Stakeholder and Partnership Management Consultant

Result of Service Under the supervision of the Head of Communication and Advocacy of the One Planet Network, and in close cooperation with the Communications and Advocacy team, the Stakeholder and Partnership Management Consultant will have the following responsibilities:

1) Enable the coordination of the implementation of pilar 4 of the Global Strategy for SCP through management of key stakeholders and knowledge partners of the One Planet Network, including enabling and sectoral programmes and other related initiatives/platforms, that are engaged and active in the Global Platform. Ensuring that additional stakeholders, targeted from key sectors, industries and outside of the current partners, especially from among the youth and the private sector discover and engage in OPN and the Global Platform. 2) Facilitate broader stakeholder engagement across the One Planet Network and related initiatives/communities, including the private sector and the youth, through further development, regular updates and application of a stakeholder and partner mapping tool, scouting and guiding existing and prospective partners, work with the Customer Relationship Management platform of the Secretariat; participating in and preparing ongoing listening exercises of existing and potential partner and stakeholder preferences, identification of and outreach to potential partners, media, ambassadors, champions and influencers in the context of campaigns, online / offline events and workshops where dissemination through partner networks, their input and engagement are paramount; provision of guidance to the other team members of the Secretariat for stakeholder engagement and knowledge partnerships. 3) Manage the communication with stakeholders and partners, including media, ambassador and influencer communication; community engagement and promotion, stakeholder and partners onboarding and delivery of necessary features of the Global Platform, in the context of the OPN campaigns. Provide ongoing guidance to the OPN partners and stakeholders for campaign alignment, identify new topics and themes for joint campaigns and other branding and advocacy opportunities. 4) Identify and scout out prospective knowledge and media partners, key stakeholders, influencers and ambassadors, who would be entering into deeper communication knowledge partnerships with the OPN on key topics. Actively reach out to existing and prospected stakeholder individuals and groups of the One Planet Network, engaging with them online through digital platforms, social media and other online tools. Includes online community management, moderation, commenting, discussion starting and other techniques of active online engagement.

Pay # Amount (USD) Output

Month 1 4 500 Upon delivery of output 1 Month 2 4 500 Upon delivery of output 2 Month 3 4 500 Upon delivery of output 3 Month 4 4 500 Upon delivery of output 4 Month 5 4 500 Upon delivery of output 5 Month 6 4 500 Upon delivery of output 6

Work Location Paris

Expected duration 6 months

Duties and Responsibilities The 10 Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns (10YFP), adopted by Heads of State at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in 2012, is a global framework for action to accelerate the shift towards Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) in both developed and developing countries. UNEP was mandated by the UN General Assembly to serve as the Secretariat of the 10YFP. As reflected in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the 10YFP plays a central role in achieving the shift to SCP: its implementation is the first target of Sustainable Development Goal 12 on “Ensuring sustainable consumption and production”; the 10YFP is also recognized as the Framework of reference for decoupling economic growth from environmental degradation in SDG8. The 10YFP generates impact through multi-stakeholder programmes and partnerships, which develop, replicate, and scale up SCP policies and practices at all levels and which form together the One Planet network (www.oneplanetnetwork.org).

Stakeholder engagement is an essential aspect of the 10YFP implementation and is at the core of the One Planet network’s new strategy. It talks to the core functions of the 10YFP, including fostering increased cooperation and networking, engaging all stakeholders with a focus on including various stakeholders, the youth, the private sector and high-impact economic sectors, promoting the added value of SCP with regards to socio-economic development and environmental sustainability, and providing a platform for knowledge and experience sharing. As such, stakeholder engagement through online engagement of audiences, moderation, conversations and discussion, media engagement and partnerships for key campaigns, forums and events and the OPN digital platform, is an integral part of the 10YFP Secretariat’s Programme of Work in UNEP, which aims at providing a common global space to “reduce fragmentation and support synergies between the responses to various economic, environmental and social challenges in activities related to sustainable consumption and production […], while avoiding duplication of existing international and regional initiatives, keeping in mind the progress made and challenges remaining”, as per the UN General Assembly mandate that established the 10YFP.

