General
Description of assignment title
Climate Officer
Assignment country
Cambodia
Expected start date
24/02/2025
Sustainable Development Goal
13. Climate action
Volunteer category
National UN Volunteer Specialist
Host entity
UNICEF
Type
Onsite
Duration
12 months (with possibility of extension)
Number of assignments
1
Duty stations
Phnom-Penh
Details
Mission and objectives
UNICEF is the only organization mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to safeguard the rights of all children everywhere. That mandate is rooted in the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which sets out universal and indivisible rights. UNICEF has been working in Cambodia since 1952 to protect the rights of children UNICEF promotes the rights and well-being of every child in everything it does. Together with our partners, we work to translate this commitment into practical action, with a dedicated effort to reach the most vulnerable and excluded girls and boys in urban and rural poor areas of Cambodia. We focus on equity, so our achievements benefit all children.
Context
UNICEF Cambodia operates as part of the United Nations system, collaborating with the government, civil society, and development partners to uphold its mandate of promoting and protecting the rights of children and women. Under its new country programme (2024–2028), UNICEF focuses on advancing children’s rights in Cambodia by implementing climate-smart social services across five key programme areas: Health and Nutrition, Education, Child Protection, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), Policy and Public Finance for Children (PPF4C). Climate and environmental sustainability serve as cross-cutting priorities, ensuring these considerations are embedded in all programme areas. To support the implementation of these climate-smart social service initiatives, UNICEF Cambodia is seeking to onboard a National UN Volunteer – Climate Officer. This role will involve working across the five programme sections, contributing to the integration of climate resilience into core services and advancing the organization’s mission of safeguarding children’s rights while addressing the challenges posed by climate change.
Task description
Under the direct supervision of the WASH and climate lead, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: ▪ Technical and administrative support in the implementation of the climate resilient WASH activities, including support in the development of provincial WASH climate risk assessment and solutions appraisal and coordination in the development of the e-learning content for climate resilient WASH. ▪ Technical and administrative support in the development of the climate risk informed provincial action plans to reduce CCRI in high and very high provinces. ▪ Technical and administrative support during the formulation process of the priority actions and indicators for social sectors to be included in the Nationally Determined Contribution 3.0. ▪ Technical and administrative support to UNICEF’s activities on climate and youth engagement including attending coordination meeting and youth- and climate-related events in the country. ▪ Provide technical support for climate-resilient WASH and climate-related data analysis, including producing maps to inform WASH and climate advocacy documents. ▪ Administrative and coordination support the planning and organization of meetings and workshops related to climate-resilient WASH and broader climate initiatives. ▪ Perform other tasks as needed to facilitate the implementation of climate-resilient WASH, climate, and environmental activities. Results/expected outputs: As an active UNICEF Cambodia team member, efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly and highquality support rendered to UNICEF Cambodia and its beneficiaries in the accomplishment of her/his functions, including: • Contribution to enhanced planning, implementation and monitoring of UNICEF’s climate social services. • Contribution to strengthened UNICEF engagement with youth in climate agenda. • Development of professional expertise in delivering climate-smart social services at both national and sub-national levels.
Eligibility criteria
Age
18 – 80
Required experience
3 years
Nationality
Candidate must be a national or legal resident of the country of assignment.
Assignment requirements
Relevant experience
3 years
Languages
English, Level: Fluent, Desirable
Required education level
Bachelor degree or equivalent in Climate
Competencies and values
• Accountability • Adaptability and flexibility • Creativity • Planning and organizing • Professionalism
Skills and experience
• Education: A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in environmental science, Climate Change, Water Resources Management, Environmental Engineering, or other climate-related fields. • Experience: At least 3 years of professional experience in climate-related work; experience in social services is an advantage. • Technical skills: Proficiency in data analysis and mapping tools, such as ArcGIS, is an asset. • Interpersonal skills: Strong communication and coordination skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with diverse partners, including internal UNICEF teams, government stakeholders, youth organizations, and local authorities at the sub-national level. • Language skills: Fluency in both written and spoken English is required.
Area(s) of expertise
Energy and environment , Engineering and construction
Driving license
–
Other information
Living conditions and remarks
As this is a national UNV position, there are no special living condition arrangements associated with this assignment.
Inclusivity statement
United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.
Reasonable accommodation
UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for UN Volunteers with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process and afterwards in your assignment.
Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements
In addition to duty station-specific vaccine requirements, appointments are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the appointment. It does not apply to UN Volunteers who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their contracts.
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