UNOPS mission is to expand the capacity of the UN system and its partners to imp...
UNOPS mission is to expand the capacity of the UN system and its partners to implement peacebuilding, humanitarian and development operations that matter for people in need.
The UN Environment is the United Nations systems designated entity for addressing environmental issues at the global and regional level. 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. The overall objective of the UN Environment's Economy Division is to encourage decision makers in government, local authorities and industry to develop and adopt policies, strategies and practices and technologies that promote sustainable patterns of consumption and production, make efficient use of natural resources, ensure safe management of chemicals and contribute to making trade and environment policies mutually supportive. It promotes the development, use and transfer of policies, technologies, economic instruments, managerial practices and other tools that assist in environmentally sound decision making and the building of corresponding activities (http://www.unep.org/dtie/).
Led by UN Environment in partnership with the International Rice Research Institute, the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) is a global multi-stakeholder initiative comprising 90 member institutions, including governments, global private sector actors, SMEs, research institutes and civil society organizations. The initiative is dedicated to contributing to a sustainable global rice sector. UN Environment currently hosts the SRP Secretariat and serves as its legal entity.
Having developed and launched the world’s first rice sustainability standard and performance indicators, the SRP is now embarking on its next phase of operation, which entails upscaling of smallholder adoption of sustainable best practice under the SRP Standard, development of sustainable supply chains and assurance model, and engagement with downstream supply chain actors and consumers. This will necessitate a significant increase in the Secretariat’s human resource capacity.
The Sustainable Rice Platform is seeking a Communications Consultant with direct experience in implementing organizational communication strategies, to work with the SRP Secretariat and SRP member organizations to implement SRP’s communication strategy, focusing on farmers, retailers, consumers and member outreach activities.