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Vacancy title:
Consultant -Development of Climate Risk Assessment Briefing Note
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Management]
Jobs at:
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, August 13 2025
Duty Station:
Kenya | Nairobi | Kenya
Summary
Date Posted: Friday, July 18 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
The work will be supervised by the Chief of the Climate Change Adaptation Unit. Under the guidance of the Chief of the Climate Change Adaptation Unit,
The consultant will:
- Review technical and scientific literature and UNEP documentation and consult with UNEP staff and country teams to gather input to the briefing note.
- Develop an annotated outline for the briefing note based on the provided structure.
- Develop the briefing note (approximately 10 pages including graphics) including the following sections:
- Introduction ii. Glossary of key terms related to CRAs
- Section 1: Developing climate change projections
- Section 2: Developing impact and risk assessment methodologies
- Section 3: Key data/information sources and portals
- Conclusions and recommendations
- Coordinate with UNEP on the design/layout of the briefing note.
- Incorporate feedback from UNEP’s review process and finalize the briefing note for publication.
Qualifications/special skills
- Master's Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject such as Environmental Sciences, Climate Change, International Development Studies or related field is required.
- At least 7 years of practical experience in climate change adaptation science and policy is required. Demonstrated expertise in climate risk assessments and familiarity with different methodologies is required.
- Experience in adaptation project implementation and working in the UN system or similar international organization is desirable.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 84
Level of Education: bachelor degree
Job application procedure
Interested and qualified? Go to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on careers.un.org to apply
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