Consultant – Green Climate Fund Proposal Development Support (Unitaid)

The consultant will provide dedicated proposal-development, project management and stakeholder coordination support to Unitaid for the development and submission of its Green Climate Fund (GCF) Funding Proposal. The role involves coordinating inputs across multiple technical and institutional workstreams and supporting effective stakeholder engagement throughout the proposal development process.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain an overall workplan for development and submission of the GCF Funding Proposal.
• Coordinate technical, country, financial, operational and stakeholder inputs required for the proposal, including through country engagement, consultations and field visits, as appropriate.
• Support the consolidation and synthesis of technical, country, financial, operational and stakeholder inputs into a coherent, investment-ready Funding Proposal, ensuring consistency across the proposal and alignment with applicable GCF requirements, policies, templates, investment criteria and submission standards.
• Support the review and quality assurance of the Funding Proposal and associated materials, including through systematic tracking of GCF requirements, identification of gaps or inconsistencies, and coordination of inputs required to address outstanding issues prior to submission.
• Track key milestones, actions, dependencies, risks and outstanding issues.
• Facilitate coordination across Unitaid teams, countries, implementing partners, WHO and other relevant stakeholders throughout the consultancy period.
• Coordinate finalization and submission of the Funding Proposal to the GCF.
• Provide concise monthly work reports covering activities undertaken, progress against workplan, key outputs, stakeholder coordination, outstanding issues, actions and priorities, and matters requiring attention or escalation.
• Provide support during the initial GCF review period, including coordination of responses to GCF questions, comments and requests for additional information, as required and within the scope of the consultancy period.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in international development, public health, climate change, environmental studies, economics, public policy, international relations, business administration, programme management or a related field.
• Additional qualification, training or certification in climate finance, development finance, project/programme management, global health, climate change or a related field is desirable.
• At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in consulting, programme or project management, investment, international development, global health, climate finance, proposal development, or related fields, including experience developing, structuring or managing large-scale investment projects, programmes or funding proposals.
• Demonstrated experience developing high-quality funding proposals, investment cases or donor applications.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating complex projects or programmes involving multiple technical experts, institutions, countries and stakeholders, including workplans, priorities, dependencies and deadlines.
• Demonstrated experience working with governments, multilaterals, implementing partners, donors and/or senior stakeholders.
• Familiarity with Unitaid’s Climate & Health Strategy and key related publications and outputs from the past three years, or demonstrated ability to quickly develop this knowledge.
• Experience working in the development sector, particularly in health, climate, or both is desirable.
• Experience with GCF Funding Proposals, GCF accreditation or review processes, climate finance, or other multilateral climate/development funding mechanisms is highly desirable.
• Experience working on multi-country programmes or donor-funded initiatives is desirable.
• Strong programme, project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, priorities, dependencies and deadlines.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation and influencing skills, including the ability to coordinate diverse contributions, facilitate decision-making and secure timely inputs without formal line-management authority.
• Strong ability to synthesize diverse inputs into clear, coherent and compelling proposals and briefing materials.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills, including with the ability to communicate complex issues clearly and concisely to senior stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to work independently and maintain delivery momentum under tight deadlines.
• Good understanding of the relationship between climate change and health, including climate resilience, health systems, access and innovation.
• Familiarity with GCF proposal requirements and climate finance processes would be an advantage.
• Expert knowledge of English.
• Intermediate knowledge of French is desirable.

Skills

• Proposal Development
• Project Management
• Programme Management
• Climate Finance
• Development Finance
• Investment Project Management
• Donor Application Development
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Facilitation Skills
• Multilateral Funding Mechanisms
• GCF Funding Proposals
• Coordination of Technical Experts
• Health and Climate Change Knowledge
• Written Communication
• Verbal Communication
• Presentation Skills
• Organizational Skills
• Attention to Detail
• Synthesis of Diverse Inputs

Languages

English, French