[ES_JOBS_NET] Policy Specialist - Climate and Security Risk, UNDP, NY

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Policy Specialist - Climate and Security Risk

United Nations Development Programme, NY, NY

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Title

Policy Specialist - Climate and Security Risk

Job ID

18864

Practice Area - Job Family

Environment and Energy - CLIMATE AND SECURITY RISK

Vacancy End Date

(Midnight New York, USA)

14/10/2018

Time Left

3d 8h 15m

Duty Station

New York, United States

Education & Work Experience

I-Master's Level Degree - 7 year(s) experience

Languages

Required:

Desired:

English, French

Grade

P4

Vacancy Type

FTA International

Posting Type

Internal

Bureau

Development Policy

Contract Duration

1 Year with possibility for extension

Background

Recognizing climate change as a "threat multiplier", addressing and
coordinating UN efforts on climate related security risks is becoming
increasingly important. UN Member States have progressively called for
dedicated focus on these issues, including through the passing of UN
Security Council (UNSC) resolutions on Lake Chad and Somalia, as well as a
UNSC presidential statement on West Africa and the Sahel. These resolutions
and statements emphasize the need for adequate risk assessments and risk
management strategies by governments and the United Nations relating to
climate change and security.

The Coordination Specialist for strengthening the UN's capacity to address
climate related security risks (hereinafter Coordination Specialist) will
focus on supporting the joint UN initiative/mechanism to strengthen the UN's
capacity to address climate related security risks.

On United Nations development Programme (UNDP):

The Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) has the responsibility
for developing relevant policies and guidance to support the results of
UNDP's Strategic Plan 2018-2021. BPPS's technical teams provide advice and
assistance to UNDP Country Offices on policy and programme issues, represent
UNDP at multi-stakeholder forums and advocate UNDP's corporate strategies.
BPPS ensures that issues of disaster and climate risk are fully integrated
into UNDP's development programmes. BPPS supports UNDP and partners to be
more innovative, knowledge- and data-driven including in its programme
support efforts. BPPS also works closely with UNDP's Crisis Response Unit
(CRU) to support emergency and crisis response.

The Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Team (CDT) leads the
development and coordination of policies and programmes in climate change
adaptation and mitigation, energy, disaster risk reduction, disaster/climate
risk management and post-disaster recovery. The CDT specifically aims to
incorporate disaster/climate risk reduction and management concerns into the
sustainable development and resilience building interventions. On one hand,
CDT's Risk Assessment thematic area seeks to risk-inform UNDP's
developmental policies and programmes. On the other, it seeks to assess the
existing and emerging disaster and climate risk context to develop
actionable risk information to provide the requisite evidence-base to
risk-inform the national, sub-national and sectoral development processes
and financial allocations.

Under the direct supervision of the Director of the Climate Change and
Disaster Risk Reduction Team and close collaboration with the Team Leader on
conflict prevention.,s/he will be located at UNDP HQ in New York.

The CDT teams/cluster at HQ are organized into a number of substantive
technical teams corresponding to UNDPs areas of work on climate change,
disaster and climate risk management, energy, disaster recovery.

*	Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction: climate
change and drought are acting as a risk multiplier to social instability and
conflict in the region, threatening to roll back development gains and
entrench poverty. UNDP supports capacities to implement national NDC climate
plans, the Paris Climate Agreement and Sendai DRR Framework, in ways that
bring dividends to all SDGs.

*	Climate change mitigation and sustainable energy: support is aimed
at helping countries scale-up renewable energy solutions and expand energy
access for the poor; designing new low-carbon development strategies; and
reducing the energy intensity of urbanization and growth in key sectors of
industry, buildings and transport.

*	Resilient recovery and building back better: UNDP places top
priority on responding to climatic disasters like drought and flood events,
and supporting resilient forms of recovery so partners can build back better
from conflicts and disasters in a way that integrates future risks from
climate change and engages sustainable energy solutions.

On conflict prevention, UNDP is organized in a substantive technical team
under the larger governance and peacebuilding team/cluster and focused on
promoting social cohesion by empowering nations and communities to become
inclusive and resilient to external and internal shocks. This is mainly done
by supporting and strengthening key relevant governance institutions by
focusing on:

*	Capacities for conflict prevention and management: UNDP supports
setting up of regulatory frameworks and institutional mechanisms that help
actors pre-empt future conflict, manage ongoing tensions, and reach
political agreements. Building leadership capacities that engage civil
society and marginalized communities, including women, to mitigate violence
and reach shared agendas through participatory approaches forms the core of
UNDP's conflict prevention approach.

*	Facilitation, dialogue and consensus building: UNDP supports
government and key actors in setting up inclusive and participatory
mechanisms and structures for shared agenda setting, dialogue and consensus
building.

