Openings at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Competencies

• PROFESSIONALISM: Knowledge of, and ability to apply financial rules, regulations and procedures in the UN environment. Knowledge, skills and ability to extract, interpret, analyse and format data across the full range of finance and budget functions, including programme development and database management, claims and treasury operations. Ability to analyze and interpret data in support of decision-making and convey resulting information to management. Ability to identify and resolve data discrepancies and operational problems. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Commitment to implementing the goal of gender equality by ensuring the equal participation and full involvement of women and men in all aspects of work.
• CLIENT ORIENTATION: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.
• TECHNOLOGICAL AWARENESS: Keeps abreast of available technology; understands applicability and limitation of technology to the work of the office; actively seeks to apply technology to appropriate tasks; shows willingness to learn new technology.

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Passing the Global General Service Test (GGST) is a prerequisite for recruitment consideration in the General Services and related categories in the United Nations Secretariat. Successful passing of the Administrative Support Assessment Test (ASAT) in English at the United Nations Headquarters (UNHQ), Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV), International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) or International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) may be accepted in lieu of the GGST.
• The GGST is administered to applicants when required before the administration of a written assessment and/or interview.

Job - Specific Qualification

• Additional technical training in the field of accounting, finance and business administration is desirable.

Work Experience

• Seven (7) years of experience in project fund management, finance, budget, accounting, administrative services or related area is required .
• One (1) year or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable
• Work experience with an Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP) e.g. SAP is desirable.
• Experience with the United Nations System or similar international organization is desirable
• Work experience interpreting and applying administrative and financial policies is desirable.

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this position fluency in English is required

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Duties And Responsibilities

• Conduct an initial inventory and evaluation of existing digital and hard copy records relating to the Vienna Convention, the Montreal Protocol and its institutions and processes;
• Based on the initial inventory, develop a work plan that sets out key milestones and deliverables to achieve the objective of the consultancy, including recommendations on prioritization of the tasks relating to records management and the scope of the substantive output relating to lessons learned from the negotiation of ozone treaties and how they can be of benefit to current negotiations on an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment and on climate change;
• In close coordination with the Information Management Assistant and consultation with relevant staff of the Ozone Secretariat and, as necessary, the UNEP librarian, develop a proposed classification scheme, file folder structure and naming convention for the Secretariat’s historical records and an annotated outline for the substantive output;
• Select a representative sample of records on which to apply the proposed classification scheme and naming convention;
• Refine the taxonomy, file folder structure and naming convention based on the piloting exercise;
• Implement the classification scheme and naming convention on the existing records of the Secretariat;
• Develop a first draft of the substantive output;
• Prepare a final report, including mapping of records against the taxonomy and file folder structure, a final inventory report listing records, and identifying which have been digitized, which have yet to be digitized, and recommendations on disposal and the completion of the digitization and archiving of the secretariat’s records;
• Submit the final draft of the substantive output, identifying key lessons learned from the negotiation of ozone treaties and their potential application to current negotiations on an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment and on climate change.

Qualifications/special Skills

• Advanced university degree in international relations, law or a related field required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the Master's university degree.
• Successful completion of degree or non-degree programmes in records management or related field an advantage.
• A minimum of two years of progressive working experience in legal research, records management or a related field is required.
• Familiarity with the records and information management system of the United Nations is an advantage.
• Familiarity with the ozone treaties, their history, institutions and processes is desirable.

Languages

• Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required.

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UN Volunteers are required to:

•  Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day).
•  Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country.
•  Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities.
•  Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.
•  Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly arrived UN Volunteers.
•  Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible. Results/Expected Outputs
•  The quality of Industry and Economy Division reporting on PIMS and PIMS+/QBR is im-proved and meets corporate standards;
•  Teams are supported in their efforts to comply with corporate requirements;
•  Senior Management has ready access to timely information and performance analyses, including via quarterly or semesterly portfolio reviews including regional offices;
•  The transition to PIMR is adequately supported.

Requirements

Required experience

• 3 years of experience in monitoring and evaluation, and, preferably, database management/analysis and quantitative analytics
• You are reliable and efficient; you know how to organize yourself and coordinate your work.
• You are able to communicate effectively and persuade diverse audiences, and to work effectively with a wide range of partners.

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Task description

Under the direct supervision of Head of Private Sector Unit, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: 1. Support private sector engagement at the corporate level:

•  Support the creation of partnerships with private sector using the UN Environ-ment Programme’s online Partners’ Portal
•  Support the due diligence process for new potential partners.
•  Conduct training workshops on the use of Partners’ Portal, webinars and presentations on other assigned activities.
•  Assist in the development of toolkits and guidelines for private sector engage-ment in the UN Environment Programme
•  Support the maintenance of mailing lists and database of private sector part-nerships. 2. Support the development of resource mobilization efforts from the philan-thropic sector:
•  Support the development of various written outputs, such as background pa-pers, briefing notes, and presentations related to resource mobilization.
•  Support the research of philanthropic entities (foundations, etc.) around the world, matching with UNEP’s Programme of Work objectives.
•  Support the research of global philanthropic trends and donor intelligence.
•  Contribute to drafting of success stories, fundraising, advocacy and outreach materials, web site content, other communication materials.
•  Knowledge management and sharing
•  Perform other duties as required. Output expectations
•  Effective and timely partnership process with private sector entities
•  Development of private sector guidelines, toolkits, presentations
•  Successful strategic partnerships with philanthropic entities
•  Successful resource mobilization from philanthropic entities

Requirements

Required experience

• 3 years of experience in research and analysis and expertise in creation of visually appealing and strong communication products and messages; with the private sector and/or international organizations.

