Consultancy for developing a Climate-Environment and Sustainability Strategy for UNICEF, Maseru, Lesotho, 38 days

UNICEF seeks to hire a consultant who will assist UNICEF Lesotho Country Office in developing a climate, environment, and sustainability strategy, roadmap, and action plan, which includes relevant priority programmatic and operational actions, an internal accountability matrix, a monitoring framework, and a staff capacity development plan.

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. 

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. 

And we never give up. 

For every child, Opportunity

How can you make a difference? 

• Produce a 10-page advocacy brief based on the CLAC report for external stakeholders to highlight key findings, actionable insights, and recommendations for climate and environmental sustainability efforts

Work Assignment Overview:   

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in  environmental sciences, environmental management, public policy, international development, international relations, social sciences, or related fields.

• A minimum of eight years of relevant professional experience in disaster risk management, climate change, international development, and humanitarian assistance experience, preferably in the UN system, is required. Field experience is an expected asset.
• 6 years’ experience in program assessment, strategy development, advocacy, resource mobilization, and partnership building with international donors, bilateral and multilateral.
• Proven experience in the analysis and development of climate change systems and policies related to environment sustainability and climate change.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills
• Specific experience in working/liaising with donor groups at the HQ or field level is desirable.
• Knowledge and working experience in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and the Middle East region as well as experience in public-private partnerships are also assets.
• Proven knowledge of policy and budgetary decision-making processes in the Government of Lesotho.
• In-depth experience with the UN processes, inter-governmental and member states negotiations.
• Fluency in English (verbal and written).
• Positive performance record on drive for results and teamwork.
• Proven capacity to quickly absorb new information and techniques and work under tight deadli

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

 To view our competency framework, please visit  here. 

 UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment. 

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check. 

Remarks:  

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

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.