment and justify why the extent of concessionality of the GCF monetary instrument(s) is the minimal required to make the funding viable. Moreover, how does the monetary construction and the proposed pricing match with the idea of minimal concessionality? Who advantages from concessionality? of the AE (DBSA), and the way they are going to be managed by the AE or the implementing company.
11. Assessment and develop the outcomes log body in keeping with the GCF efficiency measurement framework.

2. CF4C Mission Preparation, with the inputs from the DBSA and UNICEF

• Compile a full utility for the Mission Preparation Facility (PPF) Funding, knowledgeable by/making use of all of the work/CN developed above, in keeping with GCF necessities and templates.  This can be executed in session with the DBSA, UNICEF, and related stakeholders from taking part nations.
• Develop the full finances and monetary construction of the Mission Preparation Facility Funding (with enter from DBSA and UNICEF ESARO) and all principal price classes on the enter stage akin to all outputs and actions.
• Liaise with DBSA and UNICEF to establish potential co-financing from different donors to maximise the impression of the Facility and crowd in different sources of donor finance.
• Work intently with the DBSA and UNICEF present technical assist to operationalize the  implementation preparations, which can embrace assessment/description the monetary flows and implementation preparations (authorized and contractual) between the DBSA, UNICEF or any third social gathering and beneficiaries.
• In co-ordination with UNICEF, DBSA, compile background info (secondary knowledge) on local weather resilience baseline for every nation – local weather change downside (local weather hazards and associates dangers primarily based on impacts, publicity, and vulnerabilities); and the linkages to the difference and mitigation wants for the social infrastructure and companies sector that the Facility ought to handle.
• In co-ordination with UNICEF and DBSA, describe any current or ongoing regional or nationwide interventions which can be associated to the proposal from different home or worldwide sources of funding, such because the International Surroundings Facility, Adaptation Fund, Local weather Funding Funds, and so forth., and the way they are going to be complemented by the Facility (e.g. scaling up, replication, and so forth.). Additionally establish present gaps and limitations concerning current or ongoing initiatives and elaborate additional how this programme enhances or addresses these.
• On the idea of the CN, and submission of PPF, present technical inputs within the growth of the detailed ToRs in alignment with GCF necessities for the next, (a) Prefeasibility CF4C Mission Pipeline, (b) CF4C Vulnerability Evaluation, (c) CF4C Funding Proposal Growth

 

Work relationships: 

The Advisor can be supervised by the Regional Advisor (WASH & CEE) with the steering and oversight of the Deputy Regional Director – Applications.

 

Outputs/ Deliverables

Deliverables	Length (Estimated # of days or months)	Timeline/Deadline	Schedule of fee
Inception Report (together with detailed time schedule, milestones, working methodology /strategy to realize the duties)	5 days	15th January, 2024	10% fee upon receipt of ultimate deliverable
Job 1 Growth of CN Suggestions Matrix: contemplating suggestions from GCF, inputs from UNICEF, & DBSA	20 days	9th February,2024	20% fee upon receipt of ultimate deliverable
Job 2: Validation Presentation of the revised CF4C Idea Observe to stakeholders which incorporates, DBSA, UNICEF (Regional Workplace, HQ, & COs)	5 days	28th February, 2024	10% fee upon receipt of ultimate deliverable
Job 3: Incorporate suggestions to the revised CF4C CN, and finalise, for submission to GCF by DBSA – deliverable accepted CN N/B this may even embrace incorporation of further suggestions/ feedback from GCF arising from the preliminary submission of response matrix /revised CN.	10 days	15th March,2024	10% fee upon receipt of ultimate deliverable
Job 4: Put together in GCF format submission for PPF funding, which is to be submitted to GCF by DBSA, and consists of preparation of an in depth CN for co-financing from donors (TBA)	15 days	31st March, 2024	20% fee upon receipt of ultimate deliverable
Job 5: Present a Detailed Response and revised submission to GCF Feedback, to PPF Software	10 days	30th April, 2024	15% fee upon receipt of ultimate deliverable
Job 6: Put together in alignment with GCF Necessities detailed ToRs for the next, (a) Prefeasibility CF4C Mission Pipeline, (b) CF4C Vulnerability Evaluation, (c) CF4C Funding Proposal Growth	15 days	20th Could, 2024	15% fee upon receipt of ultimate deliverable

 

Cost Schedule

As per output and deliverable desk above.