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Task description

Under the direct supervision of an Officer in the Section and in close engagement with the UNEP business process owners, the National Specialist Volunteer will be part of a team to design, develop and implement various workflow automation and service request tracking systems. The specific tasks of the National UNV include the following: Expected Output 1: Strengthen UNEP’s programme and project review capacity for results-based management through consolidating various fragmented organizational data sources into a single in-house data analytics and reporting platform. Task Description

•  Create data design structures, migrate data into systems, set up reports and assist users with front-end use of the system.
•  Use SQL skills to create user definer functions, complex store procedures, query opti-mization for data analysis.
•  Design, organize, plan and manage the collection, evaluation, analysis, compilation and dissemination of statistical analyses based on organizational data to Senior Man-agement and UNEP offices.
•  Design, develop and manage APIs (Application Programming Interfaces).
•  Develop and implement statistical concepts, definitions and classifications through methodological research.
•  Contribute to the preparation of monthly reports to be used by the Senior Management Team in the Quarterly Business Review.
•  Use Python, SQL, and related statistical languages and programs to manipulate com-plex datasets in order to facilitate presentation of this information in a simple and intu-itive format through interactive and impactful visualizations.
•  Develop operational prototypes to collect, inspect, clean and transform data in ETL (extract, transform, load) processes and load data into staging datasets & ultimately into visualization tools.
•  Optimize organizational process performance through automating current analysis pro-cess by facilitating the use of advanced analytical tools for data storage and manipulation.
•  Draft technical documents and relevant reports based on the indicator framework and related research. Document the development procedure at every stage.
•  Implement best practices in data management to ensure the integrity of the data, the quality of data processes and deliver analysed data to internal divisions.
•  Perform ad-hoc structured data analysis. Expected Output 2: Information Management. Task Description
•  Work closely with Divisions and Regional Offices to aid with data alignment of their projects in the system.
•  Identify and recommend potential improvements to the database structure or indexing methods to improve performance.
•  Be responsible for data collection processes and data management activities, including data encoding, storing, processing and analysis. Expected Output 3: Business Systems Development. Task Description
•  Plan, design, develop, implement and maintain customized application software sys-tems.
•  Undertake related software development.
•  Maintain and update internal databases.
•  Undertake routine administration, operation and monitoring of systems.
•  Undertake the diagnosis and resolution of any hardware, software, or connectivity prob-lem with minimum delay. Expected Output 4: Training. Task Description
•  Train co-workers and/or clients on data collection and access to tools and databases. Expected Output 5: Knowledge Acquisition Task Description
•  Keep current with and share data analytics, statistical and visualization leading prac-tices.
•  Keep abreast of developments in technology both in the UN and in the industry in gen-eral. Results/Expected Outputs
•  UNEP’s programme and project review capacity for results-based management is strengthened through consolidating various fragmented organizational data sources into a single in-house data analytics and reporting platform.
•  Divisions are assisted with data gathering , governance and injection into the unified sys-tem
•  Applications and tools are developed to support the automation and reporting of result management framework.
•  Co-workers are training on the tools and systems provided.

Requirements

Required experience

• 3 years of experience in application software systems analysis, design and development, and data management at the national or international level. Skills:
• High level of proficiency in at least four of the following: Jira, Confluence, PHP, Python, JavaScript, MySQL databases, Power Apps, Teams, and SharePoint Online.
• Experience working in teams, including coordination of junior members, and engaging with clients. Working with multicultural teams would be an advantage.
• Experience in developing workflow automation and service request tracking solutions would be an advantage.

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Competencies

• PROFESSIONALISM: Demonstrated aptitude in project management, including financial management, monitoring and evaluation in international and multi-country contexts, preferably in the developing world. Good understanding of species conservation and protected area management, including law enforcement monitoring systems. Ability to conduct data collection using various methods. Proven abilities in facilitation, project design and fund raising. Conceptual analytical and evaluative skills to conduct independent research and analysis, including familiarity with and experience in the use of various research sources, including electronic sources on the internet, intranet and other databases. Ability to apply judgment in the context of assignments given, plan own work and manage conflicting priorities. The ability to analyze and interpret data in support of decision-making and convey resulting information to management. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns. Shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Commitment to implementing the goal of gender equality by ensuring the equal participation and full involvement of women and men in all aspects of work.
• PLANNING AND ORGANIZING: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies. Identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required. Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work. Foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; Monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; Uses time efficiently.
• TEAMWORK: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals. Solicits input by genuinely valuing others' ideas and expertise. Is willing to learn from others. Places team agenda before personal agenda. Supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position. Shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
• TECHNOLOGICAL AWARENESS: Keeps abreast of available technology. Understands the applicability and limitations of technology to the work of the office. Actively seeks to apply technology to appropriate tasks. Shows willingness to learn new technologies.

Education

• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in management, environmental science, forestry or related fields 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 five (5) years of progressively responsible professional work experience in project management and administration, wildlife management, protected area management or related fields is required.
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience in data analytics, including the use of specialized data analysis systems and software, is required.
• Experience of a statistical software language (such as R software) is required.
• Experience implementing protected area support activities, especially training or other capacity building initiatives, is desirable.
• Experience working at the international level in developing countries dealing with communications and outreach is desirable.

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is desirable.