Consultancy: Climate Capacity Building and Learning Consultant - Req.# 576504

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, hope.

Consultancy Title: Climate Capacity Building and Learning Consultant

Section/Division/Duty Station: PG-Climate Environment Energy & Disaster, Programme Division, NYHQ

Duration: November 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025

Home/ Office Based: NYHQ / Remote

About UNICEF 

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments. UNICEF has over 12,000 staff in more than 145 countries.

BACKGROUND

Climate change, environmental degradation and disasters threaten the progress made in child survival and development, with over a billion children facing extreme risks from hazards such as heatwaves, floods, and cyclones. To protect children, countries must build climate-resilient, low-carbon social services in sectors like WASH, healthcare and education.

UNICEF’s Sustainability and Climate Change Action Plan (SCAP) 2023-2030 aims to prioritize children’s needs in climate action, strengthen their resilience, and integrate sustainability across UNICEF’s work. To achieve this, UNICEF staff must be equipped with the knowledge and tools to integrate climate action into all their areas of work.

The Climate Capacity Building and Learning Consultant will develop and deliver a capacity-building strategy to support SCAP. Key tasks include:

1.   Developing learning modules and training materials on climate impacts across key UNICEF sectors.

2.   Facilitating workshops and webinars to enhance understanding of global and national climate policy frameworks.

3.   Supporting partnerships with external experts and institutions to strengthen UNICEF’s climate capacity.

Scope of Work:

Under the supervision of the CEED Programme Specialist, the consultant is expected to perform the following tasks for the CEED team, supporting the SCAP while working closely with other team members and UNICEF divisions:

Objective 1: Build UNICEF staff capacity to understand the impacts of climate change on children’s rights.

Key tasks:

•     Develop training materials: Develop learning modules focusing on the specific impacts of climate change on children in critical sectors (health, education, WASH, nutrition, child protection, social protection, and humanitarian emergencies). Modules should include case studies and quizzes to deepen understanding and engagement.

•     Host workshops/webinars: Together with the CEED team, organize and facilitate workshops or webinars with climate experts to present real-world case studies demonstrating how climate change affects children and UNICEF’s role in addressing these issues.

•     Create communication materials: Develop standardized presentation decks and communication materials tailored to different staff levels (e.g., ED/DEDs, country representatives) to explain climate impacts on children and the importance of integrating climate action into UNICEF’s programming.

Objective 2: Strengthen UNICEF staff's understanding of global and national climate policy frameworks.

Key tasks:

•     Develop policy training modules: Create training modules that explain the international and national climate policy frameworks, particularly focusing on how the UNFCCC, Paris Agreement, and Sendai Framework for DRR connect with UNICEF's work and national policies (e.g., NDCs, NAPs).

•      Facilitate policy workshops: Organize workshops with policy experts to provide policy-relevant information and guidance to UNICEF staff, equipping them to engage effectively in policy discussions at both global and national levels. This will focus on a child-centered approach to the implementation of NDCs, NAPs, and other climate policies.

Objective 3: Facilitate partnerships and capacity-building