Tide Turners Pollution Challenge Consultant
Result of Service
By the end of the consultancy, AGFUND-supported TTPC implementation in India will be supported by achieving all targets agreed with the donor, effective partner coordination, quality-assured monitoring and evidence-based reporting, with documented progress in inclusive youth awareness, leadership, advocacy and community action
Work Location
India
Expected duration
12 months
Duties and Responsibilities
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. Its mandate is to coordinate the development of environmental policy consensus by keeping the global environment under review and bringing emerging issues to the attention of government and the international community for action.
UNEP’s Ecosystem Division drives conservation, restoration and sustainable use of ecosystems to achieve benefits for nature and people: today and future generations. The division works with Member States and partners to strengthen resilience by providing policy and technical support to catalyze sustainable social and economic transformation for biodiversity, people and peace.
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 the 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.
The consultant will support the execution of programme work packages under TTPC, including delivery of AGFUND-supported activities, strengthening youth-led environmental stewardship, supporting resource mobilization efforts and advancing inclusive and scalable models for pollution reduction. This will involve supporting programme implementation across awareness, leadership, advocacy, and emerging youth environment interests, while contributing to donor mapping/engagement, monitoring, evaluation and learning, knowledge generation, and partnerships. The work will contribute to strengthening the role of youth as key agents of change in addressing the triple planetary crisis, and to advancing the environmental dimension of sustainable development within national and global frameworks.
Under the overall supervision of UNEP Source to Sea Pollution Unit and in coordination with UNEP India Office and implementing partners (e.g., CEE, WWF and national stakeholders), the consultant will undertake the following:
Support Programme Coordination and Implementation (AGFUND Delivery)
- 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 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
Qualifications/special skills
Master's degree in communications, social-science or psychology, international relations, political science, commerce, or 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
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, reporting skills is required. Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines and in a demanding work environment and Strong interpersonal and organizational skills is desired.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this position, fluency in oral and written English is required
Additional Information
Not available.
No Fee
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.
