Mission and objectivesUNDP Rome Centre for Climate Action and Energy Transition (โUNDP Rome Centreโ for short), acts as the principal, integrated global platform for the strategic partnership between the Government of Italy (through the Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security โ IMEES or Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Sicurezza Energetica - MASE in Italian) and UNDP for delivering on two critical policy areas: Youth and Climate, and Climate Finance. 1. Youth and Climate: Emphasise the critical role of youth in climate action, advocating for their meaningful participation in decision-making processes to address the climate crisis and achieve sustainable development. 2. Climate Finance: Identify, finance, and implement country-level actions to reduce the energy access gap and boost the energy transition, while supporting projects in developing economies to decarbonise and enhance climate resilience.
ContextYouth4Climate is a global initiative co-led by the Government of Italy and UNDP to boost youth-led and youth-inclusive climate action on the ground, by identifying and strengthening concrete and innovative youth-led solutions and ideas. We support the implementation of youth-led and youth-inclusive climate solutions, both financially and in-kind, for a more sustained climate impact on the ground. Y4C Call for Solutions is an innovation challenge that focuses on developing innovative projects through direct funding and technical support for youth-led projects to generate and implement innovative approaches to drive climate action. In addition to our call for solution, Y4C has an online platform and a mobile app that functions as a go-to knowledge space for young climate leaders and partners to network and exchange opportunities, experiences, and resources. The Call for Solutions, with its guidelines and template documents will be published on this platform. We are looking for at least 30 Online Volunteers to support us with mentoring and/or training sessions for youth in the framework of the Youth4Climate Call for Solutions 2026. The online mentoring sessions will focus on providing technical support and guidance for youth applicants in their application submission process, based on the Callโs guidelines and templates provided. Youth4Climate Call for Solutions: - Youth4Climateโs annual Call for Solutions, open to youth aged 18-29 in 159 countries, provides direct and flexible seed funding opportunities to youth-led local climate solutions. - Through our 3 Calls, we have awarded 150 projects, across 59 countries, for an envelope of USD 4 Million. - Youth4Climate will be launching its 4th Call for Solutions in 2026, allowing youth and youth-led organizations to submit proposals for funding of up to USD 30,000. - The Call for Solutions will be available in 4 languages (English, French, Spanish and Portuguese) and open in 6 thematic (Sustainable Energy, Food and Agriculture, Climate Peace and Security, Architecture for Adaptation, Sustainable Fashion, and Oceans and Blue Economy) During the application period, a one-to-one mentoring service will be provided to applicants, allowing them to book a slot with an online volunteer mentor to support them in understanding work planning and budgeting principles while preparing their proposal for funding.
Task DescriptionWe are looking for at least 30 Online Volunteers to support us with mentoring and/or training sessions for youth in the framework of the Youth4Climate Call for Solutions 2026. The online one-to-one mentoring sessions will focus on providing technical support and guidance for youth applicants in their application submission process, based on the Callโs guidelines and templates provided. Each session will be scheduled for 45 minutes. To this end the selected Online Volunteers will work closely with the UNDP Rome Centreโs Youth4Climate team to complete the task as follows: o Select mentoring/training method(s) to be used o Develop outline of content capturing information to be taught/trained based on the call guidelines and the templates (workplan and budget) o Develop coaching/training plan/Programme including schedule of sessions, exercises, and timelines o Run coaching/training sessions with youth requesting support before the submission of their proposal for the Youth4Climate Call for Solution 2026 o Submit report by the end of the assignment, detailing the sessions held. The selected Online Volunteers will be provided with background information and material needed to develop the sessions. Areas of expertise The online volunteer needs to have experience and expertise in: 1. Project management and Project design: - To help applicants understand project baseline, inputs, targets, outputs, outcomes etc. and design their project activities, timeline and budget according to the Call for Solutions 2026 guidelines. - To help applicants to align project activities with goals, construct detailed and realistic work plans, achieve milestones and to answer to other relevant requests as per the templates and guidelines - To aid applicants in designing and developing activities and budgets considering young applicantsโ context, capacities, specificities of their environment, and other points that could be useful for them in designing their proposal. 2. Communication: to support young applicants to promote their innovative ideas through effective internal and external communications. 3. Monitoring and Evaluation: to support applicants in understanding M &E concepts and include plans in their workplan and budget
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