Result of Service1. G20 GLI youth engagement is successful in different areas, impacting ecopreneurs in around the world. 2. G20 GLI has visible presence at conferences relevant for youth and entrepreneurship. 3. Support the YECO 2025 Programme activities 4. Lead the G20 GLI engagement in Kenya entrepreneurial ecosystem. 5. Support the due diligence and risk assessment of partnerships Work LocationHome based Expected duration3 months Duties and ResponsibilitiesDesertification, along with climate change and the loss of biodiversity, were identified as the greatest challenges to sustainable development during the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. Established in 1994, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is the sole legally binding international agreement linking environment and development to sustainable land management. The Convention seeks to support countries in addressing Desertification, Land Degradation, and Drought (DLDD). (www.unccd.int) The G20 (or Group of Twenty) is the annual international forum for the governments of 19 industrialized countries and the European Union (EU). The G20 Leaders' Declaration, issued on Sunday, 22 November 2020, launched a \"Global Initiative on Reducing Land Degradation and Enhancing Conservation of Terrestrial Habitats\". Building on existing initiatives and on a voluntary basis, the G20 countries share the ambition to achieve a 50 percent reduction in the amount of degraded land by 2040. The G20 Global Land Initiative is seeking a consultant to support the Programme Management Officer on youth engagement activities, including being actively involved in supporting the YECO 2025 programme, as well as the national activities supporting the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Kenya and supporting young land restoration entrepreneurs. In addition, assisting with successful planning and delivering of several events such as ASSEK annual summit. Duties and Responsibilities: Support the Programme Management Officer in Youth Related Activities: G20 GLI engagement with ecopreneurs in Kenya: • Establish and strengthen partnerships with key Business Support Organisations (BSOs) in Kenya, mainly ASSEK. Explore other collaborations with stakeholders, accelerators and incubator programmes such as KCIC, Afrilabs and E4Impact. • Coordinate and participate in at least one missions and/or field engagements in the targeted countries to formalize partnerships and advance collaboration with main stakeholders. • Engage with YECOs from Kenya and establishing a close collaboration on ideation events such as hackathons, university lectures and others. YECO 2025 support: • Liaise with the International Trade Center on the smooth organization and running of the programme. • Support with the application process of the YECO 2025 with the aim of obtaining a large number of applications in the land restoration category • Identify suitable events LATAM, Africa, Asia and North America to promote YECO and engage various stakeholders on ecopreneurship and land restoration and conservation. • To facilitate the establishment of long-term partnerships and collaborations with YECO stakeholders. • Support with gathering YECO alumni feedback and impact measurement responses. Event Support: • To facilitate the organization of meetings/ events including logistics, background documents and provide technical inputs as required. • Assist with the organisation of conference engagements. Including the management of G20 GLI side events in pavilions, speaker management, attending and organising meetings, producing necessary preparatory documentation, drafting meeting minutes and speaking on events when required. • Speak on behalf of the G20 Global Initiative in meetings and side events based on agreed speaking notes. Additional tasks: • Support with communications related work: preparation of communication strategies and delivery of comms products linked to the different events. Including flyers, reels and social media captions. • Support with statistics y data management related to engagements with ecopreneurs and missions. • Assist with partnership agreement due diligence processes. • Any other tasks assigned by the Programme Management Officer or Director of the G20 GLI. Qualifications/special skillsA bachelor's degree in international relations, political science, law, sustainable development, business administration, project management, communication, or a closely related field is required. Proficiency in research is required. Minimum of 3 year of experience, focusing on international affairs, liaising with different stakeholders and research projects are required 1 year of previous experience in planning and organising events and conferences is required. Experience organizing meetings and preparing briefing notes and reports is required Experience in producing communications strategies and knowledge of video editing is required. Managing or working with social media, public relations campaigns, or marketing initiatives is desirable. Proven track record in analysing data, producing research reports, and presenting findings to diverse audiences is required. Experience working with governmental agencies, NGOs, international organizations, or private sector partners is desirable. An understanding of environmental challenges, land restoration and sustainable practices is desirable. Previous experience in working in or with international organizations or multi-country projects is desirable. An understanding of environmental challenges, land restoration and sustainable practices is desirable LanguagesFluency in English language, both oral and written, is required. Additional InformationOnly individuals who can act as independent, individual economical operators are qualified to apply. Individuals who can provide their services only on account of an institution or enterprise are not eligible under this procedure. Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations Secretariat and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultant and individual contractor is responsible for determining tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. For remote consultancies, the selected candidate will be required to have a laptop or desktop PC (with Windows 10 or newer) or Mac (with the latest MacOS update), as well as a reliable, high-speed internet connection. An Office 365 license will be provided by the UNCCD to enable the candidate to access official emails, SharePoint, OneDrive and other office applications, such as Word and Excel. Further computer requirements: An antivirus application which receives regular updates; Browsers must be a newer version with regular updates enabled; Regular Windows 10 updates should be enabled with Windows laptop or PC. In addition, a mobile phone will be required to enable Multifactor Authentication (MFA) through SMS or the Authenticator App. No FeeTHE 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.