Intern to coordinate youth led advocacy and action for climate change. (for Maldivian Nationals only)

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Intern to coordinate youth led advocacy and action for climate change.

Background and purpose

Inspired by young people for making positive change, UNICEF’s Education and Adolescent Development and Participation (ADAP) team’s Youth-Led Action against Climate Change Programme aims to equip young people with improved knowledge, skills and capacities to successfully bring about positive change in their lives and in their communities.

Amplifying climate change advocacy is a key area of UNICEF in the new Country Program. The Youth-Led Advocacy Action against Climate Change Programme will help young people hold stakeholders accountable to their commitments taken at COP and in general to advocate for climate change policies.

The Programme will support young education advocates through a journey to influence national climate change related policies which consists of awareness and advocacy, policy negotiation and strengthening of youth led movement. UNICEF will do so by building the knowledge, skills, capacities and allyships necessary for young advocates to influence and succeed as changemakers against climate change.

Against this backdrop, UNICEF Maldives intends to recruit an intern possibly not older than 24 years, who will be responsible to coordinate the planning and the implementation of youth led activities around climate change.

Duty station: In Male’ Maldives. Generally, Office based but can be home based (when required).

Supervisor: Program specialist, Education and Skills Development.

How can you make a difference?

Major tasks, and Deliverables:

Major tasks

Deliverables

• Agree with UNICEF country office on expected results and define a work plan.

Short description: UNICEF CO has a vision for youth engagement in climate change. In occasion of one/two meetings, an appointed focal point at UNICEF CO will explain its vision and expectations from the internship as well as the support that UNICEF will provide to the intern.

For networking of young advocates, UNICEF will broker with key stakeholders for these policies. The Young coordinator/intern will also rely on his/her connections. Networking should start as soon as policy is identified and continue throughout the consultancy.

Work plan and deliverables agreed with UNICEF CO

• Identify national processes for policies/strategy/plans on transforming education and network with stakeholders

Short description: Agree with UNICEF CO what policy/programme/strategy to target through advocacy.

These can be National Policies, Sector Plans, or local strategies on climate change (NDC, NAP, etc) but also other policies that will have an influence on climate change (e.g. industrial development, energy policy).

List of youth organizations and individuals to work together with available

• Map youth organizations/key individuals active on transforming education advocacy.

Short description: Climate change individual advocates or organizations are probably already active in the country. It is very important that the work of this internship supports the work of already existing initiatives.

24 short video recordings on UPSHIFT content.

• Establish a coordination team of youth organizations to conduct transforming policy advocacy.

Short description: Advocacy activities will have to be coordinated among the different youth organizations and individuals that agree to collaborate. The intern will establish a coordination team or, if a coordination mechanism already exists, the intern will join existing team and provide support as needed.

Membership of team available calendar of planned meetings available

Attend capacity building sessions organized by UNICEF HQ team.

• Short description: 6 modules (about 3 hours each) will be provided by UNICEF HQ on theory and planning for Awareness raising and Advocacy, Policy Negotiation and Strengthening of a youth movement. The intern will attend the training inviting 2 other advocates who will then work together to develop action plans.

Certificate of attendance of ToT obtained

• Develop an advocacy plan.

Short description: The plan (consisting of Awareness and Advocacy, Policy negotiation and Strengthening of a youth movement), will be developed together with the coordination team composed by the coordinator/intern and the other young advocates from the country who attended the training.

Plan of action for advocacy available

• Coordinate the implementation of the advocacy plan.

Short description: Since the implementation of the advocacy plan will be a collaborative effort of various youth organizations, the coordinator/intern will coordinate this work

Quarterly report

• Conduct policy negotiation on climate change .

Short description: UNICEF will facilitate “a sit at the table” where policies/strategies/plans are developed. From the onset of the consultancy, policy work will start, initially on a light modality and then become more substantial by involving youth organizations and entering into more detailed input. This is when the focus moves from advocacy to policy work, i.e. giving input in the process. The modalities, the timing and who gets these sits will be agreed with the counterparts, it can be the consultant or other members of the coordination team. UNICEF will play the role of convener and remain vigilant that inputs of climate activists are taken into consideration.

Policy proposal available

• Connect with colleagues in other countries.

Short description: this initiative will happen in a total of 7 countries. The coordinator/intern will attend coordination meetings and “cliniques” organized by UNICEF HQ and SDG4 Youth Network. The coordinator/ intern will also, on a need and spontaneous basis, be in touch with the other youth coordinators in other countries

Attendance to meetings (Zoom automatic reports)

Feedback to the youth constituency.

Short description: The policy work is not a linear process. It is important that the coordinator/intern keeps the coordination team of youth organizations and in general the youth activists engaged in advocacy.

Presentation to the young activists about results of advocacy

• Organize a local consultation on youth and climate change. In addition to influencing policies, this advocacy journey will bring a lot of experiences and learning. At the end of the initiative the coordinator/intern will organize a local conference (online) to take stock of the process and agree on way forwards.

Recording of the conference is available

Competencies the intern is expected to develop under the guidance of the ASE team.

Competency

Behavioral indicator

Self-awareness

• Display sensitivity and adjust language and tone, ensuring it is not demeaning or aggressive.
• Recognize own strengths and limitations, learning from mistakes made.

Ethical awareness

• Display appropriate ethical behaviours, refraining from discriminatory language and actions

Communication

• Voice opinion in a truthful and respectful manner
• Speaks clearly and confidently about the initiatives he/she is supporting.
• Demonstrate appropriate level of writing skills

Appreciation of drive for results

• Plan and take ownership for delivering tasks initially with guidance and by end of the 4th months with minimal supervision for recurring tasks.
• Ensure the completion of tasks by the deadline
• Learn from precedence.

Embracing change

• Respond flexibly to changing circumstances, priorities and deadlines
• Display creativity, experiment with new approaches and demonstrate openness to challenges.

Works collaboratively with others

• Support the ASE team in achieving their goals.
• Address issues, conflicts and misunderstandings between self and others.
• Willingness to take suggestions from colleagues
• Encourage other young people to contribute ideas and listen without interruption

Appraisal of the intern

Appraisal of the intern will be done monthly on a regular basis and at the end of the internship (final evaluation)

Successful interns will be awarded an official recognition of completion of the internship (as per organizational policy)

The supervisor:

1. Will develop a weekly/monthly work plan with the intern to achieve the planned targets and results for the week/month and will provide support as required. The ASE team will also provide support as required.
2. Will facilitate through the HR officer, within the first 5 days of the internship, an orientation for the intern on UNICEF’s core values and principles.
3. Will engage with the intern on a monthly basis and provide written feedback on the performance of the intern, highlighting the strengths, evolving competencies and areas of improvement using the above indicators.
4. Will establish a mentor-mentee relationship with the intern and ensure that the intern has a safe space to express grievance and address issues in a timely manner.
5. Shall ask for feedback on her/his managerial and/or mentoring skills and improve where necessary.

Duration of the internship: Six months from the start date.

Official travel involved: Official travels to the field will be undertaken as required.

Paid Internship Remuneration: Interns will receive a monthly stipend of MVR 8140.

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

• A university undergraduate degree: or you are enrolled in a university degree program.
• Fluency in English is essential (verbal and written)
• A keen interest to gain 21st century work skills through an internship.
• Keen interest in environmental issues and youth.
• Experience advocating on climate change at national or international level (as part of a youth organization) would be an asset.

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Remarks:

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

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Added 1 year ago - Updated 11 months ago - Source: unicef.org