Conflict analysis and assessment: UNDP supports the mainstreaming of
conflict prevention in development within the UN system through conflict
analysis and assessments.

The successful applicant will serve as lead representative of UNDP in the
joint UNDP-UNDPA-UNEP project "Strengthening the UN's capacity to address
climate related security risks", and focal point for UNDP in New York on the
climate change and security nexus.

The project "Strengthening the UN's capacity to address climate related
security risks" serves to establish an interagency coordination mechanism,
consisting of 3 P4 positions within United Nations Environment Programme, UN
Department of Political Affairs and the UN Development Programme. The focal
points will serve to promote inter-agency coordination and support the
development and awareness-raising of research reports and risk assessments
on climate change and security, as well as support the incorporation of
climate-security references in UN reports and UN political analysis for
early warning and prevention, where appropriate.

This coordination mechanism will be supported by an external expert working
group, hosted and coordinated by the Stockholm International Peace Research
Institute (SIPRI).

It is expected that the project will contribute to the following activities
and outputs:

*	Development of risk assessment reports for a select number of
countries and regions.

*	Development of an overarching compilation report on climate related
security risks, tentatively to inform the 2019 UN Secretary-General's
Climate Summit in New York.

*	On-going coordination and information sharing on climate security
related risks within the UN system.

*	On-going awareness raising, including at the COP24/COP 25, the 2019
UN Secretary-General's Climate Summit, the 2019 planetary security
conference and other relevant events.

*	Support relevant entities/team within UNDP in developing tailored
climate sensitive approaches and mainstream climate change in overall
prevention work.

Under the direct supervision of the UNDP Director of the Climate Change and
Disaster Risk Reduction team, the incumbent will perform the following
duties:

*	Inter-agency coordination support;
*	Support development and coordination of advocacy, research and
reports associated to the project, including for the 2019 UN
Secretary-General's Climate Summit;
*	Policy and programme support for assessments and research at the
country level;
*	Awareness raising and knowledge management.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Coordination Specialist is primarily responsible for UN inter-agency
coordination on climate related security risks, support to the coordination
of research inputs and compilation of climate-security risk assessments.

The Coordination Specialist will work closely with UNDPA and UNEP
Coordination Specialists in the interagency coordination mechanism.

1. Inter-agency coordination support (30%)

*	Assist in setting up an inter-agency coordination mechanism that
promotes UN policy and programme coherence on climate-security, comprising
UNEP, UNDP and DPA.
*	Serve as lead representative of UNDP in the joint UNDP-UNDPA-UNEP
project "Strengthening the UN's capacity to address climate related security
risks", and focal point for UNDP in New York on the climate change and
security nexus.
*	Provide inter-agency coordination for the compilation of inputs for
specific research, regular UN reports (e.g. reports of the
Secretary-General), General Assembly and UN Security Council resolutions and
reporting, as well as specific risk assessment reports commissioned under
the coordination mechanism. The candidate will also provide inputs to the
work of relevant UN working groups, such as the Working Group on "Climate
Change, Sustainable Development, Peace/Security, Human Rights and
Humanitarian Nexus" under the UN System Strategic Approach on Climate Change
Action.
*	Develop or foster partnerships with relevant UN agencies,
development partners, government institutions, bi-lateral and multi-lateral
donors, private sector, civil society, and academia pertaining to the
climate change and security nexus.
*	Ensure coordination and synergy between the different offices within
UNDP working on issues related to climate change, conflict prevention and
security, and provide analysis, monitor and evaluate the integration of
climate security risk considerations within UNDP's policies and programmes.

2. Support development and coordination of advocacy, research and reports
associated to the project, including for the 2019 UN Secretary-General's
Climate Summit (30%)

*	Coordinate the inputs for the preparation of a comprehensive
structural risk report that will be launched during the summit and guide the
Climate Summit agenda on climate related security risks.
*	Provide substantive guidance to the formulation and development of
advocacy and research elements of the project "Strengthening the UN's
capacity to address climate related security risks".
*	Coordinate launch and communication processes for upcoming research
and risk assessment reports on climate-security.

3. Policy and programme support for assessments and research at the country
level (10%)

*	Assisting in design of new initiatives where requested to
address/manage climate related security risks in fragile contexts, whether
globally, regionally or at the country-level, including discussions underway
for new initiatives in e.g. South Sudan, Lac Tchad.
*	Provide policy guidance and support globally and at the national
level where requested on issues of climate related security risks, including
as related to support to or participate in UN envets and policy dialogues.
*	Guide the quality assurance of the country offices level work and
regional programme portfolio on resilience building and climate-security and
seek complementarities and integration with ongoing projects and across the
office portfolios.
*	Promote and support the tackling of complex prevention and
development issues as relevant to the climate-security nexus, in drought and
other disaster-affected countries/regions, by complementing efforts to
integrate peacebuilding and conflict prevention efforts with resilience
building, recovery, long-term development, risk reduction and climate
adaptation measures.

