Result of Service

Under the direct supervision of the project manager and general supervision of the Chief, Sustainable Socioeconomic Transformation Section, the individual contractor will perform the following duties: Conduct literature and other background research to facilitate preparation of national knowledge products in 5 countries, Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand, and support the preparation of regional knowledge products; Collect case studies on social protection and climate change in the region and develop a template to document them on the regional website. Support data analysis by facilitating an analysis of proposed climate change indicators; prepare household data sets for analysis, conduct quantitative analysis of data sets and support and facilitate review of modelling and simulation tools developed under the project; Support communication and messaging of project achievements and deliverables; Facilitate the organization of national and regional consultations and workshops; Provide other ad hoc support to facilitate the implementation of the project.

Work Location

Bangkok

Expected duration

01/03/26-30/09/26

Duties and Responsibilities

There is emerging acknowledgement of the role of social protection to strengthen climate resilience in climate change and Agenda 2030 related intergovernmental processes. ESCAP member States adopted a Decision at the eighth session of the Committee on Social Development that underscored the need to strengthen national capacity on social protection and to foster more resilient societies and promote a just transition to a sustainable future (ESCAP/CSD(8)/6). ESCAP is implementing an initiative on Climate Resilient Inclusive Social Protection (CRISP), pioneering action in this emerging area for the Asia-Pacific region to strengthen capacity, build a regional knowledge base and enhance regional collaboration for improved coherence between social protection and climate policies. CRISP adopts a three-pronged approach to a) Identify: increase capacity to identify social protection measures to buffer against the impact of climate change events and policies on people and increase resilience of groups left furthest behind b) Quantify: build national capacity to quantify impact of climate change events and policies on people and identify furthest behind groups and c) Collaborate: enhance regional cooperation to promote social protection measures that mitigate against negative impact of climate change events and policies and increase resilience of groups left furthest behind. ESCAP will recruit an individual contractor to support SETS in the implementation of the project.

Qualifications/special skills

Bachelor’s degree in economics, social development, social administration or labour studies. Proficiency with statistical software programmes such as Stata or R for data analysis is required. Previous research experience, especially with international organizations, is desirable. Demonstrated experience in research, data analysis and coordination are required. Experience working in international organisations is desirable.

Languages

Excellent speaking and drafting skills in English are required.

Not available.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.