ABOUT THE COMPANY:

UNICEF was created with a distinct purpose in mind: to work with others to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease and discrimination place in a child’s path. We advocate for measures to give children the best start in life, because proper care at the youngest age forms the strongest foundation for a person’s future

JOB SUMMARY

The Climate and Environment Specialist is part of the UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia reports to the Regional Adviser Sustainability and Climate.

The Specialist supports the Regional Adviser and country offices to integrate and mainstream climate and environmental sustainability actions as part of country programmes, in line with UNICEF SCAP and ECA targets.

The Specialist will support UNICEF regional work on resource mobilization, leveraging opportunities for scaling up environment and climate change, and coordinate and provide oversight on the dedicated work on youth engagement and green skills in the UNICEF Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (SCAP).

If you are interested in additional information, please review the attached job description:   JD P3 Programme Specialist (Sustainability and Climate) TA.docx

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• Education:An advanced university degree (masters degree or higher) in international development, environmental climate change an or other relevant technical field is required.* A relevant Bachelor’s degree in combination with 2 additional relevant years of experience may be considered in lieu of advanced university degree.
• Work Experience: At least 5 years of relevant and progressively responsible professional work experience at international levels in programme/ project development in areas related to development cooperation in climate change adaptation and mitigation, environment and socio-economic development is required.
• Additionally, the following experience is required:
  • Implementing projects on air quality
  • Project planning, design, follow-up, report writing, and monitoring and evaluation of projects
• Skillls: Ability to coordinate and manage complex project work with a focus on environment, climate change, education and youth engagement is required.
• Language Requirements:Fluency in English is required.Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

Desirables:

• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency.
• Supporting the integration of global and regional programmes into national programmes
• Working in projects targeted at children and youth, as well as climate change education
• Working on issues related to climate change and children in the Western Balkans

Responsibilities

REQUIRED EDUCATION: Advanced Degree

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: 60