Local Stakeholder Involvement and Facilitative Dialogue Expert

• Despite contributing minimally to global Green House Gas (GHG) emissions, Yemen’s national development priorities are at significant risk due to climate change. The country currently lacks a cohesive long term strategic vision to guide its transition toward a low emission & climate resilient future. Furthermore, it has limited institutional capacity & no operational national MRV (Measurement, Reporting & Verification) system to track climate finance flows or the effectiveness of climate interventions. These limitations hinder Yemen’s ability to align with global climate frameworks & access the climate finance it urgently needs.

• To address these gaps, the Government of Yemen through the Ministry of Water & Environment (MWE) as the National Designated Authority (NDA) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) & in partnership with our client is implementing a Green Climate Fund (GCF) readiness project. The project aims to support the development of Yemen’s Long Term Low Emission Development Strategy (LT LEDS) & to establish a national Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV) system to monitor climate finance & support received.

• The project also builds on recent efforts to strengthen Yemen’s National Designated Authority (NDA) & the Interinstitutional Committee on Climate Change. These bodies have begun laying the groundwork for improved coordination, policy alignment & climate data management across sectors. Within this evolving institutional landscape, the meaningful participation of stakeholders including government ministries, public utilities, private sector entities, civil society organizations, women’s groups & academia is essential to ensure that the LT LEDS & MRV systems are informed by national realities, priorities & capacities.

• Given the complexity of Yemen’s governance context, this consultancy aims to support the MWE & its Climate Change Unit (CCU) in designing & facilitating a structured, inclusive & transparent participatory process. This will involve coordinating institutional stakeholders, organizing national & subnational consultations, engaging technical committees (such as the LED committee) & capturing & systematizing stakeholder inputs into the technical components of the project.

• The assignment will be critical to building consensus, enhancing coordination, promoting gender inclusive climate governance & ensuring that the outputs of the LT LEDS & MRV processes are grounded in local ownership & institutional legitimacy.

The overall objective of this assignment is to facilitate an inclusive, transparent & coordinated stakeholder engagement process that strengthens national ownership, interinstitutional coordination & alignment across sectors in support of the development of the LT LEDS & MRV system in Yemen. The consultant will ensure consultation process to be participatory, inclusive, gender sensitive & aligned with best practices & relevant legal or policy frameworks. The specific objectives of this assignment are:

• Support our client, CCU & sectoral experts & / or firms in identifying, consulting & coordinating with relevant stakeholders from government, private sector, civil society, academia & development partners.

• Enrich stakeholder discussions to align LT LEDS with national climate goals, Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) & relevant sectoral policies (energy, transport, industry, etc).

• Ensure effective facilitation, documentation & systematization of stakeholder inputs into the LT LEDS & MRV development process.

• Strengthen the linkages & communication channels between the project team, our client, CCU & UN-Habitat & the Interinstitutional Committee on Climate Change, including the LED & technical committees.

• Ensure stakeholder involvement is systematically updated & continued in the future climate planning.

• Ensure women, youth & vulnerable groups inclusive engagement across all activities.

Methodology & scope of work:

• The consultant will work under the supervision of the our client Project Manager & in close coordination with the Climate Change Unit, Ministry of Water & Environment (MoWE), Technical Advisors & experts, multilateral & bilateral donors & civil society ensuring successful consultations as deemed necessary. The consultant will coordinate with sectoral experts, line ministries, private sector & the Interinstitutional Committee on Climate Change to ensure structured stakeholder engagement aligned with project objectives.

• The consultant prime responsibility is to ensure that consultation produces & results are to the required standard of quality & within the specified constraints of time & cost. Also, will ensure gender mainstreaming within the whole consultation process.

• The scope of work includes stakeholder mapping & analysis, design stakeholder engagement plan, facilitation of multi actor consultations, institutional coordination, documentation & reporting, follow up & feedback & input systematization for the development of the LT LEDS & MRV system. The consultant will also contribute to building capacities for inclusive governance & dialogue & maintain collaborative working relationships among key project partners & stakeholders through effective communication, consultation & reporting.

