Regional Project Coordinator
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has allocated financing towards the cost of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness Support for Promoting Climate Resilient Development in Urban Areas through Complementarity and Coherence among Funding Sources and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this financing to eligible payments under a contract for which this invitation is issued. The financing shall not be used for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of CDB, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. No party other than CDB shall derive any rights from the financing or have any claim to the proceeds of the financing.
For the Caribbean to overcome the considerable challenges facing their urban areas, more needs to be done to crowd-in financing around a coordinated package of investments that will address key vulnerabilities and build critical capacities. The evolving climate finance landscape seeks to strengthen complementarity and enhance coherence with regards to operations and processes across climate finance institutions. It is therefore important that action be taken to better understand interaction between institutions and to better coordinate the efficient utilization and deployment of international climate finance, particularly for investments in the urban sector.
The objective of this consultancy is the effective and timely coordination of project activities during implementation. The Regional Project Coordinator will support project activities across four Borrowing Member countries (Jamaica, Belize, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Haiti). Activities will include – submission of reports and disbursement requests to CDB in consultation with the national designated authorities, coordinate with country readiness experts, and supervise the execution of all consultancy services and contracts for the project. The duration of the assignment is expected to be for a period of 14 months.
CDB now invites interested eligible individual consultants to submit Expressions of Interest indicating qualifications and experience required to provide these consultancy services. The intention is to contract a Consultant based in Jamaica, which is the country leading the project.