Climate Resilient Education Consultant. GPD Education. Bangkok. Thailand. Remote #592960

Organizational Context

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential. We are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

Job Purpose

Climate change and environmental degradation are increasingly undermining children’s access to safe, inclusive, and continuous learning, with disproportionate impacts on the most vulnerable. UNICEF is strengthening its support to countries to build climate-resilient education systems that can anticipate, adapt to, and recover from climate and disaster-related shocks. This includes equipping children and young people with the knowledge and skills to contribute to sustainable development. The purpose of this assignment is to provide technical and coordination support to advance UNICEF’s climate-resilient education agenda, including supporting technical assistance requests, implementation of the flagship Climate-Resilient Education initiative, and internal capacity-strengthening efforts.

Responsibilities

The assignment will support consistent application of climate-resilient education approaches across UNICEF offices and contribute to strengthened programme coherence, quality, and scale. This includes advancing integrated approaches across policy, systems strengthening, infrastructure, and learning, and scaling technical assistance through UNICEF’s Centres of Excellence. As demand from Country Offices continues to grow, there is a need for dedicated technical and coordination support to ensure coherent delivery, quality assurance, and effective rollout of UNICEF’s climate-resilient education offer across regions and contexts. The consultant will provide technical and coordination support to advance UNICEF’s climate-resilient education agenda, supporting technical assistance requests, implementation of the flagship Climate-Resilient Education initiative, and internal capacity-strengthening efforts.

Work Experience

At least 2 years of relevant work experience in developing, supporting, and implementing climate-resilient education initiatives.

Skills

Climate Change Adaptation, Education Systems Strengthening, Programme Management, Technical Assistance, Coordination, Policy Development, Data Management, Sustainable Development, Project Implementation, Capacity Building, Risk Assessment, Stakeholder Engagement

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