Job Vacancies at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

The specific tasks and responsibilities are:

• National Coordination and Institutional Setup: Support designation of national lead institutions, establishment of coordination mechanisms, and preparation of an inception note outlining the reporting approach and timeline.
• Stakeholder Mapping and Engagement Planning: Identify key stakeholders and prepare a stakeholder engagement plan, ensuring gender-responsive participation.
• Data Collection and Information Gathering: Provide technical guidance and helpdesk support for systematic data collection and compilation of responses to the reporting format.
• First National Consultative Workshop: Support organization and technical facilitation of the drafting workshop and consolidation of inputs.
• Drafting and Technical Review of the Report: Provide technical input and quality review of the draft Fifth National Report.
• Validation Workshop and Revision: Support validation of the draft report and integration of stakeholder feedback.
• Finalization and Government Endorsement: Support final revisions and national approval procedures.
• Submission and Online Reporting Support: Guide uploading of the final report to the official online platform and verify completeness. The consultant shall report to the Head, Nature Frameworks Support Unit, and work in close coordination with the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning of Macedonia, and relevant UNEP units and the Secretariat of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.

Qualifications/special skills

• An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent degree) in environmental law, environmental policy, biosafety, 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 an advanced university degree.
• At least two (2) years relevant professional experience in progress monitoring, legal and institutional strengthening of environmental and climate legislation and institutions in EU pre-accession countries including Macedonia, MEA reporting, or capacity-building support is required.
• Demonstrated experience in supporting national reporting processes for Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs), particularly for the CBD or Cartagena Protocol, is required. Proven experience in providing technical assistance and capacity building is required.
• Demonstrated experience to lead a multi-stakeholder engagement process is desirable.

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Tasks:

Under the direct supervision of IETC Officer, the Intern will:

• Research and summarize scientific information on waste related issues, including social and economic issues in waste management, such as waste informal sector, gender aspects, waste based job creation.
• Analyse waste related policies, such as national waste management strategies from the perspectives of environmental viewpoints, such as circular economy, climate change linkage in the countries UNEP works in.
• Draft analyses of policies and reports on scientific research.
• Organize and otherwise support meetings (e.g., notetaking, assisting in the management of participant travel, visitor management).
• Map out business opportunities and technology-based innovations on waste management and recycling.
• Assist in drafting project documents and develop technical documentation, guidance or tools as relates to waste management.
• Assist in populating knowledge sharing platform on waste management.
• Support the collection and visualization of waste management data.
• Draft outreach materials for educational purposes.
• Assist in the development of networks of waste management institutions.
• Support assessment processes such as global/regional waste management outlooks.
• Carry out other duties relevant to the Intern’s educational background.

Qualifications/special skills

Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:

• be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
• be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent).
• Preferred Area of Study: Science, Environment management, Policymaking, Climate change, Resource Studies, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Information Technology, Information or Knowledge Management Applicants should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams.

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The responsibilities of the consultant will be to:

• Maintain the existing WeWork system and expand its scope to include additional workflows. Implement enhancements including the development of dashboards to monitor workflow timelines and identify potential bottlenecks, continuous system improvements, and strengthening of system security and backup mechanisms.
• Familiarize with existing UNEP Corporate and Client dashboards and develop a detailed work plan for the overall assignment, identifying the various milestones with clear timelines.
• Perform a detailed review of existing documentation and new recommended features and modifications on the dashboards and provide written substantive and technical updated documentation.
• Develop new features and changes and fully implement these features as per the approved design. Undertake the necessary changes and redesign the dashboards, including data cleaning and transforming procedures, to implement the new design.
• Update the CAP 2026 dashboard and incorporate additional features through incorporating IPMR, grant and agreement reference data.
• Update the Regional Projects Dashboard to include 2026 as the current year and cumulative balance and update the associated data sets.
• Develop the documentation required for the creation of Umoja IPMR data Application Programming Interface (API).
• Training on dashboard maintenance
• Expected Outputs:
• Enhanced weWork system including additional workflows
• Dashboard Development and Maintenance Workplan and Milestones 3. weWork Workflow Monitoring Dashboard
• Updated CAP 2026 Dashboard
• Updated the Regional Projects Dashboard
• Redesigned and Enhanced Analytical Dashboards
• Updated Dashboard Documentation
• Dashboard Technical Training Session and materials

Qualifications/special skills

• A high school diploma is required for this position. The years of experience will be reduced by two years for candidates who possess a bachelor's degree specializing in Computer Science or equivalent. Additional training and a technical or vocational certificate in Data Analysis, Information Technology or other related areas are required.
• Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in data analysis, information technology, or related area is required.
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Microsoft PowerBI is required.
• Experience with data analytics tools such as databricks and python programming language is desirable.
• Experience with ICT technical support and software design/development is desirable.