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Job Requirements
Education:
Bachelor's degree
Work experience:
10 years
Language skills:
English
Job Summary
Contract Type:
Full time
Education
- Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in political science, economics, law, environmental science or public administration.
- A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university 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 management, environmental governance, programme/project management and sustainable development is required.
- Experience in international and multilateral relations is required.
- Experience within the international environment governance system is required.
- Experience in advising senior officials is required.
- Experience working in the front office of a UN Head of Entity or department is desirable.
- Experience with the United Nations common system is desirable.
- Experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
Responsibilities
- Advises the Executive Director (ED) on programmatic, policy and managerial issues: Takes the lead to coordinate strategic prioritization of all communications addressed to the ED, directs review of relevant documents and reports.
- Identifies priorities, problems and issues to be addressed and proposes corrective actions; liaises with relevant parties and identifies and initiates follow-up actions.
- Monitors and identifies emerging policy and managerial issues in consultation with UNEP senior management.
- Supervises preparation of briefing materials for the ED.
- Maintains liaison with UNEP Divisions and serves as contact point between the ED, Executive Office (EO), Senior Management and UNEP Regional Offices:
- Establishes and maintains effective liaison with senior management on policy as well as programmatic issues relevant to the ED's functions and responsibilities.
- Liaises closely with the Deputy Executive Director (DED), Chief of Staff and EO team, keeping abreast of key developments on strategic issues.
- Oversees the ED's day-to-day commitments.
- Ensures prompt and efficient communication and coordination between the ED and UNEP Divisions/Offices.
- Reviews communication/correspondence for ED approval, together with the Chief of Staff.
- Drafts high level complex correspondence for and on behalf of the ED, including confidential correspondence, in close liaison with the UNEP's Divisions and relevant staff.
- Takes a leading role in supervising the administration of technical support of the ED's official travel.
- Leads or participates in technical cooperation missions with the ED and keep in close contact with EO with regard to the substantive and logistical preparations required.
- Ensures liaison with external partners by engaging with key officials at all levels outside the organization - Advises and supports the ED with governments, delegations, senior UN officials, UN system organizations and non-governmental organizations: Facilitates effective communication and contacts between the ED and these bodies / organizations.
- Brings to ED, DED and Chief of Staff attention, issues relevant to UNEP's bilateral relations with governments and interagency cooperation. • Reviews confidential communication from governments and draft high level complex correspondence for and on behalf of the ED.
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