Deadline: 21 April 2016
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Programme Assistant in Bonn, Germany.
The Programme Assistant will be responsible for supporting the Team Lead and the Unit staff members in the handling of daily operations and in delivering its key reports and online products.
UNFCCC as a framework for international cooperation to combat climate change by limiting average global temperature increases and the resulting climate change, and coping with impacts that were, by then, inevitable.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Programme Assistant will perform the following functions-
- Support the submission process for GHG inventory data and other information by:
- Leading the processing of GHG inventory submissions.
- Managing the e-mail account for data submissio
- Supporting internal and external stakeholders in the submission process.
- Supporting the configuration changes in the submission tools.
- Editing, maintaining and updating the relevant web pages.
- Maintaining and updating the relevant documentation, including operating procedures.
- Support the generation of data-based reports and online data products by:
- Maintaining and updating the relevant documentation, including operating procedures.
- Supporting timely delivery of major documents and online pro
- Providing technical assistance to the preparation and publication of data-based reports by:
- Conducting preliminary data checks of submissions with the use of appropriate technical
- Testing data tables required for the annual GHG data report, the annual compilation and accounting report, the annual synthesis and assessment report, and other reports as required.
- Supporting the report publication process, including the internal processing of the reports, preparation of tables/graphs, and document formatting.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Completed secondary education.
- Formal training or studies in engineering, economics, environmental or computer sciences or a related discipline.
- Five years (5) of relevant experience dealing with data management and data analysis, software testing, database management and related to climate change.
- Excellent computer skills in a Windows environment especially with regard to Excel.
- Proficiency at utilizing internet resources and working with web pages.
- Good understanding of databases (e.g. Access).
- Proven ability to process large amounts of numerical data.
- Knowledge of the reporting and review requirements under the Climate Change Convention and its Kyoto Protocol.
- Fluency in spoken and written English is required.
- Knowledge of other UN working languages and/or German.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, please visit UNFCCC.