Programme Management Officer United Nations Environment Programme Experience: 5 to 10 Years Nairobi, Kenya Apply By: 02-10-2024

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 Communication Division communicates UNEP’s core messages to all stakeholders and partners, raising environmental awareness and enhancing the profile of UNEP worldwide. This post is in UNEP/Communication Division at Nairobi duty station. Under the general guidance of the Deputy Director and direct supervision of the Chief of Section, Public Advocacy and Communications, the incumbent is responsible for the following functions:

Responsibilities

• Oversees the development, implementation, and evaluation of assigned youth-related programmes; monitors and analyzes programme development and implementation; reviews relevant documents and reports; identifies problems and issues to be addressed and proposes corrective actions; liaises with relevant parties; identifies and tracks follow-up actions.
• Performs outreach and communication strategies for programmes and initiatives; integrates youth-related activities and components across campaign workstreams in collaboration with other parts of UNEP.
• Oversees and guides implementation of the communication plans, ensuring key deliverables are met and proactive and reactive opportunities are being maximized.
• Maintains relations with current and potential partners in support of communication programmes, campaigns, and initiatives, especially those pertaining to youth engagement.
• Acts as focal point on youth-related issues, monitoring and reporting on developments, responding to inquiries.
• Prepares various written outputs, e.g., draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications.
• Provides substantive support to consultative and other meetings, conferences, to include proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations.
• Coordinates activities related to budget and funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statement) 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 (Master’s degree or equivalent) in international relations, communication, public policy, or a related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of 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 five (5) years of work experience in international relations, programme management, communication or related area is required. At least two (2) years of direct experience in the field of environment is required. At least three (3) years’ experience working in an international setting is desirable. Direct experience coordinating youth engagement initiatives is desirable. Experience in event planning, communication, and partner relations 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 knowledge of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another UN 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 areas.

Source: https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/241146?language=en