PTitle of the Assignment : Embedding Political Economy Analysis InThe People PoweringBiodiversity (PPB) Initiative /p pType:b Consultancy Service Agreement /b /p pWork location: bRemote /b /p pSubmission deadline:b 22 June 2026 /b /p pbPLEASE SEE THE COMPLETE TERMS OF REFERENCE ATTACHED TO THIS RFP. /b /p pbBACKGROUND /b /p pWWF’s Roadmap 2030 – a five-year strategic vision and plan -focuses upon protecting people and nature. Evidence shows that nature custodianship by Indigenous and local peoples is most impactful for preventing environmental degradation, and a pillar of this roadmap commits our global network to strengthening locally led conservation. In mid-2024, WWF began work on the People Powering Biodiversity (PPB) Initiative, a crucial three-year programme for achieving these aims, which seeks to deliver community-led conservation in five ‘mega biodiverse’ countries: Papua New Guinea, Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Tunisia, and Vietnam and to leverage learning from these to strengthen policies and frameworks that further strengthen conservation in this way. The PPB Team works closely alongside the Inclusive Conservation and Governance Unit (IC/GOV) within WWF’s International Secretariat, which supports the WWF Network of 90+ offices to strengthen context-sensitive approaches to more inclusive, locally led conservation. /p pFoundational to PPB is learning. With this in mind, the initiative, now in its second year, is taking stock of what has worked, where there have been constraints, how to inform design of a second phase of work, and what lessons can be drawn for efforts toward locally led conservation. The PPB recognises that opportunities and constraints to change are deeply rooted to the political economy of the contexts in which the initiative operates, including within the conservation sector. Impediments to local custodianship are often based on long-standing patterns and incentives of institutions and in the places we work. /p pTo inform this period of reflection, the initiative seeks to: /p liEstablish a ‘bPEA baseline’ of at least three of the contexts /b in which the initiative works, to assess what has or has not worked, and why – looking at what constraints or opportunities enabled or prevented successes. /li liFrom this, bcommon political economy dynamics and learning /b should be drawn together to (a) factor into design of the second phase of this initiative and (b) provide a publicly sharable source of insight to enhance learning of others committed to strengthening locally led conservation. /li pbSCOPE OF WORKS /b /p pbThe object of this consultancy is to conduct light-touch / rapid, participatory, and ultimately practical and actionable PEAs in at least three settings where PPB operates, to tease out learning for future programming and to strengthen the evidence base and draw lessons for this space. /b The ToR estimates a wrap up in January, but the timeline is flexible, noting that the work must be completed no later than March 2027. /p pThe consultants will be responsible for delivering the following proposed activities: /p liConduct light-touch / rapid PEAs in three of the PPB contexts (Papua New Guinea, Tanzania, and Tunisia) to determine where successes occurred, why, what may be constraining aims, what realistically is possible to change and how. /li liSynthesise common political economy patterns and findings across the three countries and produce a set of recommendations for the overall initiative design and for the countries of focus in a subsequent phase. /li liFrom these, derive a learning resource that can be shared with other practitioners in this space. /li liShare findings with the PPB teams and WWF network via webinars. /li pThe activities above are a proposal, but via a brief inception, we would ask the consultant(s) to refine these based on consultation and information gathering with PPB and the IC/GOV Unit and produce a revised final set of activities and workplan that best delivers aims. In developing proposals to address these aims and activities, we recommend considering the following points: /p liWhile teams and partners are time poor, we urge a participatory approach that engages stakeholders, partners, and PPB teams in an iterative fashion. It will be crucial that PPB teams own and are in agreement with recommendations. To the extent possible and where there is in-office PEA capacity, we encourage the consultants to work with and leverage expertise within WWF in a collaborative manner. /li liWe are not seeking a lengthy or academic document, but a practical resource that is accessible to a range of audiences. This would emphasis concrete recommendations that are actionable, use plain and direct language, and be concise. /li liThis initiative draws from and seeks to embed ownership in local contexts. As such, we will prioritise teams that work with local political economists. /li liWhere possible we suggest drawing from WWF’s. /li pbSubmission Instructions /b /p pSubject line: “RFP – Embedding Political Economy Analysis In The People Powering Biodiversity (PPB) /p pInitiative – (Bidder Name)” /p pDeadline: 22 June 2026 by 23:59 (CET) /p pCurrency :( ie) CHF /p pLate submissions will not be considered. /p pFor RFP submissions, technical and financial proposals should be submitted as separate documents. /p pbPLEASE SEE THE COMPLETE TERMS OF REFERENCE ATTACHED TO THIS RFP. /b /p