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Consultant - Finalization of the Lesotho Integrated National Financing Strategy
Procurement Process
IC - Individual contractor
Office
UNDP-LSO - LESOTHO
Deadline
02-Jul-25 @ 04:43 PM (New York time)
Published on
22-Jun-25 @ 12:00 AM (New York time)
Reference Number
UNDP-LSO-00321
Contact
Procurement Unit - ls.procurement@undp.org
Introduction
Country: Lesotho
Description of the Assignment:
The assignment is to finalize Lesotho’s Integrated National Financing Strategy (INFS) to support sustainable development and national priorities. The consultant will refine the draft strategy through stakeholder engagement, propose governance and monitoring frameworks, identify and prioritize policy options, and develop a financing roadmap.
Specifically, the exercise objectives are:
Analyse Financing Demand
Assess the financing needs based on national priorities (e.g., NSDP II, SDGs, NDC, VNR Reports, SDG Investor Map), while identifying vulnerabilities and risks such as fiscal volatility, climate risks, and external dependencies.Develop the Strategic Framework
Create the INFS strategic framework—including theory of change, objectives, and pillars—through stakeholder engagement and financing dialogues, integrating risk mitigation, resilience-building, and gender equality.Design the Implementation Framework
Propose mechanisms for monitoring, review, coordination, and governance of the INFS, including systems that incorporate gender considerations, early warning indicators, and stress-testing tools.Formulate the Financing Roadmap
Develop a roadmap with concrete policy actions, responsible entities, implementation timelines, and cost estimates. Each action should be evaluated for risk sensitivity, resilience, and gender equality impact.
Period of assignment : 40 days spread across 4 months
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