Programme Management Officer

Org. Setting and Reporting

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 position is in the UNEP-Ecosystems Division, Marine and Freshwater Branch/Freshwater Ecosystems Unit at the Nairobi duty station. Under the direct supervision of the Chief of Freshwater Ecosystems Unit, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:

Responsibilities

• Performs consulting assignments, in collaboration with the client, by planning facilitating workshops, through other interactive sessions and assisting in developing the action plan the client will use to manage the change.
• Researches, analyzes and presents information gathered from diverse sources.
• Coordinates policy development, including the review and analysis of issues and trends, preparation of evaluations or other research activities and studies.
• Generates survey initiatives; designs data collection tools; reviews, analyzes and interprets responses, identify problems/issues and prepares conclusions.
• Organizes and prepares written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications.
• Provides substantive backstopping to consultative and other meetings, conferences, to include proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations.
• Initiates and coordinates outreach activities; conducts training workshops, seminars; makes presentations on assigned topics/activities.
• Leads and/or participates in large, complex field missions, including provision of guidance to external consultants, government officials and other parties and drafting mission summaries.
• Coordinates activities related to budget funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements) and prepares related documents/reports (pledging, work programme, programme budget).
• Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.
• Performs other duties as required.

Education

• Advanced university degree (Masters degree or equivalent) in international development, water resources management or a field related to environmental management is required. A first-level university degree in combination with 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 seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in project or programme management, water management, environmental management, ecosystem management, climate change adaptation or related field is required.
• Proven experience with managing global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) monitoring programmes on freshwater, preferably with a focus on monitoring water resources management, ambient water quality and freshwater ecosystems protection and/or restoration in developing countries is desirable Experience in coordinating the use and application of satellite-based data and statistics for purposes of global monitoring is desirable Experience in programme/project management, including staff management, handling of donor and partner relations and fundraising is desirable.
• Global programme management experience within the United Nations or in an international organization is desirable. Two (2) years or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.

Languages

• English and French are working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised fluency in both oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another UN official language is desirable. NOTE: ”Fluency” equals a rating of ”fluent” in all four areas (read, write, speak, understand) and ”Knowledge of” equals a rating of ”confident” in two of the four area.

Source: https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/243032?language=en