CLIMATE FINANCE CONSULTANT - International

POSITION SUMMARY

The Climate Finance Consultant will be engaged for approximately 5 months to support 1) national entities’ identification, assessment and nomination process, including its criteria and framework; 2) the development of the GCF Country Programme Document, including the desk study and consultations; 3) support the establishment of a no-objection procedure to grant the No-Objection Letters and 3) the formulation of the private sector mobilization strategy, including the desk review and consultations.

Please note that the deadline is based on Korean Standard Time Zone (KST, UTC+9)

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Project background

The Ministry of Environment (MINAMB) in Angola, acting as the National Designated Authority (NDA) for Climate Finance, has secured grant funding from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for a two-year Readiness Project, in partnership with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). The overarching goal is to strengthen the NDA’s institutional capacity, governance mechanisms, and strategic frameworks to enhance its coordination and engagement with the GCF and other key stakeholders in climate finance. This project directly supports Angola’s commitments under the Estratégia Nacional para as Alterações Climáticas (ENAC) 2018-2030 and Angola’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) by improving interinstitutional coordination, climate finance mobilization, and private sector engagement—critical elements outlined in the country’s climate strategies.

In 2020, the NDA (Ministry of Environment) underwent major institutional reform, merging three ministries - Culture, Tourism, and Environment - into a single entity. However, in 2023, this consolidation was reversed, restoring the ministry’s exclusive focus on environmental governance and climate action. These legislative changes have necessitated significant inter-institutional coordination, knowledge transfer, and redefinition of competencies, impacting the NDA’s ability to establish strategic partnerships with the GCF and mobilize climate finance. The NDA has also faced delays in operationalizing its governance structures, affecting its ability to facilitate access to international climate funds.

This Readiness grant directly responds to the ENAC 2018-2030 Pillar on Climate Finance, which calls for the strengthening of national institutions to access and manage international climate finance. It also aligns with Angola’s NDC, which emphasizes mobilizing financial resources for mitigation and adaptation projects across key sectors, including energy, forestry, water resources, and sustainable agriculture.

Specifically, the grant will support:

Objectives of the assignment

This assignment aims to assist the NDA in developing comprehensive criteria and frameworks for nominating national entities across various areas, including on-granting and lending, various Environmental and Social Safeguards (ESS) risk categories, diverse GCF financial scopes, and both adaptation and mitigation initiatives. In addition, the consultant will draft the GCF Country Programme Document for Angola, which will provide a roadmap outlining the country's priorities in climate mitigation and adaptation, as well as ongoing and planned climate change projects, as well as a strategy to improve private sector mobilization and engagement in order to foster private financing and further develop innovative finance and business models. The specific objectives are to:

Support national entities’ identification, assessment and nomination process, including its criteria and framework.

Development of the Country Programme Document, including the desk study and consultations.

Engaging private sector stakeholders to mobilize climate finance towards national priorities.

Support the establishment of a no-objection procedure.

Deliverables and Payment schedule

Activities & Deliverables

% of Amount

Due Date

A

Activity 1.2.1.1: Develop criteria and framework for nominating national entities for a full range of coverage, i.e., for on-granting and on-lending, various ESS risk categories, various GCF financial scopes, adaptation and mitigation, etc; and establish a no-objection procedure to grant the No-Objection Letters and its prioritization criteria.

Deliverable: Report outlining the criteria and framework for nominating national entities, and the no-objection procedure established to grant the non-objection letters, including its prioritization criteria.

10%

Within 30 working days from the start date.

B

Activity 1.2.1.2: Identify potential national public and private entities that could be eligible to enter an accreditation support process.

Deliverable: Report with a network mapping of public and public/private entities representing the national landscape of stakeholders that could enter into strategic partnerships, as implementing partners, co-financing entities.

10%

Within 50 working days from the start date.

C

Activity 1.2.1.3: Nomination of two national (public and private) candidate entities.

Deliverable: Two accredited entity nomination letters drafted for NDA to submit to the GCF.

Deliverable: Two roadmaps (one for each nominated entity) on the process for direct access to climate funds.

10%

Within 70 working days from the start date.

