In Sri Lanka, GGGI is partnering with the Climate Change Secretariat (CCS) of the Ministry of Environment (MoE) to implement the GCF Readiness project “Mobilizing International and Domestic Climate Finance and Private Investments for Climate Resilience in Sri Lanka”. This project enhances institutional capacities at national and provincial levels, strengthens frameworks for climate finance mobilization, and develops enabling conditions for private sector engagement in climate-resilient investments. 
 
This Readiness project builds upon GGGI’s earlier delivery of the GCF-funded National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Readiness Support (GCF-NAPRS) Project, which supported the development of Sri Lanka’s revised National Adaptation Plan (2026-2035) and nine Provincial Adaptation Plans (PAPs). It also established institutional structures such as Provincial Climate Units (PCUs), Provincial Climate Committee (PCCs), and Sectoral Climate Cells (SCCs). 
 
While the NAP and PAPs have identified priority adaptation measures, critical knowledge and technical gaps persist in translating climate risk data into actionable policies and investment strategies. Provincial councils and line agencies often lack access to robust vulnerability modeling tools, GIS-based risk mapping, and methodologies for linking vulnerability data with finance proposals. This limits the ability of subnational stakeholders to prepare credible, evidence-based project pipelines to attract climate finance.  

Against this backdrop, strengthening climate vulnerability modeling forms the analytical backbone of the Readiness project. The Climate Vulnerability Modeller Consultant’s work will provide the technical foundation for identifying, validating, testing or piloting localized applications of climate risk data, directly inform adaptation prioritization, policy alignment, and investment planning. By strengthening the scientific and evidence base of Sri Lanka’s provincial adaptation process, this consultancy will ensure that vulnerability data and hotspot mapping are effectively translated into actionable insights that guide the development of provincial climate finance roadmaps and private sector engagement strategies. The consultant’s outputs will also play a pivotal role in ensuring that national and subnational decision-makers have access to updated, spatially validated, and user-friendly climate risk information for informed policy and investment decisions. 

This consultancy will be implemented in close coordination with other thematic consultants to ensure cross-sectoral alignment and integration. 
 
The Readiness project addresses these challenges by: 

• Strengthening technical capacity of national and provincial stakeholders to interpret and apply vulnerability assessments in adaptation planning. 

• Developing training modules and digital tools that enable PCUs, SCCs, and PCCs to conduct localized climate risk evaluations and incorporate findings into provincial roadmaps. 

• Enhancing decision-making through user-friendly reports and communication materials that make vulnerability findings accessible to policymakers and non-technical audiences. 

By embedding vulnerability modeling into provincial planning processes, the project ensures that adaptation actions and climate finance roadmaps are grounded in robust evidence, tailored to local realities, and better aligned with national and international climate priorities. The consultant’s work is therefore central to bridging the gap between climate science, policy, and finance mobilization, enabling Sri Lanka to move from planning to implementation of transformative climate resilience solutions. 

OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT  

The Climate Vulnerability Modeller Consultant will: 

• Design and develop an online training module (slides and guidance notes) on assessing and validating climate vulnerabilities for PCUs and SCCs. 

EXPERTISE REQUIRED

Education & Experience: 

• Master’s degree in climatology, geography, environmental science, or related field. 

• Minimum 5–8 years of experience in climate modeling, vulnerability assessment, and data analysis. 

• Proven expertise in GIS, data visualization, and development of vulnerability assessment tools. 

• Demonstrated experience in designing and conducting stakeholder consultations, workshops, and focus group discussions at national and subnational levels. 

• Practical knowledge and application of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) tools for community-level validation and ground-truthing. 

• Experience working with national and/or provincial government agencies on climate adaptation. 

Functional 

• Strong technical and analytical skills in climate vulnerability assessment and modeling. 

• Proven ability to facilitate multi-stakeholder consultations at national, provincial, and community levels. 

• Familiarity with integrating climate data and maps into digital platforms will be an advantage. 

• Skilled in applying Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) tools and participatory methods for ground-truthing climate data. 

• Experience in capacity building and training program design. 

• Strong communication skills for translating complex data into actionable insights. 

• Proactive, punctual, and able to meet deadlines under pressure.