Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities
The consultant is expected to facilitate and conduct capacity-building, coaching, and networking activities for at-risk communities in the provinces of Western Highlands, Enga, Southern Highlands, and Hela. The goal is to prevent, mitigate, and address the compounding impacts of climate change, natural disasters, conflict, and gender-specific vulnerabilities.
- The consultant will be home-based but is required to travel to the targeted communities, which will account for approximately 70% of the consultancy period.
- The consultancy period spans 40 working days between 1 September 2025 and 30 November 2025.
- Tasks must be coordinated with the Climate Security Specialist under the supervision of the GPYI Project Manager.
Specific Tasks
1. Rapid Needs Assessment and Methodology Adaptation
- Conduct a rapid needs assessment to identify capacity gaps and priority skills for community-led climate adaptation and risk reduction.
- Adapt and enhance tools and methodologies for capacity building, coaching, and dialogue facilitation based on GPYI Phase I materials and lessons learned, ensuring relevance to local contexts.
2. Capacity Building and Awareness-Raising
- Design and facilitate collective capacity-building and awareness-raising activities for at-risk communities.
- Focus areas include climate change, disaster risk reduction, conflict prevention and resolution, and inclusive leadership and governance.
3. Coaching and Local Initiative Development
- Provide individual and/or group coaching to community members to support the design of locally led initiatives.
- Initiatives should address climate and disaster risks while strengthening resilience through improved livelihood opportunities.
4. Community Dialogues and Networking
- Design and facilitate intra- and inter-provincial forums and dialogues.
- Ensure alignment with needs assessment findings and adapted methodologies.
- Forums should serve as inclusive civic spaces to share ideas, foster peer learning, and strengthen networks—especially among women and youth—for climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction.
Education and Experience
- Advanced University degree (Master’s or equivalent) in education, communications, gender studies, environmental sciences, social sciences, conflict studies, or related field.
- Minimum 3 years of professional experience in development, environment, peacebuilding, conflict management, climate and gender, or related fields.
- Minimum 3 years of experience conducting capacity-building and coaching sessions for diverse audiences, including community groups, women, and youth.
- Minimum 2 years of experience designing participatory and inclusive methodologies and training materials for targeted audiences.
- Experience in the Pacific context and Papua New Guinea is highly desirable.
Corporate Competencies
- Demonstrates integrity, modelling UN values and ethical standards.
- Shows cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality, and age sensitivity and adaptability.
- Treats all people fairly, without fear or favour.
Functional Competencies
- High level of computer literacy, particularly in word processing and presentation software.
- Excellent spoken and written English skills.
- Proficiency in Tok Pisin (Papua New Guinean pidgin).
- Strong planning, organizational, and time-management skills, including flexibility and attention to detail.
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Leadership qualities, including sound judgment and constructive, creative problem-solving.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to establish strong relationships with local communities and leaders.
- Ability to adapt quickly to change and remain calm under pressure in challenging environments.
- Proven cross-cultural communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a multicultural, international environment.
Deadline: 25-Aug-25 @ 04:00 AM (New York time)