The Stakeholder and Partnership Management Consultant will work with the 10YFP Secretariat in coordinating substantive and logistics efforts around the mapping, consolidation and engagement of existing and potential stakeholders and partners across the One Planet Network and other initiatives/communities implementing the 10YFP, SDG12 and the 2030 Agenda, in the context of strategic fora and events, and more broadly in the service of the above objectives. The 10 Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns (10YFP), adopted by Heads of State at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in 2012, is a global framework for action to accelerate the shift towards Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) in both developed and developing countries. UNEP was mandated by the UN General Assembly to serve as the Secretariat of the 10YFP. As reflected in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the 10YFP plays a central role in achieving the shift to SCP: its implementation is the first target of Sustainable Development Goal 12 on “Ensuring sustainable consumption and production”; the 10YFP is also recognized as the Framework of reference for decoupling economic growth from environmental degradation in SDG8. The 10YFP generates impact through multi-stakeholder programmes and partnerships, which develop, replicate, and scale up SCP policies and practices at all levels and which form together the One Planet network (www.oneplanetnetwork.org).

Stakeholder engagement is an essential aspect of the 10YFP implementation and is at the core of the One Planet network’s new strategy. It talks to the core functions of the 10YFP, including fostering increased cooperation and networking, engaging all stakeholders with a focus on including various stakeholders, the youth, the private sector and high-impact economic sectors, promoting the added value of SCP with regards to socio-economic development and environmental sustainability, and providing a platform for knowledge and experience sharing. As such, stakeholder engagement through online engagement of audiences, moderation, conversations and discussion, media engagement and partnerships for key campaigns, forums and events and the OPN digital platform, is an integral part of the 10YFP Secretariat’s Programme of Work in UNEP, which aims at providing a common global space to “reduce fragmentation and support synergies between the responses to various economic, environmental and social challenges in activities related to sustainable consumption and production […], while avoiding duplication of existing international and regional initiatives, keeping in mind the progress made and challenges remaining”, as per the UN General Assembly mandate that established the 10YFP.

The Stakeholder and Partnership Management Consultant will work with the 10YFP Secretariat in coordinating substantive and logistics efforts around the mapping, consolidation and engagement of existing and potential stakeholders and partners across the One Planet Network and other initiatives/communities implementing the 10YFP, SDG12 and the 2030 Agenda, in the context of strategic fora and events, and more broadly in the service of the above objectives.

Specific tasks and responsibilities

The consultant will: 1) Contribute to the implementation of pilar 4 of the Global Strategy for SCP and help achieve a broader engagement of strategic stakeholders and key partners, including from the private sector and the youth across the One Planet Network and see it reflected in the level of online engagements and registrations in the OPN Platform and other channels; dissemination and reach of campaigns, and participation in key events organized by/with the support of the Secretariat. - Ensure that private sector stakeholders and partners, targeted from key sectors, industries and outside of the current partners, especially from among the youth and the private sector discover and engage in OPN and the Global Platform - Regularly perform a listening exercise and provide short analysis and insights on the stakeholder ecosystem of the One Planet Network stakeholders - Map key stakeholders that should be involved in the Global Platform through collaboration with the Programme and initiative leads, online desk research and stakeholder outreach, based on the priorities of the OPN, UNEP and the UN system, ensuring coherence with the 2023 Communication and Advocacy Strategy of the OPN. - Develop, maintain and disseminate, twice a year, the stakeholder mapping, outlining details such as type of stakeholder, their own audience, type of online presence, key topics, relevance to OPN programme, strategic objectives. - Provide leadership and guidance to the team members of the Secretariat for stakeholder engagement, knowledge partnerships, influencer integration and ambassador recruitment. - Facilitate the organisation of regular exchanges, discussions, online meetings, provide meeting materials, collect inputs from partners.

