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  • Posted: Jul 27, 2017
    Deadline: Aug 8, 2017
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    The United Nations Office for Project Services is an operational arm of the United Nations, dedicated to implementing projects for the United Nations System, international financial institutions, governments and other partners in the aid world.
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    Associate Programme Officer

     Functional Responsibilities
    • Implement  the UNEP project "Mobilizing Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge through Global and Regional Networks", including programmatic and financial planning and fund raising, donor coordination, and reporting
    • Organize GAN Steering Committee meetings and other meetings under the project, and represent the secretariat on the areas of expertise, and ensure the follow-up of outcomes of the Steering Committee meetings.
    • Organize adaptation knowledge-sharing events, training workshops and seminars, in coordination and partnership with other organizations, and represent the secretariat on the areas of expertise
    • Strengthen GAN's linkages and contributions to UNFCCC processes (e.g. Adaptation Committee, Nairobi work programme) and continue collaboration with the UNFCCC secretariat (including the Lima Adaptation Knowledge Initiative)
    • Contribute to the implementation of knowledge-sharing and communications components of selected UNEP adaptation projects, e.g the Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) programme.
    • Coordinate the further development and implementation of the GAN Regional Adaptation Networks in Asia-Pacific (APAN), Latin America and the Caribbean (REGATTA), Africa (AAKNET) and West Asia (WARN-CC)
    • Strengthen exchange of information and lessons learnt, knowledge-sharing and collaboration among the GAN Regional Networks e.g. through organizing workshops, online exchanges and webinars, etc
    Education
    • Master's degree or equivalent in project or programmemanagement, law, administra...
    Experience
    •  A minimum of  two years of progressively responsible experience in project or programme management, law, administration or related area.
    • Experience working on climate change adaptation, ecosystem services, and vulnerable populations (Africa,Asia and Laitn America) is preferred.
    • Experience of communications, adaptation knowledge exchange and international adaptation actors is desirable
     Languages
    • Fluency in English is required.

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    Interested and qualified? Go to United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) on jobs.unops.org to apply

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