Administration Officer (Environmental) P3
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the
world's largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide.
This position covers the core
compliance with UN-wide initiatives and WFP’s specific commitment to measure
and reduce greenhouse gas emissions as well as to work towards a wider
framework of environmental managements systems addressing areas of water,
waste, and natural resources.
The person in such position is a
technical advisor and implementer of environmental management systems,
standards and practices.
The position allows WFP to have
technically well founded programmes, operate from an environmental
sustainability standpoint, and affirm its leadership in “greening up to the
last mile” within the UN system.
Within delegated authority, the
Administration Officer (Environmental) P3 will be responsible for the following
duties:
·
Provide a range of technical advice
and support to colleagues on a wide range of environmental management issues,
including energy/GHG management, waste management, water management and
sustainable procurement; provide a “help-desk” service to handle day to day
requests; develop and deliver awareness raising materials and activities,
electronic publications and training as required;
·
Provide technical advice and support
to colleagues throughout the organisation on developing and implementing local
GHG emission reduction plans and reporting the impacts (savings) of reduction
projects; support the yearly allocation of funds by the WFP Energy Efficiency
Fund;
·
Co-ordinate the collection of energy
usage and other activity data to enable calculation of WFP’s greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions from buildings, vehicles and official travel; including
providing capacity building advice and support to country offices to optimise
data quality/address gaps, verify and analyse submitted footprinting data; and
report results to various internal and external audiences;
·
Co-ordinate the integration of
Greenhouse Gas data into WFP’s centralised facility management software,
(ARCHIBUS); Maintain the WFP Inventory Data Management Plan;
·
Through research, consultation and
effective stakeholder liaison with relevant divisions (including field offices,
GVLP, Logistics, Travel and ICT), support the development and implementation of
an Environmental Management System (EMS) for WFP in accordance with the
commitments of the UN High Level Committee of Management and including
integration of the GHG emission Reduction Strategy;
·
Support the Chief of Infrastructure
and Facilities Management on policy and programme development as required,
including representing WFP at interagency working groups (such as EMG) and
other international meetings on UN environmental sustainability issues.
Qualifications & Experience
Required
Education: University
degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, or related subject
is required.
Experience:
·
At least five years of progressively
responsible post degree experience in environmental management and/or
corporate/project reporting roles is required; experience should span
energy/GHG management and at least one other from this list: water management;
waste management; air pollution; environmental compliance; Environmental Impact
Assessment; Environmental Management Systems; corporate reporting.
·
Prior experience of applying the
Greenhouse Gas Protocol is required.
·
Prior experience of applying
international environmental management standards, (ISO, EMAS, GRI or similar)
will be highly regarded.
·
Prior experience of the Climate
Neutral UN initiative, Sustainable UN working group and/or prior experience at
WFP will be highly regarded.
·
Use of MS Office software to at least
the intermediate level is required, including Excel.
·
Experience of database management
(particularly Oracle-based systems) is required. Prior experience with ARCHIBUS
facilities management software will be highly regarded.
Competencies: WFP’s
core competencies for professionals include action management, communication
skills and high standards of ethics and values.
Language: Working knowledge (proficiency/level C) of
English and intermediate knowledge (level B) of another UN official language,
Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish, or one of WFP’s working
languages, Portuguese.
Terms and Conditions
Selected candidate will be employed
on a fixed-term contract with a probationary period of one year.
Special Notice: Mobility is and continues to be a core
contractual requirement in WFP.
This position is however currently
classified as “non-rotational” which means the incumbent shall not be subject
to the regular reassignment process unless the position is re-designated as
rotational or the incumbent applies and is reassigned to a rotational position.
WFP offers an attractive compensation
and benefits package, including basic salary, post adjustment, 30 days’ annual
vacation, home leave, an education grant for dependent children, pension plan
and medical insurance.
Please visit the following websites
for detailed information on working with WFP:
www.wfp.org - Click on: “Where we work” and “Our work” to learn
more about WFP’s operations.
http://icsc.un.org -
Click on: Quick Links > Salary Scales > by date
http://www.unstaffmobility.org -
Learn more about countries where the UN operates
Application procedures:
Step 1: Create your online CV.
Step 2: Click on “Description” to
read the position requirements and “Apply” to submit your application.
Note: You
must complete Step 2 in order for your application to be considered for this
vacancy.
Deadline for applications: 2 July
2014
WFP has zero tolerance for
discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.
Qualified female applicants and
qualified applicants from developing countries are encouraged to apply.
No appointment under any kind of
contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on
Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service
Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit
Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the
United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during
their service and within three years of ceasing that service.
REF: 14-0014981