Overview
The consultant will support a project focused on youth engagement and gamification for environmental preservation and urban resilience in Petrópolis, Brazil. The role involves designing, facilitating, and implementing gamified processes and educational activities with youth.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement the project’s gamification methodology, including challenges, evaluation criteria, and engagement mechanisms.
- Plan and facilitate workshops, training, and educational processes with youth in public schools and prioritized territories.
- Support the continuous mobilization and engagement of participating youth.
- Contribute to the development of pedagogical content and support materials.
- Coordinate with the audiovisual production team.
- Support the organization and implementation of events to showcase project results.
- Prepare technical reports, systematized records, and other documents.
- Ensure activities align with UN-Habitat principles.
Required Experience
- Minimum three (3) years of experience in educational, social, or community-based projects in Brazil is required.
- Experience in facilitating workshops, participatory processes, or working with youth is required.
- Experience in projects related to sustainability, climate justice, or territorial development is required.
- Experience with innovative methodologies, such as gamification, educommunication, or non-formal education is required.
- Previous experience within the UN System is desirable.
- Experience working in an inter-institutional environment, project management, monitoring-evaluation is required.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Work, Pedagogy, Biology, Environmental Studies or related fields is required, or additional three (3) years of relevant experience to the post, beyond the requirement.
- Postgraduate degree (Lato Sensu or Stricto Sensu) in Education, Participatory Methodologies, Youth Studies, Communication, Gamification, Social Innovation, Environmental and Climate Studies or related fields is desirable.
