Short-term Consultant: Expert in Climate Change and Child Labor, Education, and Youth

Winrock International seeks a Short-term Consultant with expertise in Climate Change and Child Labor, Education, and Youth. The consultant will conduct a landscape analysis to inform climate integration strategies within the Child Labor Education and Youth unit. Responsibilities include reviewing donor priorities and identifying gaps in existing programs. A Master's degree and 8 years of relevant experience are required. The position is remote, allowing flexibility for candidates.
TITLE: Short-term Consultant: Expert in Climate Change and Child Labor, Education, and Youth

Winrock recognizes the destabilizing impacts climate change is having on education systems threatening access and quality and exacerbating existing inequalities of the most vulnerable. And yet education is key to addressing climate change providing children youth and families with the knowledge and skills needed to protect themselves and their communities.

This short-term consultancy will inform the climate integration strategy for the Child Labor Education and Youth unit within Winrock's Human Rights Education and Empowerment division and support efforts to identify Winrock's unique contributions and capabilities in this space.

The consultant will conduct a landscape analysis that highlights current donor thinking and priorities existing and emerging tools and best practices and key gaps and recommendations for future work. The consultant will also review Winrock's portfolio of programs to determine areas where the organization is poised to make impactful contributions at the intersection between climate change and education child labor prevention and youth engagement.
Organization Overview:

Winrock International is a recognized leader in international development and the US domestic arena providing solutions to complex social agricultural and environmental challenges. Winrock's mission is to empower the disadvantaged increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources through five primary program areas.
Key Responsibilities:
• Review trends and priorities of US Government and other key donor donors exploring the interlinkages evidence and importance of education and climate change.
• Identify programs projects tools and other mechanisms being implemented by organizations or other international development focused entities operating at the intersection of education child labor and youth programming and climate change adaptation mitigation and resilience.
• Identify major gaps in existing efforts to address the intersection of climate change and education child labor and youth.
Deliverables:
• Landscape analysis report containing literature review identification of key gaps analysis of Winrock's program portfolio and recommendations for ways the Child Labor Education and Youth unit can leverage Winrock's unique capabilities to integrate climate change-responsive approaches into existing and future programming.
• Presentation summarizing key findings and recommendations from the literature review and landscape analysis report.
Qualifications:
• Master's degree or above in education international development strongly desirable.
• At least 8 years of work experience in education child labor climate change and/or youth development.
• Experience working in the intersection of climate change and education required.

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