Deadline: 27 November 2015
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Programme Officer, Partnerships based in Washington, USA.
UNEP is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global 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 global environment.
Key Job Responsibilities
The Programme Officer, Partnerships will perform the following functions-
- Support the day-to-day functioning of the STAP in assisting with the management, coordination, and administrative support to the Panel with specific responsibility for particular aspects of the STAP programme of work:
- Assist STAP Secretary to prepare and oversee STAP Programme of Work including oversight of Programme deliverables and associated budget;
- Assist in the organization of STAP regular meetings and STAP thematic workshops, documents and communicating them to the GEF partnership and beyond;
- Supervise the editing, publication and dissemination of STAP papers, reports and other products;
- Identify STAP expertise, and relevant scientific and professional networks;
- Help to organize and oversee the interaction between STAP and the GEF Council, GEF Secretariat, GEF Evaluation Office, GEF Agencies, and respective Multilateral Environmental Agreements by:
- Following-up on STAP’s contribution to GEF strategies and policies to assure that they are informed by best available scientific and technical advice;
- Organizing and overseeing the distribution of project documentation, and recommending revisions to STAP’s procedures for project screening as necessary;
- Supervision and undertaking of selective reviews of GEF projects including Targeted Research proposals and discussing these with the GEF Agencies and providing technical support as requested;
- Ensuring consultation between STAP and the GEF Secretariat and Agencies on work on strategic scientific and technical issues;
- Maintaining adequate liaison arrangements between the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, and, where applicable, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change on items relating to Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry, and their respective subsidiary bodies for scientific and technological advice and related technical bodies, coordinate with STAP Secretariat colleagues where there are overlaps in work-related to Conventions.
- Appraising the STAP of strategic scientific and technical issues affecting GEF policies, strategies, and programmes by:
- Identifying, reviewing and recommending to STAP, policy, strategic and operational issues requiring STAP’s analysis and advice;
- Preparing background papers for STAP discussions, including consolidating and synthesizing issues and options;
- Developing cooperative activities with the multilateral environmental agreements and its scientific bodies related to STAP work;
- Support STAP in identifying and following up on emerging scientific and technical issues of significance for the GEF;
- Providing substantive comments on STAP’s papers and reviews.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Advanced University Degree focusing on natural resource management with strong concentration of at least two of the following: biological diversity and sustainable forest management, climate change, international waters, ozone layer depletion, land degradation and chemicals 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.
- A minimum of seven (7) years’ of progressively responsible work in natural resources management, of which three (3) years at international level will be required.
- Experience in working with the scientific and technical community is essential.
- Knowledge and experience in working on at least one other thematic area for example, chemicals management, energy is essential.
- Project management experience in at least one of the areas above is required.
- English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
- Working knowledge of other UN official languages is desirable.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted through online process.
For more information, please visit UNEP.
