Result of ServiceThe ultimate result of service for this objective is a design specification for the N4H Learning Component that incorporates comments from the Secretariat and TAG. Work LocationHome Based Expected duration3 months Duties and ResponsibilitiesThe 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 governments and the international community for action. UNEP's Ecosystems Division engages with governments and other partners to develop and promote ecosystem-based solutions for sustainable development. This position is in Biodiversity and Land Branch. This assignment is intended to develop a Systems Scoping Framework for the Nature for Health Multi Partner Trust Fund (the Fund). The aim of the Fund is to support evidence-based decision-making, action and capacity development to mainstream biodiversity and climate into sectoral policies and pandemic prevention strategies. It aims to achieve more holistic policy making by creating further evidence for the links between biodiversity, climate and health, as well as by working with actors on the ground to demonstrate how cross-sectoral approaches, as well as environmental dimensions, can be fully integrated to prevent future pandemics. This position is located in the Biodiversity and Land Branch of the Ecosystems Division. This assignment is intended to support the Nature4Health initiative. Duties and Responsibilities Under the overall supervision of the Head of the Biodiversity and Land Branch, with direct oversight by the Head of the Nature and Health Unit, the consultant will work closely with the Nature for Health (N4H) Secretariat, Technical Advisory Group and Partners to design N4H Learning component. N4H’s learning component should support N4H Partners and N4H country partners in effectively employing a participatory systemic approach in project development and implementation, continuously learning from their own experiences as well as from the experiences of others in complex and uncertain contexts. This requires sense-making in real time and being responsive to emerging conditions. The specific objectives of this assignment are as follows: Revise draft design specification of the proposed N4H Learning Components to incorporate comments from TAG and Secretariat. The design specification document will be emergent and should include, inter alia: Principles that underpin N4H learning processes; Identification of the core participants and beneficiaries of the learning processes; Articulation of the learning needs of the N4H partnership and its stakeholders A proposed set of processes and activities that would constitute the N4H learning component Identifying the resources required to implement those processes and activities; Recommendations for the management of the learning processes including recommendations on who should make key decisions about those resources; Expertise needs to ensure that learning occurs; How to build support for learning – especially learning across the country-projects and between the country-projects and the N4H partnership itself; How to develop the capacity to manage and use the learning processes; Development of a set of processes that deliver appropriate information to the appropriate people at the appropriate time and adaptive mechanisms to ensure uptake; Design of appropriate and adaptable frameworks and assessment criteria for observation and measurement of the value events and strategies in the learning processes. Criteria for assessing existing learning platforms for assessing their suitability and ability to meet the learning needs of N4H Qualifications/special skillsAn advanced university degree in natural, social or behavioural science is required. A first level degree with additional two years of qualifying experience maybe accepted in lieu of Advanced degree. A minimum of 5 years of work experience, specifically in the areas of systemic practice, programme evaluation, developmental evaluation and organizational learning is required. Experience in change and process management, sustainable development, organizational development, cross-sector partnership engagement, multi-stakeholder collaboration, as well as capacity building and facilitation skills is required LanguagesEnglish and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is an advantage. 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