• The assignment is for ten (10) months, during this period the consultant will be based in the Climate Change Unit at the MoWE. His / her duties & tasks are based on the approved project proposal & detailed tasks & responsibilities are listed in section (4) below.

The consultant will be responsible for performing the following tasks in support of the development of Yemen’s LT LEDS & MRV system:

• Conduct stakeholder mapping & analysis, including the identification, categorization & profiling of relevant national stakeholders across government institutions, private sector, civil society organizations, academic institutions & development partners. This includes assessing each stakeholder's role, influence, interests & capacity to contribute to the LT LEDS & MRV processes.

• Based on the overall project workplan, design & implement a stakeholder engagement plan, outlining consultation strategies, communication tools, participation mechanisms & an inclusive engagement schedule tailored to Yemen’s climate governance context.

• In coordination with project team, facilitate inclusive national & regional consultation workshops, meetings, dialogue sessions, focused group discussions, surveys etc. to gather stakeholder views & inputs, validate technical outputs & build consensus on the LT LEDS & MRV framework.

• Act as a liaison between the CCU, our client project team & the Interinstitutional Committee on Climate Change (including the LED Committee & Technical Committee), ensuring timely flow of information & coordination.

• Support institutional coordination, helping to align & connect sectoral expert groups, technical consultants & stakeholder institutions in the development process.

• Develop consultation materials including background documents, presentations, briefing notes, templates & forms & questionnaires to ensure that stakeholders are fully aware of the LT LEDS & MRV process & subsequently ensure their effective participation & engagement.

• Develop & apply tools (e.g. feedback forms, questionnaires, templates) to collect, document & systematize stakeholder inputs into a structured database or matrix for use by the project team & technical consultants.

• Ensure inclusive participation of women & youth by applying participatory approaches that actively engage these groups & by ensuring their perspectives, needs & contributions are reflected in all stakeholder processes.

• Prepare detailed documentation & reports including consultation minutes, meeting summaries, attendance lists, concerns, recommendations, engagement progress updates & input logs.

• Develop a mechanism for providing feedback to stakeholders on the utilization of their input & contributions.

• Provide periodic progress updates & support knowledge sharing across institutions to enhance national capacity for participatory climate governance.

• Design a sustainability plan to maintain stakeholder involvement in LT LEDS updates, MRV reviews & future climate planning processes.

• Provide policy advice on key issues in the area of stakeholder consultations.

• Identify, collect & analyse policy related, relevant information & data.

• Codify & provide best practices & lessons learnt, particularly linked to the areas of stakeholders’ capacity development & national (economic, social & human) development.

• Maintain continuous dialogue & coordination with national partners.

• Contribute to visibility of results to relevant national & international stakeholders & audiences.

• Build partnerships with various governmental agencies, international organizations, banks, the private sector & civil society with a view to creating a platform for support to the Government of Yemen.

• Ensure provision of policy advice services to the government and relevant ministries, local authorities & other stakeholders & facilitation of knowledge building focusing on achievement of anticipated results.

The consultant will work under the supervision of the Project Manager and in close coordination with the Climate Change Unit at the Ministry of Water and Environment (MoWE), as well as with technical advisors and experts, multi-lateral and bi-lateral donors, and civil society, to ensure successful consultations as deemed necessary. The consultant will coordinate with sectoral experts, line ministries, the private sector, and the Interinstitutional Committee on Climate Change to ensure structured stakeholder engagement aligned with project objectives.

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental studies, climate change, development studies, public administration, economics, social science, engineering or other relevant fields.

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in climate change & low emission development, stakeholder engagement, participatory dialogue facilitation, governance coordination or program implementation in the context of climate change, environmental management or development planning.

• Demonstrated experience in facilitating multi stakeholder processes & working with government, bi / multi lateral agency & / or UN agencies & cooperation with civil society.

• Strong analytical, writing & communication skills.

• Excellent computer literacy (MS Office, Windows XP, Internet), excellent communications, report writing & analytical skills.

• Language proficiency in both written & oral English and Arabic.

This role has no team management responsibility.

Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.