Programme Support Assistant (Climate Change)

WFP IND organization mission TBD

The UN University Volunteer will support the project titled “Enhancing Climate Adaptation of Vulnerable Communities through Nature-based Solutions and Gender-Transformative Approaches in Assam, India.” (ENACT Assam) under SO4. This project is funded by the Government of Norway and in partnership with the State Government of Assam. It aims to enhance the adaptive capacities of smallholder farmers, especially women, through climate-smart agricultural practices, gender-transformative livelihood solutions, and institutional convergence. The volunteer will contribute to activities focused on last mile climate services, women’s empowerment, and building resilient food systems for Nagaon District, Assam, in line with the project’s broader goal to develop scalable and sustainable climate adaptation models.

Under the direct supervision of Head of Unit, Climate Change, Resilient Food Systems, and DRR, WFP Country Office in India, the UN University Volunteer will support the ENACT Assam project through desk-based research, documentation, and coordination, with a focus on climate adaptation, gender, and resilient food systems. The tasks are as below:

• Conduct desk research on climate-resilient agriculture, nature-based solutions, value chains, and gender-responsive practices, including relevant government schemes and policies.
• Support development of knowledge products such as briefs, case studies, infographics, and training materials, and assist in simplifying technical information for dissemination.
• Compile and organise project data, reports, and gender-disaggregated inputs; maintain activity trackers and support basic analysis of value chain gaps and opportunities.
• Assist in any remote coordination with partners and teams, including scheduling, preparing meeting notes, and consolidating inputs for reporting and learning.
• Work on an independent report on any one of the aligned topics (TBD)


Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to:
• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for in-stance in events that mark International Volunteer Day);
• Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
• Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities;
• Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;
• Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers;
• Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.