UPDATE: Applications have been extended to 3 February 2022.

ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, Indonesia (ICLEI Indonesia) in collaboration with Perspectives Climate Research GmbH (PCR) and Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO) is implementing the “Urban climate action: Pilot projects under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement in Indonesia & Thailand (Urban Article 6)”. The project is funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) Medium Grants program of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). This global call seeks to secure the services of an organisation with relevant experience to provide technical assistance to support the implementation of the project.

Please see the full terms of reference at the bottom of this post for the complete details.

SCOPE OF WORK

ICLEI Indonesia is seeking an expert consultant – either an individual or an organization – with proven extensive technical, financial and dissemination experience in working with local and national governments in scaling up local climate action, Article 6 related mechanisms especially at the local level, UNFCCC processes, and the Paris Agreement rule book, to undertake the Tasks listed below.

Task 1: Support the development of ready-to-generate Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) urban Article 6 pilot in Indonesia

Task 2: Develop a financing concept and present it in at least 5 international donors

Task 3: Support domestic awareness raising campaigns in Indonesia

Task 4: Support international awareness raising campaigns

REQUIRED EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE

Specific skills and essential experience needed for this assignment include:

• Technical skills:
  • Over 15 years of experience of working with urban local bodies in the Global South on climate action planning and implementation
  • Proven experience in climate finance and the carbon markets at local and national levels
  • Knowledge of the UNFCCC Article 6 processes
  • Extensive experience in managing a climate reporting platform for local and regional governments
  • Proven track record in providing services including technical advice, training, campaigns and forums for the exchange of experiences
  • Demonstrated expertise in supporting the development of local climate priority projects
  • Track record in executing IKI-projects is of advantage
  • Strong track-record in preparing organizational structures for urban Article 6 activities
  • Experience in developing thematic (finance, project preparation) training materials tailor-made to subnational governments
  • Experience in website structure development and communication with all levels of government
  • Have a global network of local and regional governments to which the knowledge generated can be disseminated to encourage replication
• General expertise:
  • Experience in effectively working as part of a multi-cultural, multidisciplinary project team
  • Excellent communications skills in English, including concise writing
  • Experience in desk research, report writing and developing guidance for both technical and non-technical audiences

APPLICATION

Interested applicants should apply by 18:00 WIB (Western Indonesia Time) on 3 February 2022 by sending the following documents to Mr. Ari Mochamad (ari.mochamad@iclei.org).

Technical and financial proposals with information on the demonstrated experience, proposed approach, expert(s) team with relevant qualifications responding to the ToR requirements, and confirmation of availability for the work duration. All submissions should be in English. The technical proposal should not exceed 15 pages (A4. Font Calibri. Size 12).

FULL TERMS OF REFERENCE

The full terms of reference can be accessed HERE.