The Senior Adviser – Climate & Energy supports UNICEF’s Global Lead for Sustainability and Climate to develop and oversee the implementation of UNICEF’s policies, partnerships and programmes related to climate change and energy.
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For every child, … a better life,
UNICEF’s Strategic Plan (2022-2025) recognizes that climate change and environmental degradation are existential threats to a child’s ability to survive, grow, and thrive and that all levers of the organization need to work together in a coordinated fashion. In 2023, UNICEF released its Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (SCAP), which is the organization’s overall response to the triple planetary crisis (climate change, environmental degradation, biodiversity) as it impacts children, and which is anchored in UNICEF’s Strategic Plan (SP). These documents draw strong links between responses to climate change and energy, environmental and biodiversity protection, and disaster risk reduction as children increasingly need holistic solutions that address both sudden-onset impacts of climate change such as hurricanes and floods and resilient solutions that promote climate-smart development. The new SP activates all of UNICEF’s levers of impact on these issues – our global programmes, our advocacy and communications infrastructure and our own operations and supply chain.
A dedicated team (Climate, Energy, Environment and DRR – CEED)unit within the Programme Group (PG) supports the Director, Programmes in coordinating the implementation of UNICEF’s Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (SCAP) to advance this agenda in collaboration with Programme Groups and Teams, and as part of an interdivisional and cross geographic network.
How can you make a difference?
The Senior Adviser – Climate & Energy supports UNICEF’s Global Lead for Sustainability and Climate to develop and oversee the implementation of UNICEF’s policies, partnerships and programmes related to climate change and energy.
The Senior Adviser – Climate & Energy provides technical oversight and coordination of aspects related to climate change and energy within UNCEF’s Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (SCAP). On advocacy, data/evidence/research, innovation and resource mobilization, he/she works closely with lead Divisions and ensures alignment to organizational priorities. On programme policies, strategies and approaches related to climate change and energy, he/she provides leadership across the Programme Group and with Regional Offices in support of Country Programmes. He/she serves as the senior technical adviser for UNICEF on climate change and energy issues, convenes organizational coordination platforms, and represents the organization externally to shape global priorities and project thought leadership.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have to…
Strategy Development and Management
Programme Excellence
Senior Management Support and Representation
Global Advocacy, data/evidence, research and innovation
Mobilization and management of resources
Partnership, Coordination and Collaboration
Effectively leading the team
The following minimum requirements:
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
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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.
We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.
UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children.
All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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.
UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.
Remarks:
Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.
As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.
Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.
UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.
All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.
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