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The purpose of the consultancy is to provide technical leadership and programme guidance to operationalize the Clean Air for Healthy Children agenda by delivering air-quality monitoring and data expertise, exposure and health-impact assessment, a maintained global knowledge library, direct Country Office support, and coordination of cross UN reporting.
Under the supervision of the global lead and based on the review/inputs of stakeholders, the consultant will support the following over the time-period:
1.Technical leadership & Centre of Excellence functions: Provide sustained technical leadership from UNICEF’s Bangkok Centre of Excellence to standardize methods, ensure scientific quality, and provide rapid authoritative inputs to programmes, proposals and interagency products.
2.Country Office support & operationalization: Translate global standards into locally appropriate monitoring and programmatic approaches; prioritize and deliver direct technical support to Country Offices.
3.Monitoring, data management, modelling & health impact assessment: Provide expertise on monitoring strategy, sensor QA/QC, data governance, emissions inventories, source attribution and exposure/health impact assessment.
4.Partnerships, academic brokerage & cross‑UN coordination: Broker specialist inputs from universities and technical partners, and act as UNICEF’s primary focal point for cross‑UN agency report generation on air pollution and child health.
5.Knowledge management & capacity building: Maintain and expand a global knowledge library, produce accessible technical resources, and deliver targeted capacity building for COs and partners.
Minimum requirements
- Proven experience in drafting programmes and strategies, research and policy advocacy
- Demonstrated ability to produce clear, accessible and concise scientific and technical reports for policymakers
- Understanding of global partnerships on air pollution
- Ability to organize and plan work independently, and be a team player
- Previous experience of working with UNICEF/UN
- Previous experience of working in low- and middle-income countries.
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UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.
- An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
- Cover letter
UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.