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UN Women, Gender in Climate Change & Environmental Expert, Home based, International Retainer Consultant

United States

Part-time

Remote

Senior Level

7+ years exp

UN Women is dedicated to promoting gender equality and women's empowerment globally. They are seeking a Gender in Climate Change & Environmental Expert to provide technical advisory support on gender-responsive climate governance, ensuring that policies and commitments are effectively implemented across Asia and the Pacific.

AssociationNon Profit

Responsibilities

Provide technical inputs to integrate gender equality into regional climate frameworks and other relevant intergovernmental initiatives

Support Member States in both formulating and implementing gender-responsive climate commitments within NDC 3.0, National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), Long-Term Strategies (LTS), sectoral climate policies, and just transition frameworks

Develop policy guidance, analytical notes, gender assessments, and technical recommendations on climate governance, climate finance, MRV systems, technology transfer, loss and damage, and nature-based solutions

Provide technical advice to UN Women country offices to support emerging requests linked to policy implementation, institutional reforms, and climate and environment governance needs

Assist governments in translating policy commitments into actionable implementation plans, including institutional strengthening plans, costing approaches, budgeting and tagging systems, and gender-responsive investment frameworks

Support UN Women’s coordination role across UN system entities and regional mechanisms related to climate change and environmental governance

Support the organization of regional policy dialogues, technical meetings, consultation processes, and cross-country learning exchanges

Provide technical analysis and prepare briefing materials on UNFCCC negotiation tracks and global climate policy developments relevant to gender equality, including climate finance, adaptation, the Global Goal on Adaptation, Article 6, just transitions, technology mechanisms, and loss and damage

Draft technical notes, briefing materials, talking points, and background papers to support UN Women’s contributions to engagement in Rio Conventions, including, but not limited to UNFCCC bodies, negotiations, subsidiary meetings (SBs), and intersessional processes

Support UN Women’s engagement in Rio Conventions, including, but not limited, technical input to engagement in global climate and environment fora, UNFCCC events, high-level dialogues, regional climate dialogues, and intergovernmental consultations, through technical inputs and coordination as needed

Develop post-session or post-negotiation analysis highlighting implications for Asia-Pacific, opportunities for gender-responsive implementation, and recommended follow-up actions for UN Women, governments, and regional institutions

Provide flexible, on-demand support to Member States and UN Women offices in interpreting and implementing decisions of the UNFCCC, including the new Gender Action Plan (2025-2035) and commitments under NDCs, NAPs, and other national reporting frameworks

Develop or contribute to knowledge products, case studies, guidance notes, and technical tools that support implementation of gender-responsive climate, DRR and environment policies

Design and deliver capacity-building activities (training, coaching, workshops) for governments, UN entities, civil society, and regional institutions on gender-responsive climate governance, climate finance, climate budgeting, MRV, and policy implementation

Document lessons learned, promising practices, and implementation pathways to support institutional learning and cross-country exchange

Support learning sessions and technical dialogues to strengthen capacity for policy execution, monitoring, and accountability

Qualification

Gender-responsive climate governanceClimate finance frameworksDisaster risk reductionPolicy advisory supportClimate change expertiseCapacity development initiativesAnalytical skillsStakeholder engagementPartnership buildingLeading by exampleOther languagesFluency in EnglishCommunicationCreative problem solving

Required

Master's degree in Gender and Development, Climate Change, Environmental Policy, Environmental science, Public Policy, Sustainable Development or other relevant disciplines. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree

Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in climate change, environmental governance, disaster risk reduction, or related fields, with demonstrated integration of gender equality and women's empowerment in policy and programmatic work

Demonstrated experience providing normative and policy advisory support to governments, regional institutions, or intergovernmental bodies, such as integrating gender equality into climate governance, NDCs/NAPs, climate finance frameworks, just transition strategies, DRR policies, or environmental action plans, particularly in the Asia and Pacific region

Proven experience supporting or engaging with UNFCCC processes, COP preparations, negotiation tracks, or climate policy analysis is a strong asset

Experience in organizing and delivering capacity development initiatives, such as workshops, trainings, or technical sessions, on gender and climate, gender-responsive climate finance, climate governance, or DRR is required

Experience working with UN agencies, bilateral and multilateral donors, private sector actors, and philanthropic institutions is an asset

Experience working within the UN system, multilateral agreements (e.g., UNFCCC), or other international organizations engaged in climate risk governance is an asset

Fluency in English is required