Job Opening
Job Opening ID: 226447
Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : PARIS
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Feb 3, 2024
Deadline : Feb 9, 2024

Result of Service
Under the overall supervision of the Programme Management Officer of the Consumption and Production Unit in Industry and Economy Division, the consultant will deliver the followings:

• Planning, Implementation, Delivery and post event updates of major plastics pollution events in Asia Pacific region, towards governments, the private sector, NGOs and UNCTs
• Provide logistical support for events, coordination of venue, speakers,
• Support the preparation of relevant concept notes for major events under One Plastic Initiative in Asia Pacific region related to regional knowledge sharing, networking events and regional training sessions, SEA of Solutions
• Support the implementation of the activities under the Sea circular project, and linked to Mekong River, UNPDF and MA RE DESIGN projects.
• Support the organization of knowledge sharing meetings on plastic pollution in the lead up to INC meetings
• Support in regional capacity building activities related to plastics
• Support with Knowledge Management and Knowledge Repository
• Support other relevant projects in the plastic team

Indicators for evaluation of outputs
• Timely delivery of outputs
• Achievement of goals outlined by UNEP
• Quality of work
Work Location
Bangkok, Thailand
Expected duration
9 months
Duties and Responsibilities
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) is the United Nations system’s designated entity for addressing environmental issues at the global and regional levels. 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 Industry and Economy Division works with international governments and non-governmental organizations, national and local governments, business and industry to develop and implement policies, strategies, and practices that are cleaner and safer, incorporate environmental costs, use natural resources efficiently, reduce pollution and risks for humans and the environment, and enable the implementation of conventions and international agreements.

The UNEP Medium Term Strategy (MTS) 2022-2025 identifies unsustainable consumption and production as the underlying cause of the current three planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. The MTS aims to address those existential threats by working towards climate stability, living in harmony with nature, and towards a pollution-free planet. Under the Chemicals and Pollution Action of the MTS, UNEP is developing and implementing the ONE UNEP Plastics Initiative aiming to trigger a systems change to accelerate the transition towards a circular economy of plastics, with concerted actions by key stakeholders across the plastics life cycle, to end plastic pollution. The initiative galvanizes UNEP’s work on plastic pollution in a coherent, systemic, and strategic way, and will inform decision-makers and the public about plastic pollution to rallying actors across the value chain (especially the private sector) to scale up solutions.

The focus of the consultancy is to support the One Plastics Initiative’s major events in the Asia Pacific region. The tasks include work related to the SEA circular, Mekong River, MA RE Design and UNDPF projects that have components of regional knowledge sharing, capacity development, training and networking initiatives. The consultancy will also support knowledge management and knowledge repository resulting from the different projects.

The consultant will be based at the Bangkok Office and full-time, under the supervision of the programme officer coordinating the SEA circular project, of the Consumption and Production unit in the Industry and Economy Division.
Qualifications/special skills
• Advanced degree in international development, international studies, sustainable development, communications or environmental management issues
• A minimum of 5 years of professional work experience at the national and/or international level in communication and outreach;
• Experience in working with UNEP is required;
• Experience with onsite and online event management platforms is desirable;
• Experience in designing and delivering large conference/event covering diverse participants and stakeholders in the area of economic and social development, and /or environment and climate change;
• Experience in engaging and effective communications with diverse organizations and audiences interacting and coordinating large networks/groups;
• Understanding of marine litter pollution, clean seas campaign, beat plastic pollution issues and its linkage with economic development of the different countries in Asia and the Pacific as well as other important environmental issues in the region;
• Excellent management of office computing tools including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis and standard statistical techniques;
• Ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners at different levels and familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development.
Languages
• Fluency in English (oral and written) is required.
• Excellent proven written and oral communication skills excellent drafting, formulation, reporting and analytical skills in English