UNEP
Non-profit + 1 more
Description
Qualifications/special skills
- Post Graduate Degree (Masters level or above) in international affairs, environmental science, environmental management, environmental governance, economics, social science or related field. A first-level university degree with two additional years of qualifying experience, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- A minimum of five years of research experience related to nature-based solutions, sustainable development policies, private sector engagement, or job creation and decent work is required.
- Experience in qualitative analysis, conducting literature reviews and stakeholder interviews, and developing high-quality knowledge products is required.
- Demonstrated expertise in local private sector development and the nature economy is desirable.
- Demonstrated expertise in decent work related policies is desirable.
- Experience working in an international, multi-cultural setting is desirable.
Responsibilities
- Strategic design and inception: Map the different roles for micro, small and medium enterprises and other local private sector actors in in the use of NbS
- Identify foundational literature relevant to the topic
- Work with UNEP to identify key informants to invite for semi-structured interviews, aiming for diverse representation from sectors, ecosystems, type of NbS, and geographical locations
- Schedule interviews with the key informants
- Conduct stakeholder interviews: Work with UNEP to develop interview guide
- Conduct interviews with at least twenty stakeholders from the public and private sectors and civil society, with a focus on small-medium enterprises, other local actors, and public officials (e.g. municipal or regional government).
- Conduct literature review: Review existing literature on NbS applications and the role of private sector in various NbS applications.
- Provide a reference list of any existing evidence encountered on employment implications and decent work dimensions in NbS, as part of the review.
- Identification of knowledge gaps
- Draft inputs to Chapter 2 of the report:
- Synthesize the information gathered during the previous tasks into a draft chapter that covers the topics listed in the “output expectations” section of these terms of reference
- Revise the inputs based on feedback.
- Present key findings and insights to the Decent Work in NbS report project team
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