Consultancy Opportunity: Sustainable Financing Plan for the Blue Economy Hub (Caribbean BluEFin Project)

About the career opportunity:

The Caribbean Biodiversity Fund is seeking a qualified team of experts, consulting firm, or consortium to develop a sustainable financing plan for the Blue Economy Hub under the Caribbean Blue Economy Financing (Caribbean BluEFin) Project. The consultancy will produce a resource mobilisation and sustainable financing plan that supports the Hub’s long-term financial viability, recommends the institutional and operational structure required to sustain it, and aligns with CBF’s broader conservation finance architecture. The assignment will identify feasible revenue streams, secure partner and private sector investment pathways, and integrate the Hub with related CBF financing mechanisms, including the Regional Reef-Risk Insurance Initiative, Marine Protected Areas Finance Facility, Gender-Smart Facility Hub, and Advancing Circular Economy Facility.

Expected Deliverables:

Inception Report and Work Plan
Financial Landscape Analysis and Stakeholder Mapping Report
Draft Sustainable Financing Plan for the Blue Economy Hub
Stakeholder Consultation Report
Final Sustainable Financing Plan
Executive Summary and External Presentation Materials for dissemination

Budget:

The total budget available for this consultancy is USD $51,000, inclusive of all fees, taxes, and reimbursable costs.

Minimum qualifications:

Demonstrated expertise in conservation finance, sustainable financing mechanisms, and environmental policy and law
Proven experience conducting financial feasibility assessments, particularly for conservation trust funds and blue economy initiatives
Knowledge of innovative financing instruments, including blended finance, endowment and sinking funds, public–private partnerships, and donor mobilisation
Experience developing resource mobilisation and fundraising strategies for environmental and conservation programmes
Familiarity with international best practices related to institutional arrangements and governance frameworks for conservation finance
Team leader with a graduate or postgraduate degree in environmental economics, finance, sustainable development, or a related discipline
Minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience in fundraising, programme development, and institutional resource mobilisation, including work related to climate change, gender, and biodiversity
Leadership of at least two comparable assignments within the past five years focused on financing strategies or business models for conservation or sustainable development initiatives
Proven experience working in the Caribbean region, with familiarity with regional institutions, policy environments, and investment frameworks
Strong communication, coordination, and facilitation skills
Other team members with an undergraduate degree in environmental economics, finance, sustainable development, or a related field
Minimum of five years’ relevant experience in similar consultancies in the Caribbean
Proven ability to engage diverse stakeholders through participatory processes to develop inclusive and equitable financial and governance strategies

Management Skills:

Leadership of comparable assignments focused on financing strategies or business models
Experience leading stakeholder engagement processes
Experience developing public–private partnerships
Strong communication, coordination, and facilitation skills
Ability to engage diverse stakeholders through participatory and inclusive processes

Technical Skills:

Conservation finance
Sustainable financing mechanisms
Environmental policy and law
Financial feasibility assessment
Blue economy initiatives
Blended finance
Endowment and sinking funds
Public–private partnerships
Donor mobilisation
Resource mobilisation strategy development
Fundraising strategy development
Institutional and governance framework design