Mission and objectives

Pakistan was the sixth country in the world to sign and ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child, less than one year after it was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1989. However, children and adolescents living in Pakistan still face acute challenges. UNICEF supports the Government of Pakistan to accelerate progress for children, work to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and help children realize their rights under the Convention on the Rights of Children. This will be made through, among others things, strong partnerships with provincial authorities, teachers and health professionals, frontline workers and social mobilisers, communities and families, and of course the children and adolescents themselves. In particular, UNICEF will work so that: Every child survives and thrives -- being in good health, immunised, protected from polio and accessing nutritious food. Every child learns. Every child is protected from violence and exploitation, and registered at birth. Every child lives in a safe and clean environment, with access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation.

Context

UNICEF supports the Government of Pakistan to accelerate progress for children, work to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and help children realize their rights un-der the Convention on the Rights of Children. This will be made through, among others things, strong partnerships with provincial authorities, teachers and health professionals, frontline workers and social mobilisers, communities and families, and of course the children and adolescents themselves. In particular, UNICEF will work so that: • Every child survives and thrives -- being in good health, immunised, protected from polio and accessing nutritious food. • Every child learns. • Every child is protected from violence and exploitation, and registered at birth. • Every child lives in a safe and clean environment, with access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation. Guided by the Pakistan Country Office Climate Change, Environment and DRR program strategic note (PSN) for 2023 – 2027, UNICEF CEE Programme works with provincial and federal governments in three thematic areas aimed at accelerating progress towards achieving SDG 6, SDG 13 targets focusing the concerted efforts to address climate change and environmental degradation. Climate change, environmental degradation, energy access and water insecurity are critical equity issues in Pakistan. Children are disproportionately affected by floods, extreme heat, water scarcity, displacement, and air pollution. Climate induced shocks and fragile settings districts further intensify vulnerabilities. UNICEF Pakistan Climate, Energy and Environment (CEE) programming has five focus areas as given below.  Ensure children are at the center for Climate, Energy and Environment Policy and financing plans  Invest in climate resilient infrastructure and services  Mobilize climate finance for children  Empowering young people  Evidence Generation

Task Description

The incumbent reports to the CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT & WASH Manager working in close collaboration with the Climate Change, Energy & Environment team in Islamabad and across UNICEF Pakistan. The main responsibility of the UN Volunteer will be to support Climate Change, Energy & Environment programme activities which broadly focus on: climate policy, climate finance, climate resilience, evidence generation and youth engagement. The post will follow up on a number of programmatic responsibilities and provide support to both internal processes as well as external partnerships to contribute to the effective implementation of UNICEF Pakistan Climate Change, Energy & Environment programme. Summary of Key Functions: The UN Volunteer will support the programme around a range of functions primarily, but not limited to, the areas of knowledge management and youth engagement. The will be responsible for the following tasks: • Support for Evidence Generation and Knowledge management for the Climate Change, Energy & Environment programme o Support the implementation and monitoring of UNICEF Pakistan Climate Change, Energy & Environment programme and annual workplan and track the Climate Change, Energy & Environment work across UNICEF programmes (WASH, Health, Education, etc.) o Support the development of communication materials, information packages and presentations on the programme and documenting lesson learned. o Write technical papers on the various climate change, energy & environment activities implemented by the organization, including detailed descriptions of the projects, their impact on the target communities, and the technical details of the projects o Support the Climate Change, Energy & Environment section in tracking various climate financing opportunities, its thematic priorities and analysis on relevance and readiness of UNICEF o Support in developing the policy analysis and briefing notes to define the UNICEF advocacy priorities to influence the climate policies o Conducting field visits to project sites to collect data and information on the projects for knowledge generation, documentation and sharing o mapping climate partnerships across public sector, development sector and private sector entities • Support youth engagement activities o Coordinate with Partners and Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination (MOCC&EC) on organising youth engagement and youth participation activities on climate change, energy & environment, working closely with the Advocacy and Communications team o Promote UNICEF Pakistan’s Climate Change, Energy & Environment programme among different stakeholders in Pakistan focusing on youth climate activists. • Other support, as required, to programme areas including climate finance, Coordinate with Partners and Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination (MOCC&EC) on organising youth engagement and youth participation activities on climate change, energy & environment, working closely with the Advocacy and Communications team

Competencies and values

Core Values • Care • Respect • Integrity • Trust • Accountability • Sustainability  Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness  Works Collaboratively with others  Builds and Maintains Partnerships  Innovates and Embraces Change  Thinks and Acts Strategically  Drive to achieve impactful results  Manages ambiguity and complexity

Living conditions and remarks

As this is a national UNV assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essentials. UNV Field Unit will help you open a Pak rupee bank account with Standard Chartered Bank or any other local bank at your duty station. Assignment remarks: This is a national UNV assignment, and a Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) of PKR 183,920 is provided monthly to cover housing, utilities and normal cost of living expenses. Life health and permanent disability insurance are included (health insurance for up to 3 dependents), as well as final repatriation (if applicable) and resettlement allowance for satisfactory service.