[Hiring] Senior Consultant - Climate Resilience and School Safety @UNESCO

Role Description

UNESCO seeks the support of an Education in Emergencies (EiE) Technical Consultant specialised in school safety, climate change, learner wellbeing, and resilience in education. The consultant will contribute to strengthening UNESCO’s strategic positioning, normative leadership, and technical delivery in these areas, enhancing the Organization’s capacity to support preparedness, response, and recovery efforts across crisis-affected contexts.

Under the authority of the Assistant Director General for Education, direction of the Director of the Division for Education 2030, and direct supervision of the Chief of Section for Education in Emergencies (ED/E30/EME), the consultant will work within the framework of UNESCO’s statutory documents, and the UNESCO Global Strategic Framework on Migration, Displacement, Emergencies and Education.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (master’s or equivalent) in education, social sciences or a related field.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant international professional experience, including operational experience in the field and providing technical support in country and regional level.
• Familiarity/working directly with UN/multilateral organizations and professional networks related to DRR, climate change and education.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills including the ability to interact with a variety of actors, and to work effectively in a multicultural environment.
• Fluency in English required, knowledge of another UN official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and/or Spanish) desirable.

Benefits

• Remote work location.
• Consultant contract for 11 months.

Deliverables

• An All-Hazards, All-Risks School Safety Plan Guide, inclusive of model templates for school-level planning, drills and periodic review, pilot tested by 3 UNESCO Field Offices.
• Hazard-specific preparedness toolkits (heat, flooding, cyclones, tsunami) covering actions before, during and after crises, ready for validation by key partners.
• 4 training sessions for UNESCO Field Office Education staff, to strengthen capacities on hazard preparedness, school safety, and climate resilience.
• A resource mobilisation strategy and 2 draft funding proposals.

Application Process

Please note that all candidates must submit their proposal by email to the following email address: [email protected] with copy to [email protected] , before 9 November 2026 (midnight Paris Time) and provide complete and accurate information.

The application should comprise the following documentation:

• A three-page technical proposal consisting of: up-to-date curriculum vitae, and approach and methodology for the assignment, inclusive of a workplan.
• A one-page financial proposal for the assignment quoted in USD only. Please include travel costs separately if any.

Your proposal and any supporting documents must be in English.

Additional Information

• UNESCO recalls that paramount consideration in the appointment of personnel shall be the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, technical competence and integrity.
• UNESCO applies a zero-tolerance policy against all forms of harassment.
• Individuals from minority groups and indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.
• All applications will be treated with the highest level of confidentiality.
• UNESCO does not charge a fee at any stage of the hiring process.