UNEP Mercury Consultant - Planet Gold and Enabling Activities at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Specific duties and responsibilities:

• The Consultant will be responsible for supporting project development, portfolio supervision and technical delivery across the GEF Chemicals and Waste portfolio. The scope of the assignment includes GEF-9 concepts and projects on mercury in products, non-ferrous metals production, artisanal and small-scale gold mining and enabling activities, together with task management of full-size projects, medium-size projects and enabling activities.
• Develop GEF-9 projects and concepts with relevant experts, stakeholders and countries.
• Support task management, reporting and technical inputs for the GCGCU portfolio.
• Hold weekly calls with Task Managers and monthly calls with executing agencies, or fortnightly for projects at risk.
• Review and clear quarterly progress and financial reports, annual workplans, budget forecasts, procurement plans and communication plans.
• Facilitate Project Steering Committee meetings, PIR processes, legal agreement extensions and project closure.
• Support oversight of planetGOLD, develop PIF and PPG packages, and prepare Minamata Convention MIA and NAP projects as requested.
• Conduct terminal evaluations of Minamata Convention enabling activities and support integration across Chemicals and Waste and other GEF focal areas.

Qualifications/special skills

• An advanced university degree in a field related to social or environmental sciences, including chemistry, chemical engineering, social science, environmental studies or environmental engineering, or equivalent experience, is required.
• A first-level university degree with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.
• At least 2 years of working experience in project management, including international experience, is required. Working knowledge of GEF project development and supervision is required.
• Experience in implementing mercury-related projects is required.

Deadline : Sep 11, 2026