Policy Specialist - CEED (P-4), PG WASH - CEED at UNICEF

How can you make a difference?

Provide policy guidance:

• Evaluate the impacts of UNICEF policies and programmes, identifying pathways for improvement and providing lessons learned to guide future policy creation and advocacy.
• Review and consult on ongoing policy initiatives to assess their alignment with UNICEF’s SCAP and potential areas for collaboration.
• Develop recommendations for new and existing policies to prioritize the perspectives and vulnerabilities of children and young people.
• Co-ordinate policy plans and programmes with stakeholders, including children and young people, governments, UNICEF offices, and the private sector.
• Consolidate and present evidence from climate and sustainability action integration in policy endeavors to inform stakeholders and explore avenues for collaboration.

Enhance programming and advocacy capacity:

• Develop advocacy materials to build the capacity of staff and disseminate the importance of climate and sustainability action throughout programming.
• Develop and implement research to ground and contextualize policy recommendations and further the inclusion of children and young people across climate, environmental, disaster risk reduction, sustainability, and related sectoral policies
• Identify potential partnerships to further UNICEF’s climate and sustainability advocacy reach.
• Create and execute engagement sessions (workshops, trainings, etc.) to increase the capacity and skills for internal and external audiences.

Engage with key climate and sustainability partnerships and networks:

• Design and host child and youth engagement opportunities to elicit youth-centred policy proposal feedback and ideas.
• Create and support capacity- and skills-building opportunities for children and young people on climate, environmental, disaster risk reduction, sustainability, and related sectoral policies
• Prepare climate and sustainability policy content, updates, and advocacy materials for internal and external audiences.
• Identify and support internal and external advocacy efforts.
• Liaise with UNICEF strategic partnerships.

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

• An advanced university degree in climate change, environmental science, engineering, disaster management, International Development, International Relations, Government, Public Administration, Public Policy, Social Policy or other relevant disciplines is required.
• A minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience in areas related to sustainability, international development, disaster management, environmental issues, public policy, social policy, and children’s health and wellbeing is required
• Specific experience in policy formulation, implementation, monitoring, review and evaluation related to climate change, environment or disaster risk reduction is required preferably in a developing country context
• Knowledge on climate, environment, and DRR impacts, assessments, and adaptation solutions required
• Familiarity with children’s rights in the context of climate change, environmental degradation and disaster risk reduction
• Expertise in staff capacity building, developing tools, and providing training, particularly as part of a global/regional role in support of other country offices will be considered an asset.
• Experience working on CEED issues within UNICEF or other international development agencies is considered an asset..   
• Fluency in English (written and verbal) is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, French or Spanish) is an asset.