Consultant

The IUCN Green List is also a programme of certification for protected and conserved areas (PCAs) that are effectively managed and fairly governed. It acts as an incentive and offers a stepwise programme that can help make PCAs fit for the future and thus secure past successes and future investments. Enrolled sites become part of a network and benefit from technical support to improve their performance and impacts. The 30x30 challenge is a global target which aims to halt the accelerating loss of species and protect vital ecosystems that are the source of our economic security. More than 100 countries are committed globally to increasing spatial targets to protect or effectively conserve at least 30% of the planet - land and sea - by 2030. Effective management of protected and conserved areas and public and private financing are needed to ensure long-term management, local governance, and precise implementation mechanisms to put nature recovery by 2030. To support this ambition, IUCN is currently implementing Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and IUCN Strategic Partnership project to secure at least 1,000 equitable and effective protected and conserved areas in places of importance for biodiversity through scaling the IUCN Green List Standard, to offer a meaningful pathway to implement the new Global Biodiversity Framework and 30x30 ambitions to secure biodiversity and climate benefits. The IUCN Green List operations have been funded mainly through a portfolio of projects. Still, IUCN will seek opportunities to generate direct financial support for participating sites based on their commitment to achieving the Standard and their demonstrated progress and good performance. At the same time, IUCN and partners require sustained financing to support

Ihre Aufgaben

Green List operations, evaluation and Assurance, communications and outreach to ensure quality and credibility in the Green List Standard and certification process. Some new approaches will help move from a project-based model to a sustained financing programme for the Green List operations and the participating sites:

• map the existing opportunities and challenges of financing mechanisms for nature conservation

• identify and promote innovative financing mechanisms and tools to support the participating sites;

• explore further the series of additional revenues and funding to support an efficient secretariat and credible Assurance;

• find synergies between national and regional projects, and improve the allocation of resources to Green List development priorities;

• link the sustainable financing efforts to the overall vision of 30x30 challenges;

• link the capacity to demonstrate positive impacts on biodiversity and society to available financial investment and stimulate collaboration with existing financial mechanisms, such as trust funds and special granting programmes.

  B. PURPOSE AND ACTIVITIES The Business Plan will operationalise the Green List and ensure resources are available to implement the programme. This sustainability in financing the overall programme aims to strengthen the governance and the core operations of the IUCN Green List at the global and regional levels. The Green List Business Plan (GLBP) should strategically identify one or more innovative mechanisms to support GL resources and capacities to 2030 and describe all the resources and capacities that will have been secured as increased financing assets. It will define a business model to strengthen fundraising and financing mechanisms. It may include new sources of income, key partnerships, marketing and outreach strategy and optimising the cost structure. The GLBP can also be consulted by committed protected and conserved areas. Every site can benefit from creating a clear, concise, easy-to-follow business plan to follow its GL pathway. The GLBP is a tool to understand financial gaps in implementing GL objectives. It can monitor progress, show accountability, control the direction and guide GL actions to achieve successful outcomes. It should also help attract funding from public and philanthropic sources and become a necessary instrument for unlocking private investment in the GL programme and the basis for presenting business case studies to investors. The Green List Business Plan may include examples of all other IUCN tools, plans, and strategies (Nature-based Solutions, Red List, Nature Positive, etc.) to share lessons learnt and methodologies. The IUCN Green List Secretariat is searching for a consultancy service to establish a sustainable business plan for the overall Green List operational activities. The Green List Business Plan will comprise the list (not exhaustive) of deliverables as follow, 1. Description IUCN GL Secretariat Familiarise with the foundational documentation, develop purposes for implementing the IUCN Green List Business Plan, list of target groups, etc.

• Project portfolio optimisation institutions, private

• Marketing and outreach strategy sector)

• Map potential donors and identify tender sources

• Identify various fundraising approaches

  b) Financing mechanisms (particularly for the GL participating sites and GL programme)

• Identify opportunities (investment products) to integrate the GL Standard as a metric to measure the investment impact

• Identify options for innovative financing mechanisms for supporting GL partner countries and participating sites

• Propose an approach for private sector engagement in the Green List

for fair PCAs, etc.

Coordination meetings, results workshops with IUCN teams and partners, review, follow-up, and other tasks will also be considered during the mission.

The Consultant will report to IUCN Protected and Conserved Areas Team on all activities conducted and deliverables. The tentative reporting timeline is below:

Type of report Period (from-to) Submission

Green List Business Plan

Kick-off, preparation, coordination Early September 2023

Regular meetings with IUCN GL Secretariat September 2023 (bi-weekly): preparation, process

Identification of new sources of financing and September - November funding 2023

Concept for the Green List Trust Fund October - November 2023

Concept for the Green List Investment Forum October - November 2023

Final Green List Business Plan 31 December 2023

Ihr Profil

• Academic degree in business development, finance, or related analytical discipline preferred

• Have an entrepreneurial mindset, a natural curiosity and a "big picture" personality

• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience with responsibilities of business plans and business model

• Financial management experience with planning, forecasting, and financial analysis

• Experience with nature conservation or environmental topics, experiences with ESG and CSR

• Knowledge of different IUCN tools is an added value, particularly IUCN Green List

• Experience conducting market research, including analysing and synthesising research reports and conducting primary research

• Excellent spoken and written communication; confidence in interviewing stakeholders (PCA site managers, GL regional coordinators, etc.)

Kontakt

Siska Sihombing : Siska.SIHOMBING@iucn.org Thierry Lefebvre : Thierry.LEFEBVRE@iucn.org

The subject heading of the e-mail shall be "Application: IUCN Green List Business Plan".