Overview
Guide UNICEF’s global positioning and climate mobility policy engagement, serving as a subject matter expert to inform partnership development and resource mobilization. Collaborate with key partners to generate new data and analysis on climate, conflict and displacement, and author reports and proposals.
Key Responsibilities
- Guide UNICEF’s global positioning and climate mobility policy engagement under the PROSPECTS programme.
- Serve as subject matter expert to inform partnership development and resource mobilization.
- Collaborate with key partners to generate new data and analysis on climate, conflict and displacement.
- Author reports and proposals.
- Provide technical support and capacity building to UNICEF’s leadership and technical colleagues across sectors, Regional and Country Offices on leveraging new data, preventing and minimizing risk of child displacement and preparing and strengthening climate resilient and inclusive systems for children for children on the move.
- Support advocacy on these issues through a WASH systems lens in the 8 PROSPECTS countries, while engaging in global fora.
- Focus on Loss and Damage, including engagement with the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD), Warsaw International Mechanism on Loss and Damage, and Santiago Network.
- Contribute to UNICEF’s advocacy efforts around the Global Goal on Adaptation.
Required Experience
- Advanced professional experience (minimum eight years) in the fields of child rights and migration, with a demonstrated record of progressively responsible roles and substantive technical contributions.
- Strong subject-matter expertise in climate-related displacement and mobility of children, including planned relocation, migration dynamics, and disaster risk reduction (DRR), with practical experience supporting or implementing related programmes.
- Proven ability to design, coordinate, and deliver high-quality capacity-building initiatives, tools, or knowledge products.
- Prior work specifically focused on climate mobility is considered a strong asset.
- Demonstrated experience engaging in policy development, strategic advocacy, and financing discussions related to climate mobility, including the ability to translate technical evidence into policy-relevant recommendations.
- Knowledge of and familiarity with UNICEF’s mandate, programmes, and operational approaches related to migrant and displaced children is desirable.
Qualifications
• Master’s degree in Human Rights Law, Political Science, Transitional Justice, Human Rights.
