CSESI Climate Finance Consultant – Somaliland

· Short term consultancy assignment

· Commencing November 2025, concluding September 2026

· Remote/Various

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About the project:

The Climate Smart Education System Initiative (CSESI) was launched in early 2023 by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) in partnership with Save the Children, UNESCO Education for Sustainable Development Section and UNESCO-IIEP and is implemented in around 35 countries. The initiative seeks to enhance countries’ capacities to mainstream climate change adaptation and environmental sustainability into education sector plans, budgets and strategies as well as to enhance education ministry capacity for cross sectoral coordination on climate and environment-related policy and programming. This involves developing scalable models for this integration and fostering collaboration across all levels to create an environment conducive to building resilience among children and within the education sector.

There is significant need and opportunity to support the education sector in accessing climate finance given the limited investment in adaptation for this sector. Somaliland’s access to climate finance is limited because its sovereignty is not recognized by Somalia or any foreign government. This activity seeks to build climate finance capacity within Somaliland and identify potential funding sources for the region. The relevant government departments currently need to build their technical and institutional capacity to effectively integrate climate resilience considerations into the education sector planning, particularly in areas such as climate-resilient infrastructure, green building practices, energy conservation, and carbon footprint reduction. Climate change components need to be prioritized in domestic budget allocations and effectively leveraged through international funding opportunities, which presents particular challenges in the context of Somaliland. The relevant government stakeholders as well as civil society actors need to have stronger familiarity and awareness of the global climate funds and potential pathways to access those funds. A joint concept note on education and climate change could include a focus on the differential impacts of climate change on girls, boys and children with disabilities. This concept note would act as a shared advocacy and influencing tool to support the education sector to come together and access climate finance.

A place to make a difference:

Save the Children is seeking a consultant to support Somaliland in pursuing climate financing to build the resilience of its education system. To support this effort, the consultant will have two main tasks:

1 Training and capacity building for the education sector in Somaliland on climate finance: To address the recommendations from the scoping mission in Somaliland to support the education sector to have stronger familiarity with climate change, the global climate funds, and pathways to access those funds, a training and capacity building package for the education sector in Somaliland on climate finance will be developed and delivered. The focus would be on relevant government stakeholders, civil society groups, Education Sector Coalition, and the Somaliland Education Cluster (EC). The training will include topics of gender and aim to ensure gender balance in the training participants.

2 Support the education sector in Somaliland to be ready to access climate finance: This activity will support the education sector in Somaliland to identify climate finance opportunities and develop a roadmap to access such opportunities. In addition, a design workshop will facilitate preparation of a concept note that clearly highlights education sector priorities already outlined in the guiding documents in Somaliland on climate change and education. Finally, the consultancy will develop an advocacy plan produce materials to support advocacy for Somaliland to access climate finance mechanisms.

Does this sound like the place for you?

We’d love to hear from you. To apply please send an application that includes:

· A letter expressing interest, outlining the experience and expertise of the individual consultant or consulting agency relevant for the work

· A copy of CV(s) or details of expertise in your research institution, or consultancy firm/agency, if applicable

· Sample of previous research work/s, relevant to this consultancy

· Contact details of at least two references

· An operational plan detailing how the work will be done and how the objectives above will be met (maximum 5 pages)

· A financial proposal or costing for items/activities required for the fulfilment of the expected deliverables of the consultancy work

For detailed information, the full Terms of Reference are available here.

Applications must be received no later than COB Friday 17th October 2025.

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