Consultant - Technical lead Green Jobs for Youth in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Consultant - Technical lead Green Jobs for Youth in Latin America and the Caribbean
Vacance de poste
Référence de l’avis de vacance: 226184
Réseau d’emplois : Questions économiques et sociales et développement
Famille d’emplois : Environnement
Catégorie et classe : Consultants, CON
Lieu d’affectation : NAIROBI
Département/Bureau : Programme des Nations Unies pour l'environnement
Date de publication : Jan 24, 2024
Date limite de candidature : Feb 7, 2024
Résultat de la prestation
Technical support and development of a variety of technical reports to support the implementation of the Green Jobs for Youth Pact across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Lieu de travail
Panama City
Durée prévue
6 months
Fonctions et responsabilités
ORGANIZATION SETTING.
he United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environment authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.
UNEP’s Economy Division addresses environmental issues at global and regional levels, provides leadership and encourages partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing and enabling nations and people to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations. Economy Division also works with many partners, including Member States, to advance the organization’s global goals as well as national efforts to transition to a low-carbon, green economy.
Within the Economy Division, the Resources and Markets Branch is focused on resource efficiency, inclusive green economy, and circularity. It leads the UNEP Green Economy Initiative and the Partnership for Action on Green Economy, One Planet Network, International Resource Panel, Global Opportunities for Sustainable Development Goals (GO4SDGs) and many other initiatives. All these aims to shift national economies on to a more sustainable path, in which jobs and output growth are driven by increased investment in green sectors, and by a switch of consumers’ preferences towards environmentally friendly goods and services.
GO4SDGs initiative is an accelerator of the SDGs, SDG12 and SDG8. GO4SDGs focuses one 3 main action areas: 1) supporting governments to strengthen policy coherence; 2) support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to increase capacities and access for financing innovation and circularity; and 3) empower youth to amplify their voices and embrace sustainable lifestyles. As part of this work, GO4SDGs is following up the recommendations of the International Meeting "Stockholm+50" and it is a legacy initiative on "Green Jobs for Youth Pact".
The Green Jobs for Youth Pact brings together the mandates and expertise of three UN Agencies, the International Labour Organization (ILO), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Together, they aim at increasing commitment and accelerating action toward green job creation focused on youth and women, particularly from the most disadvantaged and climate-vulnerable groups. In doing so, it supports enabling policy frameworks for youth employment and sustainable economic growth, and providing knowledge and new skills for a just transition towards low-carbon and circular economy.
The GO4SDGS initiative seeks to hire a consultant for 6 months to serve as the technical lead Green Jobs for Youth in Latin America and the Caribbean
The objective of the consultancy is to provide technical support for the implementation of the Green Jobs for Youth Pact across Latin America and the Caribbean, in close coordination with UNEP, ILO and UNICEF. This role will contribute to the global realization of the Pact’s objectives of enhanced capacities to develop and implement just economic transition policies and initiatives supporting green jobs creation and skills development for youth. The technical support of this consultancy will be key in transforming these objectives into impactful activities within the region and shift current finance and economic-wide drivers to a low-carbon and circular economy.
The consultant will work closely with the Pact regional focal points at UNEP, UNICEF and ILO.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the direct supervision of the Programme Management Officer and Regional Coordinator of GO4SDGs, Tomas Declercq (based in UNEP Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean), and the overall supervision of the Head of GO4SDGs, Adriana Zacarias, at the UNEP Industry and Economy Divisio, the consultant will:
1.Conduct an in-depth mapping of initiatives as part of the Pact delivery framework, and provide technical inputs to national assessments, roadmaps and technical briefs that inform the creation of green jobs and the development of skills for youth, particularly in high-impact sectors critical for a just transition to a low-carbon and circular economy.
2.Provide technical support to national implementation of the Pact, working closely with ministerial counterparts and implementing partners on the development and refinement of policy frameworks that enable a gender-sensitive and just economic transition, alongside education and green skills programs, and youth employment strategies.
3.Prepare background materials, presentations and meeting reports for regional and national dialogues on Green Jobs for Youth. These should be geared to an inter-ministerial, inter-generational and multi-stakeholder audience, with a particular focus on high impact sectors and thematics, such as plastics, bioeconomy and circularity. These should be geared to an inter-ministerial, inter-generational and multi-stakeholder audience, including regional and global bodies, fora and networks (eg. G20, Mercosur, UN regional Issue-based Coalitions, the LAC Environmental Training Network, and the LAC Circular Economy Coalition).
4.Collaborate with regional partners such as youth networks, educational networks (eg. ARIUSA) as well as UN and bilateral cooperation initiatives contributing to the Pact objectives and delivery framework (eg. 10YFP, GO4SDGs, 10YFP, Generation Unlimited, the Green Rising Initiative, etc.).
5.Actively target key industries and businesses for commitments under the Pact, and establish a direct link and potential integration with ongoing efforts by UNICEF, the UN Global Compact and the WBCSD.
6.Provide inputs to the communication officers at ILO, UNEP and UNICEF to support effective outreach and communications for the Pact.
Qualifications/Compétences
Education
Advanced University Degree (Master’s or equivalent) in economics, social sciences, political science, sustainable development and/or environmental studies with a clear social and economic development focus or other relevant field is required. A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) in combination with at least 2 (two) years of qualifying and relevant professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
Work Experience
A minimum of 5 years of experience in providing technical assistance, policy advice and international good practices in matters related to the fields of green jobs, economic just transitions, education and green skills, and sustainable development, including at the international level is required
Working experience in Latin America and the Caribbean region is required
Knowledge of the United Nations System, including interagency collaboration, is desirable.
Practical experience working at the national and regional level on policies or initiatives related to sustainable development and in key economic sectors (energy, agriculture, construction, waste, etc) is desirable
Traduction
•English and French are the official languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this post, fluency in oral and written Spanish and English is required. Knowledge of Portuguese and other official languages in the United Nations System is desirable
Informations supplémentaires
Pas disponible.
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