Research Associate - Global Policy, Outreach, and Engagement
Kathmandu
- Organization: ICIMOD - International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
- Location: Kathmandu
- Grade: Administrative support - Administrative Services and Support - Generally no need for Higher Education
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Occupational Groups:
- Political Affairs
- Legal - Broad
- Administrative support
- Communication and Public Information
- Scientist and Researcher
- Closing Date: Closed
Position Overview:
The position of Research Associate (Global Policy, Outreach, and Engagement) will suit applicants with analytical skills who are interested in examining global policies and how they relate to regional and national policies, with a particular focus on the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD). The candidate will conduct research, analyse data, and develop recommendations on how to enhance the profile of mountains, particularly the Hindu Kush Himalaya, under these Conventions.
This is a great opportunity for a passionate researcher to work on a critical issue and contribute to a collaborative team to make a positive impact on the HKH region.
Action Area: Strengthening Global Leadership in Sustainable Mountain Development.
Through this Action Area, we aim to become a global knowledge lead on sustainable mountain development and amplify the voices of the mountain communities – including youth, women, and the marginalised communities such as the indigenous people – to secure recognition for the HKH as a critical global asset. Through this work, we seek to shift the understanding of mountain realities from the periphery towards the centre of the global climate and environment discourse. This would allow for the HKH, the pulse of the planet, to be universally recognised for its importance as one of the main barometers of our planet’s health – with changes happening here before they do anywhere else, it affects millions. The HKH has not yet achieved the kind of global profile that attracts the scale of investment required to meet its complex challenges. Thus, there are opportunities for deeper and broader global engagement and for building new alliances and collective leadership in global processes.
Background
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), based in Kathmandu, Nepal, is the leading institution for the study of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH). An intergovernmental knowledge and development organisation with a focus on climate and environmental risks, green economies, and sustainable collective action, we have been working in our eight Regional Member Countries (RMCs) – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan – since our foundation.
After 40 years of operation, ICIMOD is perfectly positioned to support the transformative action required for the HKH to face the challenges of climate change, pollution, water insecurity, increased disaster risk, biodiversity loss, and widespread socio-economic changes. We seek to raise our ambition to support the required transformative action to step up our engagement through to the year 2030.