Provide GFCR Operational Support

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Mission and objectives

Coral reefs are some of the most biodiverse, ecologically complex, and valuable ecosystems on the planet. Supporting a quarter of marine species globally, reefs provide vital ecosystem services valued at $2.7 trillion annually including food security, coastal protection, and livelihoods for more than one billion people globally. Despite their immense value, coral reefs are Earth’s most endangered ecosystems. Without urgent action and scaled resources, coral reefs could face extinction by 2050 as a result of climate change and local drivers of degradation. The Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) is a blended finance mechanism designed to address the SDG14 funding gap and support implementation of the Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework. Taking a science-based approach, this United Nations multi-partner initiative focuses on reducing local drivers of degradation in reef ecosystems that exhibit resilience to climate change (i.e., climate refugia). To facilitate blue economic transition the GFCR, with the support of the Green Climate Fund, incubates and scales investable pipelines that accelerate climate resilience for both marine ecosystems and coastal communities. Investable solutions supported by the Fund include sustainable revenue streams for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), sustainable ocean production (i.e., fisheries and aquaculture), plastic recycling, waste and sewage management, blue carbon credits, as well as sustainable agriculture and eco-tourism. By scaling sustainable revenue streams to save reefs from the brink of extinction, the GFCR supports long-term ocean conservation aims, tackles food insecurity, and mobilises capital for climate adaptation and mitigation.

Context

The GFCR is currently in its second year of operationalisation and is thus seeking to structure and establish the operating principles, programme cycles, guidelines, templates, and procedures for the day-to-day operations of the Fund. Through Operational Guidance Notes, the GFCR will codify operating standards to be followed by all relevant stakeholders.

Task description

We are looking for one Online Volunteer who will support us with researching, compiling, and analysing operational best practices relevant to the GFCR and translating these analyses into draft Operational Guidance Notes. Under the direct oversight of the GFCR's Operations & Coordination Analyst, the Online Volunteer is asked to: - Produce comparative analysis reports on the operational manual of other pre-identified Funds (publicly available through https://mptf.undp.org/) - Draft Operational Guidance Notes based on the comparative analysis report - Create process maps and prescriptive templates to concretize and illustrate the processes outlined in the Operational Guidance Notes