Consultant on Social Protection and Climate Change

Develops Fiji-focused knowledge products on climate-resilient social protection, assessing system performance, identifying gaps and guiding policy pathways under the CRISP initiative.

Department: Sustainable Socioeconomic Transformation Section

• Assess social protection system capacity to address climate-related risks to livelihoods and income security
• Develop evidence-based pathways for climate-resilient and inclusive social protection in Fiji
• Provide substantive guidance on social protection and the research focus for the national consultant
• Draft the country report under the CRISP initiative
• Analyse climate context, social protection provision, climate integration and country pathways
• Generate lessons and approaches to inform similar efforts in other ESCAP member States

• Master's degree in economics, social development, climate change, social administration or labour studies, or equivalent ten years of work experience in social protection
• At least ten years working in a development context including authoring reports and publications relevant to social protection, employment and shock-responsive social protection
• Demonstrated expertise in research methodology
• Excellent English speaking and drafting skills

• Remote consultancy expected from 22 July 2026 to 31 March 2027