Blue Bond Operational Strengthening Consultant
JOB DETAIL
Post of Duty: Bahamas
The IDB Group is a community of diverse, versatile, and passionate people who come together on a journey to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our people find purpose and do what they love in an inclusive, collaborative, agile, and rewarding environment.
About this position:
We are looking for an experienced, knowledgeable, and motivated Blue Bond Strengthening Consultant. As, Blue Bond Strengthening Consultant you will provide expert services and technical assistance to the Bank, the Government of the Bahamas and other stakeholders on the implementation of a blue bonds program. for the implementation of The Bahamas Protected Areas Fund (BPAF) Action Plan working closely with the Executive Director and Board of Directors.
The Inter-American Development Bank is providing support to The Bahamas for the achievement of its policy ambition for expansion of its systems of protected areas with specific focus on Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Specific technical assistance is being provided to key government agencies and strategic conservation organizations to conduct capacity assessments and development of suitable actions plans for institutional strengthening and greater effectiveness and efficiency for conservation and management of protected areas. To this end, support is being provided for the implementation of BPAF Action Plan within the context of a Blue Bond Program. The Bahamas Protected Areas Fund was enacted in 2014 as National Conservation Trust Fund to ensure sustainable financing for scientific and policy research, education, conservation, and management of protected areas, and to provide grant financing to government departments and conservation organizations for implementation of protected areas management plans and conservation activities.
You will work for the Climate Change Division (“CSD/CCS”), which is part of the Climate Change and Sustainability Sector (“CSD”). This team is responsible for advising IDB management and developing policies, strategies, operational guidelines, and programs on issues relevant to the sector, as well as related areas. In addition, CSD carries out relevant sector research, analytical work, sector practices and case studies on climate change and sustainability. As a division of CSD, CSD/CCS provides support: (i) in the mainstreaming of climate change in the actions and operations of the IDB group and (ii) in the mainstreaming of climate change in the regional countries of the IDB group through support to the ministries of environment, planning, and economy and finance of the region. Both axes share the objective of strengthening climate policy at the subnational, national, and regional levels.
What you’ll do:
- Facilitate services and activities defined in The Bahamas Protected Areas Fund Action Plan to support the strengthening of the organization.
- Revise or draft new programmatic guidelines, including an update of the BPAF grant making framework, operating manuals and procedures, and operational documents to incorporate the new areas of activity, some specific activities of this process include but are not limited to:
- Map the BPAF operational processes, including identification of roles and responsibilities, planning and decision-making, work plans, and management systems and software in place.
- Prepare recommendations to strengthen BPAF operational processes, including reviewing and amending, as necessary, the BPAF Operational Manual, Grants Framework, and related procedural documents. This will include the identification and pricing of appropriate systems and software to be adopted by BPAF to strengthen planning and decision-making.
- Develop an Operational Manual for the potential Blue Bonds program, including map of potential operational and decision-making processes for the Blue Bonds Program (according to i. and ii.), development of templates and incorporation of investment management conditions.
- Develop TORs/Job Descriptions for human capacity strengthening of BPAF, within the context of supporting a blue bond program.
Deliverables and Payments Timeline:
| Deliverables | Payments | Planned Date to Submit |
| 1. Action Plan | 10% | 1 week after contract signature |
| 2. ToRs/Job Descriptions for the Blue Bonds for human capacity strengthening within the context of supporting the blue bond program | 2 weeks after contract signature | |
| 3. Draft of updated BPAF Operational Manual and of BPAF Grants Framework for review and commentary | 40% | 4 weeks after contract signature |
| 4. Final Versions of updated BPAF Operational Manual and of BPAF Grants Framework | 6 weeks after contract signature | |
| 5. Draft of Blue Bonds program Operational Manual (considering i, ii & iii above) for review and commentary | 50% | 10 weeks after contract signature |
| 6. Final version of Blue Bonds program Operational Manual | 12 weeks after contract signature |
What you’ll need:
- Education: Master’s degree (or equivalent advanced degree) in environmental science, conservation, climate change development or organizational management, or other field relevant to the responsibilities of the role.
- Experience: At least 5 years of relevant professional experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience in planning and operation of conservation organizations are required. Prior experience with organizational management of environmental or conservation trust funds will be an asset.
- Languages: Proficiency in English.
- Learn continuously.
- Collaborate and share knowledge.
- Focus on clients.
- Communicate and influence.
- Innovate and try new things.
Requirements:
- Citizenship: You are a citizen of one of our 48 – member countries.
- Consanguinity: You have no family members (up to the fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB, IDB Invest, or IDB Lab.
Type of contract and duration:
- Type of contract: Products and External Services Consultant (PEC), Lump Sum.
- Length of contract: 4 months.
- Work Location: Remote.
What we offer:
The IDB group provides benefits that respond to the different needs and moments of an employee’s life. These benefits include:
- A competitive compensation package.
- A flexible way of working. You will be evaluated by deliverable.
Our culture
At the IDB Group we work so everyone brings their best and authentic selves to work, willing to try new approaches without fear, and where they are accountable and rewarded for their actions. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) are at the center of our organization. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and encourage women, LGBTQ+ people, persons with disabilities, Afro-descendants, and Indigenous people to apply. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job interview process. If you are a qualified candidate with a disability, please e-mail us at diversity@iadb.org to request reasonable accommodation to complete this application.
Our Human Resources Team reviews carefully every application.
About the IDB Group
The IDB Group, composed of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), IDB Invest, and the IDB Lab offers flexible financing solutions to its member countries to finance economic and social development through lending and grants to public and private entities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
About IDB
We work to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Through financial and technical support for countries working to reduce poverty and inequality, we help improve health and education and advance infrastructure. Our aim is to achieve development in a sustainable, climate-friendly way. With a history dating back to 1959, today we are the leading source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean. We provide loans, grants, and technical assistance; and we conduct extensive research. We maintain a strong commitment to achieving measurable results and the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability.
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