Consultancy for the Development of a Climate and Environmental Risk Toolbox for Child-centred Humanitarian Programmes

**Consultancy for the Development of a Climate and Environmental Risk Toolbox for Child-centred Humanitarian Programmes**

**Organization:** SOS Children’s Villages International

**Job type:** Consultancy

**Career category:** Programme/Project Management; Disaster Risk Reduction; Climate and Environment

**Years of experience:** 5–9 years

**Location:** Flexible / remote, with field-level validation in at least two project locations

Duration: Approximately 8–10 weeks

**Languages:** English required; French strongly desirable for roll-out materials

Expected start date: 13 July 2026

Application deadline: 21 June 2026

## About SOS Children’s Villages International

SOS Children’s Villages International (SOS CVI) is an independent, non-governmental and non-profit international organisation working in more than 130 countries and territories to protect and care for children without parental care or at risk of losing it.

SOS CVI is increasingly engaged in humanitarian preparedness and response, with programmes focused on child protection, mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), Education in Emergencies (EiE), nutrition, and multi-sectoral assistance to meet basic needs. Humanitarian programmes are led and delivered by local and national Member Associations with long-term presence on the ground.

The International Humanitarian Action unit manages this consultancy and provides coordination and technical support across the humanitarian portfolio of the SOS CV Federation. This includes coordinating humanitarian funding streams and appeals, supporting disaster preparedness, maintaining and operationalising key response systems with Member Associations, developing tools and guidance for rapid response and recovery, promoting innovation and partnerships, and facilitating international coordination and sector representation.

## Background

Climate hazards, disasters and environmental risks are increasingly shaping humanitarian contexts and have a disproportionate impact on children, who are often more exposed and vulnerable to shocks, stresses and disruptions in essential services. Strengthening risk-informed and climate-resilient programming is therefore critical to safeguard children’s wellbeing and ensure continuity and sustainability of programme outcomes.

Existing tools such as the ECHO Resilience Marker, NEAT+ and other sector frameworks support environmental screening, risk categorisation, resilience analysis and donor compliance. However, these tools serve different purposes and do not fully address the operational needs of SOS CVI programme teams in translating identified climate, environmental and disaster risks into practical programme design, implementation and monitoring decisions, particularly in relation to child-related risks and child protection programming.

SOS CV Member Associations already conduct risk identification and prioritisation through disaster preparedness processes to varying degrees. There is now a need for an adapted, practical toolbox that builds on existing SOS CVI documentation and programme cycle management guidance, avoids duplication, and helps programme teams move from risk analysis to concrete programme decisions and feasible mitigation or adaptation measures.

## Objective of the consultancy

The consultancy has two main objectives:

- Develop one integrated, user-friendly toolbox for SOS CV humanitarian programmes, including tools, templates, guidance and key annexes, by mapping, adapting and tailoring existing sector tools and frameworks to SOS CVI programming and local contexts.
- Support SOS CV country offices to apply the ECHO Resilience Marker more effectively, including through the development of practical guidance materials and a training package, and the delivery of 2–3 targeted trainings.

## Scope of work

### 1. Development of a practical toolbox

The final scope, structure and level of complexity of the toolbox will be defined with SOS CVI during the inception phase. The toolbox should be designed for use at key decision points in humanitarian programme design and implementation, including project design, activity planning and periodic review.

The toolbox should support programme teams to:

- Identify climate and environmental hazards, shocks and stresses, as well as the exposure of children, communities and services, and relevant vulnerabilities, including child-specific risks.
- Build on existing risk analyses and data sources, including disaster preparedness processes and available global or national data, while avoiding duplication.
- Analyse project implications, including how identified risks may affect project feasibility and continuity, access to and quality of services, child protection risks and outcomes, delivery modalities, and the continuity and resilience of community systems and services.
- Identify project adjustments and risk mitigation measures that support continuity, “do no harm”, adaptation and the resilience of children, commun