A senior consultant will be hired to deliver on the role of lead Support Structure in Costa Rica national process in the framework of Global Shield against Climate Risk. At the beginning of his/her assignment, the Contractor will be provided with all the already existing materials and in particular with the stocktake and outputs of the first workshop that took place on the 9 & 10^th of July. 

The contractor is responsible for providing the following services: 

 Facilitate technical activities and support of the ICP in Costa Rica

1. • Maintain workplan and timeline oversight throughout the ICP, and provide SUGESE, the Global Shield Secretariat and Expertise France with a regular written update (interval of updates tbd with SUGESE) on progress and required decisions / next steps including on coordination with further involved stakeholders,
   • Identify research and data analyses needs related to ICP outputs.

 Convening key stakeholders in meetings/workshops to achieve an inclusive and participatory process 

·         In close coordination with SUGESE and MH, and supported by the GS Secretariat, maintain an updated and inclusive stakeholder map, detailing all relevant/ key local stakeholders to participate in the process. Guided by SUGESE, the GS Secretariat and AFD/Expertise France, supervise the integration of inputs of key actors, in particular, GRMA, Microinsurance Network (MiN), Access to inclusive Insurance (A2ii), Global Shield Financing Vehicles[1] (GSFVs), members of the GS Coordination Hub (CH), the Technical Advisory Group (TAG), and others, into the main products of the ICP,

·         Identify and engage with the different stakeholder groups as part of the ICP: government, multilateral and bilateral development sector, private sector, civil society, academia, indigenous communities, and marginalised groups. This includes:  

o    Identifying relevant communication channels to reach these stakeholder groups;

o   Follow-up meetings with key actors and / or key groups of actors throughout the ICP;

o    Identifying existing fora / committees / working groups that the process can build upon and identify suitable mechanisms to integrate their inputs.

·         Support the facilitation and moderation of meetings throughout the ICP (incl. writing of minutes/reports),

·         Manage the logistics and administrative aspects of the ICP, including the organisation of meetings, exchanges of the country committee and amongst stakeholders, and workshops.

·         Realize field trips to previously identified areas of the country to document the need of local actors (like municipalities, vulnerable groups, etc) during the gap analysis development phase, if needed. Such missions should be approved in advance by SUGESE and Expertise France.

·         Should one additional workshop be deemed useful during the ICP, the time and date for this workshop will be established in close collaboration with SUGESE and Ministerio de Hacienda and will be communicated to the contractor in due course. The services for each workshop include in detail:

o    Development of workshop concept notes and agendas (including drafts), including the conceptualization of discussions in close coordination with SUGESE and supported by the GS Secretariat

o    Supporting SUGESE with invitation management and communication with stakeholders,

o    Participation in briefing calls with speakers, SUGESE as required,

o    Support of reporting and evaluation (writing of meeting / workshop reports etc.).

• Conceptualize and realize meetings/workshops necessary to achieve an agreed request for support.
• After Costa Rica´s Request for CDRFI Support to the GS has been submitted, supporting ICC in presenting the request to national and international stakeholders and further coordinating interactions with the relevant Financing Vehicle(s) under the Global Shield Financing Structure (GSFV) for the tailoring and approval of the Support Package Proposal, in coordination with the GS Secretariat and lead by ICC.

 Ensuring finalised and endorsed ICP outputs in a transparent way 

·         Gather inputs from all stakeholders for main ICP outputs 1) Stocktake, 2) Gap Analysis, 3) Request for CDRFI support and share information, decisions, drafts, and final outputs

·         Develop final drafts with support and guidance from the GS Secretariat for

1.     Stocktake

2.     Gap Analysis

3.     Request for CDRFI Support

and securing endorsement by the government on final products,

·         Coordinate and complement: Specific draft outputs may be prepared or supported by organisations with technical expertise or skills and shall be integrated into the stocktake and gap analysis, including (list to be revised and approved by SUGESE once gap analysis is being elaborated:

·         Gender analysis

·         Risk analytics and economic loss assessment

·         Analysis of gaps and identification of opportunities in the legal and regulatory framework environment

·         Capabilities of the domestic private sector for insurance

·         Link outcomes of the GRMA process to outcomes of the ICP process in Costa Rica,

·         Support with the communication and presentation of results to the public, incl. providing speaking points to government officials and key actors on the progress of the ICP,

·                     The work is guided by the following principles:  

o    Outputs should be produced in line with the recommended criteria (cf. general ICP Guidance Note),

o    Support the process objectively, fairly, and transparently, i.e., the consultant should not promote a preferred solution / project motivated by their own interest.

• Gather inputs from all stakeholders for main ICP output 3) Request for CDRFI Support, and share information, decisions, drafts, and final output,

 Ad hoc services

·         Advisory support to the government and the governmental focal point throughout the ICP by providing technical advice on CDRFI, climate change adaptation, and comprehensive disaster risk management, as needed,

·         Coordinate the compilation of knowledge on national processes in Costa Rica, including knowledge about national Disaster Risk Management (DRM), incl. Disaster Risk Finance (DRF), national CDRFI mechanisms, national public financial management and fund management, and key stakeholders,

·         contribute to the overall GS knowledge management and learning process and engage in at least 2 evaluation calls with GS Sec,

• • if applicable: coordinate the support to the government focal in promoting institutionalisation of knowledge in relevant government agencies,
  • engage in coordination meetings between SUGESE, MH, GS Secretariat.

Certain milestones, as laid out in the table below, are to be achieved during the contract term.

Period of assignment: from 1^st August until 31 March 2025.