Climate Change Officer

Context

This UNV assignment is part of UNICEF’s regional accelerator on Climate Change and will focus on the roll out of the new UNICEF Sustainability and Climate Change Action Plan (SCAP) and in particularly the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) related aspects of it. The UN Volunteer will work within the WASH and Climate Change team at the UNICEF Regional Office.

Task description

. • Provide support to COs as they roll out the global plan in line with the CO level Climate Landscape Analysis for Children documents developed with specific country-level actions in all CO UNICEF sections (WASH, nutrition, health, child protection

, social policy, supply education, and SBC) involved. • Support in the development of climate-related funding proposals within the region. •

Support knowledge management actions around climate change and DRR issues within the MENA region and make the linkage to the humanitarian operations.

• Coordinate UNICEF regional and global advocacy points and inputs into the annual climate and DRR related conferences

. •Support the documentation of evidence, best practices, and lessons learned within the region

. • Additional deliverables will be decided upon discussions with the UNV upon arrival, based on the expertise and interest of the UNV and the evolving needs of the Climate Change team.

Eligibility criteria

Age

27 - 80

Nationality

Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment.

Requirements

Required experience

5 years of experience in areas related to climate change and DRR and emergencies at the country or international levels. • Desirable: Understanding of global and national government climate and

DRR political landscape, global and national frameworks and financial landscape.

• Language skills: Fluency in English required, Arabic language skills is an advantage. •

Familiar with children's right

• Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development

. • Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel.

Area(s) of expertise

Crisis and emergency response, Engineering and construction , Natural and life sciences