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  • Posted: Jan 16, 2025
    Deadline: Jan 28, 2025
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    The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the world's 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 environment.


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    Senior Programme Management Officer

    Responsibilities

    • Coordinates and directs the provision of secretariat services to the sessions of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) and its subsidiary organs, in particular the Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR), including continuous guidance and advice to the presiding officers as well as other elected offices on the conduct of meetings, organization of work, status of negotiations, and rules of procedure and established practices.
    • Serves as the Secretary of preparatory and in-session negotiating committees before and during the UN Environment Assembly, as required.
    • Serves as the Secretary of other relevant intergovernmental processes/bodies as mandated by UNEA, as required.
    • Supervises preparations of the procedural script for the presiding officer for each meeting and on each agenda item of the CPR, including for regular quarterly meetings of the Committee, meetings of the CPR subcommittee, the annual meeting of the subcommittee of the CPR, and the Open-Ended meeting of the CPR.
    • Supports the work of the Bureaux of UNEA and the CPR in preparation for the sessions of UNEA and the meetings of the CPR.
    • Supervises the timely and accurate submission and issuance of all pre-session, in-session and post-session documentation (including draft recommendations) to UNEA and the CPR. .

    Education

    • Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in political science, international relations, law, diplomacy or a related field is required.
    • A first-level university degree in combination with two 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 ten years of progressively responsible experience in the field of international relations, law, diplomacy, policy or sustainable development is required.
    • Experience in dealing with international political issues in a multicultural context is required.
    • Experience in the provision of substantive support to intergovernmental processes and legislative machinery in an international organizational such as the United Nations is required.
    • Work experience in procedures and practices of intergovernmental bodies is desirable.
    • Experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.

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    Climate Information Services Consultant

    • Under the general supervision of the Programme Coordinator, the specific duties and responsibilities of the incumbent will be as follows:
    • The consultant will contribute to activities in the five Pacific Island countries programme that will lead to Result 1 “Strengthened delivery model for climate information services and MHEWS covering oceans and islands”.
    • The consultant will be expected to assist the 5 countries in establishing comprehensive institutional and policy frameworks and delivery models for strengthened climate services including drafting national meteorological legislation in RMI (Sub Activity 1.1.1).
    • The consultant will also undertake a systematic five-year process of mainstreaming climate risk knowledge into government, private and community sectors, and develop a Climate Information Services Sector Action and Communication Plan (CSACP) for key sectors (Sub Activity 1.1.3).
    • The plans will address sector-specific needs for information services relating to both disaster risk reduction and management, and effective climate change adaptation; and will outline a process to test the best ways of regularly communicating climate information to sectors.
    • Based on these plans, a Sector-Specific Climate Training Programme (SSCTP) and Training of Trainers (ToT) will be developed, tested, facilitated and revised by the consultant to enable uptake of climate information services by key sectors and their stakeholders (Sub Activity 1.1.3).
    • The consultant will also provide recommendations on changes/ review of the National Framework for Weather, Climate and Ocean Services (NFWCOS) and Climate Sector Action and Communication Plans (CSACPs) as part of the above-mentioned activities and outputs. The actual review of the NFWCOS and CSACPs will be conducted in a separate contract.

    Qualifications/special skills

    • An advanced university degree (Master’s or Higher) in environmental science, climate change, meteorology or a similar related field is required.
    • A first level degree with an additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.
    • A minimum of 10 years progressively responsible experience in climate information services, demonstrated experience in developing climate information frameworks, policies, sector action plans, communication plans and demonstrated successful experience in formulation and delivery of climate information training programme materials is required.
    • Experience in the policy development process associated with climate information and early warning is an asset.
    • Experience in working and collaborating with governments and Hydromet Services in the Pacific region is desirable. Previous work experience undertaking similar activities in the Pacific region is highly desirable

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    Environmental Affairs Intern

    The intern will:

    • Assist in policy development, including reviewing and analyzing issues and trends, preparing evaluations, and conducting other research activities and studies.
    • Support the Corporate Services Division (CSD) in implementing UNEP’s Environmental Management System (EMS), enforcing internal environmental policies, and identifying needs for drafting or revising relevant guidance.
    • Assist with initiatives aimed at reducing travel emissions.
    • Support survey initiatives by designing data collection tools, reviewing, analyzing, and interpreting responses, identifying problems or issues, and preparing reports.
    • Assist in completing UNEP’s 2024 annual environmental inventory.
    • Support the identification of achievements within the UNEP EMS cycle for each of the five (5) environmental aspects: climate/energy, water, waste, staff sensitization, and sustainable procurement.
    • Assist in scheduling meetings, including preparing agendas, compiling presentations, managing logistics, communicating with members, and drafting meeting minutes and reports.
    • Assist in managing sustainability aspects in the context of UN reform offices and support other offices as needed, including activities related to the Business Operations Strategy (BOS).
    • Assist in updating the “WeCollaborate” EMS webpage.
    • Perform other tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

    Qualifications/special skills

    • Applicants must, at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements:
    • Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
    • Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum bachelor's level or equivalent); or Have graduated with a university degree in environmental sciences, business or public administration, social science, environmental law, or related field.
    • Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.
    • However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required.
    • Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PH.D. Programme.

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