Current Openings at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Responsibilities

• Providing accurate and wise thematic advice to the parties to the Montreal Protocol (MP) and Vienna Convention (VC), as well as to the technical bodies of the two agreements and relevant partner organizations and stakeholders in the form of meeting documents, consultations, reports or other media.
• Conducting high level negotiations and persuasion when necessary to expedite the implementation of the MP, VC and decisions of the parties.
• Organizing the meetings under the MP and VC including those of the subsidiary bodies and ad hoc workshops, ensuring that strategic direction and associated planning are in place for every meeting, holding necessary consultations with the parties and other stakeholders to prioritize issues and achieve the goals of the treaties.
• Delivering statements and providing other information in the international meetings related to the environment at the policy level, on issues related to the ozone layer as a whole and the synergies amongst Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs), in particular on ozone-climate interface, chemicals-pollution-waste front, life-cycle management of substances and equipment, trade-related issues and on the implementation of relevant policies.
• Creating and maintaining cordial diplomatic links with high level government officials and staff of other international organisations is needed; as well as establishing and maintaining partnerships with other MEAs and relevant UN/international organizations to explore synergies and collaborative actions in areas of common concerns is needed.
• Creating and maintaining functional reporting systems for the production and consumption of controlled Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS); analysing data from the 198 Parties, identifying non-compliance and preparing reports and action plans; maintaining and updating the various information reported by the parties and compiling, analysing and reporting on the information as appropriate.
• Reviewing decisions to form a work programme for the Secretariat; managing the work programme; negotiating, coordinating and agreeing on the necessary actions with other organisations implementing the decisions.
• In consultation with the Bureaux of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP) and of the Conference of the Parties (COP), and the co-chairs of the Open-ended Working Group, agreeing on the substantive agenda of the meetings through coordination with host governments, the Conference Services and other units and partners involved in organising meetings of the Ozone Treaties.
• Participating in the assessment process as an expert member or ex-officio as appropriate; providing the necessary organizational support and substantive advice to the assessment bodies; ensuring high quality reporting back to the Parties.
• Developing the management strategy for the Ozone Secretariat; providing leadership to all staff and managing the resources of the Ozone Secretariat.
• Leads team members efforts to collect and analyze data and provides insight to identify trends or patterns for data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.

Education

• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in law, natural sciences, environmental management, economics, business/public administration or related disciplines is required. A first level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced 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 fifteen (15) years of progressively responsible professional working experience, some of which is at national level with links to the international processes on environment; together with at least five (5) years professional experience at the international level is required
• Experience in facilitation and moderation of intergovernmental processes is required.
• Knowledge of the Montreal Protocol and experience in its implementation is required.
• Experience in the UN system or other international organizations is desirable.
• Experience in handling a multidisciplinary portfolio of tasks and duties and the ability to lead a team of specialists in interdisciplinary effort is desirable
• Experience in data analytics or related area is desirable

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Responsibilities

• Medium-term plan:
• Reviews, analyses and finalizes the preparation of the medium-term plan and its revisions on the basis of departmental submissions, taking into account recommendations and decisions of specialized intergovernmental bodies including Conferences of Parties of Multilateral Environmental Conventions.
• Provides substantive support to relevant intergovernmental and expert bodies in their review of the medium-term plan and its revisions; secures approval from the General Assembly. United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA)
• Ensure legislative mandates are accurately translated into program budgets. 
• Performs other related duties, as assigned.

Education

• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in business administration, finance, or related field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Successful completion of either degree or non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable.

Work Experience

• A minimum of seven (7) years progressively responsible experience in finance, administration, budget, business administration or related area is required.
• Experience preparing donor reports and financial statements is required.
• Experience working with International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) is required. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) and with international organizations is desirable.
• Experience in developing and reviewing strategic programme and budget documents for UNEP‑administered MEAs, including support to intergovernmental approval processes, is desirable.
• Experience providing authoritative budgetary and analytical support to MEA secretariats and intergovernmental bodies, including during budget preparation and review cycles, is desirable.
• Experience in coordinating administrative processes across MEAs, including knowledge‑management systems, workplan development, and oversight of trust fund accounts, is desirable.

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Responsibilities

• Responds to requests for extract, transform and load (ETL/ELT) work and prepares design notes and decision support material for the creation, optimization and monitoring of data pipelines that feed UNEP’s enterprise data platforms and the World Environment Situation Room.
• Assembles and curates data sets from multiple internal and external sources (environmental, geospatial, administrative, partner-provided), and supports the integration of more complex, high-volume or streaming data sets needed by data engineers, data scientists and application teams.
• Provides input to the design, configuration and documentation of data infrastructure components (data lakes, warehouses, integration services, workflow/orchestration tools, containerized services) operated by the Infrastructure and DevOps Group, ensuring that naming, metadata and security conventions are applied consistently.
• Assist in the management of the organization’s cloud hosting subscription and the respective cloud resources

Education

High school diploma or equivalent is required.

Work Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in data engineering, data integration, data management, software development, database systems, information management or a related area is required.
• The minimum years of relevant experience is reduced to eight (8) years for candidates who possess a first-level university degree or higher.
• Experience with cloud platforms and cloud resource management on Azure or Amazon Web Services (AWS), as well as a strong foundation in Linux, is required.

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Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise and carry out the work programme of the Evaluation Office; provides programmatic/substantive reviews of the drafts prepared by others.
• Co-ordinate and oversee the preparation and implementation of the UNEP evaluation policy and strategy.
• Report to intergovernmental bodies on programme/project performance or on programmatic/ substantive issues, particularly those presented in biannual and/or annual reports.
•  Ensure that the outputs produced by the Evaluation Office maintain high-quality standards; that reports are clear, objective and based on comprehensive data and evidence.
• Prepare the work programme of the Evaluation Office, determining priorities, and allocating resources for the completion of outputs and their timely delivery.
• Undertake or oversee the programmatic/administrative tasks necessary for the functioning of the Evaluation Office, including preparation of budgets, reporting on budget/programme performance, evaluation of staff performance (PAS), interviews of candidates for job openings, evaluation of candidates and preparation of inputs for results-based budgeting.
• Recruit staff, taking due account of geographical balance.
• Manage, guide, develop and train staff under his/her supervision.
• Leads team members efforts to collect and analyze data and provides insight to identify trends or patterns for data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting. Ensures that everyone can discover, access, integrate and share the data they need. • Perform any other relevant duties assigned.

Education

• An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in evaluation, business or public administration, finance, accounting, law, social sciences or related area is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional 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 fifteen (15) years of progressively responsible experience in evaluation and oversight management, law, finance or related field is required. Five (5) years of management experience, including experience leading diverse and multicultural teams is required.
• Experience in designing and implementing robust impact evaluations is desirable.