Consultant to Facilitate Kiribati Environment Fund(KEF) Design Decision Workshop

Consultant to Facilitate Kiribati Environment Fund(KEF) Design Decision Workshop

Please note that the deadline is based on Korean Standard Time Zone (KST, UTC+9)

INTRODUCTION TO GGGI

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PROJECT BACKGROUND

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is a treaty-based international, inter-governmental organization dedicated to supporting and promoting strong, inclusive and sustainable economic growth in developing countries and emerging economies. To learn more please visit about GGGI web page.

GGGI is supporting the Government of Kiribati, through the Low Emission Climate Resilient Development (LECRD) Programme, to establish the Kiribati Environment Fund (KEF). The LECRD Programme is funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAI).

The KEF Development Project is designed to provide technical assistance and capacity building to support the Government of Kiribati—particularly the Environment Conservation Division (ECD) of the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development (MELAD)—to establish an environment fund as a long-term financing mechanism to support environmental protection, climate resilience, and inclusive development outcomes in Kiribati. The project was designed to be implemented in phases, beginning with an inception phase focused on evidence generation, consultations, legal and institutional analysis, and recommendations to inform Government decision-making on the Fund’s design and establishment pathway.

The KEF initiative is grounded in the Government of Kiribati’s policy and legal framework, including the Environment Act 2021, which provides for the establishment of an Environment Fund, and reflects longstanding Government interest in creating a fit-for-purpose national financing mechanism to support environmental and climate-related priorities. The project also aligns with LECRD objectives, including strengthening inclusive and evidence-based decision-making, building Government capacity, and ensuring that the design of the Fund takes into account the needs and priorities of women, youth and other marginalised groups.

As part of the inception and analytical phase of the KEF Development Project, GGGI supported the preparation and submission to the Government of Kiribati of a series of core reports intended to inform decisions on whether and how to establish the KEF, namely:

1. Kiribati Environment Fund: Review of the Enabling Environment in Kiribati (April 2025) – an assessment of the current institutional, legal, and financial conditions relevant to establishing an environment fund;
2. Environment Funds: A Review of International Experience (April 2025) – an analysis of successful and unsuccessful environment funds globally;
3. Kiribati Environment Fund: High-Level Design Options (May 2025) – an evaluation of possible goals, beneficiaries, and structural design options for the KEF; and
4. Stakeholder Consultation Report (June 2025) – a synthesis of consultations undertaken to inform the above studies.

While these reports were intended to support timely Government decisions on the recommended direction for the KEF, there have been significant delays in decision-making on the findings and recommendations submitted by GGGI. In response, GGGI and Government counterparts identified the need for a more structured and facilitated process to support review of the evidence, explain the findings of the reports, clarify trade-offs, and enable sequenced decision-making by the relevant Government decision-makers.

To address this, a five-workshop decision-support process has been proposed. The workshops are intended to help the Government of Kiribati (through the KEF governance and decision-making arrangements established for the project, including the Project Steering Committee (PSC)) to systematically consider the evidence and recommendations already produced, make decisions on key design issues, and identify any matters requiring further work or escalation. The workshops are therefore not a substitute for the analytical work already completed, but a facilitation mechanism to help translate that work into agreed decisions and actionable next steps towards KEF establishment and operationalisation. The proposed workshop design and sequencing are set out in the KEF workshop design note prepared for the project.

The proposed workshop series covers five interlinked decision areas: (i) strategic direction and scope of the KEF; (ii) capitalisation, financial architecture, systems and controls; (iii) legal form; (iv) governance and management design; and (v) integrity, accountability and final consolidation of design decisions. The first four workshops are expected to be held in Tarawa over a two-week period, with the fifth and final workshop to be held during a weekend retreat outside Tarawa shortly thereafter.

GGGI is seeking to engage an Individual Consultant to provide professional facilitation and decision-process support for these five workshops, and to document decisions, rationale, areas of divergence (if any), and follow-up implications for legal, policy and operational work required to establish the KEF.

OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT

To achieve the project objectives, GGGI is seeking an Individual Consultant to:

1. Facilitate five KEF design decision workshops in a structured, inclusive and decision-oriented manner;
2. Support the KEF PSC and invited participants to effectively review and deliberate on the findings and recommendations already submitted by GGGI through the KEF analytical reports;
3. Support decision-makers to engage effectively with complex policy, legal, governance and financial design questions and associated trade-offs;
4. Ensure workshop deliberations are grounded in available evidence, project analysis and the Kiribati context;
5. Accurately document decisions, rationale, trade-offs, dependencies, and any unresolved issues arising from each workshop; and
6. Produce a final consolidated decision record to inform subsequent legal drafting, policy/manual development, and KEF operationalisation planning.

The Consultant will serve as a facilitator and process support resource only. Decision-making authority will remain with the KEF PSC (and any higher Government decision-making processes, where applicable).

