Individual Contractor - Policy Advisory and Capacity Development

Result of Service

The IC will contribute to the implementation of activities to strengthen the enabling environment in terms of policy support to achieve the SDGs and accelerate progress towards the SDGs. The IC will focus on policy support in line with country requests. This includes accelerating progress in key policy areas for the Office such as waste management, water and sanitation, and climate action in developing countries. The IC will focus on building capacity in alignment with SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), SDG 13 (Climate Action), and SDG 15 (Life on Land). Through policy research, data analysis, and capacity-building initiatives, the contractor will support developing countries in addressing these critical issues. The contractor will contribute to coordinating these policy support activities, including joint missions for workshops, supporting key meetings, and the development of research products, ensuring the overall success of UNOSD’s mission in assisting Member States.

Work Location

The Individual contractor shall work remotely.

Expected duration

9 months

Duties and Responsibilities

The UN Sustainable Development Office (UNOSD) of UN DESA’s Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG), based in the Republic of Korea, is dedicated to supporting UN Member States accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNOSD has over ten years of proven policy support cases and capacity development impact with member states. Since it was established in 2011, UNOSD has organized over 150 capacity building and policy research activities working with over 4,000 policymakers across the globe. The Office provides, among other things, policy advisory services, and is uniquely placed within the UN system to draw on the extensive work and global network of development experts, practitioners, and partners, provided by the Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). Since 2020, UNOSD’s Work Plan includes a component for supporting developing countries to build institutional arrangements, set priorities and monitor progress of their SDG implementation. The component prioritizes countries in special situations, such as Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs). In parallel, the UN has advanced in its reform process to strengthen UN Resident Coordinator System and develop UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks. In response, UNOSD began to expand policy advisory to developing countries to strengthen its national impact on accelerating the SDGs. Given this, the office defined thematic areas on which to extend policy support to Member States to accelerate progress on the 2030 Agenda...