The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.This post is located in the Law Division, OzonAction Branch - Regional Office for Africa (ROA) in Nairobi, Kenya. Under the supervision of the Head of OzonAction .
Responsibilities
Consult regularly with the Member States in the region, on issues relevant to Montreal Protocol in the framework of UNEP's Implementing Agency mandate.
Co-ordinates OzonAction projects and services with all countries of the region in the framework of UNEP's mandate.
Ensure the necessary coordination with other international, regional and national organizations in the region.
Prepare and implement the CAP projects and services and contribute to mobilizing resources from the Multilateral Fund.
Organize and prepare documentation for meetings and conferences and finalize and transmit meeting reports to the Member States, governing bodies and other relevant national, regional and international institutions.
Transmit to the Member States and donors, notifications and other information relevant to the implementation of OzonAction CAP in Anglophone Africa.
Liaise with Governments, industry partners and international organizations to ensure their input into OzonAction activities.
Communicate with the Ministers of Environment of the Anglophone Africa region on matters arising out of the Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol and subsidiary bodies, including the Multilateral Fund and its Executive Committee.
Co-ordinate the OzonAction activities in Anglophone Africa undertaken by the CAP team in the Regional Office for Africa.
Represent the OzonAction programme at relevant regional and international meetings.
Act as a centre for the collection and dissemination of general information concerning the CAP programme in the region.
Ensure dialogue and co-operation among Governments of the region.
Further develop and direct the work programme.
Co-ordinate the preparation of meetings of the representatives of Governments (National Ozone Officers) under the CAP.
Initiate, develop and prepare policies, strategies and guidelines to be presented to the member Governments under the CAP.
Review CAP human and financial resource requirements for programme implementation and make recommendations to the governing bodies.
Supervise utilization of the Multilateral Trust Fund in close cooperation with the Budget and Funds Management Service of the United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON).
Implement the budgetary polices of OzonAction programme, determine priorities for budget allocation.
Education:
Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in environmental science, environmental policy, environmental management, natural science, engineering or in a related field is required.
A first university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced 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 ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in environmental project or programme management is required.
Work experience working in, or with, developing countries is required.
Work experience in providing policy advise or technical cooperation services to government authorities at regional or international levels is desirable.
Work experience in ozone depleting substances (ODS) phase-out or hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) phase down activities is desirable.
Experience with UN system entity or national institution implementing Montreal Protocol programmes is desirable. Work experience in or with Anglophone African countries on environmental programmes is desirable.
Experience in data analytics or a related area is desirable.
Languages:
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
For this position, fluency in English is required.
Knowledge of another UN official language is desirable.
