REDD+ Safeguards Technical Consultant

United Nations
CH - Geneva
November 16, 2024

The ultimate result of the service will be to deliver UNEP's contribution to the UN-REDD Programme 2024-2025 work plan, in the field of REDD+ safeguards and social and environmental benefits.
Work Location:
Homebased
Duration:
6 months
Duties and Responsibilities:

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is looking for a consultant to support the delivery of technical assistance on REDD+ safeguards provided to developing countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia-Pacific.
Under the supervision of the REDD+ Safeguards Specialist, the consultant will have the following duties and responsibilities:

Develop guidance for designing or updating safeguards information systems.
Elaborate recommendations and feedback for drafting countries' summaries of safeguards information.
Develop guidance for advancing with key safeguards elements, namely benefit sharing plans or arrangements, free, prior, and informed consent processes, stakeholder engagement, and gender mainstreaming.
Document measures and actions for fulfilling safeguards requirements for accessing REDD+ result-based payments.
Prepare inputs and include feedback in the content of the safeguards learning journal.
Elaborate communications articles on safeguards progress for the UN-REDD newsletter, the Programme's website or other communications channels.
Participate in country, regional, or global knowledge exchange events and help in the organization of the events as needed.
Produce inputs for UNEP and UN-REDD semester and annual reporting.
Capture safeguards learnings and help disseminate them within the UNEP UN-REDD team, with country focal points or with external partners based on UNEP's communications and advocacy strategies.
Elaborate inputs and recommendations to support the incorporation of safeguards elements in UN-REDD post-2025 strategy.
Qualifications/Special Skills:

Education:
An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in natural resources management, forestry, rural development, social sciences, environmental sciences, environmental law, environmental engineering or related field is required.
A first-level university degree in the above-mentioned fields, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience:
A minimum of five years of progressively responsible working experience in environmental and social safeguards is required.
Experience of working at country level in the Africa and Latin America regions is also required.
Experience in working on safeguards monitoring and reporting is considered an asset.
Skills:
Strong practical background on collaboration and working with government partners is required.
Standard computer software application literacy is required.
Prior working experience with the UN system is an advantage.
Languages:
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
For this consulting position, fluency in oral and written English is required.
Knowledge of another UN language is highly desirable.
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