World Bank E T Consultant- Climate Change Economist

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1. The C3A Program

The Coalition for Capacity on Climate Action (C3A) was launched at the Ministerial meeting of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action at the 2023 IMF-World Bank Spring meetings in Washington.

Supported by the World Bank, the C3A program addresses the full range of climate-related economic and financial policies (fiscal risks, financial regulation, impact modelling, just transition institutions, etc.) according to a “whole-of-government approach”, involving finance ministries and their ecosystems (including diverse sectoral ministries, public administrations, and public agencies but also universities and think-tanks) to provide integrated, common solutions for climate-aligned development strategies.

The C3A program stands out by being a demand-driven initiative, all the while relying on an external Knowledge Network. Through a collaborative partnership with the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action (CFCMA), C3A will harness specialized resources from an independent Knowledge Network for Climate Action. This network consists of a high level and diverse group of academics, practitioners, and experts from both regional and international backgrounds.

To ensure the program's effectiveness, a distinguished Scientific Advisory Committee comprising esteemed scientists and economists will provide guidance. Additionally, a dedicated C3A Countries and Partners Committee, led by the co-chairs of the CFCMA, will represent the participating countries and drive the program's initiatives.

The Program is also designed to have strong interactions with other advisory and financial support provided by the World Bank such as CCDRs, experts-led technical assistance and financial support for climate reforms (DPO, DPLs, etc.). An essential component will be the convergence of the climate smart analytical toolbox program (CSAP) as a support to the analytical part of the C3A program.

2. The assignment

The C3A Program, together with the CSAP program, plans to hire an Extended Term Consultant Climate Economist to work in support of the Program.

The assignment consists in coordinating, with the Task Team Leaders, on the implementation of the C3A and CSAP Programs.

Existing experience in managing projects and teams is essential. Excellent knowledge of climate policy issues as well as climate finance in a developing country context is an asset.

Among other tasks, the consultant will participate in the following activities:

1/ Support coordinating the delivery of C3A capacity-building activities:

• Define and update the strategic positioning of the C3A Program (assessment of existing capacity building offer, strategic planning, relationships with partner entities, etc.),

• Define and regularly update the capacity creation offer (coordination of the Demand Assessment phase, collect feedback from member countries, relationship with the Knowledge Network, mobilization of the CSAP tools, etc.),

• Contribute to production of content (publications, technical and strategic notes, policy dialogue, etc.).

• Ensure a high quality and appropriate contribution of the Knowledge Network to the capacity creation process (structuring partnerships with key stakeholders, coordinate the editorial policy, etc.),

2/ Ensure the institutionalization and perennity of the C3A Program

• Governance: Strengthening and regularly soliciting the C3A governing bodies to provide guidance to the Program.

• Matrix organization: support creating, stimulating and ensuring a good coordination between regional and thematic hubs

• Communication and visibility: deploying and activating a dedicated communication identity, ensuring good coordination with the Coalition, etc.

3/ Manage C3A and CSAP resources

• Ensure a solid financial basis for the C3A Program (help building a fundraising strategy, budget planning, etc.)

• Ensure a high quality, responsive and flexible management for the Program (daily management of the support team, developing monitoring tools, coordinate reporting activities, manage hiring and procurement processes, etc.).

3. Technical and financial terms

The mission will consist of day-to-day work with the C3A and CSAP Teams. Regular coordination meetings will be the occasion to specify and adjust the activities to be caried out by the consultant. A monitoring format will be agreed upon between the Program Task Team Leaders and the consultant.

The assignment may include missions to join official events or field missions.

The mission is calibrated to be full-time for a 1 year period.

Selection Criteria

• A Master’s degree (Economics, Environmental economics or other related field) plus a minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience.

• Significant experience managing the governance processes of international organizations/ partnerships.

• Demonstrated experience engaging with high-level leadership in governance context, and stakeholder relationships with donors, multilateral and bilateral donors and agencies, as well as civil society and private sector representatives and constituency engagement required. Experience engaging in the global climate financial architecture would be a strong asset.

• Track record of effectively working across organizational boundaries, both within an organization and with key external partners.

• Experience leading teams “from behind” in order to produce high quality products in a timely manner.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate in writing and orally in a professional and timely manner with senior-level internal and external partners.

• Excellent planning and organizational skills, including in managing a high volume of tasks.

• Excellent English language skills. Spanish language proficiency a strong advantage; other languages also advantageous.

• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and rapidly analyze diverse information from varied sources.

• Demonstrated ability and the necessary personal organization skills to take initiative, personal ownership and accountability to meet deadlines, manage multiple tasks at high quality under pressure, and achieve agreed-upon results.

• Demonstrated ability for teamwork in a multicultural environment.

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