The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading environmental authority within the UN system. They provide leadership, operational support, and oversight to ensure the UN’s environmental programs and activities are safe, efficient, and deliver maximum impact. A program management officer is needed.
Working at UNEP means:
- Meaningful Work: Contribute to a healthier planet for all.
- Empowering Change: Help young people develop the skills and tools they need to address environmental challenges.
- Diversity and Inclusion: Be part of a team that values different backgrounds and perspectives.
Ready to make a difference? Explore career opportunities at UNEP!
Job Details:
Job Title: Senior Programme Management Assistant Unit: United Nations Environment Programme Job Place: Montreal Deadline: 22, May 2024
Education:
- Completion of secondary school education is required.
Work Experience
- A minimum of ten (10) years of relevant work experience in programme or project administration, technical cooperation or related area is required.
- The minimum year of relevant experience is reduced to eight (8) years for candidates who possess a first level university degree.
- Work experience in supporting activities in the field of biodiversity is desirable.
- One (1) year or more experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
Language skills:
- English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
- For this post, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of an additional UN language is desirable.
What you’ll do:
- Delivers a full range of project management support services.
- Proposes and develops strategies and plans to address COP (Conference of the Parties) decisions.
- Drafts project plans including resources required, timeline, budget, outreach and teamwork required; consults with programme officers, directors, other units for finalizing plans.
- Suggests donors, prepares grant requests, monitors budget, communicates with donors to keep them informed and involved in the development and delivery of projects and fulfills their reporting requirements.
- Prepares legal agreements such as Memoranda of Cooperation/Understanding, funding agreements (collaborating with legal and administrative officers), and terms of reference.
- Provides guidance to contractors and assistants on substantive and procedural matters; reviews and drafts assessments of their work, approves payments.
- Monitors the development, budget and reporting for projects, anticipates issues and responds quickly to situations as they arise and determines solutions, escalates to supervisors when needed
“The deadline for the opportunity is 22, May 2024”