ECUADOR: SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE 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

GGGI has a diverse portfolio of programs in developing countries around the world. These in-country programs, together with global products and services, focus on delivering results through an integrated approach of evidence-based green growth planning and implementation aligned to countries’ development priorities.

The achievement of Ecuador’s NDC targets requires a substantial increase in the volume of public and private, national and international climate finance invested in the country.

As a result, the Government of Ecuador, under the leadership of MEF and MAATE, has embarked on an ambitious effort to increase the mobilization of international climate finance and implementation of innovative sustainable finance instruments to support a climate resilient and low-carbon development of the economy.

POSITION SUMMARY

GGGI is seeking an experienced Sustainable Landscape Consultant based in Quito, Ecuador. The Sustainable Landscape Consultant will assist in the structuring of various sustainable commitments for conservation of the Ecuadorian amazon jungle and the blue corridor (8 nautical miles along the Ecuadorian coast). The Consultant will coordinate the engagement with stakeholders and the implementation of the sustainable landscape and conservation agreements, as well as financial analysis to achieve those products, under the technical leadership of GGGI staff members.

The Sustainable Landscape Consultant will be responsible for providing technical assistance to develop and deliver sustainability commitments for two large sustainable finance operations

GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The objective of this consultancy is to support the analysis, documentation, design, construction, and implementation of various sustainable/green financial instruments in Ecuador.

Specific Objectives

• Assist the Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition (MAATE) in developing, structuring, and implementing complex sustainable sustainability commitments for the republic to undertake in a large sustainable finance operation.
• Design the monitoring and evaluation procedure to comply with the sustainability commitments.

Scope of Work

• Prepare a Work Plan of the activities to undertake under the assignment.
• The Work Plan should include a timeline of main activities, methodology, milestones, validation meetings, final deliverables description and the scheduling of capacity building workshops.
• Review of policy and regulatory provisions for sustainable finance instruments such as debt for nature/climate swaps.
• Organize, participate, and facilitate meetings with relevant stakeholders depending on the sustainable finance instrument in question. The consultant is responsible for writing meeting minutes for all meetings in which the consultant participates in.
• Read and revise documents relevant to the sustainable finance instrument in question. In some cases, the consultant will be asked to produce executive summary reports and PowerPoint presentations for MAATE authorities based on the documentation shared with the consultant.
• Assist MAATE in all tasks assigned by the authorities regarding the sustainable finance instruments in question.
• Prepare reports focusing on the environmental conservation commitments.
• Provide technical assistance as required related but not limited to, negotiation, analysis, recommendations on the sustainability agreements and the environmental trust fund.
• Technical visits to the selected places for information gathering.
• Provide technical assistance as required.
• Support the growth and development of green finance products.
• Systematize all collected information, annexes, meeting minutes, etc. and consolidate it in a Final Report.

COORDINATION AND COMPLIANCE

• The consultant must Sign a confidentiality agreement with the Republic of Ecuador.
• All relevant technical papers, reports, and other documents prepared from the start to the end of the assignment shall be attached to the final Report and must be included in a digital repository.
• The consultant will make the best use of both primary and secondary sources of information to develop activities defined under the contract objective.
• The consultant selected must dedicate 100% of his/her time to this process. Therefore, it is forbidden to consider other consultancies during the contract period.
• This position will require a full-time on-site presence at the MAATE.
• The consultant will work closely with GGGI staff to ensure the goals of this consultancy, and he/she will also be responsible for reporting their progress to the GGGI supervisor.
• The consultancy budget stated below includes the costs of transportation and accommodation, there is no additional budget that will cover required travel for the assignment.

EXPERTISE REQUIRED 

• Master’s Degree or equivalent combination of educational in environmental science, forestry, engineering, biology, economics, sociology, or related areas.
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience in sustainable landscape or sustainable forestry projects.
• Prior experience working in debt for nature swaps is a plus but not required.
• Knowledge of the current sustainable landscape coastal and amazon conservations efforts in the Ecuadorian context.
• Prior experience working in conservation projects related to forest sustainability is desired.
• Environmental conservation negotiation experience is required.
• Full English proficiency (C1 or TOEFL) is required.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Knowledge of statistical and spatial analysis tools.
• Skills in working with multidisciplinary groups.
• Negotiation, promotion, and conflict resolution skills.
• Syntaxy and redaction proficiency
• Meeting Facilitation Skills required

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

• Request:  GGGI Application form, CV and cover letter  
• Selection method/process: competitive  
• Timeline of selection : 15 days   
• Date to close is 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