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For every child, the right to Care
Pacific Island countries face significant climate and disaster risks, with children being especially vulnerable due to overlapping environmental hazards and limited access to essential services. To address this, UNICEF Pacific is developing country-specific Children’s Climate Risk Index and Disaster Risk Models (CCRI-DRMs) for Fiji, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. These models assess children's exposure and vulnerability to climate and non-climate risks at a subnational level, helping inform targeted policies and actions.
UNICEF is collaborating with national ministries and UNITAR to integrate these models into government Decision Support Systems (DSS), enabling public access to child-focused risk data. Six workshops have been held to select indicators and validate data. The models are expected to be finalized by the end of August.
The consultant will produce three analytical reports—one for each country—based on CCRI-DRM findings. These reports will support advocacy and action to protect vulnerable children from climate and disaster risks.
How Can You Make a Difference?
The consultant will help shape climate resilience for children across the Pacific by producing three country-specific brief analytical CCRI-DRM reports based on the CCRI-DRMs developed and provide a narrative document which includes methodologic, findings, highlighting the critical information, geographical areas, sectoral areas which are more critical, which will serve as an important outcome of climate and disaster risk analysis exercise currently ongoing for Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
This assignment will involve developing three (3) report documents, involving country analysis reports for Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu covering, but not limited to, the following tasks:
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop a scoping report by defining the final structure of the report (see the draft structure below) and the scope of each section and familiarize with the country context based on literature review of risk context and recommendations for actions.
- Provide a snapshot of prevalent and evolving climate change and disaster risks, drawing from the CCRI-DRM exercise and the existing literature.
- Review and analyze the findings and results emerging from the CCRI-DRMs to highlight key risks and issues related to hazards and child vulnerabilities at both national and sub-national levels. Make use of infographics and visuals such as graphs, diagrams and tables to illustrate key data points and information.
- Draft key messages drawn from the analyzed figures and key message per sector (WASH, Education, Health, Food and Nutrition, Child Protection, Social Protection).
- Present recommendations to help accelerate action to better prepare for response, reduce disaster risks and adapt to changing climate conditions, with a focus on children and adolescents and their families and communities.
- Prepare an executive summary per country.
- Prepare country-specific slide deck on CCRI-DRM for government ministries and other developing partners.
- Production of three- country specific reports will be a maximum of 20 pages each (excluding the acknowledgements, forehead, annexes and references) with the following structure:
- Acknowledgements
- Forehead
- Executive Summary (including 3 to 5 key messages)
- Introduction
- CCRI-DRM Country Results (including at least information on analysis/interpretation of CCRI-DRM scores of countries (findings), Children’s exposure, Children’s vulnerability)
- Responding to the Risks & CCRI-DRM: Uptake & Use
- Methodological Approach (including definition of the Concept of Risk, CCRI methodology, Adaptation of the CCRI- DRM subnational model to each country, and Limitations and restrictions of the methodology)
- Conclusion
- Annex: Data Source
- References
If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: Terms of Reference
GUIDANCE FOR APPLICANTS:
Please submit a separate financial offer along with your application. The financial proposal should be a lump sum for all the deliverables and should show a breakdown for the following:
- Monthly / Daily fees– based on the deliverables in the Terms of Reference above
- Miscellaneous- to cover health insurance, communications, and other costs.
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE:
- Open to All: This consultancy is open to both national and international applicants.
- Home-Based Assignment: The work will be conducted entirely remotely, offering flexibility while maintaining close coordination with the UNICEF Pacific team.
- Structured Delivery: Given the short timeline, the consultant is expected to work continuously and deliver reports sequentially—one country report at a time—to allow for timely review and feedback.
- Availability: The consultant must be available for virtual meetings scheduled during Fiji working hours.
- All-Inclusive Proposal: The financial proposal should cover all costs associated with completing the assignment.
- Reporting Line: The consultant will report directly to the UNICEF Climate and Environment Specialist based in Fiji.
- Ethical Standards: The consultant is expected to uphold UNICEF’s core values and principles, including a rights-based and equity-focused approach, and maintain strict confidentiality of all data and information accessed during the assignment.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Education
- An advanced Master’s degree in Economics, Environment and Climate, Disaster Risk Management, Natural Resources Management, International Studies, or a related field.
Work Experience
- Demonstrated experience in research and report writing, especially as a lead author.
- Proven ability to write and edit publications related to climate, environment, and disaster risk reduction.
- Experience working with UNICEF, UN agencies, or international organizations is an asset.
- Familiarity with UNICEF’s writing and branding standards is a plus.
- Experience producing knowledge management and communication materials for external audiences, including governments.
- Understanding climate change and disaster risk issues in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) is highly desirable.
Core Competencies
- Strong analytical and research skills with the ability to simplify complex information.
- Excellent facilitation and communication skills, with experience engaging diverse stakeholders.
- Ability to work effectively in multicultural and remote environments.
- Exceptional writing and presentation skills.
- Proven ability to manage multiple tasks independently and meet tight deadlines.
- Skilled in navigating diverse perspectives during report finalization.
Languages
- Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
For every Child, you demonstrate...
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