Senior Consultant – Integration and Development of Water Sector Concept Notes

UNESCO

Senior Consultant working with UNESCO on integrating water sector concept notes across three clusters in Iraq. Collaborating with Government stakeholders and the UN Water Task Force over an 11-month contract.

Posted 7/15/2026contractRemote • IraqSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in synthesizing multidisciplinary technical inputs into coherent strategic documents, with a strong focus on water resources management and environmental science. Proven ability to engage with government stakeholders and develop funding proposals for international climate finance.

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Advanced Degree In HydrologyExperience In Water SectorFluency In Arabic And EnglishDevelopment Of Funding ProposalsKnowledge Of UN Programming Approaches

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Hard Skills

Water Resources ManagementEnvironmental ScienceSynthesis Of Technical InputsDevelopment Of Concept NotesResults-Based ManagementTheory-Of-Change Methodologies

Soft Skills

Stakeholder EngagementConsultation SkillsCoordinating Function

Industry Keywords

Sustainable DevelopmentClimate FinanceIraq Water SectorInstitutional Policy Landscape

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Integrate the concept notes developed by the three clusters into a coherent, coordinated, and financeable portfolio, aligned with national frameworks and with the requirements of identified downstream financiers, over the twelve-month grant period.
Provide the coordinating and integrating function across the clusters.
Develop domain-specific technical content with cluster leads; responsible for synthesis, coherence, framing, and quality.
Serve as an interface with Government stakeholders, conducting key informant interviews and consultations.
Work alongside the UN Water Task Force in both an internal coordinating and an external-facing role.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in hydrology, hydrogeology, water resources management, environmental science or management, natural resource management or a related field.
A first-level university degree combined with additional qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.
A minimum of 8-10 years of progressively responsible experience in the water, environment, climate, and/or sustainable development sectors, including senior-level assignments.
Demonstrated experience synthesizing multidisciplinary technical inputs into coherent strategic or programmatic documents — essential; candidates must provide evidence of this experience (e.g., writing samples or references to documents authored or led).
Proven experience developing project or programme concept notes or funding proposals, ideally for international climate or development finance (e.g., GCF, adaptation funds, international financial institutions) — a strong asset.
Sound knowledge of Iraq's water sector and its institutional and policy landscape.
Familiarity with UN programming approaches, results-based management, and theory-of-change methodologies — desirable.
Fluency in Arabic and English (spoken and written) is required, including the ability to draft and edit professional documents in both languages.

Benefits

Comp & perks

UNESCO covers Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA) and travel expenses in line with the relevant UNESCO rules and regulations.