National Consultancy for Country Coordination and Technical Support to a GCF Concept Note and Pre-feasibility Study

The national consultant will lead country coordination, facilitate ownership, gather and verify evidence, organize consultations, and provide technical inputs for a child-sensitive climate investment idea and GCF Concept Note and pre-feasibility study in Tajikistan. The role supports alignment with UNICEF mandate and national priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day country coordination and facilitate country ownership for the GCF Concept Note and pre-feasibility study.
• Gather and verify national evidence relevant to the climate investment idea.
• Organize and document consultations with government, technical experts, UN/development partners and community groups.
• Provide country-specific technical inputs and follow-up alongside the international consultant.
• Ensure reliable national inputs, institutional validation and timely coordination from inception through submission and GCF comment revisions.

Requirements

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in climate change, environmental science, economics, public policy, international development, engineering, education, water/sanitation or another relevant discipline.
• A first university degree in climate change, environmental science, economics, public policy, international development, engineering, education, water/sanitation or another relevant discipline, combined with two additional years of relevant professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree.
• At least five years of progressively responsible professional experience in climate/environmental programming, climate policy or finance, adaptation planning, project development, government/partner coordination or related areas, including technical drafting and stakeholder consultation.
• Demonstrated substantive contribution to at least one climate-finance concept/proposal, adaptation plan, investment study or comparable donor project-design package; direct GCF experience is an asset.
• Knowledge of Tajikistan’s national climate priorities, NDA and sector institutions; familiarity with GCF investment criteria, Concept Note requirements and country-ownership arrangements.
• Strong data collection, source verification, research, analytical drafting and spreadsheet skills, including baseline/beneficiary records, unit costs, results indicators and information-gap tracking.
• Proven ability to coordinate government institutions, technical experts, UN/development partners and representative community groups; organize field consultations; document decisions; and follow up parallel technical requests.
• Ability to integrate gender, disability inclusion and child-sensitive perspectives, manage version/comment-response records and deliver reliable national inputs alongside an international consultant.
• Fluency in Tajik and Russian and excellent written and spoken English are required, including the ability to prepare English technical inputs and facilitate multilingual consultations.
• Experience in climate-resilient education, WASH or community adaptation, and with UNICEF or other UN agencies, is an asset.
• Experience with GCF project preparation/review, pre-feasibility studies, NDA coordination or national adaptation planning is an asset.

Skills

• Climate change programming
• Environmental Sciences
• Climate Policy Development
• Climate Finance
• Adaptation Planning
• Project Development
• Government Coordination
• Multi-Stakeholder Consultation
• Technical Drafting
• Climate-Finance Proposal Development
• GCF Concept Note Development
• Data Collection
• Research
• Analytical Drafting
• Spreadsheet Skills
• Baseline Data Management
• Results Indicator Tracking
• Gender Inclusion
• Disability Inclusion
• Child-Sensitive Programming
• Multilingual Consultation Facilitation
• National Adaptation Plans
• Pre-feasibility Study
• NDA Coordination

Languages

Tajik, Russian, English