Based on this assessment, the consultant will analyze the broader policy and institutional landscape to identify opportunities and emerging priorities, including climate finance mobilization, carbon markets, biodiversity, circular economy, and green entrepreneurship. Engagement with stakeholders will be a critical component.The consultant will facilitate consultations with the Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA), line ministries, provincial administrations, development partners, private sector actors, and civil society to validate findings, confirm priorities, and build consensus on the strategic focus of the CPF 2026–2030.\
Responsibilities:
Conduct a structured review of the CPF 2021–2025, assessing its achievements, challenges, and lessons learned, and evaluating its contribution to PNG’s Vision 2050, Development Strategic Plan, Medium-Term Development Plan IV, the Enhanced NDC, and the National Adaptation Plan.
Examine the relevance of GGGI’s interventions to national and provincial priorities, and the effectiveness of partnerships with government, development partners, private sector actors, and civil society.
Identify opportunities and emerging priorities for the next CPF, including areas such as climate finance mobilization, carbon markets, biodiversity, circular economy, and green entrepreneurship.
Facilitate inclusive consultations with CCDA, line ministries, provincial administrations, development partners, and other stakeholders to validate findings and build consensus on strategic priorities.
Develop the draft CPF 2026–2030, presenting a results-based framework with outcomes, baselines, milestones, and targets, as well as an implementation roadmap, partnership and resource mobilization strategy, GEDSI integration, and risk management measures.
Finalize the CPF 2026–2030, incorporating feedback from government counterparts, GGGI, and development partners, and prepare the final set of supporting documentation (executive summary, presentation materials, consultation records, and annexes) to accompany the endorsed framework.
Requirements:
Master’s degree in public policy, economics, environment, climate change, sustainable development, or related field.
Minimum 5 years’ experience in climate change, sustainable development, or green growth, including in developing country contexts.
Proven record in preparing national strategies, country frameworks, or medium-term programming documents.
Experience with policy and institutional analysis, and review of national development plans, NDCs, and adaptation strategies.
Strong background in facilitating multi-stakeholder consultations (government, partners, private sector, civil society), ideally in the Pacific.
Familiarity with results-based management and development of results frameworks.
Experience with international or intergovernmental organizations (UN, MDBs, bilateral agencies) is an asset.
Strong analytical, drafting, and communication skills; ability to engage effectively with senior officials and stakeholders.
Capacity to work independently under tight deadlines.
Full fluency in English; Tok Pisin or prior PNG/Pacific experience an advantage.
