Programme Specialist (CEED)

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Indonesia, a vast archipelagic nation with the fourth largest population globally, consists of 17,000 islands (estimated 7,000 inhabited) stretched across three-time zones and is home to 80 million children. Indonesia’s location along the Pacific “Ring of Fire” and its climate expose it to a wide range of geological and hydro-meteorological hazards across the country including earthquakes and tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, landslides, floods, droughts and fires. Envi-ronmental degradation and climate change both interact with and exacerbate the occurrence and impact of natural hazard events and related threats to children’s health and well-being. Indonesia ranks 46th out of 163 countries on the UNICEF Children’s Climate Risk Index with ‘high climate risk’ for children. According to BNBP, around 150 million people live in earth-quake-prone areas; 60 million in flood-prone areas; 40 million in landslide-prone areas; 4 mil-lion in tsunami-prone areas; and 1.1 million live in volcanic eruption-prone areas.

In 2021, over 8.5 million people, including approximately 2.3 million children were affected by over 3.1 thousand disasters across Indonesia. Disasters have a disproportionate impact on the most vulnerable children and families – threatening food security and livelihoods, disrupt-ing education and access to adequate and safe water, sanitation and hygiene, health and nu-trition as well as child protection services. The COVID-19 Pandemic and climate change mu-tually compounded negative impacts on children’s wellbeing and development. However, chil-dren are also part of the solution and can be empowered agents of change. Today, Indonesia is an upper-middle income country with the will, and the means, to fulfil the rights of every child and leave not a single child behind. Under the Country Programme 2021-2025 UNICEF has increased its focus on creating evidence and strengthening capacities in reducing disaster, climate change risks and environmental degradation.

UNICEF has over 70 years of experience in Indonesia and a large network of partners in gov-ernment, civil society and the private sector. It also works to ensure that children and young people are not seen only as victims but are empowered to be actively engaged as agents of change related to the climate crisis and all decisions that concern them. UNICEF is uniquely positioned to respond to the climate and environmental challenges faced by children through its emergency response, disaster reduction and development programming. Considering the context of strongly decentralized governance and unequal capacity among subnational gov-ernments, UNICEF provides upstream technical assistance and policy development advice to national institutions through the Jakarta office and supports fiscal and human capacity devel-opment for planning and delivery of quality services among subnational governments through five Field Offices and two sub-offices across the vast Indonesian archipelago.

The overall scope of work of the Programme Officer, Climate, Environment, Energy and Disas-ter Risk Reduction (CEED Officer) is to contribute to the objective of the Country Programme of cooperation for 2021-2025 of supporting improved Government capacity to implement effec-tive child-focused, shock- and gender-responsive programmes to protect all children from so-cial, climate and environmental risks. The CEED Officer will join a dynamic Planning Section of 10 staff structured in three output areas, responsible for Programme planning, monitoring and evaluation (PME); disaster management and DRR; Climate and environment action, and will strengthen support capacities to programmes across CEED.

The UN Volunteer is expected to support the implementation of the key activities related to disaster and climate risks reduction, environment and climate action as stipulated in the Annu-al Workplans under Output 7.6. Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Management and Out-put 7.7. Climate and Environment Action, working collaboratively with the Emergency/DRR Specialist and Environment and Climate Action Specialist, and in coordination with the UNICEF programme sections and key stakeholders.

Under the direct supervision of the Chief of Planning, the UN Volunteer will undertake the fol-lowing tasks:

1. Evidence generation, situation analysis and technical assistance on cross-sectoral integra-tion of CEED risks and action • Act as evidence and CEED data focal point and either lead/coordinate or support evidence-related activities implemented by the Section or core programmes in Nutri-tion, Health, WASH, Education, Child Protection, Social Protection and engagement of adolescents and young people.

• This will include strengthening climate data and disaster statistics for anticipatory and early action, and inputs to SDG progress monitoring for climate action and resilience, among other actions. This will include notably follow-up on knowledge gaps identified through UNICEF’s Climate Landscape Analysis for Children and direct leadership of, or provision of technical expertise and assistance to, the design, conduct and dis-semination of evidence generation, research and analysis initiatives across programmes.

• A specific focus for the CEED Officer will be providing inputs to cross-sectoral col-laborative agendas across UNICEF programmes from CEED perspective. Nota-bly, inputs will be required to the development/implementation of an Urban Pro-gramme Strategy, Energy/Solarisation Strategy and/or others that integrate cross-cutting CEED issues in ICO’s programming towards resilient and child-friendly cities in Indonesia.

2. Advocacy, partnership and capacity development • This will include support for the implementation of advocacy products, events and partnerships, notably the development of UNICEF’s Climate and Environment Advo-cacy Strategy 2023-2025, the ICO Disaster Resilience Partnership and Capacity De-velopment Roadmap for 2023-2025 and Action Plan and roll-out of targeted cam-paigns and messaging to government, academic and media partners, private sector, civil society, communities and children, adolescents, and young people as agents of change, through major events and conferences, issue-based workshops, adolescent-led action, and digital engagement.

• Externally, this will include support to partnership with Ministry of Environment and Forestery (KLHK), National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) and line ministries and subnational government institutions with CEED related man-dates. Internally, this will include the provision of guidance to staff and programme partners on strengthening the technical robustness of UNICEF’s materials, messaging and engagements from a CEED perspective for the target audiences.

