Under the supervision of the Legal Officer of Law Division’s Frontiers in Environmental Law Unit, the consultant will:

Organize consultations for strategy development

• Coordinate the planning and logistics for consultations aimed at developing implementation strategies for UNEP’s Core Human Rights Principles for Private Conservation Organizations and Actors.
• Engage with key stakeholders, including representatives from private conservation organizations, human rights experts, Indigenous Peoples, and local communities to ensure an inclusive consultation process.
• Document and synthesize feedback from consultations to inform strategy recommendations.

Support multistakeholder platform coordination

• Facilitate and coordinate the multistakeholder platform dedicated to implementing the Core Human Rights Principles, fostering cross-sector engagement.
• Develop and maintain engagement materials to keep stakeholders informed.  Assist in scheduling, organizing, and documenting platform meetings, preparing agendas, and tracking action points to ensure smooth coordination.

Stakeholder engagement and outreach

• Conduct outreach and manage relationships with diverse stakeholders to strengthen buy-in for the Principles, focusing on the inclusion of rights holders, including Indigenous Peoples.
• Collaborate with human rights experts and other stakeholders to gather insights and recommendations that will enhance the implementation strategies.

Reporting and documentation

• Prepare a detailed final report summarizing activities, outcomes, and recommendations based on consultations and platform engagements.
• Provide periodic updates to the Law Division’s Frontiers in Environmental Law Unit on progress, challenges, and key milestones.

Other relevant assignments

• Undertake relevant additional tasks, as requested by the Legal Officer, including supporting fundraising efforts.

• An advanced level law degree from a university or institution of equivalent status with specialization in environmental law, or human rights law, including natural resources management, environmental assessment, environmental policy, or environmental justice.
• A minimum of fifteen years of experience, and at least 10 working on the intersection between human rights law and environmental law.
• Prior experience working on conservation and human rights; and procedural rights Prior experience working with intergovernmental bodies.
• Working experience in engaging and effective communications with diverse organizations and audiences interacting and coordinating large networks/groups.

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