Programme Analyst: Climate Change & Innovation

Core responsibilities:

• Support ESAR country offices in developing a pipeline of proposals to mobilize climate finance especially for climate and health interventions
• Support research, advocacy and evidence building work on climate change and environment including update of relevant country profiles
• Support development of a strategy on youth, peace and climate security
• Support delivery of two UNFPA ongoing regional climate change and innovation projects delivered in 10 countries
• Support the coordination of the region's innovation focal point programme
• Support the Innovation Specialist in providing technical assistance to country offices on innovation mainstreaming and climate change conscious programming
• Support the development of at least three funding proposals for innovation programmes
• Identify at least one innovation project for scalable support

This role strengthens climate resilience and innovation programming to protect vulnerable populations from climate change impacts, particularly focusing on women and girls' resilience and connecting climate action with sexual and reproductive health rights.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Gender, Demography, Environmental/Climate Science, Innovation, Sustainability, Public Health, International Development, or other related fields (Master's degree considered)
• 2 years of relevant professional experience
• Fluent English (French and Arabic desirable)
• Professional experience in climate change, environment-related and innovation work
• Knowledge of policy development processes and ability to analyze policy impacts
• Experience working on climate change, environment-related and innovation campaigns
• Experience working on youth leadership and climate change
• Ability to deliver under periodic strict deadlines and quick turnaround
• Ability to provide advice and guidance on data analysis and interpretation

This is a UN Volunteer assignment with the following details:

• Duration: 6 months (with possibility of extension)
• Volunteer category: Youth
• Work arrangement: Full-time
• Modality: Onsite at UN premises
• Type: International assignment

UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency with a mission to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled, focusing on universal access to sexual and reproductive health, reducing maternal mortality, and ending gender-based violence.