• Specific support will be required for the design, conceptualisation and costing of interventions on results- and rights-based CEED activities with government, Civil Society Organisations (CSO) and contractual partners, including through missions to assist UNICEF Field Offices across Indonesia in rolling out programme activities at the sub-national level. Notably, this will include implementation support of the on-going Healthy Environments for Healthy Children flagship programme for the re-duction of lead poisoning and health sector response strengthening to climate change with MOEF, Ministry of Health, WHO and multiple CSO partners.

• Specific efforts on private sector engagement and capacity development on CEED will be another focus area, including advancing public-private models of miti-gating and adapting to climate change. This will require support in the drafting of in-vestment/business cases for donors, development of briefing notes and fact sheets, other programmes/partnerships documents, and training, awareness raising and ad-vocacy materials for private sector.

3. Engagement of children, young people and society in CEED • Specific support and leadership on engaging children and young people in CEED ini-tiatives, campaigns, and co-creation or implementation of new innovative solu-tions with children and young people and youth networks, potentially in collabora-tion with other agencies (UNDP, UNEP, others) will be required. This will also include technical support/organisation of capacity development and awareness-raising oppor-tunities for children and young people, including using U-Report, training sessions and other events.

• In addition, the CEED Officer will be engaged in supporting the creation of feed-back loops with communities and the conduct of community-based social and be-haviour change initiatives on CEED.

• Professionalism: demonstrated understanding of operations relevant to UNICEF; technical capabilities or knowledge relevant or transferrable to UNICEF procedures and rules; discretion, political sensitivity, diplomacy and tact to deal with clients; ability to apply good judgement; ability to liaise and coordinate with a range of different actors, especially in senior positions; where appropriate, high degree of autonomy, personal initiative and ability to take ownership; resourcefulness and willingness to accept wide responsibilities and ability to work independently under established procedures; ability to manage information objectively, accurately and confidentially; responsive and client-oriented; • Integrity: demonstrate the values and ethical standards of the UN and UNICEF in daily activities and behaviours while acting without consideration of personal gains; resist undue political pressure in decision-making; stand by decisions that are in the organization’s interest even if they are unpopular; take prompt action in cases of unprofessional or unethical behaviour; does not abuse power or authority; • Teamwork and respect for diversity: ability to operate effectively across organizational boundaries; excellent interpersonal skills; ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and harmonious working relations in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, mixed-gender environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity; sensitivity and adaptability to culture, gender, religion, nationality and age; commitment to implementing the goal of gender equality by ensuring the equal participation and full involvement of women and men in all aspects of UN operations; ability to achieve common goals and provide guidance or training to colleagues; • Commitment to continuous learning: initiative and willingness to learn new skills and stay abreast of new developments in area of expertise; ability to adapt to changes in work environment. • Planning and organizing: effective organizational and problem-solving skills and ability to manage a large volume of work in an efficient and timely manner; ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor (own) work; ability to work under pressure, with conflicting deadlines, and to handle multiple concurrent projects/activities; • Communication: proven interpersonal skills; good spoken and written communication skills, including ability to prepare clear and concise reports; ability to conduct presentations, articulate options and positions concisely; ability to make and defend recommendations; ability to communicate and empathize with staff (including national staff), military personnel, volunteers, counterparts and local interlocutors coming from very diverse backgrounds; capacity to transfer information and knowledge to a wide range of different target groups; • Flexibility: adaptability and ability to live and work in potentially hazardous and remote conditions, involving physical hardship and little comfort; to operate independently in austere environments for protracted periods; willingness to travel within the area of operations and to transfer to other duty stations within the area of operations as necessary; • Genuine commitment towards the principles of voluntary engagement, which includes solidarity, compassion, reciprocity and self-reliance; and commitment towards UNICEF’s mission and vision, as well as to the UN Core Values.

• Area of education/graduate/post-graduate degree – Master’s degree in environment, cli-mate science, social and economic development, disaster risk reduction/management, public health, public administration, international cooperation, or another relevant technical field. • Work and/or volunteering experience – minimum 15 years of experience in results-based programme development and measurement, focused on areas related to disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and mitigation policies and action, environment, or participatory socio-economic development. • Training and/or practical experience with designing quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, data collection/ generation, and report writing to accepted standards. • Demonstrated experience, in professional organisational or volunteering/associative set-tings, in project cycle management for results and/or mobilising financial support and part-nerships. • Knowledge and application of collaborative teamwork tools and technological and social innovation models. • Fluency in Bahasa Indonesia English language skills (verbal and written) is required.

• The position will be based in the capital Jakarta, where basic living needs, including ac-commodation, banking facilities, medical facilities and telecommunications/internet ser-vices are readily available. All staple foods can be found in the markets. Many imported goods are available in Jakarta and other places throughout Indonesia. Jakarta has many good restaurants with good health standards and most guesthouses provide food. In Indo-nesia, the most used means of transportation are taxi or local bus. Mobile phone is the most dependable tool to be in-touch with colleagues and friends. Internet service is readily available and affordable at most apartment complexes. ATMs are everywhere in Indonesia and western cards can usually be used to withdraw Indonesian Rupiah.