Responsibilities
Provide substantive support to the UN
Decade Coordinator in the implementation of the UN Decade, including assisting
in planning and coordinating the work of the FAO and UNEP core team and
fulfilling the secretariat function for the UN Decade;
Develop and maintain collaborative
relationships with UNEP’s divisions and offices, the broader UN family, and
other national and international partners of the UN Decade, including managing
the core team’s communication with potential and established partners and the
day-to-day communication;
Analyze the potential for partnerships
with organizations for the UN Decade, establish partnerships and support the
concretization of partnership activities, outputs and goals at the project and
thematic levels;
Provide support to the UN Decade
Coordinator on processes and coordination of meetings of the Advisory Board,
meetings with Global Partners and Collaborating Agencies, and meetings of the
Executive Board of the Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF);
Liaise on UN Decade flagships and establish and maintain cooperation on these across UNEP, including regular consultations, and maintaining good internal and external information flow and generate content for the website; Provide substantive support to consultative and other meetings, conferences.; including proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations.
Lead on UNEP internal project
reporting responsibilities and support the external reporting commitments on
the progress, results and outcomes of the UN Decade to main donors, including
reviewing relevant documents and reports and supporting the preparation of an
annual update report to the High Level Political Forum and the
Secretary-General’s report on the UN Decade to the UN General Assembly at its
81st.
Assist in strategy and policy
development, including by identifying, analyzing and monitoring developments
and emerging issues in the global environmental field and the preparation of
evaluations and other research activities and studies; Prepare various
written outputs, e.g. briefing notes, background papers, analysis, sections of
reports and studies, inputs to publications.
Undertake outreach activities;
conducting training workshops, seminars, making presentations on assigned
topics/activities;
Represent the UN Decade core team at
key events;
Collect and analyze data to identify
trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and
reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning,
decision-making, presentation and reporting Perform other related duties
as required.
Competencies
Education
An advanced university degree
(Master’s or Doctorate degree, or equivalent) in environmental management,
international relations, economics or a related field is required. A
first-level university degree in combination with two (2) 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 five years of
progressively responsible experience in project or programme management,
administration or related area, of which at least two years at international
level is required.
Working experience in the United
Nations Secretariat or in an international organization is desirable.
Experience with managing complex
networks or partnerships is desirable.
Two (2) years or more of experience in
data analytics or related area is desirable.
How To Apply