Vacancies at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Tasks to be undertaken under the supervision of substantive experts will include:

• Support the development of in-house meeting coverage of the Secretariat's annual Open- ended Working Group meetings and the annual Meetings of the Parties.
• Support the development of global communication campaigns to mark World Ozone Day and the 10th anniversary of the Kigali Amendment.
• Support meetings taking place during the internship period by providing communications, branding and logistical assistance at both the meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (July) and Meeting of the Parties (November).

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); in environmental sciences, communications studies, or a related field;
• be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme in environmental sciences, communications studies, or a related field (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent). 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.

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The consultant will be responsible for the following:

• Undertake economic valuation of marine ecosystems goods and services economic valuation and potential investment opportunities in Moma and Machanga districts
• Classify and catalog coastal and marine assets, their ecosystem goods and services to provide background and context in Moma and Machanga districts.
• Conduct ecosystem services analysis through comparative risk analysis of the ecosystems (under provisioning services, cultural services, regulating/supporting services) and prioritize the ecosystems for further valuation in terms of food provisioning, raw materials provisioning, carbon sequestration, ecotourism and recreation, regulation of extreme events, and scarce habitats.
• Conduct a baseline ecosystem services valuation quantifying the revenue generated in US dollars for: food provisioning from marine fish catch, mariculture, and agriculture ii. the gathering of raw materials, particularly fuelwood and timber
• cultural services of tourism and recreation iv. carbon sequestration services v. regulating services related to the maintenance of scarce habitats vi. the regulation of extreme events
• Identify gaps potential gaps in the ecosystem valuation exercise and present to stakeholders.

Qualifications/special skills

• Advanced university degree is required (Master's degree) in the field of ecology, marine science, coastal ecosystems management, or any related discipline. A first level degree with an additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.
• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in developing and/or implementing programmes on coastal ecosystems conservation, natural resources management (ecosystem management, community engagement, collaborative marine resource management plans and management measures, implementation of marine resource management activities with Governments etc.) is required.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience for obtaining ecological, social and economic geospatial data, good understanding of adaptation science from a socioecological perspective, and working experience with coastal communities in Mozambique is required.
• Experience working with coastal communities and different stakeholders at both strategic and technical levels and demonstrated quality and timely delivery is required.