UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfilling their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, a better future

UNICEF works to ensure the rights of all children in the East Asia and Pacific Region.  This means the rights of every child living in this country, irrespective of their nationality, gender, religion or ethnicity, to:

• survival – to basic healthcare, peace and security;
• development – to a good education, a loving home and adequate nutrition;
• protection – from abuse, neglect, trafficking, child labour and other forms of exploitation; and
• participation – to express opinions, be listened to and take part in making any decisions that affect them

How can you make a difference?

UNICEF East Asia Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO) is developing a Regional Programme “Mainstreaming Climate-Smart Social Services in the East Asia Pacific Region” for 14 countries in the region, for which Thailand is included. The Programme aims to finance climate-smart social services as a new asset class in climate finance in line with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Shared Socio-Economic Pathways. A Concept Note is being elaborated and program preparation expected to start in 2025. To support the programme preparation, UNICEF Regional Office for East Asia and the Pacific recruited an international consulting firm to develop the Programme Proposal.

UNICEF Thailand Country Office is recruiting a National Consultant to ensure an effective liaison and coordination between the National Designated Authority (NDA) to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the designated line ministries and government agencies, the UNICEF country and regional offices, and the international consulting firm.

Programme Area and Specific Project Involved:

• Climate-Smart Education: Support the integration of climate change into teaching, learning and curriculum, which aligns/complements competency-based education, is measurable, and scalable through available education service delivery mechanisms.

• Meaningful Children and Young People’s Participation: Working with government and children and youth networks to enhance meaningful participation of children and young people in national climate policies and plans to reflect their distinct needs, and to support the development of necessary participation mechanism including climate actions.

• Social protection: Explore the area of climate resilience through social protection in Thailand to support children and families during increasingly frequent climate-induced disasters, as well as provide other necessary support to ensure children’s adaptive capacities, mental health, and overall well-being.

Work assignment and deliverables:

The Consultant will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Work with International consulting firm to develop the full budgeted GCF Programme Proposal for Thailand, according to GCF criteria.
• Under UNICEF leadership, act as the focal point between the NDA, the government agencies, key sector stakeholders, UNICEF country and regional offices, and the international consulting firm. This requires attending in-person meetings with the NDA, UNICEF, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate and facilitate meetings, discussions, and workshops among all parties, ensuring that programme preparation objectives are met, and consensus is reached.
• Maintain continuous communication with all stakeholders -including children and young people at critical steps, representatives from communities, women’s groups and organizations of persons with disabilities - to ensure coherence and avoid discrepancies. Address queries, concerns, and feedback from stakeholders promptly and effectively.
• Manage the collection, analysis, and sharing of relevant data, information, and documents among stakeholders, including records.
• Ensure the confidentiality and security of all project-related information.

 
Duration of Contract:   15 January – 30 September 2025

Duty Travel: No in-country travel is anticipated.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• An advanced degree in Climate Studies, Environmental Science, Social Sciences, Project Management, or related fields.
• A minimum of 7 years of experience in project coordination or management, preferably in climate-related projects with international financing institutions.
• Proven experience in liaising with government bodies, financiers, and consulting firms
• Proven experience working in (one or more) social sectors (WASH, Education, Social Protection, Adolescent Development, Health, etc)
• Excellent communication (Thai and English), negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

Interested candidates are requested to submit CV, full contact information of minimum 3 references, availability, technical proposal, and financial proposal by 5 January 2025.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants 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 selection process and afterwards in your assignment. 

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check. 

Remarks:  

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. 

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants. Consultants are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates 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 assignment. It does not apply to consultants 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 consultancy contracts.