CGIAR

Consultant

• Prepare an initial strategy, mid-term update, and final report for the contract.
• Engage with the DRBD team on a weekly basis through structured meetings.
• Stay abreast of the regional and market-level political landscapes, and Official Development Assistance (ODA) and private funding trends. Including bilateral and triangular cooperation.
• Source and assess potential funding opportunities in the region to expand the funding base for CGIAR research and operations.
• Consolidate learning and data on funding opportunities and effective practices across the partnership to build a knowledge base that supports strategic development and capacity building.
• Develop and lead funder specific donor relation strategies targeting Asia-Pacific portfolio of donors (including Governments, Development Banks, and specialized Funds).
• Identify key events and moments where CGIAR and regional partners can advance shared objectives.
• Advise management on emerging opportunities and challenges related to donor funding to inform resource development and planning.
• Lead the implementation of the donor relations strategies and stewardship activities aligned to Asia-Pacific priorities, sensitive to political landscape, cultural nuances, and familiar with the local funding landscapes to achieve ambitious funding targets.
• Collaborate with CGIAR champions and centers, research and innovation programs, and other internal stakeholders to share information and insights on donor interests, funding opportunities, and emerging research activities/projects to align research with funding.
• Actively engage with key stakeholders in the region, including governments, parliaments, civil society, foundations and other relevant public and private organizations.
• Cultivate and support a network of champions and advocates in the region to grow awareness and investment pipelines.
• Deliver targeted engagement strategy for Asia-Pacific by the end of month 1.
• Present engagement strategies to DRBD team by the end of month 1.
• Activate markets engaged plans from month 2-6.
• Provide weekly updates and participate in market meetings on a weekly basis.
• Support documentation and engagement schedules for leadership visits and engagements at international fora as needed.
• Deliver final report by end of month 6.

Donor Relations Consultant – Asia-Pacific Region

• Provide targeted advisory, coaching, and backstopping support across the Scaling for Impact Program’s five Areas of Work.
• Provide senior-level strategic advisory, technical backstopping, and targeted coaching to strengthen implementation under Scaling for Impact, emphasizing selected Area of Work 2 Flagships and their solution tracks.
• Engage in strategic and technical input at implementation planning workshops for selected Scaling for Impact Flagships and solution tracks.
• Conduct targeted in-person site visits focusing on strategic coaching related to scaling strategy, partnership configuration, and risk-aware delivery decisions.
• Provide ongoing remote advisory and coaching support through scheduled virtual sessions and maintain a predictable engagement cadence for continuous learning and timely course correction.
• Deliver senior-level strategic advisory inputs to Scaling for Impact leadership on implementation challenges and support leadership in interpreting cross-track learning and performance signals.
• Develop a concise scaling capacity development concept focused on applied coaching linked to live solution track challenges.
• Provide targeted advisory input to strengthen the application of the Scaling for Impact MELIA framework and validate and refine scaling KPIs.
• Produce concise synthesis notes or technical briefs on priority scaling themes emerging from solution track engagement and coaching.

Donor Relations Consultant – Asia-Pacific Region

Strategy and Solution Consultant