GenU Green Rising Consultant, Global Programme Division/ Generation Unlimited, 12 Months, New York- Remote # 595587
Organizational Context
UNICEF operates in over 190 countries and territories, dedicated to saving children's lives, defending their rights, and helping them fulfill their potential from early childhood through adolescence. We are committed, passionate, and proud of our work, viewing the promotion of every child's rights not just as a job, but as a calling.
Job Purpose
The GenU Green Rising Consultant will support UNICEF country offices in conceptualizing, executing, scaling, and adapting custom-built Green Rising offerings. These offerings focus on climate and environmental action, and sustainable livelihoods, including green skills, entrepreneurship, and jobs. The consultant will facilitate strategy workshops and provide technical and strategic support to country offices. Additionally, they will assist in capacitating in-country staff on Green Rising priorities, prepare fundraising proposals and donor reports, and advise on global strategy for the initiative. The role also involves supporting events for the Community of Practice for practitioners working with young people on climate and sustainable livelihoods, and disseminating toolkits for volunteer engagement around Green Rising.
Responsibilities
Support UNICEF country offices from conceptualization through execution to launch, scale and/or adapt custom-built Green Rising offerings around climate and environmental action and sustainable livelihoods (green skills, green entrepreneurship, green jobs) by facilitating strategy workshops and by providing technical/strategy support. Support UNICEF country offices to capacitate in-country staff focused on Green Rising priorities. Prepare fundraising proposals and relevant donor reports for and around the Green Rising. Advise on & draft global strategy for and around the Green Rising. Support the facilitation of events that bring together the Community of Practice for practitioners across UNICEF who are working with young people on climate, and sustainable livelihoods. Disseminate toolkits and other guidance materials related to volunteer engagement around the Green Rising for implementing offices.
Work Experience
A minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience in volunteer and public engagement work.
Skills
Developing, delivering, and optimizing successful volunteer initiatives, Facilitating and developing strategies with multiple stakeholders, Tailoring engagement approaches to context, Knowledge of relevant digital tools and technologies, Knowledge of trends and best practices in volunteering and public engagement, Facilitating workshops using human-centred design approaches, Capacity building, Internal communications, Writing successful fundraising proposals, Excellent verbal and interpersonal communication skills, Attention to detail, Solutions-driven attitude and client services orientation