[newdevjobsindo] Indonesia Individual Consultant: Capacity Gap Assessment

April 19, 2023 Comment

GGGI requires the services of a qualified expert to be a "Capacity Gap Assessment Consultant" (hereafter referred to as "the Consultant") for the National Designated Authority (NDA) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in Indonesia.

The consultant will be responsible for the following tasks and duties:

Develop the methodology for the capacity gap assessment, including survey questions tailored to each of the target stakeholders;
Facilitate online surveys (through the distribution of online forms and by conducting direct interviews with at least 10 institutions);
Conduct and lead the focus group discussions (FGDs), with ~50 participants from sub-national governments, CSOs, private sector, and financial institutions to assess existing capacity level, and validate stakeholders' capacity gap assessment findings. The FGD will target 50% women participation;
Collaborate with another consultant (facilitator) to conduct the relevant FGDs and discussions;
Based on the results from the gap assessment (survey, interviews and FGDs), provide an analysis of the capacity strengths and weaknesses of all stakeholders;
Provide list of recommendation to design a tailored, demand-driven capacity building strategy based on the result of the analysis;
Document the results of each workshop and meeting in a summary report;
Develop and maintain active coordination with GGGI and the NDA.

PROJECT BACKGROUND

Based in Seoul, Republic of Korea, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is an intergovernmental organization founded to support and promote a model of economic growth known as "green growth", which targets key aspects of economic performance such a poverty reduction, job creation, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability. GGGI works with countries around the world, building their capacity and working collaboratively on green growth policies and green investment projects that can impact the lives of millions. The organization partners with countries, multilateral institutions, government bodies, and private sector to help build economies that grow strongly and are more efficient and sustainable in the use of natural resources, less carbon intensive, and more resilient to climate change.

Currently, GGGI supports the Government of Indonesia (GoI) under the joint GoI-GGGI Green Growth Program (GGP, "the Program"). The Program aims to demonstrate that green investments can become the norm both for investors and planners, ultimately improving the quality of economic development for more environmental sustainability and social inclusion. Through the Program, GGGI collaborates with the Ministry of Development Planning (BAPPENAS), the Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur ("PT SMI") and others.

GGGI and the Fiscal Policy Agency (FPA) implement the Green Climate Fund (GCF) readiness and preparatory support project ("the Readiness Project") in Indonesia. The FPA is the National Designated Authority (NDA) of the GCF in Indonesia, i.e., the agency through which Indonesia and the GCF interact and communicate. In September 2022, the FPA started the 3-year Readiness Project "Enhancing Indonesia's Access to International Climate Finance and Private Sector Investments for Climate Actions" ("Readiness III") to support the NDA in enhancing national actors' institutional capacities to build a pipeline of climate change projects and to increase country ownership. The NDA has selected GGGI as the Delivery Partner to implement this project.

Overall, the Readiness Project aims to mobilize international climate finance and private sector investment to close the financing gap across the priority sectors identified by the Government of Indonesia. It consists of a range of activities with the objective of achieving readiness outcomes, including 1) established capacity of direct access applicants and direct access entities (DAEs) to meet and maintain the GCF accreditation standards, 2) the capacity to develop a pipeline of projects, and 3) effectively implement GCF-funded activities.

OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The gap in financing Indonesia's climate actions needs to be met through alternative funding sources, including from international climate funding sources. However, these sources, including GCF, require applicants to meet specific standards and procedures, which are often unfamiliar or challenging for many actors in Indonesia. GCF expects that funding proposals meet GCF standards and requirements. This includes that the proposed projects are inclusive, i.e., application of Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) principles to the project design is required.

Enhanced capacity is especially needed for some of the national and sub-national government stakeholders that play critical roles in implementing climate actions. However, these stakeholders have different levels of capacity and awareness of climate change risks and opportunities in general. They also tend to have less capacity to utilize climate data for planning and budgeting. Different levels of capacity and understanding are one of the reasons that certain sectors are underfunded compared to other sectors. Through the Readiness III project, the NDA plans to build the capacity of relevant stakeholders, including sub-national governments, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), private sector, and financial institutions, to program and implement robust and inclusive climate change projects. In order to design strategic and effective knowledge products, a capacity gap assessment needs to be conducted with relevant stakeholders, including sub-national governments, CSOs, private sector, and financial institutions. The result from this gap assessment will also be validated through consultation with the relevant stakeholders. The result of the gap assessment should be well defined explaining the present capacity to program and implement robust and inclusive climate change projects. The results will be used to develop tailored, demand-driven capacity building activities targeting the different stakeholder groups.

DELIVERABLES AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE

The consultant will be responsible for the following tasks and duties:

Develop the methodology for the capacity gap assessment, including survey questions tailored to each of the target stakeholders;
Facilitate online surveys (through the distribution of online forms and by conducting direct interviews with at least 10 institutions);
Conduct and lead the focus group discussions (FGDs), with ~50 participants from sub-national governments, CSOs, private sector, and financial institutions to assess existing capacity level, and validate stakeholders' capacity gap assessment findings. The FGD will target 50% women participation;
Collaborate with another consultant (facilitator) to conduct the relevant FGDs and discussions;
Based on the results from the gap assessment (survey, interviews and FGDs), provide an analysis of the capacity strengths and weaknesses of all stakeholders;
Provide list of recommendation to design a tailored, demand-driven capacity building strategy based on the result of the analysis;
Document the results of each workshop and meeting in a summary report;
Develop and maintain active coordination with GGGI and the NDA.

Notes:

The Consultant is to provide his/her own equipment to produce all deliverables.
The Consultant shall submit the report in electronic versions readable by a Microsoft Office application.
All outputs must be in English.
Final deliverable must be approved by GGGI. The Consultant shall consider the comments and necessary revisions proposed to provide a final version of the deliverable in a timely manner.

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

He or she must have the following qualifications:

At least bachelor's degree (Master's is an advantage) in public management, development studies, environmental management, organizational management, or other relevant subjects;
A minimum of 6 years of experience in developing and conducting institutional or governance analysis, especially related to:Stakeholder mapping and analysis, including identifying and consulting with multiple key stakeholders;
Identification of need for capacity building in developing and implementing programmatic climate projects;
Demonstrated previous experience in assignments related to assessing institutional or stakeholders' capacity, existing network with relevant stakeholders particularly with sub-national stakeholders is highly desirable;
Strong understanding of required skills and knowledge for developing climate projects with programmatic approach as well as identifying required capacity building activities;
Have strong understanding on steps required to conduct assessment for different types of stakeholders in Indonesia.
A good understanding of national context for climate change is a must.
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in a multi-stakeholder consultations and written reports in English and Bahasa Indonesia, previous examples might be requested;
Demonstrated strong interpersonal and motivational skills and sensitivity to the local environment as well as the ability to work with minimal supervision.

Interested candidates will be required to apply through GGGI Career Portal (https://careers.gggi.org/vacancy/indonesia-capacity-gap-assessment-consultant-522810.html).