Key Responsibilities

The Consultant will undertake the following tasks:

• Global Mapping of Biodiversity Finance
• Review and map current biodiversity finance initiatives (public, private, blended finance).
• Identify key finance commitments, targets, instruments and mechanisms relevant to biodiversity.
• Provide a landscape of key actors, funders, intermediaries, and enabling mechanisms.
• Deliverable 1 – Biodiversity Finance Mapping Report (with database/spreadsheet of programs and actors)

Qualifications/special skills

• A minimum Master’s Degree in environmental finance, economics, biodiversity conservation, sustainable development, public policy, or related field. Alternatively, a bachelor’s degree combined with two years of additional professional and academic experience may be accepted in place of the advanced degree.
• Work Experience: A minimum 7 years of experience in biodiversity finance, environmental economics, or related analytical work is required.
• Experience with UN system, GEF programming, or inter-agency analysis is required.
• Strong analytical, writing, and stakeholder engagement skills are highly desirable.
• Familiarity with innovative finance mechanisms and biodiversity targets (e.g., CBD post-2020, Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework) is required.