Youth Engagement and Gamification Consultant

Designs and delivers participatory gamification activities that engage young people in Petrópolis on climate resilience, sustainability and the right to the city. The consultant will facilitate school-based workshops, develop educational content, coordinate youth-created audiovisual outputs and document project results for UN-Habitat’s inclusive urban-resilience programme

• Develop and implement the project gamification methodology, challenges, evaluation criteria and participant-engagement mechanisms
• Plan and facilitate youth workshops and learning activities in public schools and prioritised territories
• Mobilise participating youth and promote inclusive leadership throughout project activities
• Create pedagogical content and support materials using an educommunication approach
• Coordinate educational activities with audiovisual production and youth-created content
• Support events, exhibitions and public presentations that showcase project results
• Prepare technical reports, activity records and other documentation in line with institutional guidance

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, psychology, social work, pedagogy, biology, environmental studies or a related field, or three additional years of relevant experience beyond the experience requirement
• At least three years of experience in educational, social or community-based projects in Brazil
• Experience facilitating workshops or participatory processes with youth
• Experience in sustainability, climate justice or territorial-development projects
• Experience using gamification, educommunication or non-formal education methodologies
• Fluency in Portuguese
• Open to Brazilian nationals or applicants with permanent visas in Brazil

• A postgraduate degree in education, participatory methodologies, youth studies, communication, gamification, social innovation, environmental or climate studies is desirable
• Previous UN-system experience is desirable
• Experience coordinating schools and institutional stakeholders is desirable
• Working knowledge of English or Spanish is desirable

• Gamification
• Youth Engagement
• Workshop Facilitation
• Participatory Methods
• Educational Content Development
• Climate Resilience
• Educommunication
• Project Coordination
• Report Writing
• Stakeholder Engagement

• Microsoft Office

• Travel within Brazil may be required and will be coordinated and financed under UN-Habitat travel rules
• BSAFE security training is required during the first month
• Payment is split across four approved deliverables