United Nations Environment Programme Tide Turners Pollution Challenge Consultant Jobs in Kenya;The consultant will work at the Source to Sea Pollution Unit within the Ecosystems Division to support the implementation and scale-up of youth engagement initiatives, with a particular focus on Phase 6 of the Tide Turners Pollution Challenge (TTPC). TTPC is UNEP’s flagship global youth programme, which started addressing plastic pollution and recently expanded to nutrients and wastewater, advancing sustainable consumption and production through behavior change, leadership development, and community action.ResponsibilitiesSupport Programme Coordination and Implementation (AGFUND Delivery)
United Nations Environment Programme Tide Turners Pollution Challenge Consultant Jobs in Kenya;
Responsibilities
Support the roll-out and implementation of AGFUND-supported TTPC activities in India and coordination with other countries as required, ensuring alignment with agreed workplans, timelines and budgets.
Coordinate closely with implementing partners to ensure timely delivery of awareness, leadership, and advocacy components, document dependencies and delays, and escalate decisions or corrective actions requiring UNEP attention.
Facilitate operational planning, including activity scheduling, partner alignment, and troubleshooting implementation bottlenecks.
Support organization and delivery of key programme activities, including youth engagement campaigns, trainings, and workshops.Youth Awareness and Behavior Change Programming
Support implementing partners in delivering youth awareness activities scheduled in the approved AGFUND workplan and verify reported reach against the agreed partner targets and available supporting evidence.
Ensure integration of behavior change methodologies into programme design and delivery (e.g., reduce, reuse, refill practices).
Support the development of training materials, toolkits, and facilitation guides for youth engagement.
Support scaling of community-based environmental action (e.g., clean-ups, audits, school initiatives).Youth Leadership and Capacity Development
Coordinate implementation of youth leadership training programmes.
Support delivery of training-of-trainers (ToT) or grassroots facilitator models.
Enable development of youth-led action projects, including guidance, tracking and documentation.Advocacy, Campaigns and Network Building
Support design and execution of youth-led advocacy campaigns aligned with national and global environmental priorities.
Facilitate engagement with schools, universities, youth organizations and community groups.
Strengthen youth advocacy networks and support their engagement in policy-relevant processes.
Document and amplify youth voices, campaigns and (adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});success stories.GEDSI and Inclusive Programming
Ensure integration of Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) across all programme activities.
Support partners in design and delivery of targeted interventions for young women and marginalized youth groups.
Support partners in facilitating roundtables, consultations or campaigns focused on inclusive environmental leadership.Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
Develop and operationalize monitoring frameworks aligned with AGFUND and UNEP reporting requirements.
Track progress against KPIs (reach, behavior change, leadership outcomes, inclusion indicators).
Support collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data from partners.QualificationsEducation
Qualifications
Master’s degree in Communications, Social Science, Psychology, International Relations, Political Science, Commerce, or a related field is required.
A first-level university degree in combination with an additional 2 years qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.Experience
Experience
At least two years of professional experience in project management and youth programs is required.
Ability to deliver highly complex projects of a global nature efficiently and effectively is desired.
Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, and reporting skills is required.
Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision.
Ability to work with tight deadlines and in a demanding work environment.
Strong interpersonal and organizational skills is desired.Languages
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.