Child Rights, Climate Resilience and Environmental Protection Associate

Supports UNICEF Viet Nam’s child-centred climate, disaster and environmental programme through evidence generation, programme design, capacity building, emergency coordination, partnership engagement and meaningful participation by children and young people.

Department: UNICEF Viet Nam

• Organise programme evidence, reports, data and learning materials on child rights, climate resilience and environmental protection
• Draft policy briefs, evidence summaries, presentations, meeting notes and lessons-learned products
• Support concept notes, proposals, workplans, situation analyses and child-focused vulnerability assessments
• Help plan capacity-building initiatives for government counterparts, service providers, communities and young people
• Coordinate information exchange and follow-up with UN, government, civil-society, development and private-sector partners
• Document safe and inclusive child and youth participation in climate and environmental decision-making

• University education in public health, environmental or climate science, social sciences, international relations, public administration, public policy, social policy, social development, community development or another relevant field
• Demonstrated interest or experience in climate adaptation, resilience, disaster risk reduction, climate impacts on children, climate-smart social services or environmental protection
• English proficiency

• UN Volunteer assignment based in Hanoi
• Work supports UNICEF Viet Nam Country Programme Result Area 3