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Consultant – Programme Management at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Tasks and responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Task Manager, the Individual Contractor will:

• Programme Support – Maintain a tracking system to monitor country-level implementation and submission status to the respective Protocol’s Clearing house mechanisms.
• Assist in drafting and processing legal instruments and in liaising with partners and internal finance and administrative services.
• Assist in the review and consolidation of country submissions and progress reports.
• Draft periodic progress reports and briefing notes for internal use and sharing with project partners such as the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, GEF, etc.
• Administrative and Operational Support
• Organize events (virtual and in-person workshops), including liaising with vendors, make purchases and facilitate payments to vendors under the guidance of the procurement focal points.
• Coordinate logistics for meetings, including securing the venue arrangements, participant invitations, etc.
• Facilitate travel arrangements for meeting participants, including ticketing, visa support, and accommodation.
• Prepare workshop materials, presentations, and post-event documentation.
• Maintain roster of key external contacts; update electronic mailing lists.
• Draft official correspondence, meeting minutes, and internal memos.
• Assist in processing contracts, payments, and other administrative documentation in collaboration with UNEP administrative units.
• Maintain organized project files and records in accordance with UNEP standard

Qualifications/special skills

• Academic Qualifications: A university degree in environmental science, law, environmental policy, biodiversity conservation, natural resource management, or a closely related field is required.
• At least 2 years of progressively responsible experience in organising meetings and events is required.
• Excellent analytical, research, and report writing skills is desired.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and concisely is desired. Experience in working with international organizations, particularly the UN system, is an asset.
• Knowledge and understanding of the Convention on Biological Diversity processes including the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework would be an added advantage.

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Information Technology (IT) at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

• Job description
• Under the direct supervision of the Associate Programme Management Officer, Civil Society Unit, Governance Affairs Office, the intern will support the Office which serves as the technical secretariat for the United Nations Environment Assembly and its subsidiary organs.
• In this context, the Office seeks energetic and motivated interns to support its work in the following areas, as assigned: Support preparation in website updates; Adding and editing accredited organizations to the website; Uploading documents to repository; Editing contents of civil society webpages
• Support Registration processes of the various meetings including working on the list of participants
• Develop and conduct a Series of Client Satisfaction Survey including analyses to feedback to the clientele especially the Committee of Permanent Representatives.
• Draft Accreditation Memos for organizations that have submitted accreditation requests for review
• Support effective communications with accredited UNEP Major Groups and Stakeholders in line with UN mandates and guidelines.
• Support the day-to-day management of internal Major Groups and Stakeholders databases;
• Other tasks, as requested.

Qualifications/special skills

• Undergraduate studies in either of these Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Software Engineering, Data science, Cyber Security; and
• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher)
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum bachelor’s level or equivalent);
• Have graduated with a university degree None

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Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Duties and Responsibilities

• The CTA will provide overall technical and operational support to the Project Management Unit, and will be responsible for the following duties: Technical guidance
• Provide advice on best suitable approaches and methodologies for achieving project targets and objectives;
• Provide specific support at project start-up to set-up strong bases for an effective project implementation including capacity building on ecosystems-based adaptation and project management
• Support the follow-up on project co-financing (collaboration with co-financing partners and regular reporting on sources and amounts in annual co-financing report)
• Provide quality assurance and technical review of project outputs such as inception / mission reports, baseline / technical studies, assessments, training materials, and knowledge products;
• Draft or review, as requested, ToRs for technical consultancies and sub-contracts, and assist in the selection and recruitment processes
• Provide a technical guidance and supervisory function to the work carried out by national and international consultants hired by the project;
• Conduct technical supervision missions in project sites
• Provide advice and assist in knowledge management, communications and awareness-raising, and document lessons and good practices from project implementation Project management support
• Provide overall technical backstopping, operational guidance and support to the Project Management Unit team to ensure that project objectives are being met and that activities are carried out within agreed deadline and under high technical standards
• Assist the Project Coordinator in planning the implementation of project activities, and in adjusting the project Results Framework, Work Plan and Budget as required and in line with corporate requirement and UNEP / GEF rules
• Provide technical inputs to key procurement processes such as technical specifications of goods and equipment;
• Support project risk management and provide sound advice on adaptive management of the project;
• Support the Gender and Safeguards officer in the development of the project Grievance Redress Mechanism and review GRM reports.
• Support the Gender and Safeguards officer in the implementation and monitoring of the project Environmental and Social Management Plan and the Gender Action Plan.
• Assist the M&E Officer in ensuring the quality of project M&E and reporting systems (including project indicators and targets), review monitoring tools and prepare terms of reference for independent results verification exercises ;
• Review the progress reports prepared by the Project Coordinator to ensure quality, accuracy and completeness, including the Project Implementation Reviews (PIRs) and Half Year Reports (HYR), final report and other as required by UNEP and the GEF
• Support the project team in administrative and financial reporting including quarterly financial reports and cash advance requests for submission to UNEP.
• Participate in Project Steering Committee (PSC) meetings and make recommendations when needed for more effective implementation and coordination of project activities
• Advise the Project Coordinator in liaison work with project partners, donor organizations, NGOs and other groups to ensure the effective coordination, synergies and collaboration
• Perform any other tasks as may be requested by the Project Team, MEDD – BNCCREDD+, the Project Steering Committee, and the UNEP Task Manager The Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) will be contracted and paid by the United Nations. He/she will report to the National Project Director within the BNCC-REDD+ of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development MEDD and UNEP Climate Change Adaptation Unit (CCAU) Task Manager. In the performance of his/her duties, the CTA will work in close collaboration with the project team.

