The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the world’s environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the environment.

Responsibilities

Support UNEP Programme of Work development for the region:

• Provide advice development of UNEP’s regional and national activities and projects, ensuring that regional needs and perspectives are matched with UNEP’s obligations under its Programme of work.
• Undertake regional climate change needs assessments and analysis to help guide the development of UNEP’s activities and projects.
• Review all climate change projects with regional and national components submitted to the Project Approval Group (PAG) or the Project Review Group (PRC);
• Review projects developed for other thematic areas, including cross-cutting projects.
• Develop project proposals to help implement the UNEP Programme Work and its outputs and to meet regional needs.
• Facilitate the implementation of the UNEP Programme of Work in the region:
• Ensure coordinated implementation of climate change activities and initiatives from the UNEP Programme of Work in the region.
• Work with each of the UNEP Divisions/Regional Office team to develop a coherent Programme of climate change activities for the region.
• Provide support to the Divisions in the implementation of climate change activities and projects.

Help develop and maintain partnerships and coordinated working relationships with key regional organizations and other UN agencies:

• Assist in developing the work agreements with key regional partners to support the implementation of the UNEP Programme of Work.
• Identify technical centers in the region through which UNEP can implement its activities and develop the agreements needed to facilitate such cooperation.
• Working with other international and regional institutions, ensure Climate change negotiators and stakeholders charged with implementing climate-related multilateral environmental agreements are equipped with scientific information to their negotiations.

Facilitate information flow and communications within the Regional Office and between the Regional Office and other UNEP Divisions:

• Act as UNEP climate change focal point in the Regional Office, the Divisions and the Climate Coordinator.
• Keep abreast of climate change activities and initiatives within the region and circulate regional information to UNEP Divisions/Regional Office.
• Support the development and maintenance of the UNEP climate change website and the climate change intranet with key documents needed by UNEP staff for coherent implementation of their activities.
• Facilitate the development of special outreach materials and presentations.
• Participate in meetings.
• Leads team members efforts to collect and analyze data and provides insight to identify trends or patterns for data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting. Ensures that everyone can discover, access, integrate and share the data they need.
• Perform other duties assigned.

Requirements

Competencies

• PROFESSIONALISM: Knowledge of UNEP institutional mandates and polices; Ability to coordinate the production of major environmental reports; Demonstrated ability to identify key strategic environmental management issues and to provide/innovate technical and scientific inputs and guidance; Familiarity with the formulation and management of UN programs is highly desirable; Conceptual analytical and evaluative skills to conduct independent research and analysis; Ability to rapidly analyze and integrate diverse information from various sources; Up-to-date knowledge on current topics and issues affecting the environment with particular focus on climate change.  Ability to analyze and interpret data in support of decision-making and convey resulting information to management. Shows pride in work and in achievements. Demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter. Is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results. Is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns. Shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges. Remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.
• TEAMWORK:  Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; Solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; Places team agenda before personal agenda; Supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; Shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
• PLANNING AND ORGANIZING: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; Identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; Foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning.

Education

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in environment, climate change and/or development or related area is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable.

Work Experience

• A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in environment, climate change or related area is required.
• Experience in United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) including negotiation processes is required
• Experience in programme and project management preferably in the field of environment and climate change such as adaptation and mitigation is desirable.
• Experience in UN programming processes at the country and regional level is desirable.
• Two (2) years or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of French is desirable.
• NOTE: “fluency equals a rating of “fluent” in all four areas (read, write, speak, understand) and ” Knowledge of” equals a rating of ” confident” in two of the four areas.