Programme Specialist at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Specific tasks and responsibilities

Under the overall supervision of the Programme Officer ,GEMS Ocean, GEM Unit, Big Data Branch, Early Warning and Assessment Division, the consultant will perform the following tasks;

• Implement and manages workstreams under the GEMS Ocean Programme, monitors progress and identifies problems and issues to be addressed and initiates corrective actions.
• Implement the development of the GEMS Ocean Programme following principles of user-centric design.
• Develop outreach material (brochure(s), posters, flyers, others) and oversees communication activities of GEMS Ocean, such as website and social media updates, newsletters etc. and liaison with other initiatives.
• Coordinate meetings with Partners and Donors.
• In cooperation with unit’s Programme Assistant ensures smooth running of the programme’s financial management (progress reports, financial statements, etc.) and prepares related internal and external documents/reports as required (annual work plan, programme budget, etc.).
• Oversee the membership of GEMS Ocean and actively identifying and seeking engagement of new strategic and technical partners.
• Coordinate the Steering Committee of the GEMS Ocean Programme and implementation of their relevant decisions and annual and intersessional meetings.
• Plans, organizes and coordinates the annual global meetings of the GEMS Ocean Programme and facilitates intersessional meetings.
• Coordinates and contributes to assessments, reports and other products and services under the umbrella of GEMS Ocean, including the coordination of inputs of technical implementing partners; research, analyses and presents information gathered from diverse sources.
• Organizes and prepares written outputs, e.g., draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, as relevant to the GEMS Ocean Programme and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
• Coordinate resource mobilization for the work of the GEMS Ocean Programme and coordinates with donors and partners widely to that effect.
• Provide inputs to the Programme’s Theory of Change.

Qualifications/special skills

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in an area of environmental science or natural resources management, with particular emphasis on coastal and marine science or equivalent, including the analysis of environmental and socio-economic data in marine environmental assessment is required.
• A first level degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu
• At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in sustainable development and implementation of environmental related programmes and policies, particularly on coastal marine areas, projects and activities is required.
• Prior experience at the international level is highly desirable.

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this assignment, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of other UN languages is an asset.