All deliverables must meet anticipated high quality and requirements as assessed by the supervisor of the project. Ought to the marketing consultant fail to ship as per anticipated high quality and requirements, UNICEF reserves the correct to amend the payouts accordingly, or to delay them till passable submission has been acquired.

 

Desired Competencies, technical background and expertise

1. Schooling: At the least a grasp’s diploma within the fields of engineering, water useful resource administration, local weather change, economics, finance, or some other related discipline.
2. Demonstrated technical capability and experience, supported by no less than 10 years of related skilled expertise in a global setting, in no less than one of many following technical specialties:

• Danger evaluation of initiatives/programmes, notably for the administration of economic and
• operational dangers;
• Expertise with fiduciary and procurement processes, notably as they apply to nationwide and/or worldwide finance establishments; and

1. Expertise conducting comparable assignments with multilateral supported local weather change adaptation and/or mitigation our bodies comparable to GEF/LDCF/different donors, particularly with the GCF is an asset.
2. Familiarity with technical points associated to adaptation and mitigation, strategies of cost-benefit evaluation for adaptation and mitigation choices, identification of a number of advantages of adaptation and mitigation, together with, environmental, financial, social and gender-related.
3. Wonderful written communication abilities, with analytic capability and talent to synthesize related collected knowledge and findings for the preparation of high-quality stories.
4. Languages Wanted: Full proficiency each oral and written English. Fluency in French and/or Portuguese can be an added benefit.
5. Should exhibit the UNICEF Core Values of:

• Care
• Respect
• Integrity
• Belief
• Accountability
• Sustainability

6. Core Competencies:

• Demonstrates Self Consciousness and Moral Consciousness
• Works Collaboratively with others
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships
• Innovates and Embraces Change
• Thinks and Acts Strategically
• Drives to realize impactful outcomes
• Manages ambiguity and complexity

 

Administrative Points

The contract can be issued by UNICEF Jap and Southern Africa regional Workplace (ESARO). The Focal Particular person for all communications is the Regional Advisor (WASH & CEE). The person contractor will liaise with UNICEF for any issues concerning the contract administration.

The project can be distant primarily based, nonetheless availability throughout the working hours of UNICEF East and Southern African Regional Workplace in Nairobi (0800 – 1700 EAT) is required.

The person contractor will search inputs from Regional Advisor (WASH & CEE) and often liaises with the for all vital issues associated to the project all through the interval of its implementation, with the steering and oversight of the Regional Advisor – WASH & CEE.  

 

Circumstances

• All journey (in case of any) can be by most financial class fare and reimbursement can be as per UNICEF coverage, Each day Subsistence Allowance (DSA) for discipline missions can be paid primarily based on the prevailing UN charges. (N/B The project can be distant primarily based, and no journey is anticipated).
• “As per UNICEF DFAM coverage, fee is made in opposition to accepted deliverables. No advance fee is allowed until in distinctive circumstances in opposition to financial institution assure, topic to a most of 30 per cent of the full contract worth in circumstances the place advance purchases, for instance for provides or journey, could also be essential”.
• People engaged underneath a consultancy or particular person contract won’t be thought-about “workers members” underneath the Employees Rules and Guidelines of the United Nations and UNICEF’s insurance policies and procedures and won’t be entitled to advantages supplied therein (comparable to go away entitlements and medical insurance coverage protection). Their circumstances of service can be ruled by their contract and the Normal Circumstances of Contracts for the Providers of Consultants and Particular person Contractors. Consultants and particular person contractors are liable for figuring out their tax liabilities and for the fee of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with native or different relevant legal guidelines.

Dangers

No dangers are foreseen for this project as will probably be largely desktop evaluation and distant working.

 

The right way to Apply
and certified candidates ought to apply on-line utilizing the button beneath. As a part of their utility, candidates ought to present:

1. A canopy letter that specifies the way you meet the specified competencies, technical background and expertise (not more than 2 pages)
2. A brief CV (not more than 4 pages)
3. A monetary proposal that ought to embrace the every day charge and whole charges in USD for the project. Functions with no monetary proposal won’t be thought-about.
4. 3 Referees.