WWF-UK Trade Hub

Tender description

Scope: The consultant will lead WWF's engagement with the UK FACT presidency, COP handover and ongoing wider dialogues with to inform, develop linkages and deliver synergies from the Trade Hub work as it relates to and WWF programme on China and Brazil soy & beef trade, as well work related to Palm Oil. One area will be to assess will be the opportunities to use existing degraded land (approximately 30m hectares) and support sustainable production in Brazil, thus benefiting people, climate and nature. The consultancy will be split into two lots; Lot 1 - Soy & Beef workstream; Lot 2 - Palm Oil workstream. The partner organisation/entity will indicate if they are applying individually for a specific lot, or is expressing interest in both as part of their application. Deliverables: Details will be finalised and confirmed during a discovery phase with the partner organisation / entity. The full contract is subject to a satisfactory discovery phase. Below provides a set of indicative deliverables and activities: • Develop analysis for how Trade Hub can best engage in build-up, event and wrap up of COP27 • Provide Quarterly summaries to WWF UK working group on key Trade Hub activities (research, reports, and relevant work) • Act in an advisory capacity on matters relating to Soy, Beef and Palm Oil • Provide Quarterly analyses on ongoing Soy, Beef, Palm Oil work WWF UK is supporting and liaise with THS Drivers team. • Act as focal point for the Trade Hub and WWF UK's engagement with the Forest, Agriculture Commodity Trade (FACT) dialogues. Events The Consultant will be expected to travel on the following occasions to enhance and deliver their work: • Trade Hub meeting 12-16 September 2022 • Trade Hub meeting 2023 date TBC • COP27 7-18 November 2022 • Field visits to Brazil, China, Indonesia, Malaysia 2023 & 2024 (2-3 per year) (dates TBC) • Bi-annual meetings to be held in the UK at WWF-UK LPC Requirements • Deep knowledge and experience of working across Soy & Beef and/or Palm Oil. • Understanding of global commodity trade and opportunities to influence and advocate for sustainable change. • Existing network and relationships to support the wider progress of this work • Understanding of academic and scientific research, and how best to utilise it to different stakeholders. Budget: £80,000-£99,000 inc VAT for 2 years. This is to include all work carried out and expenses. For information regarding the tender process: Senior Programme Advisor for Asia, John Dodswoth - Jdodsworth@wwf.org.uk