DELIVERABLES AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE

The Consultant will provide the following services and outputs:

A. Preparation and Workshop Design Support

The Consultant will:

• Review key documentation provided by GGGI, including:

• Prepare an Inception Note and Facilitation Plan setting out:

• Develop/refine workshop facilitation tools and templates, such as:

• Support preparation of workshop decision-support materials (as agreed with GGGI), including tools to help participants understand, compare and decide between options and recommendations already presented in the KEF reports.

• Participate in coordination meetings with GGGI and designated counterparts prior to workshop delivery.

B. Facilitation of Five KEF Design Workshops

The Consultant will:

• Facilitate (or co-facilitate, as directed by GGGI) five workshops, including:

• Guide plenary and breakout discussions using structured, time-bound and decision-oriented facilitation methods;
• Support participants to review findings and recommendations from the KEF reports and work through key trade-offs and implications;
• Ensure inclusive participation and balanced discussion while maintaining focus on the agenda and expected outputs;
• Support clear validation of key decisions, reservations (if any), and next steps at the close of each workshop.
• Where interpretation/translation support is used, adapt facilitation methods, pacing and session management to ensure effective participation, clarity of decisions, and accurate validation of outputs across languages.

C. Workshop Documentation and Final Consolidation

The Consultant will:

• Prepare a Workshop Decision Record after each workshop documenting:

• Maintain and update a consolidated decision matrix across the five workshops, tracking decision status, rationale, dependencies, codification implications, and follow-up actions.

• Prepare a Final Consolidated KEF Design Decision Report after Workshop 5 summarising all decisions across the five workshops and identifying key follow-up actions for KEF operationalisation (including legal, policy, governance, administrative and capacity-building implications, as relevant).

OUTPUT / DELIVERABLE

PERCENTAGE

OF MAXIMUM AMOUNT

DUE DATE

Deliverable 1: Inception Note and Facilitation Package – including:

i. Inception Note and Facilitation Plan (methodology, workplan, risk management approach, and draft facilitation/documentation templates), and

ii. Final workshop run sheets, tools and templates for all five workshops (including decision matrix template)

15%

Within 2 Weeks of contract Signing

Deliverable 2: Workshop Facilitation, Decision Records and Final Consolidated Report – including:

i. facilitation of five KEF design workshops;

ii. Workshop Decision Records for Workshops 1–5;

iii. updated consolidated decision matrix; and

iv. Final Consolidated KEF Design Decision Report (including follow-up actions for KEF operationalisation)

85%

Within 2 weeks of Final Workshop Retreat

Acceptance of Deliverable 2 will be subject to satisfactory completion of all five workshops and submission of all required workshop decision records and the final consolidated report in a form acceptable to GGGI.

EXPERTISE REQUIRED

A. Academic and Professional Qualifications

• Advanced university degree (Masters) in public policy, governance, law, economics, public administration, finance, international development, environmental management, or a related field (or equivalent combination of qualifications and relevant experience).

B. Professional Experience

• At least 8–10 years of relevant professional experience in facilitation, policy dialogue, institutional design, governance reform, public finance, or related fields;
• Demonstrated experience facilitating high-level Government and/or multi-stakeholder workshops, consultations, or decision-making processes;
• Demonstrated experience preparing clear and accurate workshop outputs, decision records, meeting reports, or synthesis documents for policy/Government audiences;
• Experience managing complex discussions involving trade-offs, competing priorities, or interdependent decisions;
• Experience in development partner-funded programmes/projects is an asset;
• Experience in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and/or the Pacific region is highly desirable;
• Experience related to environment funds, climate finance governance, public trust/statutory fund structures, or institutional design is highly desirable;
• Experience integrating gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) considerations into facilitation approaches is desirable.
• Ability to facilitate effectively in English is required.
• Working knowledge of I-Kiribati (Gilbertese) is highly desirable. If the selected Consultant does not have I-Kiribati language skills, GGGI may provide translation/interpretation support during workshops, and the Consultant must be able to work effectively with an interpreter.

C. Functional Competencies

• Strong facilitation and moderation skills, including consensus-building and structured decision-making;
• Strong analytical and synthesis skills;
• Excellent report-writing and documentation skills in English;
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with ability to meet tight deadlines;
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with multicultural and interdisciplinary teams;
• Proactive, neutral, professional and solution-oriented.

D. Corporate Competencies (GGGI-aligned)

• Understands and actively supports GGGI’s mission, vision and values;
• Commits to team goals and works effectively across the organisation with individuals of different views, cultures, nationality, gender and age;
• Excellent problem solver;
• Exemplifies high standards of honesty, integrity and professionalism.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Interested consultants shall submit the following documentation in English:

• Cover Letter indicating suitability for the assignment and availability for the anticipated period;
• Curriculum Vitae (CV);
• Technical Proposal (maximum 5 pages) including:

Total Fees: $10,000 (excluding travel, workshop and accommodation costs)

Date to close is Korean Standard Time (KST). Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered. Application, Cover Letter, and CV must be sent in English. A consortium, or a firm may not be engaged for the individual consultant assignment.

Child protection – GGGI is committed to child protection, irrespective of whether any specific area of work involves direct contact with children. GGGI’s Child Protection Policy is written in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child.