Youth4Climate Learning and Partnerships Specialist

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Context

The central purpose of the Rome Centre is to ensure the effective implementation and further development of the strategic partnership between the Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Transition and UNDP. The initial phase of the activities will run from 2022 to 2025 gearing up – among other initiatives – to the Italian Presidency of the G7 in 2024. The goals of the partnership are linked to 2030 as a crucial year for global climate and sustainability goals. The partnership – in this initial phase – will focus on the critical policy areas of climate action, youth engagement and energy transition. These objectives will be advanced through the rapid, effective and sustainable implementation of two main programmes: • The Youth4Climate Initiative • The Italy-UNDP Energy Partnership The Youth4Climate initiative consists of three main components: 1. Youth4Climate Flagship Event: Y4C hosts an annual flagship event since 2021, when it was first held in Milan, Italy as part of the pre-COP Summit, resulting in the Youth4Climate Manifesto - a bold plan for climate action in which youth delegates from around the world share their vision and demands in four thematic areas (youth driving ambition, sustainable recovery, nonstate actors’ engagement, and climate-conscious society). The 2022 event, Youth4Climate: Powering Action was held in New York. The 2023 event, Youth4Climate: Sparking Solutions, will take place in Rome, Italy in October 2023. The event will place the spotlight on youth-led solutions for Urban Sustainability, Food and Agriculture, Education, and Energy. 2. Youth4Climate Platform: The Youth4Climate Engagement Platform is the go-to online space dedicated to youth and climate, offering a discussion space, innovative and co-shaped capacity building/training programs, webinars, and networking opportunities. The platform already hosts more than 6,000 members consisting of young people from all parts of the world, high-level representatives from international organizations, the scientific community, and private sector. 3. Youth4Climate Call for Solutions: Structured as an innovation challenge, the call for solutions aims to support the work of young people and youth-led or youth-focused organizations. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend the Youth4Climate Flagship Event in Rome in October 2023. Winners, who will be announced at the event, will receive up to USD 20,000 in grants, as well as access to mentorship, advocacy support, and peer-to-peer learning and networking opportunities. The International UNV position will work across the three components of Youth4Climate and will report to the Coordinator of the Youth4Climate initiative. S/he will work collaboratively with a number of key staff across Bureaux and Units.

Task description

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of Project Manager or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer Learning and Partnerships Specialist will: - Track the status of the Youth4Climate initiative’s partnerships, identify gaps, and develop value propositions for potential new partners; - Support the design of a learning programme for Youth4Climate solutionholders, in collaboration with partners; - Contribute to reporting as per donor requirements; - Capture and analyse feedback, learning and stories from Youth4Climate (solutions, platform, event), for reporting and communication purposes; - Coordinate the disbursal of Youth4Climate grants and monitor the implementation of solutions; - Coordinate with UNDP’s youth teams at regional and country level on support to and monitoring of solution implementation, as well as to ensure the visibility of solutions; - Contribute to developing and refining the future of Youth4Climate based on lessons learned and emerging practices in partner organizations and other parts of UNDP. Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities:  Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day);  Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;  Provide annual and end of assignment self- reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities.  Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;  Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers;  Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible. Results/expected outputs:  As an active UNDP Rome team member, efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly and highquality support rendered to UNDP Rome and its beneficiaries in the accomplishment of her/his functions;  Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the assignment;  A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed.