Programme Management Officer

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.   UNEP’s Ecosystems Division works with international and national partners, providing technical assistance and advisory services for the implementation of environmental policy, and strengthening the environmental management capacity of developing countries and countries with economies in transition.   This post is located in UNEP’s Ecosystems Division in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. 

Responsibilities

• Liaises with internal and external partners to identify relevant and eligible project concepts.
• Discusses and clears such concepts with the Senior Programme Officer.
• Consults with UNEP’s Divisions and regional offices as necessary.
• Advises project proponents on how to revise concepts to respond to issues raised by the peer reviewer and other reviews.
• Monitors Global Environment Facility project milestones to avoid delays and potential project cancellation.
• Addresses Global Environment Facility Secretariat and Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel reviews and ensures that Project Review Committee recommendations are considered in further project development by the executing agency.
• Works with the Fund Management Officer to internalize the Project Preparation Grant upon approval.
• Supervises Project Preparation Grant execution in accordance with UNEP and Global Environment Facility policies and procedures.
• Supports Project Preparation Grant execution in accordance with UNEP and Global Environment Facility policies and procedures.
• Verifies that the project proposals meet Global Environment Facility quality-at-entry standards before submission to Senior Programme Officer and Global Environment Facility Coordination Office for Project Review Committee review.
• Supports the executing partners in mobilizing Co-financing for the project.
• Upon Global Environment Facility Chief Executive Officer approval, works with the Fund Management Officer to internalize the project document.
• Reviews project outputs, provides technical input and ensures quality standards are met.
• Manages any mandatory project(s) mid-term review.
• Regularly monitors project progress and performance and rates progress towards meeting project objectives, project execution progress, quality of project monitoring and evaluation, and risk.

Education

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in biodiversity sciences, environmental sciences, natural resource management, natural resource policy, environmental policy, environmental economics or a closely related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of relevant qualifying work 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 seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in biodiversity issues in developing countries / countries in transition is required. Experience with conceptualizing and developing projects and programmes in the ecosystems and biodiversity field is desirable. Experience working with the Global Environment Facility is desirable. A minimum of two (2) years or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in English and French is required. Working Knowledge of another UN official language is desirable. 

Source:  https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/256073?language=en