Consultancy – Climate and Environment Consultant, UNICEF East Asia Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO), Bangkok, Job No

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfilling their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, a better future

UNICEF works to ensure the rights of all children in the East Asia and Pacific Region. This means the rights of every child living in this country, irrespective of their nationality, gender, religion or ethnicity, to:

• survival – to basic healthcare, peace and security;
• development – to a good education, a loving home and adequate nutrition;
• protection – from abuse, neglect, trafficking, child labour and other forms of exploitation; and
• participation – to express opinions, be listened to and take part in making any decisions that affect them

How can you make a difference?

The WASH Climate and Environment Section, UNICEF East Asia Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO) is seeking an individual consultant to support the development of Climate Strategies for Country Offices across the East Asia and Pacific Region, manage the Solar Hub functions, including the expansion of the Solar Hub to Health, Education and Youth sectors, and to support the implementation of the Climate Action for All initiative in the region. response in times of emergencies.

Work assignment (remote), expected deliverable and Delivery schedule:

Assignment 1: Support coordination and development of climate strategies in East Asia and Pacific countries

• Technical review of and input to regional and country level strategies and knowledge products on climate change and environment

• Gather data and information on UNICEF's climate and environment work in the EAP region for annual, mid-year reporting requirements, in close coordination with relevant regional office and country office

• Conduct consultations with section chiefs of the Country Offices to develop the strategy in alignment with the section priorities

• Support country offices to mainstream climate in social services by providing the necessary inputs in reports, strategies and concept

• Identify key partners for implementation, including national, international, public, private, and CSO partners.

Expected deliverable: 12 Climate Strategies developed for COs across the region, with consultations conducted , including written key points of all consultations

Delivery schedule: 2 CO strategies by 15 April 2024; 2 CO strategies by 15th June 2024; 2 CO strategies by 15 October; 2 CO strategies by 31 December 2024; 2 CO strategies by 28 February 2025

Assignment 2: Facilitate the process and management of Solar Hub led by EAPRO

• In close collaboration with UNICEF EAPRO, support the management and implementation of solar hub

• Support consultations and engagements with global, regional partners and other consultants on smooth delivery of the solar hub plans in the East Asia Pacific region

• Ensuring that the program is appropriate and adapted to each CO’s existing programs and priorities;

• Ensuring synergies between multiple programmes (e.g., solar and green skills programmes for young people) while sharing best practices among them;

• Ensuring that the program and initiative is gender-responsive, with a focus on empowering girls;

• Support the COs with liaison with various partners and stakeholders, such as youth networks, governments, energy companies and other relevant stakeholders;

Expected deliverable: Support delivering 12 high quality training programs on Solar Energy for WASH, Health, Education and Youth

Delivery schedule: 2 trainings by 15 April 2024; 2 trainings by 15 June 2024; 2 trainings by 15 October; 2 trainings by 31 December 2024; 2 trainings by 28 February 2025

Assignment 3: Support the regional Climate Action for All initiative project and programme preparation

• Support in the review, quality assurance and finalisation of compliant technical documents including concept notes, proposals, budget, feasibility reports and other documents.

• Support with research, consolidation and analysis of background data and evidence to feed into the project development process.

• Assist in the development of a project management tracking system / database and support the coordination and monitoring of projects with accurate tracing and reporting in close collaboration with EAPRO

• Support the Regional Office in monitoring and reporting on climate activity across Country Offices in the region

• Facilitate trouble shooting, discussions, and planning on climate and environment across sections, and with other cross-sectoral initiatives

• Track and accelerate progress on planned, and emerging climate and environmental priorities.

Expected deliverable: Consultations, meetings and partnership engagement activities prepared and organized with global, regional partners on project development (exact number is TBD)

Delivery schedule: Climate Action for All and Reporting support Quality assurance and reporting due 28 February 2024 and 28 February 2025

Duration of Contract: 1 December 2023 – 28 February 2025

Duty Travel: Travel to support the Regional Child Protection Network Meeting (Bangkok) and based on the needs of the countries in East Asia and the Pacific

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Essential

- A minimum of eight years’ experience of working in emergencies with a focus on child protection

- Demonstrable knowledge of UNICEF’s CCCs, the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action

- Demonstrable experience of providing remote and in person technical support to country teams on child protection in emergencies

- Demonstrable experience of training/capacity building and knowledge of participatory methods of learning, including through remote delivery

- Excellent interpersonal skills

- Ability to work independently and to tight deadlines

- Good written and oral skills in English

- Good programme management skills

Desirable:

- Experience of working with UNICEF in emergency settings

- Experience of working in the region

- Experience of cluster/coordination mechanisms

- Experience of undertaking rapid child protection assessments

- Understanding of the PSEA framework

Interested candidates are requested to submit CV, full contact information of minimum 3 references, availability, and proposed daily professional fee in USD by 20 November 2023****.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.