The Government of Belize has received Readiness grant financing from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for the implementation of the Project, “Strengthening the capacity of the Ministry of Economic Development, University of Belize, National Climate Change Office, the Ministry of Public Service, Governance and Disaster Risk Management, and the Belize Social Investment Fund”. The overall objectives of the
Readiness is to support the Ministry of Economic Transformation (MET) and the Belize Social Investment Fund (BSIF) in addressing institutional, fiduciary, environmental, social, and policy gaps as they pursue accreditation as Direct Access Entities to the Green Climate Fund, thereby strengthening Belize’s national capacity to directly access and manage climate finance.
The objective of this assignment is to strengthen the Ministry of Economic Transformation (MET) GRM framework to ensure alignment with national and international standards required for GCF accreditation.
Deliverables. The Consultant shall:
- Develop a comprehensive GRM Policy and Manual aligned to Belize’s legal framework, CARICOM,
and GCF/IFI GRM standards; - Operationalize the GRM through practical tools and templates; and
- Build institutional capacity through structured training, stakeholder validation, and a phased
implementation support plan.
Qualification:
Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Community Development, Development Policies, Public Policy, Conflict Resolution, Governance, Law or related field.
Minimum of 3 years; experience in negotiation, conflict resolution, community engagement, training needs assessment, organizational development or related field.
Qualified Individual Consultants must submit their expression of interest via email to procurement@met.gov.bz no later than 3:00 p.m. (Belize local time), September 30, 2026. The subject of the email must be labelled GCF/RPSP14/CFU/SER/02 (RELAUNCH): Consultancy Services for the Development of Grievance Redress Mechanism for Ministry of Economic Transformation
(MET).
