Position: Citizen Climate Budget (CCB) Consultant (The NGO Forum on Cambodia)__Deadline:22-March

Location:  Phnom Penh

 

Production of 2020-2026 Citizen Climate Budget Booklets Consultant
Desk Review - Stakeholder Consultations - Bilingual Booklets - Infographics - Policy Brief
Organization    NGO Forum on Cambodia (NGOF) / Budget Working Group (BWG)
Location: Cambodia, Phnom Penh-based preferred
Duration: April 1–May 31, 2026 (20 working days)

1.    Background and Rationale
The NGO Forum on Cambodia (NGOF), under the “Strengthening Civic Engagement and Oversight in Public Financial Management (SCOPE-PFM)” project, aims to enhance transparency, accountability, participation, and oversight in public financial management via civil society advocacy and citizen engagement. This TOR aligns CCB production with
project outcomes: deepening citizen participation in budgeting, strengthening CSO-led budget monitoring, fostering government-CSO collaboration, and amplifying voices of women, youth, indigenous peoples, and vulnerable groups through tools like budget analysis, public forums, and advocacy campaigns

NGOF seeks a qualified consultant for a desk review, consultations, and production of 2020-2026 Citizen Climate Budget (CCB) booklets in accessible formats (15 pages, Khmer/English bilingual).

The booklets will tag climate-relevant expenditures (adaptation like flood resilience; mitigation like renewables) across sectors, addressing Cambodia's annual US$100M+ flood damages and aligning with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13/16, Rectangular Strategy Phase IV, Cambodia Climate Change Strategic Plan (CCCSP) 2014-2023 and successors, and Public Financial Management (PFM) Reform Roadmap (2020-2026). Input from stakeholders (Ministry of Environment (MoE), National Council for Climate Change and Adaptation Work (NECCAW), communities) will inform a policy brief and final report, followed by a national workshop with inter-ministries, development partners, Civil
 
Society Organizations (CSOs), academia, and students, supporting SCOPE-PFM’s public forums and dialogues with MEF, National Assembly (NA), and National Audit Authority (NAA).

2.    Objectives    
2.1    Primary Objective
Produce 2020-2026 Citizen Climate Budget (CCB) booklets (15 pages, Khmer/English) with infographics and summaries for citizen-led monitoring and advocacy of climate budgets.

2.2    Specific Objectives
A.    Conduct desk review and consultations to tag climate expenditures and optimize content/formats for diverse audiences (e.g., communities, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).
B.    Integrate SCOPE-PFM priorities: gender/climate vulnerability disaggregation, youth/women empowerment visuals, and recommendations for CSO advocacy on climate finance gaps

3.    Scope of Work    
Timeline: April 1–May 31, 2026 (20 working days, remote/Phnom Penh-based; bi-weekly reports to NGO Forum on Cambodia (NGOF)/Budget Working Group (BWG)). Adhere to ethical standards: informed consent, data anonymization, Do No Harm, and SCOPE-PFM principles of inclusive participation (e.g., 30%+ women/youth in
consultations).
3.1    Desk Review and Analysis
•    Analyze 2020-2026 National Budget Laws (e.g., ~US$10.2B for 2026); tag mitigation/adaptation spends in sectors (environment, agriculture, infrastructure).
Benchmark vs. vulnerabilities and plans (MoE, LTS4CN, CPEIR), incorporating budget credibility frameworks and human rights-based analysis.3.2 Stakeholder Consultations
•    10-15 semi-structured interviews (Ministry of Environment (MoE), Budget Working Group (BWG), National Council for Climate Change and Adaptation Work (NECCAW)).
•    1-2 focus groups (~10 participants) to validate audiences, content, formats, prioritizing targets: CSOs, youth, women, and community-based organizations (CBOs) via capacity needs-aligned methods.
3.3    Citizen Climate Budget (CCB) Production and Dissemination
•    Create 15-page booklets with infographics, tables, 1-page summaries visuals on sectors like Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MoWRAM)/Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT)).
•    Develop 4-page policy brief with advocacy recommendations.

