COP30 Platform Management Support

Volunteering

Overview

Support COP30 platform management and document organization.

You have:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Climate Studies, International Relations, Communications, Computer Science, Engineering, Library and Information Science or a related field.
• Experience in organizing, categorizing, and managing large sets of documents or data in a digital environment.
• Familiarity with content management systems (CMS), document-sharing platforms, or other digital organizational tools. Ability to work with Sharepoint, OneDrive, GoogleDrive and Monday.com platforms will be considered an additional asset.
• Ability to prepare clear and concise progress reports, demonstrating strong organizational and communication skills.
• Basic to intermediate knowledge of climate change, international climate policy, or sustainable development, especially within the context of COP meetings.

Contract

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To strengthen Brazil’s capacity to both as COP30 president and actively participate in negotiations, the "Project BRA/24/007" was developed. This project will mobilize partnerships and foster social participation to generate technical, logistical, and substantive inputs, not only for the COP30 presidency (2024-2026) but also for the Brazilian negotiating delegation at COPs 29, 30, and 31, as well as intersessional meetings and pre-COPs.

The project highlights the urgency of stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations to prevent dangerous human-induced interference with the climate system. In response to this challenge, incoming Brazilian presidency objective is to organize a “turning point COP” aiming to keep the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C within reach, an effort known as "Mission 1.5". The project is structured around four key components:

i.Establishment and implementation of a project management, knowledge, and communication strategy; ii.Provision of technical and substantive support to the Brazilian negotiating delegation at COPs 29, 30, and 31, as well as during intersessional and pre-COP meetings; iii.Provision of technical, logistical, and substantive support to the COP30 Presidency from 2024 to 2026; iv.Efficient project management.

We are seeking the support of 6 Online Volunteers to perform the following tasks:

•Document Collection & Upload: Assist in gathering, organizing, and uploading COP-related documents (e.g. COP, CMA, CMP, SBI and SBSTA) to the platform. •Assisting in classifying topics, assessing and summarizing information and organizing agenda of documents from the International Climate Change Regime, including from IPCC and UNFCCC (e.g. National Inventory Reports, CDM Projects and UNFCCC Technical reports). •Weekly Progress Reporting: Provide a concise weekly report on work progress, highlighting completed tasks and any challenges.

Education: Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Climate Studies, International Relations, Communications, Computer Science, Engineering, Library and Information Science or a related field.

Document Management: Experience in organizing, categorizing, and managing large sets of documents or data in a digital environment.

Digital Tools Proficiency: Familiarity with content management systems (CMS), document-sharing platforms, or other digital organizational tools. Ability to work with Sharepoint, OneDrive, GoogleDrive and Monday.com platforms will be considered an additional asset.

Reporting: Ability to prepare clear and concise progress reports, demonstrating strong organizational and communication skills.

Desirable Knowledge:

Climate Change Issues: Basic to intermediate knowledge of climate change, international climate policy, or sustainable development, especially within the context of COP meetings.

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