2) Enable work of the sectoral programmes and partners of the One Planet Network, together with other leading initiatives/platforms, and help them actively engage in the implementation of the Global Strategy for SCP, through the development of catalytic partnerships, actions and modalities of engagement. - Conduct research and deliver proposals to the programme and initiative leads for stakeholder and target audience engagement and partnership, identify potential key actors and influencers (governments, NGOs, UN agencies, private sector organizations), taking into account stakeholder and regional balance and engage them in discussion with key OPN experts on a selected topic. - Ensure the key stakeholders of the One Planet Network, including enabling and sectoral programmes and other related initiatives/platforms, are engaged and active in the Global Platform - Be the communication and media liaison and provide direct outreach and engagement when it comes to communication and dissemination of key selected events, including the One Planet Network Forum as well as other events such as HLPF, the UNGA and MEAs COPs - Ensure the stakeholder mapping tool module is available to all OPN secretariat members for consultation and potential input.

3) Facilitate the design of specific tools and features and help develop an integrated and thoroughly informed partners, stakeholders, influencers and ambassadors database (existing and prospective), These tools include: a Stakeholder and Partner Mapping, Influencer and Ambassador Mapping, a Listening Analysis, Requirements for the Customer Relationship Management platform of the One Planet Network and the online Global Platform to further engage on a continuous basis with all relevant stakeholders. - Create and continuously update and apply the stakeholder and partners mapping tool, taking into account existing and prospective partners as per the strategic objectives of the OPN (including tags by region, topic, language, interest and online media channel); - Integrate and maintain the stakeholder, partners, influencer and ambassador mapping and the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform of the Secretariat, in close cooperation with the Communication and Dissemination Lead into the Global Platform. - Curate and manage the online database, provide regular updates, approvals and input of data. Building on his/her experience, the consultant will provide feedback on the CRM functionalities, features and its potential development for stakeholder engagement. - Develop and integrate in the stakeholder and partner mapping tool “stakeholder/partner gaps”, including strategic prospective stakeholders or partners, with a view to identifying and reaching out to new targets and audiences, in line with the OPN strategic objectives

4) Enable the creation and animation of a community of engaged stakeholders and partners across the One Planet Network and manage and engage it through a series of online activities such as stakeholder and partner onboarding, community promotion, joint campaigns, content suggestion and moderation, all with the help of digital features, designed for this purpose. - Provide ongoing assistance to the stakeholders and partners of the Global Platform, media, communications or content, aligned alongside of the campaigns, flagship initiatives and other key topics. - Establish and activate target stakeholder, partner, influencer and ambassador lists in close cooperation with the Secretariat team, actively reach out to them in the most appropriate format, follow up with them and provide regular reports on confirmed OPN memberships and their activities. - Based on research and together with the input from the Secretariat team, provide guidance to stakeholders and partners, in the form of briefings, conversation starters, input materials, technical checks, questionnaires and collect and react to stakeholder inputs in the most appropriate way. - Relevant and on time information on Global Platform stakeholders, partners, influencers and ambassadors is provided to the Communications and Advocacy lead for the coordination of outreach and communications activities across the OPN channels. - Provide digital consultations, discussion and conversation starters to stakeholders and partners and provide trainings and fulfil content needs of OPN Ambassadors

Reporting lines:

Incumbent will report Head of the 10YFP Secretariat.

Qualifications/special skills Undergraduate degree (bachelor's level or above) in public information, communications, international affairs, public policy, project management, economics, marketing, business management, social science or related fields. - A minimum of 2 years of experience working in stakeholder management, community management, customer management, media or influencer partnerships or other relevant field to the consultancy - Experience with stakeholder mapping, target audience engagement, audience research, social listening, audience mapping, and CRM use is desired. - The consultant should demonstrate experience working with diverse international stakeholders and networks, including government representatives, civil society organizations and private sector organizations - The consultant should have experience in managing and curating online stakeholder communities, ideally have worked prior in communication and knowledge partnerships, with influencers, ambassadors, ideally in the non-profit sector. - The consultan t should demonstrate the knowledge of market / stakeholder listening tools and understand the mechanisms of their use. - Prior experience working in an international organization is desired but not required. - Prior experience in a communications agency or consultancy on partnerships would be a great plus. I Are desirable

Languages •Fluency in English is required, additional UN language is and added asset.

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