Qualifications/special skills

• An advanced University education (MS or PhD) in the area of natural resource management, climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, environmental management, social sciences, or any related fields of study is required.
• At least 7 years of professional experience in technical lead positions in planning and management of environmental and/or climate change adaptation programmes including institutional strengthening and capacity building is required
• Experience of working and collaborating with developing country governments is required Previous experience with GEF projects is desirable Previous experience in coastal ecosystems and coastal adaptation is desirable

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Project Midterm Evaluation Expert – South Sudan ABS Project at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Review Tasks and Procedures

• The consultant will be responsible, in close consultation with the Task Manager, for overall coordination of the review and timely delivery of its outputs, described below.
• The consultant will ensure that all evaluation criteria and questions are adequately covered. Specifically, the consultant will be required to complete the following tasks: Inception Report: will contain confirmation of the results framework and theory of change of the project, project stakeholder analysis, review framework and a tentative review schedule. Preliminary Findings Note: the sharing of preliminary findings is intended to support the participation of the project team, act as a means to ensure all information sources have been accessed and provide an opportunity to verify emerging findings.
• Draft and Final Review Reports: will contain an executive summary that can act as a stand-alone document; detailed analysis of the review findings organised by review criteria and supported with evidence; lessons learned and recommendations and an annotated ratings table. Review of the draft MTR report.
• The review team will submit a draft report to the Task Manager and revise the draft in response to their comments and suggestions. Once a draft of adequate quality has been peer-reviewed and accepted, the Task Manager will share the cleared draft report with key project stakeholders for their review and comments.
• Stakeholders may provide feedback on any errors or fact and may highlight the significance of such errors in any conclusions as well as providing feedback on the proposed recommendations and lessons. Any comments or responses to draft reports will be sent to the Task Manager for consolidation.
• The Task Manager will provide all comments to the review team for consideration in preparing the final report, along with guidance on areas of contradiction or issues requiring an institutional response. The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Task Manager, (based in Nairobi, Kenya) and the overall guidance of the Head, GEF Biodiversity and Land Degradation Unit based in Nairobi.

Qualifications/special skills

• An Advanced degree in Natural sciences, Natural resources Management, Environmental Sciences, monitoring and evaluation, International Development or other relevant political or social sciences area is required.
• A minimum of 7 years of technical/evaluation experience, including project planning, management, monitoring and evaluation is required, preferably including evaluating large, regional or global programmes and using a Theory of Change approach is required.
• Experience in evaluation of GEF projects is highly desirable.
• Excellent writing skills, team leadership experience and, where possible, knowledge of the UN system, specifically of the work of UNEP and GEF programming is an asset.
• Experience in managing partnerships, knowledge management and communication is desirable for all evaluation consultants.

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Project Midterm Evaluation Expert – South Africa Pillar 1 Project at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Review Tasks and Procedures

• The consultant will be responsible, in close consultation with the Task Manager, for overall coordination of the review and timely delivery of its outputs, described below.
• The consultant will ensure that all evaluation criteria and questions are adequately covered.
• Specifically, the consultant will be required to complete the following tasks: Inception Report: will contain confirmation of the results framework and theory of change of the project, project stakeholder analysis, review framework and a tentative review schedule.
• Preliminary Findings Note: the sharing of preliminary findings is intended to support the participation of the project team, act as a means to ensure all information sources have been accessed and provide an opportunity to verify emerging findings.
• Draft and Final Review Reports: will contain an executive summary that can act as a stand-alone document; detailed analysis of the review findings organised by review criteria and supported with evidence; lessons learned and recommendations and an annotated ratings table. Review of the draft MTR report. The review team will submit a draft report to the Task Manager and revise the draft in response to their comments and suggestions.
• Once a draft of adequate quality has been peer-reviewed and accepted, the Task Manager will share the cleared draft report with key project stakeholders for their review and comments. Stakeholders may provide feedback on any errors or fact and may highlight the significance of such errors in any conclusions as well as providing feedback on the proposed recommendations and lessons.
• Any comments or responses to draft reports will be sent to the Task Manager for consolidation. The Task Manager will provide all comments to the review team for consideration in preparing the final report, along with guidance on areas of contradiction or issues requiring an institutional response.
• The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Task Manager, based in Nairobi, Kenya) and the overall guidance of the Head, GEF Biodiversity and Land Degradation Unit based in Nairobi.

Qualifications/special skills

• An Advanced degree in Natural sciences, Natural resources Management, Environmental Sciences, monitoring and evaluation, International Development or other relevant political or social sciences area is required.
• A minimum of 7 years of technical/evaluation experience, including project planning, management, monitoring and evaluation is required, preferably including evaluating large, regional or global programmes and using a Theory of Change approach is required.
• Experience in evaluation of GEF projects is highly desirable.
• Excellent writing skills, team leadership experience and, where possible, knowledge of the UN system, specifically of the work of UNEP and GEF programming is an asset.
• Experience in managing partnerships, knowledge management and communication is desirable for all evaluation consultants.

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Programme Management Intern at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Job ID : 261776

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• Job Family : Programme Management
• Category and Level : Internship, I-1
• Duty Station : NAIROBI
• Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
• Date Posted : Aug 5, 2025
• Deadline : Aug 19, 2025

The Intern will support the implementation of the programmatic activities of the SSPU and will be responsible for the following duties:

• Support implementation of SSPU activities with a focus on sustainable nutrients management and physical alteration and destruction of habitats (PADH).
• Assist in organizing and preparing workshops, meetings, and events, including logistics, background materials, and reporting.
• Contribute to the development of knowledge products and multimedia content (e.g. briefs, infographics, videos) to inform evidence-based dialogue on deep-sea minerals.
• Conduct desk research on emerging topics related to PADH (sand extraction, deep-sea minerals, noise pollution), including sustainable extraction practices, regulatory frameworks, and pollution prevention efforts.
• Identify and map key stakeholders and partners relevant to PADH and support engagement activities, including consultations and dialogues.
• Support resource mobilization by identifying funding opportunities, compiling donor intelligence, and contributing to concept notes and proposals.
• Assist in monitoring and reporting of results, including data collection, drafting inputs for reports, and tracking progress against indicators.
• Contribute to internal coordination across UNEP Divisions and regional offices, including preparation of briefs and meeting summaries.
• Support communication and outreach efforts, including drafting content for newsletters, social media, and web updates (incl. the webpage of the UNEP Working Group on Nitrogen), and assisting with campaign and event planning (incl. related to the seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly).
• Participate in relevant meetings and workshops, support preparation of presentations, and assist with note taking and follow-up actions.
• Provide general support to the SSPU team and its partnerships as needed.

Qualifications/special skills

• Are enrolled in a master’s or in a Ph.D. programme; or
• Are enrolled in the final year of a bachelor’s programme; or Are within one year after graduation from a Bachelor’s, master’s or Ph.D. programme. in the field of communications, public relations, languages, Information Technology, Graphic Design, or equivalent.
• Demonstrate pleasant interpersonal skills.
• Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, including a willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
• Have a keen interest in the work of the United Nations and has a personal commitment to the ideals of the UN Charter.

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Terminal Review Consultant: for GEF E-mobility Project in Chile at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Job description

Undertake the inception phase of the review, including:

• Conduct project desk review and collect information from the project’s teams
• Draft the reconstructed Theory of Change of the project
• Prepare the Terminal Review framework
• Develop the desk review and interview protocols
• Draft the survey protocols
• Plan the Terminal Review schedule
• Prepare the inception report for review to be approved by the GEF Climate Mitigation Unit Coordination of the data collection and analysis phase of the Terminal Review, including:
• Conduct further desk review and in-depth interviews with the project’s implementing and executing agency, the project’s partners and stakeholders of the project
• Information collection, surveys, data analysis
• Regularly report back to the GEF Climate Mitigation Unit on progress.
• Coordination of the reporting phase, including: Prepare a presentation on the preliminary findings
• Draft the Main Terminal Review report ensuring it is consistent with guidelines provided both in substance and style
• Liaise with the UNEP GEF Climate Mitigation Unit on comments received and ensure that comments are taken into account during finalization of the Main Terminal Review report, and approved
• Prepare Response to Comments annexes for the main report listing those comments not accepted and indicating the reason for their rejection. Managing internal and external relations of the review team, including:
• Maintain a positive relationship with stakeholders, ensuring that the project review process is as participatory as possible but at the same time maintains its independence.
• Communicate in a timely manner with the UNEP GEF Climate Mitigation Office on any issues requiring attention and intervention.

Qualifications/special skills

• Academic: A Masters degree in energy, environmental sciences, engineering, international development or related area is required.
• A first-level degree with an additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree;
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in developing, assessing, evaluating or managing projects in the field of climate change, renewable energy, environment or development is required
• Experience in drafting project proposals and assessing project documents, including concepts, progress reports, work plans, and financial documents (budgets and expenditure reports) is required;
• Experience working with GEF or UNEP projects, specifically on project evaluation is desirable;
• Experience working on energy efficiency and transport decarbonization technologies and industry projects is desirable;
• Experience in working for multilateral or bilateral funding entities in the field of climate change, renewable energy environment or development is desirable;
• Experience in working with LAC projects is desirable;

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