The Paris Agreement provides a comprehensive framework for signatory Parties to reach an ambitious commitment to limit the increase in global average temperature to well below 2°C, and to pursue efforts to limit the increase to 1.5°C in a cooperative manner. This framework covers a number of instruments including cooperative approaches under the Article 6 which allows for the potential development of international carbon transactions. GGGI is implementing several programs to catalyze international carbon trading. By opening up carbon markets and facilitating transactions, a robust and reliable global price for carbon can be established, something many governments and private sector actors have long called for as a way to motivate the transformational change needed to achieve the ambitious goals of Paris. GGGI’s Article 6 programs provide technical assistance and capacity building to government counterparts to improve their readiness for Article 6 engagement. These programs support the design of projects and policies for pilot transactions and strengthening of institutional frameworks required for their implementation.

Within this context, the Supporting Preparedness for Article 6 Cooperation (SPAR6C) Program, funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German government, is a five year, 20M EUR program. Its objective is to use Article 6 (A6) cooperative approaches to engage the private sector in NDC implementation and to raise ambition. This will enable cost-efficient, flexible, high integrity carbon markets with positive sustainability impacts. Transformative design of A6 pilots for real transactions of internationally transferred mitigation outcomes (ITMOs) will be enabled by research-based capacity building in four partner countries: Colombia, Pakistan, Thailand and Zambia. The program consists of six work packages, of which two are centrally managed and four are country driven. In the first two, best practice tools and approaches to implement cooperative mechanisms will be developed, underpinned by an international forum – a global Community of Practice for Article 6 Implementing Countries (COP-ASIC) - that convenes governments and practitioners who share the common objective of raising ambition through markets. In-country implementation focuses on three areas of work in each of the four countries, which is shaped and informed by a national Readiness and Needs Assessment: 1) Long-term planning, 2) institutional readiness to transact and 3) pilot design and transactions. More than eight A6 pilot programs will be implemented in partner countries. All technical assistance will be informed by a toolbox of innovative guidance and approaches for transformative A6 design. The program is implemented through a consortium led by GGGI and consisting of UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre (UNEP-CCC), Carbon Limits AS, GFA Consulting Group GmbH, and Kommunalkredit Public Consulting GmbH (KPC).

The purpose of this assignment is to support the SPAR6C Global Program Manager with operationalizing the SPAR6C Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Plan. The Consultant will work closely with project teams in the global consortium of partners to increase understanding of the MEL Plan, and support them with undertaking necessary MEL and reporting tasks during the assignment. The specific objectives are:

1. Support SPAR6C project manager with implementation monitoring and periodic reporting
2. Support learning and reporting for SPAR6C capacity building
3. Draft learning reports for SPAR6C

This will be accomplished through the development of a number of deliverables as well as the provision of ad hoc support to internal program stakeholders.

The Consultant shall support a wide range of MEL and reporting activities for the SPAR6C program over the course of the assignment as detailed below. Although he/she will be responsible for the deliverables described, this will require close coordination and teamwork with consortium partners under the supervision of the SPAR6C Global Program Manager.

Objective 1: Support SPAR6C project manager with implementation monitoring and periodic reporting. Key tasks could include:

• Support the development of the biannual report by 15 March
  • Support the development of the annual report by 30 April
  • Support teams with qualitative data collection and updating of the project results tracker on a regular basis as per the project MEL Plan
  • Support project manager in identifying and processing project changes with donor

Objective 2: Support learning and reporting for SPAR6C capacity building. Key tasks could include:

• Support compiling of capacity building results from 2024 to feed into various donor reports
• Support development of tools to ensure robust data collection and reporting in 2025-27
• Support capacity building planning and the capacity building task force coordination

Objective 3: Draft learning reports for SPAR6C. Key tasks required:

• Coordinate the development and publication of the 2024 COPASIC annual report
• Write four technical briefs describing the results of the 4 work packages (2-4 pages each)
• Write one summary about capacity building under SPAR6C through interviews and review of project documents (2-4 pages)

Reporting Requirements

• The Consultant shall report directly to the SPAR6C Program Manager based in Seoul, South Korea. He/she will also work closely with the CPU team in Seoul HQ and liaise with support staff in the evaluation division of GGGI.
• The Consultant shall, at the beginning of the assignment, develop and agree upon a work plan for his/her tasks in with SPAR6C Program Manager. This shall include a proposal for the number of workdays required for each set of activities and deliverables.
• The Consultant shall submit timesheets showing their daily use of time for the assignment (reported in days or half-days) throughout the duration of the contract. A timesheet shall accompany any invoice submitted for payment.
• All outputs must be delivered in English. The Consultant may be requested to submit some outputs in other languages where needed and possible.
• The Consultant shall consider and plan for comments and revisions on all deliverables. Consistent and strong coordination and proactive communication is required for this assignment. 
      

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