UN Women: Youth Consultant – Development and Launch of Gender-responsive Climate Action Toolkit in Indonesia, Home based, Indonesia, National Consultant

Background:

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

In Indonesia, UN Women works with government, civil society organizations (CSOs), academia, the media, the public and private sectors to address national priorities of gender equality and women’s empowerment. Placing the advancement of women’s rights at the centre of our work and aligning with UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2021-2025, UN Women Indonesia focuses on (1) Inclusive human development through ending violence and discrimination against women and build women’s leadership to build sustainable peace (2) Advance value-added and transformative economy by supporting women’s economic empowerment   (3) Gender-responsive approach to building climate resilience and disaster risk reduction (4) Using innovation and data to leverage gender responsive governance. 

Leveraging its experience and expertise in gender equality and the empowerment of women, UN Women has been working on Climate Change Adaptation (CCA), Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), supporting disaster and climate-vulnerable women from the most disaster-prone parts of the world, and generating knowledge through a series of research and studies to create evidence on how gender inequality drives vulnerability and marginalization of women and girls in climate-related crisis. UN Women’s efforts to mainstream gender in climate change adaptation (CCA), disaster risk reduction (DRR), and humanitarian policies, strategies, and actions are guided by the belief that gender-responsive CCA/DRR and humanitarian programmes and policies contribute to stronger resilience and the empowerment of women and girls.

About EmPower II

UN Women, in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), is implementing a programme that aims at promoting human rights-based and gender-responsive climate action called "EmPower: Women for Climate-Resilient Societies” (EmPower II). Drawing upon the phase 1 results including new regional commitments and national policies, availability of financial mechanisms and tools, methodologies, evidence, and knowledge as important baselines, the EmPower II will contribute to the overall project impact, "People in Asia-Pacific are less vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and experience greater gender equality and the full enjoyment of their rights, including equal access to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment." 

To achieve this goal, the programme will mobilize resources to create changes in the following areas:

• Outcome 1: Asia-Pacific actors, particularly Indonesian actors, increase action on gender-responsive climate change adaptation and mitigation.
• Outcome 2: Women, in all their diversity and other marginalized groups, are represented as key environmental actors in climate and DRR decision-making; and
• Outcome 3: Women and other marginalized groups in Asia-Pacific secure climate-resilient livelihoods.

 

Under the EmPower II programme, UN Women Indonesia, in collaboration with Green Welfare Indonesia, implemented the fifth cohort of the Climate Education Mentorship & Course (CEMC) Batch V—a structured eight-week mentorship programme designed to equip young Indonesians, particularly young women and youth from marginalized communities, with the knowledge, tools, and networks to influence climate policies through a gender-responsive lens.

CEMC Batch V aimed to build the next generation of gender-responsive climate leaders by combining climate education, critical policy analysis, and structured mentorship. Participants were equipped to develop policy briefs and advocacy tools addressing key priorities in Indonesia’s climate and development policies, including energy, food systems, and disaster resilience.

As a follow-up to CEMC Batch V, UN Women Indonesia intends to develop a Gender Equality and Climate Change Advocacy Toolkit for youth through a co-design process with youth groups and youth-led organizations. The toolkit will serve as a practical reference to support young people in integrating gender perspectives into climate-related projects and advocacy initiatives.

In this context, UN Women seeks to engage a young, dynamic, and socially engaged consultant with demonstrated leadership in youth movements, gender equality, and climate action. The selected consultant shall be responsible for supporting the development of the toolkit; coordinating and facilitating the toolkit launch and related workshop in an effective, inclusive, and participatory manner; and ensuring the integr