UN Restoration Decade Flagship Consultant at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Duties and Responsibilities

• The United Nations Environment Programme (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. 
• Its mandate is to coordinate the development of environmental policy consensus by keeping the global environment under review and bringing emerging issues to the attention of governments and the international community for action. UNEP’s Ecosystems Division works with international and national partners, providing technical assistance and capacity development for the implementation of environmental policy, and strengthening the environmental management capacity of developing countries and countries with economies in transition. 
• The consultant shall report to Associate Expert in Marine and Freshwater Branch, Ecosystems Division.

Responsibilities:

The main objective of the consultancy is to lead the formulation of a fully developed proposal for the SIDS Flagship, ensuring cohesion between the 3 project components/outcomes in its design, as well as including experiences of developing project proposals for multilateral funds such as the GEF and GCF. The consultant will be responsible for the preparation of the final project proposal with contribution from the team members from FAO, UNEP, DESA as well as national consultants. Proposal development will be done in consultation with national and international partners to ensure ownership by the Governments of the pilot countries as well as by the Alliance of Small Islands States (AOSIS). National consultants in each of the SIDS countries will be the main focal points for national consultations, and the international consultant will coordinate between them.

Qualifications/special skills

Competency: 

• Strong analytical, reporting, and writing abilities;
• Excellent facilitation skills;
• Openness to change and ability to receive/integrate feedback;
• Ability to plan, organize, implement, and report on work;
• Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines;
• Demonstrates integrity and ethical standards;
• Positive, constructive attitude to work
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
• A master's degree (or higher) in environmental sciences, international development, with specific academic or professional background related to climate change adaptation, monitoring and evaluation or other closely related fields is required. A bachelor's degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the master's degree.
• Experience: At least 10 years of experience related to ecosystem management, blue economy and/or blue finance in SIDS is required;
• Experience in technical research and formulation of project proposals is required;
• Experience in working with multi-disciplinary teams, including local and expatriate technical experts is required;
• Demonstrated experience in project development, implementation and management is an asset
• Language: English and French are the working languages of the Authority. For the post advertised, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.

Closing date: 13 May 2022