Individual Consultancy Researcher on climate, energy, environment, disaster risk reduction (DRR), and child rights; Remote Based for 50 days

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For every child, a better planet

UNICEF 2022-2025 Strategic Plan recognizes that Climate Change and environmental degradation are existential threats to a child's ability to survive, grow, and plan and thrive and that all levels of the organization need to work together in a coordinated fashion.

Climate Change is an equity issue, with boys and girls impacted differently based on their intersecting economic status, rural/urban location, sexual orientation, ethnicity. Climate change is not gender neutral but rather amplifying already existing gender inequalities in relation to land rights, livelihoods, health, domestic labour and safety. Addressing Climate Change issues is therefore vital for building a more sustainable future for children.

UNICEF Gulf Area Office is planning to conduct a Climate Landscape Analysis in two of the Gulf Arab

countries, examining the baseline situation of Climate Change-related issues affecting children and how they relate to UNICEF’s priorities. The report looks at stakeholders, government policies and relevant programmes in each of the two countries. Critically, it also provides recommendations on how the different stakeholders including UNICEF could further incorporate and strengthen work on Climate Change related issues in its programme.

How can you make a difference?

The individual consultant will be responsible for collecting, compiling, and reviewing key resources and coordinating the information gathering and review processes. The individual consultant will undertake key informant interviews with key national stakeholders as well as consultations with youth on the topic. The Contractor will analyze the information and provide recommendations for key stakeholders including UNICEF Gulf Area office. (Detailed Terms of Reference are attached) TOR CLAC.pdf

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

-Advanced university degree in geography, environmental science, natural resource management, meteorology, social and economic development, or related areas. Alternatively, a degree in communications or journalism with demonstrated expertise on environment-related issues can also be considered.

-Excellent writing skills required.

-Excellent research skills required.

-Demonstrated expertise in child rights or any of UNICEF’s main areas of work (health, WASH, nutrition, child protection, social policy, education, gender, health) is considered an asset.

-Excellent English writing/communication skills. The individual consultant should take into consideration, according to the specific areas of intervention, the necessity of communicating in the national language.

-Arabic language is an asset especially to review all resources in Arabic.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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.

Evaluation Process

Only Individual Consultant application will be accepted

Qualified candidates are requested to submit before the 30/06/2022 through this link

• CV and Cover letter
• Financial quote as lump sum for professional fees , and lump sum for travel/administrative/subsistence, if applicable.
• Examples of previous, relevant work as applicable
• Proposed methodology/approach to managing the project.
• At least 3 Referees

*****Late or incomplete submissions will not be considered*****

Successful applicants may be invited for further technical assessment

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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.

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.