International consultant to develop a climate landscape analysis for children (CLAC) in the Republic of Congo

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For every child, a champion…

Scope of work

As part of the Three Basins Summit in 2023, UNICEF Congo positioned itself strategically on the issues of biodiversity and climate change, in particular by ensuring the full participation of young people in the discussions and decisions taken. To be able to continue to develop its involvement on these issues and integrate them into the office’s program and interventions in accordance with UNICEF’s global strategy on climate change (titled Sustainability and Climate Change Action Plan), which covers the period 2023-2030, UNICEF Congo must be able to develop a strategy to provide specific orientations, including at the sectoral level. One such strategy requires conducting a child-centered analysis, titled Climate Landscape Analysis for Children (CLAC).

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How can you make a difference? 

 1. Objective of the position:

The consultant will prepare the CLAC, while supporting the integration of Climate, Environment, Energy and Disaster Risk Reduction (CEED) issues into UNICEF programs and operations in the Republic of Congo. The international consultant will produce a Climate Landscape Analysis for Children (CLAC) for the Republic of Congo. She/He will be responsible for collecting, compiling, and reviewing key resources and coordinating the information gathering and review processes. She/He will undertake key informant interviews with key national stakeholders as well as consultations with adolescents on the topic. The international consultant will prepare the final report of the study and will be accountable for the quality of all deliverables. She/he will be home-based, with two missions in the Republic of Congo: the first dedicated to internal/external consultations and field visits and the second to the organization of a validation workshop and various restitution/monitoring activities.

2. Key Responsibilities :

The consultant will work under the supervision of the Deputy Representative and the general guidance of the Representative. The consultant’s main responsibilities will consist of the following:

1. Inception Phase
2. Desk review of key documents
3. Stakeholder mapping, Interviews and Consultation
4. Support to UNICEF strategic processes
5. CLAC report

Duration

45 days.

Working conditions and travels

During the period of the contract, the consultant will be subject to the provisions in force at UNICEF relating to security, compliance with the rules, standards and procedures governing United Nations personnel and UNICEF in particular. He/she must have access to his/her IT tools for the smooth running of activities.

Applications modalities

Applicants must submit a technical offer and a financial offer.

The technical offer will include:

• A detailed curriculum vitae including references to previous experience.
• A technical proposal produced by the consultant describing the working methodology.
• A work schedule.

The financial offer will include a detailed budget with unit costs.

The selection method used will be selection based on quality and cost. Proposals will be ranked according to their combined technical (ST) and financial (SF) scores after introducing weightings.

The consultant with the highest combined technical and financial score will be invited to the negotiations.

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

Education:

Advanced university degree (Master or PhD) in environmental/climate science, child rights, social and economic development, or related areas.

Experience:

• At least 8 years of experience and working knowledge in an area related to climate change (or 5 years combined with at least 3 years of experience in the field of child rights).

• At least two years of experience working in an international organization, preferably at the UN.

• Good knowledge of UNICEF programmes and interventions, including Child Rights Issues, as a strong asset

• An experience of having conducted a CLAC is also an asset.

• Experience working in Central Africa context and in the Congo Basin is considered as an asset.

• Excellent attention to detail complemented by strong organizational skills.

• Established portfolio of successful policy, planning and/or analysis projects in the climate, energy, or environmental fields, which also integrate gender equality analysis.

• Demonstrated experience working on biodiversity protection, preferably in the Congo Basin.

• Excellent writing skills and demonstrated ability to communicate scientific and technical ideas clearly using simple, commonly accepted language.

• Ability to work under tight deadlines.

• Availability to carry out field missions during their trips to Congo.

• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to handle challenging situations with tact and sensitivity.

• Commitment to thinking critically about your own cultural lens and being able to communicate effectively with people of different backgrounds and abilities.

• Intermediate to advanced experience with producing deliverables with Microsoft Office 365 programs including SharePoint, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Fluency in French is required. Knowledge of English is also necessary.

Female applications are highly encouraged.

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

To view our competency framework, please visit  here. 

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment. 

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check. 

Remarks:  

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. 

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.