C-25-22 National Senior Consultant – IKI Project Preparation and Design
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Job Summary
CIFORICRAF through the International Potato Center (CIP) has been selected to develop a full proposal for the International Climate Initiative (IKI). The proposed project Transformative biodiversity conservation: Enabling Indigenous and Afro-descendant women-led actions will support Indigenous and Afro-descendant women and youth in Colombia and Peru to co-design and implement conservation actions grounded in their knowledge worldviews and priorities.
The preparation phase will involve co-creation processes with project partners IP and Afro-descendant womens organizations and national stakeholders. It will also include the development of technical documentation required by the donor. The consultant will provide independent specialized technical services to support the design and consolidation of the full proposal.
Objetive
The consultant based in Peru will provide senior-level technical expertise to support and co-lead the preparation phase of the IKI proposal until its submission in June 2026.
This consultancy is independent and output-based focused exclusively on producing technical deliverables aligned with donor requirements and the consortiums preparation schedule.
The preparation phase will work towards IKIs approval and the political partners endorsement of the full project proposal and the conclusion of country mission reports. The consortium members will focus on four supporting objectives: 1) Generate analyze and synthesize information at national and landscape levels to inform project activities that are context-responsive and deliver the expected impact; 2) Co-design the project proposal and governance framework coordinate collaboration with other IKI-funded projects and secure the endorsement of political partners; 3) Assess social and environmental safeguards for managing risks mainstreaming gender and promoting multi-stakeholder engagement; 4) Identify and map remaining work to be done post-submission to lay the groundwork for the projects launch upon approval. The preparation phase will include country missions to Colombia and Peru by the fourth month to consolidate the support and engagement of political and other partners and stakeholders and writing workshop approximately one month before the submission deadline.
Deliverables:
Delivery | Date expected |
D3- Stakeholder Engagement Strategy | January 31 2026 |
D2- Country Baseline Assessment | February 28 2026 |
D8- Mission & workshop reports (Annex 4) | March 15 2026 |
D4 - Knowledge Management Capacity Dev. Communications Strategy | March 30 2026 |
D12- Gender analysis | March 30 2026 |
D14- IP/LC/ADP Strategy | March 30 2026 |
D9 MoUs/ LoIs with national and subnational political partners (Annex 6) | April 30 2026 |
D10- ESMS | April 30 2026 |
D13- Gender Action Plan (Annex 8) | April 30 2026 |
D15- Grievance mechanism | April 30 2026 |
D1- Methodological and implementation protocol | May 30 2026 |
D5 Theory of Change logframe MEL (Annex 1 2 7) | May 30 2026 |
D6 Governance & Project Management Framework (Annex 5 6) | May 30 2026 |
D7 Consolidated budget (Annex 3) | May 30 2026 |
D11- Risk Register | May 30 2026 |
Full proposal package | June 5 2026 |
Workplan for final preparation period | June 30 2026 |
Requirements
Required Qualifications:
At least 10 years of experience in collaborative natural resource management or social science research and engagement
At least 10 years experience working and collaborating with indigenous organizations leaders and women
Experience working on rights environmental justice and/or gender concerns
Experience in project design and facilitating and managing partnerships
Experience designing and implementing engagement strategies and theories of change to improve impact.
Supervision of teams including across cultural groups.
Established networks with government and other key stakeholders in Peru
Knowledge of the CBD a plus
Experience with working across western and traditional / indigenous science and knowledge a plus
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Excellent spoken and written English and Spanish.
Excellent organizational skills
Benefits
Consultancy Duration:
This consultancy operates under a fixed budget and is paid per deliverable.
Required Skills:
At least 10 years experience working and collaborating with indigenous organizations leaders and women Experience working on rights environmental justice and/or gender concerns Experience in project design and facilitating and managing partnerships Experience designing and implementing engagement strategies and theories of change to improve impact. Supervision of teams including across cultural groups. Established networks with government and other key stakeholders in Peru Knowledge of the CBD a plus Experience with working across western and traditional / indigenous science and knowledge a plus Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Excellent spoken and written English and Spanish. Excellent organizational skills
Required Education:
A PhD in geography anthropology political science or a related field
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