4. Awareness raising and knowledge management (30%)

*	Support to preparations for and participation in regional/global UN
events and community of practice events/meetings relating to climate related
security risks.
*	Coordinate launch and communication processes for reports and events
on climate change and security as relevant.
*	Support UNDP and UN senior management in leading advocacy efforts on
climate related security risk management in various fora and events.
*	Ensure the timely production of quality briefing notes, speeches and
other documents on climate related security risks required by UNDP and UN
senior management, tapping into good practices from the UNDP global
portfolio.
*	Coordinates and oversees the preparation of reports on project
status, budget, presentation to partners and donors, intergovernmental
bodies, etc.
*	Participates in technical level coordination meetings as well and
coordinates inputs for the project Partnership Committee.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

Innovation:

*	Ability to make new and useful ideas work.

Leadership:

*	Ability to persuade others to follow.

People Management:

*	Ability to improve performance and satisfaction.

Communication:

*	Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform.

Delivery:

*	Ability to get things done.

Technical/Functional

Primary:

Climate Change and Disaster Rixsk Reduction (General):

*	Knowledge of climate change and disaster risk reduction and ability
to apply to strategic and/or practical situations.

Climate Change/Disaster Risk Reduction & Security:

*	Knowledge of climate change & disaster risk reduction concepts and
the relationship with peacebuilding and conflict prevention and the ability
to apply to strategic and/or practical situations.

Project and Programme Management:

*	Ability to plan, organize, and control resources, procedures and
protocols to achieve specific goals.

Partnerships:

*	Ability to engage with other agencies, donors, and other development
stakeholders and forge productive working relationships.

Knowledge Management:

*	Ability to capture, develop, share and effectively use information
and knowledge.

Climate Change Adaptation and Conflict Prevention:

*	Knowledge of climate change adaptation concepts and the application
in fragile and conflict affected countries, in relation to conflict
prevention, and the ability to apply to strategic and/or practical
situations.

Secondary:

Resource Mobilization:

*	Ability to identify and organize programmes and projects to
implement solutions and generate resources.

Coordination:

*	Ability to manage complex relationships through pathways of
knowledge exchange, capacity development, funding relationships and
strategic engagement.

Trends and emerging areas analytics:

*	Ability to scan the horizon and identify approaches and initiatives
to bring into policy and programme design.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

*	Advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in natural
sciences, engineering or environmental and/or development, political
science, disaster and/or conflict prevention-related fields, with some
qualification in a discipline relevant to risk management.

Experience:

*	7 years of professional work experience providing policy advice and
programme support in the general area of disaster risk reduction, climate
change adaptation and/or sustainable development is required.
*	Experience in providing policy, programmatic and advisory support
and services to developing countries in disaster risk management and/or
conflict risk management and experience working in developing country
settings is required.
*	Experience in disaster and climate risk management in fragile
situation and/or on post-conflict/post-disaster needs assessments is an
asset.
*	Familiarity with global policy discussion on disaster risk reduction
and/or conflict prevention is an asset.
*	Excellent computer/information systems knowledge is an asset.
*	Familiarity with the United Nations work and role in disaster risk
reduction and recovery and conflict prevention, including leading
initiatives, resources and tools available for this purpose is an asset.
*	Understanding of UN/UNDP programming modalities especially UNDP's
work on conflict prevention, disaster risk reduction or climate change
adaptation, is an asset.

Language Requirements:

*	Fluency in English and French, both written and oral.
*	Working knowledge of another UN language is an asset.

Disclaimer

Important information for US Permanent Residents ('Green Card' holders)

Under US immigration law, acceptance of a staff position with UNDP, an
international organization, may have significant implications for US
Permanent Residents. UNDP advises applicants for all professional level
posts that they must relinquish their US Permanent Resident status and
accept a G-4 visa, or have submitted a valid application for US citizenship
prior to commencement of employment.

UNDP is not in a position to provide advice or assistance on applying for US
citizenship and therefore applicants are advised to seek the advice of
competent immigration lawyers regarding any applications.

Applicant information about UNDP rosters

Note: UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this
vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider
candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at
the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and
educational requirements.

Workforce diversity

UNDP is committed to achieving diversity within its workforce, and
encourages all qualified applicants, irrespective of gender, nationality,
disabilities, sexual orientation, culture, religious and ethnic backgrounds
to apply. All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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