Open position

Consulting mandate: Development of Biodiversity Benefits Financing Methodologies

Starting date

March 15th, 2025 (duration 40 days)

Country

Home based (with the possibility of travel to West Africa)

Application deadline

January 31st, 2025

WUSC and CECI are launching a call for proposals for a consultancy mandate within the framework of the NbS-Guinean Forests project. The project would like to engage the services of a Consulting Firm legally operating within any of the project implementing countries (Ghana, Côte d’Ivoir and Guinea), to develop biodiversity benefits financial methodologies including accompanying pilot implementation strategies, that are anchored on voluntary standards, and can attract private sector investments to address biodiversity loss in project communities through climate adaptation processes. Interested firms that are located outside of NbS project countries can also submit applications jointly with locally operating firms.

For the purposes of this assignment, biodiversity credits are credits that are generated with the intention of having a net-positive impact on nature and biodiversity in the long, medium or short term. As a result, these are referenced within this assignment to mechanisms for financing the benefits of adaptation and biodiversity. The scope of this assignment does not include biodiversity offsets, a different market-based tool, which is intended to compensate for companies’ negative and unavoidable impacts on nature. Our overall goal is to promote external financial investment mechanisms that will contribute biodiversity benefits within target communities and landscapes, using voluntary standards.

See the full terms of reference and application requirements here.

Imagine working for an organization whose mission corresponds to your personal values, and participating every day, in your own way, in the creation of positive social change in the world. Alongside 300 employees worldwide and 200 volunteers, who share our values of solidarity, integrity and respect for diversity, you could help empower women and support communities with CECI.
CECI values diversity and inclusion, respecting employment equity. We encourage applications from people from Aboriginal, racialized, immigrant and disabled communities, and of all sexual orientations and gender identities. If you wish, we invite you to identify yourself as belonging to one of these groups when you submit your application, as we believe that diversity of experience contributes to an understanding of the context and work of CECI and is therefore considered an asset.
We are committed to providing an environment free from harassment and discrimination. Accommodation is available at every stage of the application or interview process, ensuring an inclusive and welcoming environment for all.

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Applications will be accepted until January 31st, 2025.