D

Activity 2.1.1.1: Conduct desk study on available climate change data, current stakeholders and their respective mandates, legal instruments, and ongoing/planned climate change projects, as well as develop/update the country’s mitigation and adaptation priorities in accordance with the Fund’s Initial RMF and consistent with the strategic policy documents, e.g., country’s strategies and plans such as the National Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (NCCSAP), INDC and other sectoral programs.

Deliverable: Draft Angola’s Country Programme outlining climate change data assessment report and current stakeholders and their respective mandates, legal instruments. The CP should include ongoing and pipeline climate change projects and country’s mitigation (aligned with the NDCs) and adaptation priorities (aligned to NAP if available).

20%

Within 80 working days from the start date.

E

Activity 2.1.1.2: Conduct two stakeholder and validation workshops to discuss and validate the draft of Angola’s Country Programme Document. The encounters should include up to 20 key government, potential and accredited entities, development partners, civil society, and private sector stakeholders, targeting 50% women participation. The CP engagement process is expected to be strongly sponsored and lead a high-level institutional representative of the NDA. The consultant should facilitate buy-in by preparing summarized material and institutional briefings.

Deliverables: Stakeholder and validation workshop/encounters reports, including the draft strategy, highlights of the discussion, feedback and key recommendations, and a list of participants disaggregated by gender.

10%

Within 85 working days from the start date.

F

Activity 2.1.1.3: Finalize and publish Angola’s Country Programme Document and establish a process to update the Country Programme Document. The final document will incorporate inputs and feedback from the consultation and validation workshops.

Deliverable: Angola’s Country Programme and a process to update the Country Programme Document endorsed by NDA and published on the NDA’s website.

15%

Within 90 working days from the start date.

G

Activity 2.4.1.1: Based on the network mapping developed during activity 1.2.1.2, conduct desk review and consultations with ~10 private sectors on a private sector landscape analysis, opportunities and challenges in fostering private financing and using innovative finance and business models.

Deliverable: Report outlining the landscape analysis results, opportunities and challenges.

5%

Within 95 working days from the start date.

H

Activity 2.4.1.2: Develop a strategy for private sector mobilization and engagement to enable climate investment and foster private financing for Country Programme implementation and/or low-emissions climate-resilient development.

Deliverable: Report outlining the private sector mobilization and engagement strategy, which will be included in Angola’s GCF Country Programme.

15%

Within 100 working days from the start date.

I

Activity 2.4.1.3: Conduct 2 multi-stakeholder workshops to disseminate the strategy and increase awareness of private sectors to access resources under GCF’s Private Sector Facility (PSF). The workshop will invite ~50 private sector stakeholders, and representatives from the key government, potential accredited entities, development partners, and civil society, targeting 50% women participation.

Deliverable: Multi-stakeholder workshops report prepared, including the highlights of the discussion, feedback and key recommendations, and a list of participants disaggregated by gender.

5%

Within 110 working days from the start date.

All deliverables, including the final reports, must be approved by GGGI. The Consultant should strive to integrate GGGI’s and MINAMB’s comments within 14 days from the receipt of the comments or modification requests. The Consultant shall submit the reports in both hard copies and electronic versions readable by a Microsoft Office application. All outputs must be in English.

Expertise required

The description of required expert may be split into the following parts:

Advanced degree in finance, economics or related field.

Fluency in written and spoken English and Portuguese is mandatory.

Preferably 7 years of experience in climate finance and sustainable finance instruments, policies and strategies.

A proven track-record of developing and implementing sustainable finance strategies and instruments/transactions.

Strong financial skills and ability to structure a variety of financial instruments.

Experience and familiarity with sustainable banking initiatives and standards.

Demonstrated a network of contacts with national, regional and international providers of finance and impact investors.

Prior experience working with the NDA in Angola and GCF is a strong asset.

Administrative information

The consultant will report to the Project Manager and coordinate closely with the NDA GCF Focal Point as well as the Directorate for Climate Action and Sustainable Development, at the Ministry of Environment. During the first week of assignment, the consultant will define the consultancy's reporting arrangements, consulting with the NDA and the Project Manager. The date to Close is Korean Standard Time (KST). Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered Application. Cover Letter and CVs must be sent in English. A consortium or a firm may not be engaged for the individual consultant assignment.