UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
The consultant will support the overall approach development (facilitating relevant consultations, drafting relevant documents), while also leading the development of ECW’s climate finance strategy and advancing ECW’s climate engagement beyond traditional education actors. Activities will include, for example, exploring private sector engagement, advancing ECW’s relationship with climate funds, engaging in wider COP activities, and advancing ECW’s efforts to become a greener organization. The consultant will work closely with ECW’s Senior Climate Consultant and collaborate across the ECW Secretariat to ensure connections across Finance, Resource Mobilization, Communications,Advocacy and Programming. This work will be overseen by ECW’s Chief of Strategic, Planning and Accountability (or her Deputy as Officer In Charge). Depending on location, the consultant will be required to show flexibility at times with respect to start/end working hours in order to accommodate meetings in the New York (where the supervisor is based) and Geneva The consultant will be expected to:
Support ECW’s Senior Climate Consultant with the development of ECW’s new Climate Approach with a focus on resource mobilization and climate finance (facilitating relevant consultations, collecting and analyzing data,literature review, and drafting key documents)
Work with ECW’s Resource Mobilization Team to identify and advance opportunities related to Climate Finance (e.g. exploring accessing and distributing climate finance, private sector engagement, ECW’s relationship with Climate Funds) and develop a dedicated climate finance strategy and accompanying concept notes and proposals, as required
Advance ECW’s engagement and advocacy on Climate and EIEPC in the wider COP space (I.e. beyond the planned education events), and identify additional strategic engagement opportunities to ensure EIEPC is a priority in climate dialogue at global and national level
Build ECW’s engagement with non-traditional stakeholders in the Climate space (I.e. beyond education), including, for example establishing regular meetings, joining policy dialogues, developing relevant policy analysis and advocacy messaging, defining the nature of ECW’s engagement, coordinating engagement from the wider ECW Secretariat etc.
Lead ECW’s efforts to become a greener organization, for example, setting organizational emission reduction targets for ECW in line with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Collaborate across the ECW Secretariat to ensure connections across Finance, Resource Mobilization, Communications, Advocacy and Programming – including co-leading ECW’s internal Climate Working Group
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have:
Essential Qualification:
An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in education, statistics, economics, social sciences, or related fields.
A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in the field of climate change and education.
Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
Fluency in English (verbal and written) is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.
Additional Qualification:
Knowledge of humanitarian action and global education in emergencies and protracted crises, in particular the specific challenges related to climate.
Proven experience in the area of climate finance.
Strategic vision, strong analytical capabilities and sound judgement.
Demonstrated advocacy skillset, including policy analysis and development, advocacy messaging, communication strategies and stakeholder engagement.
Proven high-level facilitation, networking,coordination, negotiation, consensus-building and organizational skills.
Excellent inter-personal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relationships with internal and external parties in a multi-cultural environment.
Advanced communication (spoken and written) skills, including the ability to convey concepts and recommendations to stakeholder representatives,both orally and in writing, in a clear, concise style.
Demonstrated ability to draft/edit strategic planning documents, reports, presentations and communication products.
Availability to travel (to Geneva or New York, and ECW programmes)
