Environmental Affairs Officer

Result of Service

1. EnviroData eApp deployed to MEAs focal points. 2. Documented reports on feedback from consultations with EMS focal points and stakeholders on improving inventory reporting and overall EMS. 3. UNEP and MEAs EMS focal points trained on revised Environment Policy and Environmental Management System Manual. 4. Documentation on proposed mechanism to fund environmental action plans from duty stations. 5. UNEP standard operating procedure on sustainable procurement 6. UNEP standard operating procedure on Virtual meetings and sustainable events and documented strategies to enhance and strengthen online meeting culture. 7. Documentation of UNEP EMS standard operating procedures 8. UNEP and MEAs focal points trained on additional EMS procedures.

Work Location

NAIROBI

Expected duration

9 months

Duties and Responsibilities

Organizational Setting: 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. UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has a strong commitment to make its internal operations more environmentally sustainable. The main instrument for achieving this has been the use of the Environment Management System (EMS). The UNEP EMS has 4-year cycle 2020-2024 and includes an approved plan of action focused on measuring, reducing the environmental footprint of, and offsetting its GHG emissions. The results of the EMS are regularly communicated to UNEP’s staff and Senior Management Team. Every year, measuring UNEP’s impact includes a collection of data on GHG emissions, waste, water, and staff awareness using a UN system methodology and a bespoke calculator. Reducing impacts involves several measures including the analysis of UNEP’s flight emission results in order to support travel reduction measures, the use and strengthening of online meeting culture in UNEP, the development of staff information campaigns, and the assistance to UNEP’s regional offices with their own, tailored Environmental Action plans. The work of UNEP’s EMS team also involves the coordination and facilitation of the UNEP EMS Steering Committee that overlooks the implementation of the EMS action plan and sets its future directions. Specific tasks and responsibilities: Under the overall guidance of the Head of Operations and Risk Management Unit in UNEP Corporate Services Division, and in close collaboration with the Environmental Affairs Officer, the consultant will be responsible for performing the following duties: 1. Lead the deployment of the EnviroData eApp to Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) EMS focal points in reporting year 2023-2024 environmental inventories. 2. Carry out consultations, including through a survey using questionnaire, with UNEP and MEAs EMS focal points and stakeholders, on how to improve the effectiveness of reporting environmental inventories and overall EMS. 3. Carry out training and awareness to UNEP and MEAs EMS focal points and staff on revised Environment Policy and Environmental Management System Manual. 4. Develop proposal for funding mechanism to nurture creative environmental endeavours that sync up with the Environmental Sustainability policy and goals outlined in our Environmental Management System (EMS) from duty stations. 5. Development and incorporation of sustainable practices in the entire supply chain activities of UNEP including sustainable procurement, materials storage, and disposal of ICT equipment. 6. Coordination of UNEP´s Task Force on virtual meetings and sustainable events. 7. Prepare options for guidelines and procedures for the conduct of virtual meetings and sustainable events. 8. Develop strategies to enhance and strengthen the online meeting culture within UNEP. 9. Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) aligned to EMS Manual and conducting training sessions for UNEP and MEAs staff to ensure proficient implementation and adherence to established procedures.

Qualifications/special skills

University degree in environmental science, environmental management, sustainability, or a related field from an accredited academic institution is required. Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in at least 2 of the following areas: Greenhouse Gas inventory accounting; corporate environmental strategy; sustainable procurement; experience implementing sustainability programmes within an organisation; sensitization of personnel in environmental sustainability; and Environment Management System (EMS) documentation and implementation is required. Experience with providing training in Environmental Management System would be desirable. Experience in development of written documentation of procedures and functions within the Environmental Sustainability Management System would be highly desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required.

Additional Information

Not available.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.