Consultant to Support the Department of Climate Change in Organizing the Viet Nam Pavilion at COP31

Coordinates preparation and delivery of the Viet Nam Pavilion at COP31 for the Department of Climate Change, aligning government, development-partner and private-sector inputs while embedding gender equality and social inclusion in the programme, communications and events.

• Develop the Viet Nam Pavilion programme and gender-responsive side-event arrangements
• Coordinate technical meetings and consolidate inputs from ministries and development partners
• Prepare concept notes, presentations, communications products and event summaries
• Liaise with government, partner and private-sector stakeholders on content, speakers and logistics
• Review event proposals for gender-responsive content, balanced representation and accessibility
• Provide remote and on-site coordination during COP31 and collect event documentation
• Prepare the final Pavilion report, lessons learned and recommendations

• Master’s degree in gender studies, development studies, communications, environmental or climate-change studies, public policy or a related field
• At least seven years of professional experience in gender and climate-change programming, communications or event coordination
• Experience producing knowledge and communications products on gender, climate change or green growth
• Experience coordinating side events, conferences or public programming
• Fluency in Vietnamese and proficiency in written and spoken English

• Experience with United Nations climate conferences or other major international events
• Familiarity with Viet Nam’s gender-equality and climate-change policy frameworks and GEDSI mainstreaming
• Experience working with government agencies and international development partners

• Climate Event Coordination
• Gender Mainstreaming
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Programme Planning
• Report Writing
• Knowledge Product Development
• Communications Planning
• Government Liaison
• Inclusive Event Design

• PowerPoint

• Home-based consultancy with hybrid remote and on-site support at COP31 in Antalya from 9 to 20 November 2026
• Final summary report due by 30 December 2026
• Reports to the Programme Analyst for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction