Tide Turners Pollution Challenge Consultant

About the role

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is recruiting a consultant to support the implementation and scale-up of youth engagement initiatives under the Tide Turners Pollution Challenge (TTPC), a flagship global youth programme on plastic pollution, nutrients and wastewater. The consultant will work at the Source to Sea Pollution Unit within UNEP's Ecosystems Division, coordinating with UNEP India and implementing partners such as CEE, WWF and national stakeholders. The expected duration is 12 months.

Key responsibilities

• Support the roll-out and implementation of AGFUND-supported TTPC activities in India, coordinating with partners and other countries and aligning with workplans, timelines and budgets
• Coordinate with implementing partners on awareness, leadership and advocacy components, document delays and escalate decisions requiring UNEP attention
• Facilitate operational planning, activity scheduling and troubleshooting of implementation bottlenecks
• Support youth awareness activities, integrate behavior change approaches (reduce, reuse, refill) and help develop training materials, toolkits and facilitation guides
• Coordinate youth leadership training, training-of-trainers and grassroots facilitator models, and support youth-led action projects
• Support youth-led advocacy campaigns, engage schools, universities and youth organizations, and strengthen youth advocacy networks
• Integrate Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) and support interventions for young women and marginalized youth
• Develop monitoring frameworks, track KPIs and support collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data

Required profile

• Master's degree in communications, social sciences, psychology, international relations, political science, commerce or a related field; a first-level degree plus 2 years of qualifying experience may be accepted instead
• At least two years of professional experience in project management and youth programs
• Fluency in oral and written English; English and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat
• Ability to deliver complex global projects efficiently, with self-motivation, minimal supervision and strong interpersonal and organizational skills