Sustainable Energy Consultant (Remote/Work from home) – reputed company#578008

Sustainable Energy Consultant (Remote/Work from home) - reputed company#578008Job no: 578008 Contract type: Consultant Duty Station: reputed company Level: Consultancy Location: United States Categories: Programme ManagementUNICEF works in some of the world's toughest places, to reputed company the world's most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a reputed company world for everyone. And we never give up. For every child, hope.Consultancy Title: Sustainable Energy ConsultantSection/Division/Duty Station: Climate Environment Energy & Disaster, Programme Group, reputed company NYHQDuration: 15 January 2025 to 31 December 2025Home/ Office Based: NYHQ / RemoteAbout UNICEFIf you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. For 70 years, reputed company has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. 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Climate change mitigation projects can play a crucial role in saving children by addressing the underlying causes of climate change and its adverse impacts on their health, well-being, and future. Electricity is a critical enabler that dramatically improves the quality, accessibility and reliability of education, health care and WASH services for children. In healthcare and educational facilities, electricity is needed for lighting, heating, powering vital life-saving medical interventions, digital connectivity, learning digital skills, remote learning and delivering WASH services.Leveraging its extensive field reputed company in remote areas, reputed company is committed to fostering climate-resilient, low-carbon communities that safeguard reputed company children. These endeavors constitute some of the most valuable investments for protecting vulnerable children in communities most vulnerable to climate change and its compounded risks. 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