Consultant - Green Climate Fund Proposal Development Support (Unitaid)
Organizational Context
Unitaid is dedicated to ensuring equitable access to innovative health products and solutions. Its Climate & Health strategic work addresses the intersection of climate change and global health, focusing on strengthening health system resilience and market access while mitigating the health sector's environmental footprint. This role supports the development of a Green Climate Fund proposal.
Job Purpose
The consultant will provide dedicated support to Unitaid for the development and submission of its Green Climate Fund (GCF) Funding Proposal. This involves coordinating technical, operational, financial, and country inputs, ensuring alignment with GCF requirements, and managing the overall workplan. The role requires strong project management, stakeholder engagement, and synthesis of diverse information into a coherent, investment-ready proposal. The consultant will facilitate collaboration among Unitaid teams, countries, partners, and other stakeholders to achieve a successful submission by the stipulated deadline, ensuring the proposal meets all necessary standards and criteria for GCF financing.
Responsibilities
Establish and maintain a comprehensive workplan for the GCF Funding Proposal development and submission. Coordinate all necessary technical, country, financial, operational, and stakeholder inputs, including engagement with countries and relevant parties. Synthesize and consolidate diverse inputs into a coherent, investment-ready Funding Proposal, ensuring consistency and alignment with GCF requirements, policies, and standards. Support the review and quality assurance process, systematically tracking GCF requirements and addressing any gaps or inconsistencies. Monitor key milestones, actions, dependencies, and risks. Facilitate effective coordination across Unitaid teams, countries, implementing partners, WHO, and other stakeholders. Coordinate the finalization and submission of the Funding Proposal to the GCF. Provide post-submission support during the initial GCF review period as needed.
Work Experience
Requires at least 10 years of relevant professional experience in consulting, programme/project management, investment, international development, global health, climate finance, or proposal development. Essential experience includes developing large-scale investment projects/programmes, high-quality funding proposals, coordinating complex projects with multiple stakeholders, and engaging with governments and senior stakeholders. Familiarity with Unitaid's Climate & Health Strategy is important. Experience with GCF proposals or climate finance mechanisms is highly desirable.
Skills
Strong programme and project management skills; excellent coordination and facilitation abilities; strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills; ability to synthesize diverse technical inputs; excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills; strong organizational skills and attention to detail; good understanding of climate change and health interlinkages; familiarity with GCF proposal requirements is an advantage.