Gender Responsive Climate Resilience Programming Consultant
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United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
- Career category: Advocacy/ Policy, Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Consultancy
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Inter-governmental
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: International contract
- Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 14/06/2026
- Location: Thailand
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
How can you make a difference?
Climate change disproportionately affects women and girls, exacerbating existing gender inequalities and increasing vulnerabilities during climate-related shocks and stresses. Structural barriers, discriminatory gender norms, unequal access to resources and services, and limited participation in decision-making processes place women and girls at heightened risk in the context of climate change and disasters. Women and girls often face unequal access to climate information, early warning systems, and recovery support, while also carrying disproportionate caregiving responsibilities during crises. Climate-related emergencies may further intensify protection risks, including gender-based violence, child marriage, trafficking, and disruptions to education, health, WASH, and social services.
Certain groups, including adolescent girls, women and girls with disabilities, Indigenous populations, migrant communities, and those living in poverty, may experience compounded risks due to intersecting forms of discrimination and exclusion. At the same time, women and girls are critical agents of change and play a central role in strengthening climate resilience, adaptation, and community recovery efforts.
UNICEF’s Strategic Plan 2026–2029, Gender Equality Action Plan (2026–2039), and Sustainability and Climate Change Action Plan (2023-2030) emphasize the importance of integrating gender equality and adolescent-responsive approaches across climate and resilience programming. UNICEF’s programming increasingly recognizes that climate action must move beyond gender-responsive approaches toward gender-responsive programming that addresses unequal power relations, harmful social norms, and systemic barriers limiting women’s and girls’ participation, leadership, and access to opportunities.
UNICEF Centre of Excellence for Climate Resilience for Children is seeking a consultant to support the development, implementation, and operationalization of gender-responsive climate resilience programming across policy, systems strengthening, sectoral programming, and institutional capacity development
Minimum requirements:
- Education: Master’s degree in Gender Studies, Climate Change, Environmental Studies, International Development, Public Policy, Social Sciences, Sustainable Development, or other related fields
- Work Experience: Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in gender equality, climate resilience, climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, sustainable development, or related areas
- Demonstrated experience in integrating gender-responsive approaches into climate-related policies, programmes, or financing mechanisms
- Experience providing technical support on gender-responsive climate programming across sectors such as health, WASH, education, child protection, or social policy or any other sectors
- Experience developing or facilitating trainings, learning initiatives, technical guidance, or knowledge products related to gender and climate resilience
- Skills: Strong analytical, writing, coordination, and stakeholder engagement skills
- Experience working with UN agencies, governments, development partners, or international organizations is desirable
- Experience working in Asia and the Pacific is an asset
- Fluency in English is required: knowledge of another UN language (e.g., Spanish, French, Arabic, Russian is an asset)
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