Overview
International Consultant - Programme Specialist (Climate Change) to advance the implementation of UNICEF’s Sustainability and Climate Change Action Plan (SCAP) across the Bangladesh Country Office. The role focuses on strengthening programme coordination, expanding climate finance mobilization, and enhancing policy engagement.
Tasks Summary
- Provide technical and coordination support for SCAP and CEED initiatives, ensuring integration across sectors.
- Support the annual work-planning process and manage progress tracking.
- Facilitate the UNICEF Climate Change Working Group and Sustainability Committee.
- Provide technical quality assurance to project proposals and donor reports.
- Offer technical and policy guidance on climate mitigation, adaptation, DRR, and loss and damage.
- Support engagement with government ministries on child- and youth-sensitive climate policies.
- Provide technical assistance for climate projects, ensuring alignment with national frameworks.
- Support the identification and design of climate finance and resource mobilization opportunities.
- Draft concept notes, project proposals, and investment cases.
- Provide high-level policy support and strategic inputs to government and inter-agency processes.
- Draft policy notes, analytical papers, speeches, and talking points.
- Lead and contribute to policy briefs and advocacy materials.
- Support UNICEF’s participation in national and international events.
- Support the design and facilitation of capacity-building activities.
- Strengthen youth participation in policy processes.
- Support development and institutionalization of a National Youth Climate Forum.
- Facilitate awareness and engagement initiatives with youth.
Experience Requirements
- At least five years of progressively responsible international experience in programme management, policy development, inter-agency coordination, communications, and resource mobilization within the context of climate change, climate finance and sustainable development.
- Proven track record of engaging, advising and influencing governments on climate related policies, climate mitigation, adaptation and just-transition agendas.
- Proven experience linking child rights and climate policy in UNICEF or another UN agency.
- Experience working with young people as agents of change is an asset.
Qualification Requirements
• Advanced university degree in Climate Change and Development, Law, International Affairs, or related field.
