Gender and Environmental and Social Safeguards Assessment consultant

Result of Service

The purpose of the assignment is to assess gender and ESS integration over the first five years of GEbAF implementation and develop a Gender Action Plan for 2026–2030).

Work Location

Home-Based

Expected duration

2.5 month

Duties and Responsibilities

Organizational Setting UN Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. Its mandate is to coordinate the development of environmental policy consensus by keeping the global environment under review and bringing emerging issues to the attention of governments and the international community for action. UNEP's Climate Change Division works with international and national partners, providing technical assistance and capacity building support for the development and implementation of climate change policy and action, and strengthening the capacity of developing countries and countries with economies in transition to respond to climate change. Background UNEP promotes increased knowledge, investment and action in climate change adaptation, with a focus on incorporating ecosystem based approaches, through three main areas of work: i) catalysing country level action by accessing international finance for adaptation on behalf of developing country governments and supporting governments to execute EbA projects, ii) distilling evidence for normative policy and programming guidance to catalyse more action on climate change and iii) by strengthening networks and dialogue processes between people and groups engaged in adaptation, in particular on EbA. In so doing, UNEP promotes actions to improve the scientific basis of policy and planning processes particularly in relation to finding solutions to adaptation through the natural environment. Under the Medium-Term Strategy (MTS) 2026-2029, Climate Action is one of UNEP’s three strategic objectives. The Climate Action thematic subprogramme advances the transition of countries to low-emission economic development and increases their adaptation and resilience to climate change. The Global EbA Fund (GEbAF) is an initiative implemented by UNEP in partnership with IUCN and funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN). The Fund is a mechanism for catalytic, innovative, and inclusive projects that aim to create an enabling environment for the implementation of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) to enhance the resilience of vulnerable communities and ecosystems to the impacts of climate change. The Global EbA Fund has been operational since 2020, supporting innovative ecosystem-based adaptation initiatives globally. ...