The NDC Partnership: The NDC Partnership is a global coalition of countries and institutions collaborating to drive transformational climate action through sustainable development. In 2015, the world endorsed the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Nations signal their commitments to the Paris Agreement through Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) - each country’s strategy to cut its own greenhouse gas emissions and build resilience against the negative effects of a changing climate. The Partnership advances the goals of the Paris Agreement by bringing together nearly 200 countries and institutions in new ways to accelerate NDC implementation and enhance ambition over time. The Partnership’s work through 120 partners supporting almost 80 countries produces many examples of impact, lessons learned and ideas for the future. The Partnership is governed by a Steering Committee, co-chaired by two country representatives. The Partnership’s work is facilitated by a Support Unit based at World Resources Institute in Washington DC and the UNFCCC Secretariat in Bonn, Germany. UNOPS supports the NDC Partnership and its Support Unit through the Water, Environment and Climate (WEC).

Country Context

Saint Kitts and Nevis developed a NDC Implementation Plan (2022-2030) in line with its updated NDC. This Plan prioritizes mitigation and adaptation measures across four key outcome areas: reducing emissions from electricity generation through adoption of renewable energies, reducing electricity consumption through energy efficiency measures, decarbonizing the transport sector, and enhancing resilience across agriculture, water, health, coastal, and tourism sectors.  

St. Kitts and Nevis is committed to mainstreaming gender equality and social inclusion in NDC implementation efforts. As outlined in the NDC Implementation Plan, support is needed to 1) conduct sectoral-focused gender analysis to inform the design and implementation of NDC/climate actions, with consideration of other vulnerable social groups (e.g., children, youth, elderly, transient populations); 2) increase institutional capacities on gender mainstreaming and social inclusion in the context of climate change through dialogues and trainings with key sectors; and 3) to mainstream climate and gender/social inclusion considerations into key national policies, plans, and projects. 

The inclusion of gender and social considerations in the context of climate change continues to be a challenge for many Caribbean SIDS, since these assessments may not have been carried out previously. However, it has become increasingly evident that these considerations are an important and often overlooked aspect of any climate action that a country may take. It is a well-understood fact that gender and social status are affected differently by the impacts of climate change. As a result, it is important that these needs be addressed differently, and taken into consideration when developing plans, policies, strategies and especially when action is taken to build climate resilience. Therefore, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, seeks to address some of these challenges through the support of a Gender and Social Inclusion Specialist.

 Functional Responsibilities

The Gender and Social Inclusion Specialist will deliver several major outputs to...

 Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education

• Master’s degree in Gender studies, social development, social studies or related subject areas.
• Bachelor degree in related discipline in combination with additional 2 years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Experience

Required

• At least five years of working experience on gender and social inclusion issues, mainstreaming the engagement of vulnerable and marginalized groups in national or subnational policies, plans, strategies, or programs. 

• At least two years of experience in providing consultancy services for national and/or local governments or international organizations in gender and social policy.

• Proven record in designing and conducting capacity-building training on gender mainstreaming, including the development of training materials/modules on gender issues.

Asset

• Knowledge of National communities and Institutions is highly desirable.

• Programmatic experience in social development, social protection systems and other relevant fields.

• Experience working in the Caribbean Region (with preference for the Eastern Caribbean).

• Experience in designing data collection tools and strategies and preparing reports  

• Strong training and facilitation skills

Language Requirements
 

• Excellent spoken and written English