National Consultant to conduct a Climate Landscape Analysis for Children (CLAC), Home-Based, Bucharest, Romania

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Background and rationale

Local weather change, vitality entry and environmental degradation are fairness points, with youngsters and younger individuals typically being probably the most weak and affected. Addressing local weather change, vitality entry and environmental degradation is due to this fact important for constructing a extra sustainable future for kids. As well as, it’s crucial that we combine our actions on the SDGs and our humanitarian responses. Every of the core sectors UNICEF has been participating (e.g. well being, diet, HIV, water and sanitation, little one safety, social inclusion and schooling) is affected ultimately by local weather change and/or environmental degradation. Fortuitously, every stream of UNICEF work additionally presents alternatives to take motion on local weather, vitality and/or the setting as a way to ship extra sustainable outcomes. There are main implications of local weather change, lack of vitality entry and environmental degradation for kids and UNICEF has robust potential to strengthen the response to those points.

UNICEF has made a scientific effort to step up its work on local weather, setting, and sustainable vitality for kids. The group has issued an Govt Directive on integrating a local weather, sustainable vitality and setting focus into nation programming, and established environmental points as a core pillar of its 2022-2025 Strategic Plan. Renewed ambition towards 2030 (Purpose Space 4 – Each little one has the precise to depart in a protected and sustainable local weather and setting) together with dedication to work on local weather change below the Widespread Chapter with UNDP, UNFPA and UN Ladies.

UNICEF in Romania is planning to conduct a Local weather Panorama Evaluation for Kids, analyzing the baseline scenario of local weather, vitality and environment-related points affecting youngsters and the way they relate to UNICEF’s priorities. The report seems to be at stakeholders, authorities insurance policies and related programmes in Romania. It is going to additionally present suggestions on how UNICEF in Romania might additional incorporate and strengthen work on local weather, vitality and environment-related points in its nation programme.

Methodology

1) Generate a baseline on local weather, setting and vitality (CEE) and youngsters report

• Tailored define/construction of the generic template for the CLAC studies developed, tailor-made to UNICEF in Romania’s context and desires
• Evaluate instance studies from different nation workplaces and the worldwide steerage supplies.
• Suggest any adjustments wanted to accommodate the nationwide context and CO priorities.
• Desk assessment and supply overview of local weather, setting and vitality (CEE) baseline
• Conduct a desk assessment of the CEE points (together with projected adjustments), stakeholders and insurance policies within the nation.
• Present a quick synthesis of the above, and basic implications for the nation’s sustainable growth, with a concentrate on points as they relate to UNICEF’s mandate.
• Evaluate key laws and coverage paperwork associated to local weather, vitality and setting and UNICEF’s company priorities with a view of assessing child-rights and CEE linkages.
• Compile a listing and consider the actions for the previous 5 years, on-going and deliberate CEE actions.
• Establish data and data gaps.
• Acquire, incorporate and triangulate feedback from all stakeholders with reference supplies from the desk assessment.
• Analyse CEE interventions which might be related to UNICEF programming, together with figuring out direct threats to present program actions.
• Interviews with UNICEF sections & conferences with key stakeholders within the space of CEE and little one rights
• Conduct interviews with UNICEF sections on CEE points affecting youngsters.
• Present an summary of the child-CEE nexus, together with evaluation of implications for UNICEF sectors (i.e. Well being, WASH, Youngster Safety, Schooling, Youngster Participation, Catastrophe Threat Discount).
• Establish partnerships to help UNICEF program suggestions.
• With regards to local weather finance mechanisms, bilateral funding and/ or Authorities budgets, establish funding alternatives to help CEE-child nexus actions.
• Establish acceptable CEE-child rights linkages and consider relevance for potential UNICEF programming choices and establish new CEE-Youngster nexus points/ themes for CO consideration.
• Put together and current a ppt with the important thing findings, conclusions and proposals for UNICEF in Romania and related Authorities and growth companions. Facilitate inside and exterior conferences/roundtables, and/or consensus constructing as wanted.

2. Establish precedence entry factors for UNICEF engagement and programming of CEE

• In shut collaboration with UNICEF Nation Workplace workers, establish and consider potential entry factors for UNICEF engagement with CEE

 

 Key deliverables and timeframe

The work is predicted to be carried out inside a interval of three months, through the interval 15 March – 15 June 2024. An in depth timeline will probably be submitted by the contractor as a part of the technical proposal.

The person guide will probably be liable for gathering, compiling, and reviewing the accessible key assets (web-based), gathering in-country data, and enterprise a key-stakeholders evaluation. As well as, the incumbent will work intently with CO administration and technical workers in related sections inside the CO to establish and develop programming choices and proposals for the profitable integration of local weather, vitality, and setting (CEE) points within the nation programme cycle.

If wanted, the person guide will liaise with the local weather, vitality, and setting group in HQ/NY for help, suggestions and coordination.

Deliverables	Length (Estimated # of Days)	Deadline
Preparatory work
Tailored and annotated define/construction of CLAC doc, bibliography primarily based on a desk assessment	10	31 March 2024
Interviews with UNICEF sections on CEE points affecting youngsters	3	31 March 2024
Draft Local weather Panorama Evaluation for Kids
Draft report, together with conclusions, suggestions and choices for prioritization and ppt presentation of preliminary findings	20	15 Might 2024
Assembly with the important thing stakeholders within the CEE space to current the preliminary findings	1	15 Might 2024
Last Local weather Panorama Evaluation for Kids
Last report, together with, conclusions, suggestions and choices for prioritization and ppt presentation – revised & formatted report, with feedback included (from UNICEF and key stakeholders)	15	15 June 2024
Assembly with the important thing stakeholders within the CEE space to current the ultimate findings	1	15 June 2024

 

Schooling: Superior college diploma in geography, environmental science, pure useful resource administration, meteorology, social and financial growth, or associated areas. Alternatively, a level in communications or journalism with demonstrated experience on environment-related points can be thought of.

Information/Experience/Abilities required:

•    A minimum of 5 years of related expertise in growth of analytical studies and coverage paperwork associated to CEE.

•   Confirmed expertise in qualitative knowledge evaluation, authorized and coverage evaluation and report preparation (connect pattern of newest related studies).

•   Expertise in facilitating consultations with authorities representatives, NGOs, academia, and different stakeholders.

•   Glorious analysis/analytical expertise required.

•    Demonstrated experience in little one rights or any of UNICEF’s fundamental areas of labor (well being, WASH, diet, little one safety, social coverage, schooling, gender, HIV/AIDS) is taken into account an asset.

•    Glorious writing expertise required in English and Romanian languages.

•    Earlier work expertise with UNICEF/UN companies is taken into account an asset.

Software process:

The appliance will probably be made within the devoted UNICEF platform and it should embrace:

1. An up to date CV targeted on the talents and expertise matching these requested by the present consultancy.
2. Monetary Provide ought to point out the GROSS quantity in RON  as per the connected template Financial Proposal for national consultant climate.xlsx
3. Current tasks. 

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Remarks:  

Solely shortlisted candidates will probably be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of. 

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