Vacant Positions at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Strategic Communications and Visibility

• Develop and implement a project communications and visibility plan aligned with UNEP corporate communication priorities and the requirements of the European Commission/DG HERA.
• Identify and proactively pursue opportunities to enhance the visibility and impact of the project and its results.
• Ensure consistent messaging and positioning of project activities across communication channels and products.
• Monitor implementation of communications activities and recommend adjustments to improve reach, engagement and effectiveness.

Content Development and Storytelling

• Develop, draft and edit high-quality communications and knowledge products for a range of audiences, including news stories, feature and human-interest stories, donor success stories, web content, newsletters, policy briefs, talking points, speeches, presentations, brochures, factsheets, social media content, donor-reporting inputs and other knowledge products.
• Translate complex scientific, technical and policy information related to wastewater and environmental surveillance into clear, accessible and audience-appropriate communication materials.
• Develop compelling narratives that demonstrate project achievements, results, lessons learned and the benefits of wastewater and environmental surveillance approaches.
• Ensure that all communication materials are accurate, accessible, consistent and aligned with UNEP editorial and branding standards.

Digital and Multimedia Communications

• Develop and regular update project content for UNEP webpages, social media platforms, newsletters and other relevant digital channels.
• Coordinate the production of multimedia communication products, including videos, animations, infographics, podcasts, photography and other visual materials.
• Work with relevant UNEP teams and external service providers to ensure the timely production and dissemination of digital and multimedia products.
• Monitor digital engagement and communication analytics and provide recommendations to strengthen audience reach and engagement.
• Maintain an organized repository of communication and multimedia assets in accordance with UNEP knowledge-management practices.

Stakeholder Engagement and Event Communications

• Provide communications guidance for engagement with key project stakeholders, including African governments, Africa CDC, WHO, African Union institutions, Regional Economic Communities, River Basin Organizations, laboratories, universities, development partners, donor agencies, civil society organizations and media.
• Prepare communication materials and key messages for stakeholder engagement and high-level meetings.
• Lead communications tasks for webinars, workshops, side events, launches, missions and high-level meetings, including event messaging, promotional materials, media engagement and post-event communications.
• Document and disseminate key outcomes, messages and results from project events and stakeholder engagements.

Knowledge Management and Documentation of Results

• Coordinate systematic documentation and dissemination of project results, lessons learned, good practices and emerging evidence.
• Develop case studies, country stories, beneficiary stories, technical success stories and other results-based communication products.
• Capture and communicate experiences and lessons from participating countries to support peer learning and knowledge exchange.
• Develop communication templates, guidance and tools to facilitate consistent communications by country and implementing partners.
• Coordinate the dissemination of knowledge products and project results across participating countries and relevant regional and global networks.

Donor Visibility and Communications Compliance

• Ensure that project communication and visibility activities comply with UNEP corporate requirements and relevant European Commission/DG HERA visibility and branding requirements.
• Develop communications and visibility packages highlighting EU-supported project activities, results and impacts.
• Document project results through beneficiary stories, case studies, photographs, videos and other appropriate communication products.
• Provide communications guidance for donor missions, visits and high-level engagements.
• Prepare communications and visibility inputs for project progress reports, donor reports and other reporting requirements.

Media Relations

• Draft and coordinate the preparation of media materials, including press releases, media advisories, media kits, key messages, talking points and frequently asked questions.
• Guide media engagement and outreach around major project milestones, events, launches and high-level meetings.
• Coordinate responses to media enquiries in consultation with the UNEP Communications Division and relevant technical colleagues.
• Identify opportunities to increase media coverage and public awareness of project results and the broader importance of wastewater and environmental surveillance.

 Procurement and  Management of Communications Services

• Prepare Terms of Reference, technical specifications and other documentation required for the procurement of communications-related services.
• Coordinate the engagement and management of external communications service providers, including graphic designers, videographers, photographers, translators, editors and other communications specialists.
• Monitor the quality, progress and timely delivery of communications-related contracts and services.
• Review communication products delivered by external service providers to ensure compliance with agreed technical, editorial, branding and quality requirements.

