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  • Posted: Feb 3, 2025
    Deadline: Mar 16, 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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    Programme Management Officer

    Responsibilities

    • Supporting delivery of services to member states on UNEP’s water priority areas as articulated in the ED’s Report to UNEA6 and UNEA 6/13 Water Resolution. Provide water-ecosystem substantive and technical expertise to design, develop and deliver large-scale projects and programmes enabling land-sea coherence and sectoral integration.
    • Participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes and projects; monitors and analyzes programme/project development and implementation; reviews relevant documents and reports; identifies problems and issues to be addressed and proposes corrective actions; liaises with relevant parties; identifies and tracks follow-up actions.
    • Researches, analyzes and presents information related to freshwater ecosystems and their conservation, protection, restoration and sustainable management and gathered from diverse sources. • Assists in policy development, including the review and analysis of issues and trends, preparation of evaluations or other research activities and studies.
    • Undertakes survey initiatives; designs data collection tools; reviews, analyzes and interprets responses, identifies problems/issues and prepares conclusions.
    • Prepares various written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc.
    • Provides substantive support to consultative and other meetings, conferences, etc., to include proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations, etc.
    • Undertakes outreach activities; conducts training workshops, seminars, etc.; makes presentations on assigned topics/activities.
    • Participates in or lead field missions, including provision of guidance to external consultants, government officials and other parties and drafting mission summaries, etc.
    • Coordinates activities related to budget and funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements, etc.) and prepares related documents/reports (pledging, work programme, programme budget, etc.).
    • Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.
    • Performs other duties as required.

    Education

    • Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in in ecology, conservation biology or water resources management or a field related to water and environmental management. A first-level university degree in combination with 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 five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in in water resources management, conservation, environmental management or related area is required.
    • Experience in designing large-scale programmes and proven project management is required.
    • Experience in delivering technical support to countries on issues related to or including integrated water resources management, sustainable land management, water-energy-food-ecosystems nexus, and nature-based solutions is desirable. Experience in writing proposals for fundraising and drafting reports is desirable.
    • Experience working with stakeholders, in the UN system or international organizations on water resources management is desirable.
    • A minimum of two (2) years or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.

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    Senior Programme Management Assistant

    Responsibilities

    • PROJECT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT:  Independently provides full range of programme/project management and implementation assistance at all phases of the programme/project cycle for, typically, a large and highly complex component of the departmental programme/project initiatives, seeking guidance only in exceptional circumstances.
    • Researches, compiles, analyses, summarizes, and presents basic information/data on wide range of programmes/projects and related topics, highlighting noteworthy issues/trends for consideration by appropriate parties.
    • Tracks resolutions and other legislative decisions that affect programme/project content and oversees the preparation of the relevant database(s) to ensure the incorporation of programmatic and other changes enacted by legislation.
    • Reviews, appraises and revises, as necessary, all submissions for substantive programmes/projects, ensuring compliance with guidelines and programme/project objectives; identifies problems/issues, seek clarification from departments, assess replies, and prepares a summary for the manager with suggestions for further action.
    • PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION: • Works with funding agencies in arranging financing modalities; obtains requisite clearances; ensures establishment of proper monitoring systems through scheduled reporting, review meetings and missions.
    • Drafts budget and forecast based on submissions; prepares monitoring checklists, identifying stages of programme/project development, funding source, inputs by reviewing internal and external bodies, and follow-up actions required.
    • Monitors budgetary commitments, including verification of charges and obligation documents in UMOJA for all financial transactions; prepares periodic budget revisions and ensures appropriate resource allocations; reconciles accounts with amended budget; evaluates trends of financial implementation and makes necessary recommendations to line manager.
    • Prepares newsletters on programme/project-related activities; drafts inputs for a wide range of documents/reports, briefings/debriefings, correspondence.
    • Serves as focal point for coordination, monitoring and expedition of implementation activities and participates in programme/project evaluation; monitor implementation at all stages to ensure work is proceeding according to established plans, including analysing implementation difficulties and initiating remedial action; liaises with diverse organizational units to initiate requests; prepares standard terms of reference against programme/project objectives, obtains necessary clearances, processes and follows-up on administrative actions and resolves issues related to project implementation, e.g. recruitment and appointment of personnel, travel arrangements, organization of and participation in training/study tours, authorization of payments, disbursement of funds, procurement of equipment and services.
    • PROJECT EVALUATION AND CLOSURE: Arranges for formal closures of projects, final budget revision, transfer of equipment, clearance, publication and distribution of final report.
    • Provides secretariat services to committees, ad hoc tasks forces, etc.; drafts and circulates agenda notes to members/participants; assembles background documentation; drafts minutes of the meeting; monitors follow-up actions.
    • GENERAL: May undertake mission/field work in support of above activities, e.g. specific administrative, operational/control tasks for programme/project activities.
    • Establishes internal databases; sets up, files, stores and manages data and information relevant to the scope of programme/project activities.
    • Supervises office support staff, including distribution and review of work assignments, training, and inputs to performance evaluation.
    • Assists with the collection and analysis of data as well as preparation of data presentations and reports for information sharing, responding to queries, knowledge management, planning and decision making.
    • Assists with visualizations and updating information material such as web pages or brochures.
    • Performs other duties as assigned.

    Education

    • Completion of high school diploma or equivalent is required.

    Work Experience

    • A minimum of 10 years of experience in programme management/ project administration, technical cooperation or related area is required. The minimum years of relevant experience is reduced to eight (8) for candidates who possess a first-level university degree or higher.
    • Experience working with Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) systems is required. Experience in Database Management is desirable.
    • One (1) or more years of experience providing assistance to senior officials is desirable. Experience with change management is desirable. Experience in logistics and procurement processes is desirable. One (1) year experience in data analytics or related area is desirable

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