4. Deliverables and Timeline
Deliverable	Key Tasks	Responsible	Review	Due Date	Days
1. Inception Package	Methodology, stakeholder map, workplan	Consultant	NGO Forum on Cambodia (NGOF)	Apr 7	3
2. Desk Review Report	Tagged budget matrix, gap analysis (with gender/vulnerability disaggregation)	Consultant	Budget Working Group (BWG)	Apr 13	3
3. Consultation	Transcripts, feedback synthesis	Consultant	Partners	Apr	4

Report	(30%+ women/youth representation)			24
4. Draft Citizen Climate Budget (CCB) + Brief	15pp draft+ 4pp brief, visuals	Consultant	Ministry of Environment (MoE)/United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)	May 7	4
5. Revised Citizen Climate Budget (CCB)	Feedback incorporated, accessibility check	Consultant	NGO Forum on Cambodia (NGOF)	May 15	2
6. Final Citizen Climate Budget (CCB) Booklet	Khmer/English digital files (ready for 500 printed copies by NGOF), dissemination toolkit (tailored for project campaigns)	Consultant	NGOF	May 20	2
7. Workshop Support	PowerPoint Presentation (PPT), facilitation materials, proceedings template (aligned with project public dialogues)	Consultant	NGO Forum on Cambodia (NGOF)	May 25	1
8. Closure Package	Raw data, editable files, final report (with CSO advocacy toolkit)	Consultant	NGO Forum on Cambodia (NGOF)	May 31	1
Total				Apr 1– May 31	20

5.    Consultant Profile and Responsibilities    

• Lead analyst for climate tagging; facilitator for consultations; writer/designer for infographic-heavy outputs.
• NGO Forum on Cambodia (NGOF) provides budget data, introductions, workshop logistics, and project networks (e.g., BWG, youth programs)
• Effort: 20 days.

6.    Methodology    

• Mixed methods: desk review (40%), consultations (30%), production (30%).
• Data: Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) laws, Ministry of Environment (MoE) plans, ~20 respondents, (diverse per project inclusivity).
• Tools: Excel/Stata (analysis), Canva/Illustrator (visuals like pie charts for spending shares, gender- disaggregated), KoboToolbox (surveys).
• Quality Assurance (QA): Triangulation, gender/climate disaggregation, peer review.

7.    Budget and Payments    

• Total: US$5,000 (incl. 10% Value Added Tax (VAT) is for consultant fee and tax only. NGOF covers printing and dissemination of 500 CCB copies separately.

8.    Administrative Arrangements    

• Contract: Fixed-term (individual), Apr 1–May 31, 2026.
• Reports: Bi-weekly to job@ngoforum.org.kh.
• Logistics: NGO Forum on Cambodia (NGOF) covers workshop; consultant handles virtual tools.
• Intellectual Property (IP): NGO Forum on Cambodia (NGOF) owns all; Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) required.

9.    Qualifications    

• Master's/PhD in Climate Finance, Public Finance, Economics (or equivalent).
• 5+ years Cambodian budget/climate analysis (e.g., Climate Public Expenditure and Institutional Review (CPEIR) tagging).
• Civil Society Organization (CSO) experience (e.g., BWG, METRI youth initiatives); fluent Khmer/English.
• Quantitative (Excel/Stata) + visualization skills (submit Citizen Climate Budget (CCB)-style sample). 

Submit to: job@ngoforum.org.kh (Subject: "TOR - 2020-2026 CCB Consultant").
Required Documents:

1. Cover letter (1 page).
2. Technical proposal (≤10 pages: approach, timeline, samples).
3. Financial proposal (separate; detailed breakdown).
4. CV(s) and 2 references.
5. 1 relevant sample (e.g., budget visualization).

Please send CV and cover letter to
Email:      job@ngoforum.org.kh
Phone:    023 214 429
Website: https://www.ngoforum.org.kh/employment-ngof
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