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 Transformation, 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 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 Belize Social Investment Fund (BSIF) GRM framework to ensure alignment with national and international standards required for GCF accreditation. Develop a comprehensive GRM Policy and Manual aligned to Belize’s legal framework, CARICOM, and GCF/IFI GRM standards; Operationalize the manual through practical tools and templates; and
Build institutional capacity through structured training, stakeholder validation, and a phased implementation support plan.
Qualifications of Consultant:
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Community Development, Development
Studies, Public Policy/Administration, Sociology, Anthropology, Conflict Resolution, Governance, Social Work, Law or related field. - General experience: Minimum of two (2) years; experience in negotiation, conflict resolution,
community engagement, training needs assessment, organizational development or related field: Grievance Redress Mechanisms, Social Safeguards Frameworks, Environmental and Social Management Systems and Stakeholder Engagement Plans.
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), August 04, 2026. The subject of the email must be labelled GCF/RPSP14/CFU/SER/01(RELAUNCH): Consultancy Services for the Development of Grievance Redress Mechanism for Belize Social Investment Fund.
