Consultancy on Climate Security Prevention (Cancelled)

Result of Service The consultant will have to provide in English the required research tasks leading to this paper to be delivered in a timely manner. The consultants should also present this paper in a 3 hour webinar during the fourth week of March 2022, in addition be a peer reviewer for the final publication of the school to work transitions project. This paper constitutes one chapter of the whole report.

Work Location Beirut

Expected duration 4 months, December – March 2022

Duties and Responsibilities This study aims at understanding the disadvantaged position of young people in the labor force in the selected countries in the Egypt, Jordan, and Tunisia. In these countries, youths face much higher levels of unemployment than their adult counterparts or young people in other regions of similar levels of development. Moreover, youth employment appears to be much more concentrated in low skill and unstable informal sector work. In particular, in these countries youth never attending school emerge as a particular policy concern. Uneducated and educated youth alike appear to be stuck not only in low income jobs but also face a high risk of unemployment.

Moreover, the labor force participation of women in these countries appears to be determined by marriage. The purpose of this consultancy is to understand the role of marriage in transitioning from school to work in these selected Arab countries.

Qualifications/special skills Academic Qualifications: A Master's degree in economics or related discipline is required. PhD is desirable. Experience: 10 years' experience in publication record on issues related to labor markets and gender is required. Language: Fluency in written and spoken English is required

No Fee THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.