Climate Consultant, Office of Strategy & Evidence(OSE), Innocenti, Italy, 12 months (Remote/Work from home)

Organizational Context

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential. At UNICEF, 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

The purpose of this assignment is to support the Youth Fellowship on Climate Education as a Climate Consultant during its implementation, learning, and synthesis phase. The consultant will provide technical leadership and strategic support across the Fellowship’s interconnected research, foresight, learning, and governance workstreams, with particular focus on advancing systems thinking and foresight methodologies, supporting evidence synthesis and knowledge production, and strengthening policy-relevant outputs linked to climate education and intergenerational governance. Building on earlier research and documentation phases, this consultancy will support the continued development and integration of research outputs, youth-led climate education Bright Spots, strategic synthesis materials, and governance-oriented knowledge products emerging from the Fellowship.

Responsibilities

The consultant will support methodological consistency across workstreams while strengthening UNICEF’s evidence base and strategic positioning on climate education, youth participation, Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE), and intergenerational governance processes. This role will support the translation of youth-led insights into strategic learning, policy-relevant outputs, and dissemination materials, while contributing to broader institutional learning and systems transformation processes linked to climate education and youth-inclusive futures. The consultancy is strategically aimed at strengthening UNICEF’s youth-led climate education, foresight, and intergenerational governance initiatives by providing technical expertise and research guidance across interconnected workstreams linked to the Youth Fellowship on Climate Education, while ensuring alignment with broader global climate education, youth participation, and governance processes. This role is designed to enhance the impact and reach of UNICEF's climate education initiatives.

Work Experience

A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in climate change, education, research, and policy analysis. Experience in youth engagement and foresight methodologies is highly desirable.

Skills

Climate Education, Systems Thinking, Foresight Methodologies, Evidence Synthesis, Knowledge Production, Policy Analysis, Youth Participation, Intergenerational Governance, Research, Strategic Support, Technical Leadership, Communication

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