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Join the fight against climate change as a Consultant for Climate Bonds Initiative and shape the future of sustainable finance in Senegal
Overview
Salary
£300
Location
Senegal Brazil
Expires
Expires at anytime
The Climate Bonds Initiative is a pioneering, investor-focused organization dedicated to directing global capital towards impactful climate change solutions. This unique chance allows you to contribute to Senegal's journey towards environmental sustainability and financial inclusivity. Working on the development of a national taxonomy, you'll be at the forefront of setting standards that will attract conscious investors and bolster the country's sustainable finance markets.
- Support the Head of Taxonomies in crafting the Senegalese taxonomy in association with GIZ.
- Help define standardized sustainable economic activities and investments.
- Enhance Senegal's appeal to responsible investors worldwide.
- Facilitate the expansion of local sustainable finance markets.
- Assist in tracking and reporting investments in sustainability, aligning with global best practices.
- Experience in taxonomy development.
- Knowledgeable in sustainable finance.
- Proficiency in both English and French.
The selected consultant will be compensated with a competitive daily rate of EUR300, up to a total of EUR15,000 for fifty days of work, excluding travel expenses. Additional costs will be managed separately. Remuneration is based on quarterly deliverables and monthly timesheets, in accordance with Climate Bonds' standards.
The Climate Bonds Initiative (Climate Bonds) is an international investor-focused not-for-profit organisation working to mobilise global capital for climate change solutions. The project seeks to support Senegalese partners with the development of the country’s national taxonomy. The ultimate long-term goals of the project and of the taxonomy are:
- To develop standardised definitions for sustainable economic activities and sustainable investments to attain priority environmental and sustainability goals;
- To increase the country’s attractiveness to responsible investors, including those pursuing impact-investing strategies in the domestic and international arena;
- To support the growth of domestic sustainable finance markets; and
- To enable tracking and reporting of public expenditures and private investments addressing specific sustainability issues, based on categories that are technically sound and aligned with international best practice.
Purpose and Objectives
The Consultant is expected to provide support to the Head of Taxonomies with the delivery of the Senegalese taxonomy development in collaboration with GIZ (the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit).
Requirements
The consultant should have the following skills and experience:
- We would love to hear from candidates with
- Relevant background in taxonomy;
- Knowledge of sustainable finance
- Fluency in English and French
Benefits
Climate Bonds will pay the Consultant a daily rate fee of EUR300. Thus, the budget for this consultancy is up to EUR15,000 (fifteen thousand euros) referring to a maximum of fifty (50) days of work. This amount does not include travel costs. In case there are any extra costs, these will be covered separately and only expenditure for reasonable, approved, and documented costs agreed with Climate Bonds’s Head of Taxonomies is allowable.
Payments will be made quarterly upon (i) submission by the Consultant and approval by Climate Bonds of the deliverables described in item 4, following the proposed timeline; (ii) presentation of monthly timesheets at the end of each calendar month detailing the work undertaken, the time spent on each task and the corresponding payable amount for each period, following Climate Bonds' template.
