Individual Contractor in Sea Level Rise and Human Rights

The Individual Contractor will develop a practical methodology linking adaptation budget tagging with OHCHR approaches to economic, social and cultural rights budget tagging, focusing on rights affected by sea-level rise. The consultancy involves analytical mapping, tool development, and desk-based application to national budgets to support human rights-based adaptation responses.

Responsibilities

• Prepare a workplan and inception report and confirm the analytical approach, data needs and timeline.
• Review and map selected international methodologies and national practices for climate/adaptation budget tagging, including the OECD Rio marker for climate change adaptation.
• Apply existing OHCHR approaches to ESCR budget tagging to selected rights most affected by sea-level rise, identifying practical human rights dimensions, indicators and guiding questions.
• Develop a first draft adaptation-ESCR matrix and the structure of a practical tagging/assessment tool applicable at programme or budget-line level.
• Undertake a light desk-based application of the draft approach to one national budget and/or existing climate/adaptation budget-tagging system to assess feasibility and refine the draft approach.
• Propose criteria for selecting 2-4 potential country cases for further testing in 2027 and conduct targeted consultations with relevant OHCHR and UN colleagues.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in law, human rights, environmental studies, social or biological sciences.
• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in public finance, climate/adaptation finance, climate budgeting, public financial management or related areas.
• Demonstrated experience with climate/adaptation budget tagging, climate expenditure tracking, green budgeting or related methodologies.
• Experience analysing national budgets and public expenditure.
• Knowledge of human rights-based approaches to public finance and economic, social and cultural rights is desirable.
• Work experience in a multilateral environment is an asset.
• Fluency in English is required.

Skills

• Climate Adaptation Finance
• Public Financial Management
• Climate Budgeting
• Climate Expenditure Tracking
• Green Budgeting
• National Budget Analysis
• Public Expenditure Analysis
• Rights-Based Approaches
• Economic Social Cultural Rights
• Adaptation Budget Tagging
• Analytical Mapping
• Toolkit Development
• Desk-Based Budget Application

Languages

English