Monitoring, Reporting and Performance Tracking

• Maintain and regularly update the project communications workplan and activity tracker.
• Establish and monitor relevant communications and visibility indicators and targets.
• Track the implementation and performance of communication activities across different channels.
• Prepare periodic communications and visibility updates and contribute inputs to project progress and donor reports.
• Maintain records of communication outputs, media coverage, digital engagement, events and other visibility activities to support project monitoring, reporting and evaluation.
• Provide recommendations for improving the effectiveness, reach and impact of project communications based on monitoring and performance data. Management

Qualifications/special skills:

• Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Communications Studies, or Organizational Communication; 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.
• Minimum five years of work experience in preparing communication and advocacy related to Source to Sea Pollution materials in UN agencies is required Experience in managing digital communication platforms and supporting communications for international events and multi-country programmes related to Source to Sea Pollution within UN Agencies is required Experience in communication and outreach supporting multi-country programmes on Wastewater Surveillance, particularly in Africa is required Knowledge and expertise in high-level environment and sustainable development issues is desirable.

Deadline : Oct 8, 2026

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the design, development, and deployment of the WESR use cases, including the digital EDC Toolkit (Assessment Tool, Capacity Pathways and Policy Guide modules) on the WESR Knowledge Hub;
• Contribute to front-end and back-end development of WESR tools and applications, including content modules, navigation, and user interface components;
• Support testing, troubleshooting, and iterative refinement of digital tools based on user feedback and pilot implementation;
• Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge transfer to support long-term internal maintenance of WESR tools. Engaging a Software Engineer (Consultant) for a three-month period will enable UNEP to maintain development momentum on the EDC Toolkit and WESR Knowledge Hub, supporting timely delivery of GEDS implementation milestones for 2026. This post is fully remote and reports to DevOps and Infrastructure Unit Lead, Office of the Chief Digital Officer (CDO), UNEP

Qualifications/special skills:

• An advanced university degree (Masters or equivalent) in Computer Science, Data Science, Information  Management, Advanced Statistical Analysis, Information Technology, or Software Engineering is required.
• A Bachelor's degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the master’s degree.
• A minimum of 5 years' experience related to database development and archiving, and software systems analysis, design, and development is required. Experience in developing workflow automation and service request tracking solutions is required Experience working in teams, including coordination of junior members and engaging with clients is required Experience in complex web application projects; experience with UN agencies or similar international organizations is desirable. Experience working with multicultural teams is desirable.

Deadline : Oct 9, 2026

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Draft the survey protocols (if relevant);
• Develop and present criteria for country and/or site selection for the evaluation mission; plan the evaluation schedule;
• Prepare the Inception Report, incorporating comments until approved by the Evaluation Manager Data collection and analysis phase of the Evaluation, including: conduct further desk review and in-depth interviews with project implementing and executing agencies, project partners and project stakeholders; ensure independence of the Evaluation and confidentiality of evaluation interviews. regularly report back to the Evaluation Manager on progress and inform of any possible problems or issues encountered and; keep the Project Manager informed of the evaluation progress. Reporting phase, including: draft the Main Evaluation Report, ensuring that the evaluation report is complete, coherent and consistent with the Evaluation Manager guidelines both in substance and style; liaise with the Evaluation Manager on comments received and finalize the Main Evaluation Report, ensuring that comments are taken into account until approved by the Evaluation Manager prepare a Response to Comments annex for the main report, listing those comments not accepted by the Evaluation Consultant and indicating the reason for the rejection; and (where agreed with the Evaluation Manager) prepare an Evaluation Brief (2-page summary of the evaluand and the key evaluation findings and lessons) Managing relations, including:
• Maintain a positive relationship with evaluation stakeholders, ensuring that the evaluation process is as participatory as possible but at the same time maintains its independence;
• Communicate in a timely manner with the Evaluation Manager on any issues requiring its attention and intervention.
• The Evaluation Consultant shall have had no prior involvement in the formulation or implementation of UNEP projects and programmes and will be independent from the participating institutions.
• The consultant will sign the Evaluation Consultant Code of Conduct Agreement Form.
• The Evaluation Consultant will be selected and recruited by the UNEP Evaluation Office through a consultancy contract. Comprehensive terms of reference will be shared with the consultant separately.

Qualifications/special skills:

• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in environmental sciences, international development or other relevant political or social sciences area or communication is required.
• A first level university degree (Bachelor's degree or equivalent) in the same areas in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.
• A minimum of ten (10) years of technical/ evaluation experience, preferably including evaluating, large, regional or global programmes and using a Theory of Change approach is required. Good understanding of Nature-based Solutions for climate and biodiversity is required. Knowledge of the UN system and specifically the work of UNEP is desirable.

Deadline : Oct 8, 2026