Closing date: 03 Aug 2009
Location: Kenya - Nairobi
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the United Nations system’s designated entity for addressing environmental issues at the global and regional level. Its mandate is to coordinate the development of environmental policy consensus by keeping the global environment under review and bringing emerging issues to the attention of governments and the international community for action.
UNEP's Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA) is responsible for analyzing the state of the global environment, providing early warning information and assessing global and regional environmental trends to catalyse and promote international cooperation and action on the environment. This post is located in UNEP/DEWA at the Nairobi duty station.
Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Regional Coordinator, DEWA-Africa Programme and overall supervision of the Chief, Capacity Development Branch, the Programme Officer will:
Location: Kenya - Nairobi
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the United Nations system’s designated entity for addressing environmental issues at the global and regional level. Its mandate is to coordinate the development of environmental policy consensus by keeping the global environment under review and bringing emerging issues to the attention of governments and the international community for action.
UNEP's Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA) is responsible for analyzing the state of the global environment, providing early warning information and assessing global and regional environmental trends to catalyse and promote international cooperation and action on the environment. This post is located in UNEP/DEWA at the Nairobi duty station.
Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Regional Coordinator, DEWA-Africa Programme and overall supervision of the Chief, Capacity Development Branch, the Programme Officer will:
- Support the implementation of the programme of work of the Division (DEWA) in Africa in coordination with UNEP's Regional Office for Africa (ROA) and in cooperation with regional partners;
- Develop partnerships and deliver products and services to meet the needs of the region as well as specific country needs;
- Make substantive contributions to the delivery of specific outputs under the priority areas of UNEP's Medium Term Strategy;
- Contribute to the delivery of regional and national capacity building, in the context of the Bali Strategic Plan for Capacity Building and Technology Transfer, the Human Rights Based Approach to support country analysis and the One UN United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks (UNDAF) processes.
Professionalism: Knowledge of UNEP institutional mandates and operational roles. Proven ability to discern strategic development processes at national and regional levels and package environmental information to underpin decision making; Recognized expertise in one or more of the following fields: integrated environmental assessment, environmental information networking and outreach; familiarity with the UN Country Programming processes and working with UN Country teams.
Client Orientation: Ability to identify different client needs and develop responsive programmes and actions to address the needs in a timely manner and within available resources; Ability to foster networks of partnerships to support programme delivery; proven ability in negotiation and consensus building with collaborating partners institutions and governments.
Communication: Excellent ability to express ideas clearly, concisely and persuasively both orally and in writing with skilled styles and formats designed to target different audiences and in presentation of complex environmental issues. Listens to others, correctly interprets messages and responds appropriately.
Teamwork: Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams in a multicultural environment to achieve common objectives and deliver results; proven ability to motivate and empower team members; Solicits inputs and genuinely values others’ ideas and expertise.
Planning and organization: Ability to develop clear goals and priorities with adequate flexibility for adjustment under changing circumstances; knowledge and experience in monitoring and evaluating time bound programmes and processes such as the biennium programme plans and donor funded projects.
Qualifications
Education: Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in a discipline related to environment and sustainable development, with knowledge of environmental assessment, management, economics or a related field. A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Work Experience: A minimum of seven years of working experience in environmental assessment and early warning at national/regional levels in Africa, of which some should be at the international level including related capacity building and networking. Knowledge of environmental issues acquired through work with expert institutions in Africa. Progressive responsible experience in project or programme formulation, management and implementation.
Languages: English and French are the working languages of the United Nations. Fluency in oral and written English is essential. Working knowledge of French is desirable. Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.
Other Skills: Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office, email, internet) are required. In-depth understanding and application of different information technology tools for environmental assessment and data analysis, including satellite image processing and data visualization.
How to apply
http://www.unep.org/vacancies (See Professional Positions)
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