Climate, Environment and DRR Specialist (NO-3)

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• Fixed Term Appointment

Locations

Eastern and Southern Africa Region

• Ethiopia

Functional Area

Programme

• Programme Management

Position level

• NO-3

Climate, Environment and DRR Specialist (NO-3), Fixed Term (1 year), #00137686, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - ESAR

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Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment

Duty Station: Addis Ababa

Level: NO-3

Location: Ethiopia

Categories: Programme Management

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For every child, the right to Opportunity

UNICEF Ethiopia’s Country Programme places a strong emphasis on strengthening climate resilient, inclusive and shock-responsive social services as a core strategy to safeguard children’s rights in the context of escalating climate and disaster risks. In line with UNICEF’s global climate and environmental sustainability commitments and the Children’s Climate Risk Index (CCRI), the Country Office supports the Government of Ethiopia to integrate child-centred climate change adaptation, environmental sustainability and disaster risk reduction across national policies, sector plans and financing frameworks, while ensuring coherence between humanitarian, development and resilience programming.

How can you make a difference?

The Climate, Environment and DRR Specialist (NO‑3) provides technical leadership, programme support and coordination to advance child‑centred climate change adaptation, environmental sustainability and disaster risk reduction within UNICEF Ethiopia’s Country Programme. Reporting directly to the Deputy Representative (Programme), the incumbent is accountable for supporting the design, implementation, monitoring and reporting of climate‑ and DRR‑responsive programmes; contributing technical inputs to national climate and environmental policy processes; supporting climate finance development; and strengthening the systematic mainstreaming of climate, environment and disaster risk reduction across UNICEF‑supported programmes.

Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks

1. Technical Support to the country office and sectors on climate change adaptation and mitigation initiatives.

• Provide technical support to UNICEF sectors to mainstream climate and environment in their programming.
• In collaboration with sectoral colleagues, provide technical support for ensuring the use of sustainable energy in all sectors.
• Support sectoral colleagues with adopting and implementing UNICEF’s Social and Environmental Standards and Procedures.
• Provide monitoring and backstopping of implementation of approved proposals.

2. National and global climate policy engagement and advocacy

• Provide technical assistance to the Government of Ethiopia to ensure that climate adaptation and mitigation policies are child sensitive and include specific actions for climate resilient social service delivery.
• Provide technical assistance to acquire child sensitive data and evidence necessary for climate policy development and implementation.
• Liaise with key Government Officials and inter-governmental climate processes to ensure inclusion of key social sectors in inter-governmental climate processes and policies.
• Provide technical assistance to key sectoral ministries to develop their capacity and understanding of inter-governmental climate processes such as the Conference of Parties.

3. Leverage partnerships and finance opportunities for climate-resilient social services

• Identify and build strategic partnerships to strengthen in-country sectorial capacity on climate, environment, renewable energies, and financing, and to leverage climate finance for children.
• Develop and implement climate finance strategies for Ethiopia Country Office.
• Coordinate and develop bankable climate finance proposals for the Ethiopia Country Office in collaboration with sectoral colleagues and relevant Government Ministries.
• Liaise with national focal points for global climate and environmental funds such as Adaptation Fund, GEF and GCF in coordination with country office colleagues.
• Identify and implement innovative climate finance strategies for UNICEF Ethiopia in collaboration with Government Ministries, private and public sector actors, and UNICEF sectoral colleagues.

4. Development of tools, guidance and technical support on climate risk assessment, climate change adaptation and DRR

• Provide technical assistance to relevant Government Ministries to strengthen data, analysis and evidence on the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation on children and social service delivery.
• Support the integration of climate risk analysis, adaptation and DRR considerations into UNICEF programme planning, implementation and monitoring processes across sectors.
• Contribute to the adaptation and application of tools, guidance and methodologies related to climate risk assessment, DRR and climate resilient programming.

5. Knowledge Management

• Contribute to lessons learned and knowledge sharing on climate change adaptation and mitigation.
• Encourage south-south collaboration between countries on climate change adaptation and mitigation
• Collect and codify case studies related to children, climate change adaptation and mitigation.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: Job Description - Climate, Environment and DRR Specialist.pdf

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

• Education: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in relevant areas of work such as environment, social and economic development, and/or international cooperation is required.
• Work

Experience

• At least five (5) years of relevant work experience focused on developing countries related to development cooperation in climate change adaptation and mitigation, environment and socio-economic development is required.
• Skills:
• Specific expertise in programme/project formulation, implementation, monitoring and review and evaluation related to climate change adaptation, mitigation and disaster risk resilience work in developing countries is required.
• Specific expertise in developing and implementing bankable climate finance proposals for the Adaptation Fund, GEF, Green Climate Funds and/or other sources of climate change funds is required.
• Prior experience undertaking climate risk and vulnerability assessment is required.
• Knowledge on climate change impacts, climate risk assessments and adaptation solutions is required.
• Experience engaging in inter-governmental climate processes including the Conference of Parties and the Subsidiary Bodies process is required.
• Experience directly engaging with Government Ministries on climate action is required.
• Language

Requirements

• Fluency in English is required.

Desirables:

• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• Specific expertise on implementing global Environmental and Social Standards (ESS) is an asset.
• Experience working with UNICEF on climate mitigation and adaptation programming is a strong asset.
• Knowledge of Green House Gas emissions and climate change mitigation solutions, especially related sustainable energy, including market assessments, is an asset.
• Expertise in government capacity building, developing tools and providing training is an asset.
• Familiarity with children’s rights and gender in the context of climate change adaptation and mitigation and/or natural resources management is an asset.
• Excellent analytical and writing skills, advocacy and presentation skills are an asset.
• Ability to work harmoniously in a multi-cultural environment and to establish harmonious & effective working relationships both within and outside an organization is desired.
• Relevant experience in program/project development and management in rel