Senior Consultant – Climate Resilience, School Safety

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in France.

📋 Description

• Oversee the development and implementation of a comprehensive All-Hazards, All-Risks School Safety Plan Guide featuring model templates.

• Create hazard-specific preparedness toolkits addressing issues such as heat, flooding, cyclones, tsunamis, and other pertinent hazards.

• Conduct four capacity-building sessions for UNESCO Field Offices.

• Offer technical assistance on response plans, project proposals, and collaborations with government authorities and partners.

• Aid in resource mobilization efforts, including the formulation of a climate-related funding strategy and two funding proposals.

• Engage in global and regional coordination mechanisms, technical working groups, and relevant events.

• Generate deliverables such as a school safety guide tested by three UNESCO Field Offices, hazard preparedness toolkits, four training sessions, a resource mobilization strategy, and two draft funding proposals.

• Report directly to the Chief of Section for Education in Emergencies.

⛳️ Requirements

• Possess an advanced degree (master’s or equivalent) in education, social sciences, or a related discipline.

• Have a minimum of 10 years of pertinent international professional experience, which includes operational field experience and providing technical support at both country and regional levels.

• Demonstrate familiarity or direct involvement with UN/multilateral organizations and professional networks related to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), climate change, and education.

• Exhibit strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication abilities.

• Capable of engaging with various stakeholders and working efficiently in a multicultural setting.

• Proficiency in English is mandatory.

• Knowledge of an additional UN official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and/or Spanish) is an asset.

• Proposals and supporting documentation must be submitted in English.

🏝️ Benefits

• Travel expenses reimbursed according to actual costs for authorized missions.

• Daily subsistence allowances and actual airline ticket costs reimbursed for authorized travel.

• Strong encouragement for applications from individuals belonging to minority groups, indigenous communities, and persons with disabilities.

• All applications handled with the utmost confidentiality.