Summary

WRI intends to award a consultant a 45 working days, from February 5th - June 14th, 2024. fixed price plus reimbursable contract for planning and facilitating a team building gathering for its Hub team and its annual National Platforms Gathering in 2024.

Hub Team Building: The consultant will assist the P4G Hub in gathering the requirements and determining the meeting agenda for a team building retreat. The meeting structure should consider trainings that will help the group understand the best ways to support climate businesses. It should also include activities that will enable the team to share learnings on building national ecosystems in-country to support the origination and implementation of climate businesses and allocate time to do a stock take of its 2024 workplan.

National Platforms Gathering: The meeting agenda for the gathering should cover inspiring examples of NP policy and regulatory interventions that have advanced the in-country ecosystem for early-stage climate businesses, and time for each country to share their activities to date and their emerging work plan for 2025. Additional agenda items for these meetings should be considered and developed based on consultations with P4G stakeholders.

The currently envisioned plan is to have two days for the P4G Hub team gathering, followed by two and a half days for the National Platforms Gathering. The NP gathering will include two representatives from each P4G country. The total in-person workshop will be for one week.

Program Overview

P4G contributes to green and inclusive growth in low- and middle-income countries by helping early-stage businesses to become investment ready and supporting the enabling market systems for in-country climate transitions in food, water, and energy systems.

P4G has three main areas of activity: (1) origination and acceleration of early-stage climate businesses that can meet global climate finance investment criteria, (2) work with government and the private sector on the associated enabling market systems, and (3) knowledge mobilization.

P4G National Platforms and networks drive forward in-country Sustainable Development Goals and Nationally Determined Contributions implementation ambitions in the following countries: Colombia, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Indonesia, and Vietnam. It is hosted by World Resources Institute and funded by Denmark, the Netherlands, and the Republic of Korea.

Each National Platform (NP) includes representatives from the country’s government and private sector, and P4G donor embassies. These have been established to support P4G partnerships and are tailored to each country’s context. NPs help improve the enabling systems for climate businesses to become investment ready.

Scope of Work and Deliverables/Outputs

The consultant will be responsible for the following, in coordination with the P4G manager:

1. Pre-meeting planning:

 Regular check-in calls with the P4G manager.

 Participate in Hub team meetings to understand the objective and team’s needs and preferences for the team building meeting and National Platform Gathering.

 Clarify the objectives of the team building session and the National Platform Gathering with the P4G leadership team.

 Develop and maintain a work-plan to ensure meeting planning is on deadline.

2. Customized program development:

 Team building and learning agenda specific to the P4G Hub team.

 Finalizing the Agenda for the P4G NP Gathering.

3. Logistics and material

 Prepare any necessary materials, handouts, or resources for the team building & National Platforms activities.

 Share updates and materials for advance review to participants.

4. Session facilitation

 Lead team-building activities, providing clear instructions and ensuring the engagement of all participants.

 Moderate discussions to address challenges and potential solutions.

 Incorporate feedback mechanisms to allow participants at both meetings to reflect on the activities and their experiences.

5. Post gathering follow-up & Evaluation

 Design and develop a mechanism to obtain feedback from participants at both meetings to assess the effectiveness of the sessions.

 Provide a summary report of the team building and NP Gathering sessions, highlighting key insights and areas for improvement.

 Offer recommendations for ongoing team development or follow-up actions based on the outcomes of the sessions.

 Evaluate whether the session met the defined goals and identify areas for improvement in future sessions.

Consultant Qualifications

 The consultant should have at least 15-20+ years of experience working in the following areas:

 Business and enterprise creation, growth, and development.

 Sectors related to climate change ideally clean energy, water systems and resilience, food loss and waste and climate smart agriculture.

 Meeting development and facilitation.

 Team building.

 Understanding of development or impact investment needs and challenges in low- and middle-income countries.

 Capacity to execute the project within the allotted timeframe.

 Experience with similar projects and understanding of the current project requirements

 Understanding of the early-stage, climate-focused impact investment ecosystem and agenda of the Netherlands and Europe.

How to Apply

Prospective consultants should submit:

- A statement of interest and how it meets the above requirements.

- CV – individual or of team members if working as a team.

- Examples of and references for similar previous work.

- A proposal with a rough workplan and budget information for the scope of work including a proposed start date.

Proposal Deadline: January 15th, 2024.

Applicants must apply through the WRI Careers portal to be considered.

WRI Overview:

World Resources Institute (WRI) is an independent, nonprofit global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well-being. We are working to address seven critical challenges that the world must overcome this decade in order to secure a sustainable future for people and the planet: climate change, energy, food, forests, water, sustainable cities, and the ocean.

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