[PCA] 6 CONSULTANCY OPPORTUNITIES: Global Land Outlook // Theme: Restoration - Deadline May 30

[De Angelis, Patricia]

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has several open consultancies available -- but the application period ends soon: All but the last vacancy will close on May 30!

There are 6 open 3-month consultancies to produce a Global Land Outlook working paper and policy brief all focused on restoration. The Global Land Outlook (GLO), the UNCCD’s flagship publication released every 4 years, is a state-of-the-art strategic communications product providing a transformative vision and framework for land management practice, policy and planning at global, regional and national scales.

**GLO1 was published in 2017 and focused on desertification. All published GLO products can be found at: https://knowledge.unccd.int/glo/global-land-outlook-glo

**GLO2 will primarily aim to support the effective implementation of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, being led by FAO and UNEP (https://www.decadeonrestoration.org/).

The vision for GLO2 is the "Restoration continuum:"
A wide range of activities and interventions that improve environmental conditions (e.g. ecological productivity) by avoiding, minimizing and reversing land and ecosystem degradation. These activities can often be designed to deliver multiple benefits (i.e. goods and services) that contribute to the current and future sustainability of communities and the planet.

Topics:
-gender and land restoration - position number: CCD/20/ERPA/21
-food systems and land restoration - position number: CCD/20/ERPA/22
-youth and land restoration - position number: CCD/20/ERPA/17
-urban-rural interface and land restoration - position number: CCD/20/ERPA/18
-tenure, resource rights and land restoration - position number: CCD/20/ERPA/19
-and perverse incentives and land restoration - position number: CCD/20/ERPA/20
-post-COVID-19 recovery and land restoration - position number: CCD/20/ERPA/23 (closes June 7)

Requirements
• A Master’s or PhD degree in a field relevant to the thematic area for the consultancy [refer to each announcement for detail];
• Research experience and publishing with an emphasis on environmental or natural resource management;
• Experience in the thematic focal area [refer to each announcement for detail];
• Ability to communicate effectively in English with demonstrated writing skills is required.

Contractual terms:
The consultancy will be home-based for three months starting from 15 June 2020.

Submission of application:
Applications should be submitted by e-mail to staffing at unccd.int together with a UN Personal History Form4 and CV, specifying the position # in the subject line. Please also submit a cover letter with your expectations for remuneration.

More information:
https://www.unccd.int/about-us/vacancies


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