NATIONAL SERVICE PROVIDER FOR CLIMATE CITIZENS ASSEMBLY 2026-CAPE TOWN

[SCOPE OF TENDER......]The service provider will support UNDP and government stakeholders in delivering the Climate Citizens Assembly. 1. Project Coordination and Governance · Establish and coordinate the Assembly Secretariat · Support governance structures and oversight mechanisms · Facilitate coordination between partners (government, academia, civil society)2. 2. Assembly Design and Preparation In accordance with international best practice: · Finalise deliberative methodology and session structure · Develop facilitation guides, learning materials and codes of conduct · Coordinate facilitator recruitment and training (including multilingual and trauma-informed approaches)3. 3. Participant Recruitment and Sortition · Implement a statistically representative sortition process · Conduct outreach to ensure inclusion of marginalised groups · Finalise participant cohort (~100 participants) 4. Logistics and Participant Support · Coordinate transport, stipends, catering and childcare · Ensure accessibility and inclusive (translation services, support measures) 5. 5. Facilitation of the Assembly (minimum 5 days) · Deliver structured learning sessions and expert inputs · Facilitate deliberations in small groups and plenary sessions · Manage voting and consensus-building processes6. Recommendations and Policy Engagement · Compile and edit the final recommendations report · Organise public handover to City of Cape Town and provincial government · Support engagement between participants and policymakers7. 7. Monitoring, Evaluation and Knowledge Outputs · Conduct process monitoring and participant evaluation · Support independent evaluation of outcomes I. KEY TASKS TO BE PERFORMED The service provider will support UNDP and government stakeholders in delivering the Citizens Assembly. Key Activities: · Establish governance structures · Coordinate stakeholders – government, academia, civil society. · Finalize deliberative methodology – session design, facilitation guides, codes o