Consultant Vacancies at FSD Africa

The Consultant will demonstrate the following mandatory qualifications and experience:

• Demonstrate relevant professional experience delivering research, transaction advisory, project development and/or consultancy services of a similar nature ideally across lower- and middle-income countries in Africa;
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of the Nairobi/Kenyan political economy, and in collaborating with a range of Kenyan/African actors. Previous experience in engaging a broad array of Kenyan/East African investors (incl. both domestic-based and Kenyan-focused in their activity) is alsconsidered desirable;
• Demonstrate a solid foundational knowledge on the key challenges and opportunities associated with financing adaptation-linked projects with environmental/social outcomes, evidenced through the response for proposal (e.g. incl. successfully completing assignments from the last five years that consider such factors);

The Consultant shall be assessed according tthe following assessment criteria:

• The IP’s experience, technical expertise and qualifications relevant tthe Scope of Work:
• Previous experience of developing project pipelines and feasibility assessments, investment acceleration processes, with a weight on objective quantification of project benefits;
• Previous experience of consultancy, research, strategy, economic assessment, project development services or climate risk advisory, preferably in Africa;
• Previous experience in engaging a broad array of Kenyan (and African) public sector stakeholders/investors (incl. both domestic-based and international Kenyan-focused in their activity) is also considered desirable;
• Previous experience engaging with topics associated with physical climate risk, economic and social vulnerability, or urban planning, including through the measuring, monitoring and reporting of cobenefits or development impact,
• Previous academic or policy experience in fields relevant tthe Scope of Work.
• Where possible, referrals tsupport previous evidence of the above

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The Consultant will demonstrate the following mandatory qualifications and experience:

• Demonstrate relevant professional experience delivering quantitative research, climate risk modelling, costbenefit analyses, project development and/or consultancy services of a similar nature, ideally across lowerand middle-income countries in Africa;
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of climate risk, hazard impact assessments, spatial modelling, and calculation methodologies across a range of social, economic, physical, environmental and financial metrics;
• Demonstrate a solid foundational knowledge on the key challenges and opportunities associated with developing and financing adaptation-linked projects with environmental/social outcomes, evidenced through the response for proposal (e.g. incl. successfully completing assignments from the last five years that consider such factors);

The Consultant shall be assessed according tthe following assessment criteria:

• The IP’s experience, technical expertise and qualifications relevant tthe Scope of Work:
• Previous experience of developing spatial analysis models, capable of cost-benefit analysis and counterfactual scenaridevelopment;
• Previous experience of consultancy, research, strategy, economic assessment, project development services or climate risk advisory, preferably in Africa;
• Previous experience in engaging a broad array of Kenyan (and African) public sector stakeholders/investors (incl. both domestic-based and international Kenyan-focused in their activity) is also considered desirable;
• Previous experience engaging with topics associated with physical climate risk, economic and social vulnerability, or urban planning, including through the measuring, monitoring and reporting of cobenefits or development impact,
• Previous academic or policy experience in fields relevant tthe Scope of Work.
• Where possible, referrals tsupport previous evidence of the above.
• The IP’s ability texecute against the Scope of Work outlined in Section 3, especially in regards tWS2, including;
• Proposal for resourcing that aligns with the level of effort required tdeliver the Scope of Work and combines the right blend of resources by seniority and by specialist expertise;
• Proposal tcontribute tthe delivery of NCARP’s objective alongside relevant NCCG personnel, external partners, and FSD Africa’s programming, advocacy & communications teams;
• Proposal tengage with senior and technical leadership of NCCG in order tdeliver the required insights to guide the formation of the NCARP pipeline;
• Proposal to deliver the defined analytical insights, tools and deliverables in a manner that allows for the continual receipt of feedback and appropriate engagement with FSD Africa and NCCG stakeholders;
• Proposal to develop a plan for the long-term sustainability of the NCARP analysis, through capability building of NCCG tutilize the tools intthe future, appropriate , with an explanation on how you envisage you/LSG will co-work on projects with development partners and;
• Proposal to incorporate developmental (environmental and social) needs and priorities of prospective Nairobian beneficiaries through a discussion on how gender and vulnerable communities may be reflected through the Consultant’s analysis