Gold Standard is hiring a
Context
Gold Standard is a civil society NGO and a standards body that promotes the best that can be achieved in climate and development projects. It was established in 2003 by WWF and other international NGOs as a best practice standard to ensure that projects which reduce carbon emissions also deliver credible, high-integrity sustainable development benefits. In close collaboration with its network of partners (civil society, governments, and private sector), Gold Standard leads several global innovation programs and supports 3000+ climate and development projects in over 100 countries worldwide.
Purpose and tasks of the consultant
Following a strategic planning update, Gold Standard is seeking a consultant to define a corporate engagement strategy to help bring our corporate best practice frameworks for climate and nature to market and secure adoption of the associated guidance and tools.
Towards this end, the consultant is expected to undertake the following tasks:
The consultant will be expected to communicate virtually (via email, telephone, and video conference) with Gold Standard and any other individuals or organisations, and travel as needed, for example to Climate Week NYC and/or other corporate sustainability focused events.
The consultant will be expected to provide regular progress updates to Gold Standard, and either party may request a meeting with the other where this is required.
Outputs and timeline
The approximate timeline for preparation of the required outputs is estimated at 16 weeks as of the contract start date (we are seeking a consultant available for an immediate start). For further details please see the Terms of Reference published on Careers (goldstandard.org).
Competency requirements
To carry out this assignment effectively, the implementing partner should have the following profile:
Proposal structure
Applicants should submit proposals relevant to the purpose and description of the assignment including all elements outlined below. Proposals must be no more than ten pages[1], and should include:
Candidate evaluation will consider price as one of the key factors.
The successful applicants may be invited to a second round of evaluation through (online) interviews. Information will be provided in advance to the interviews, if held.
Evaluation criteria
Proposals will be evaluated based on, but not limited to, the following formal criteria:
Confidentiality
Proposals should not include proprietary or confidential information. Each recipient of this Request for Proposals should treat the contents of the solicitation as confidential and should use and disclose the contents of the solicitation only for the purposes of preparing and submitting a proposal.
Privacy
Gold Standard is compliant with all applicable data protection and privacy laws and regulations especially EU General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) and Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection in respect to any personal data (as defined under GDPR) received, collected, or processed in connection with this Request for Proposals.
Ownership of Proposals and subsequent Products
Ownership of all work products and work processes produced and delivered by the implementing partner in connection with this Request for Applications will remain with Gold Standard after the conclusion of this assignment and will not be returned.
Non-binding agreement
This Request for Applications is not a binding agreement and shall not be interpreted as such. Rather, this serves only as the instrument through which proposals are solicited. Gold Standard will pursue negotiations with the highest scoring applicant. If, for some reason, Gold Standard and the initial applicant fail to reach consensus on the issues relative to a binding agreement, then Gold Standard may commence contract negotiations with other applicants. Gold Standard may decide at any time to start the recruitment process again.
Applications and closing date
Please submit your application on our HR jobs portal by Friday, 6th September at 17:00 CEST
[1] Any information that exceeds the 10-page limit will not be considered during the evaluation process. This does not include project references and CVs.
[2] Gold Standard is based in Geneva, Switzerland.