Description

The GAEA Awards recognize and celebrate multi-stakeholder partnerships that drive transformational impact in climate and nature. As part of our rigorous selection process, we are seeking a Short-List Anchor for the Bridging Evidence to Action category. This individual will play a key role in evaluating and refining the top nominees in this category, ensuring that the most impactful, research-driven partnerships are selected for final jury deliberations. The Bridging Evidence to Action category focuses on collaborations that translate research, data, and narrative stories and insights into tangible real-world impact. The Short-List Anchor will help assess a pool of nominations for this category based on criteria, including but not limited to: - How systemic the objectives of the initiative are - The effectiveness of the partnership in translating knowledge into action (e.g., policy change, implementation, public engagement and awareness) - The multi-stakeholder collaboration model, ensuring that nominations truly represent cross-sector engagement This independent expert role is separate from the nomination process to avoid conflicts of interest. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in research-driven climate and nature solutions and experience in bridging knowledge with policy, practice, or public engagement. As part of this role, they will conduct this short-listing process with two other Anchors for this category.

Contributors

Tenured professors, researcher, members of the board, executive director. We are looking for 1 short-list anchor.

Value Proposition

Influence & Impact: Help shape the selection of leading climate and nature partnerships, ensuring the most impactful initiatives receive global recognition. Visibility & Recognition: The Short-List Anchor will be acknowledged in GAEA communications and may have opportunities for further engagement in discussions on evidence-driven action. GAEA Awards Partner Ecosystem: Short-List Anchors may be invited on an ad hoc basis to contribute to Forum events, thought leadership activities, and future initiatives, deepening their engagement with the GAEA network.

Opportunity

We are seeking an independent expert from a university, research institution, or think tank to serve as the Short-List Anchor for the Bridging Evidence to Action category. This individual will: - Review and analyze approximately 15-20 nominations, assessing the quality of research, data, and multi-stakeholder collaboration. - Identify the strongest contenders, ensuring that the selected partnerships effectively translate knowledge into real-world impact. - Align with two other Short-List Anchors for this category to finalize a shortlist that will be presented to the jury for final selection.

Time Commitment

Approximately 8-12 hours over the course of a month, including reviewing nominations, evaluating impact, providing input on the final shortlist, and taking the time to align with peers.