UNEP Chief of Branch Jobs Kenya 2024
UNEP Chief of Branch Jobs Kenya 2024: United Nations Environment Programme has announced latest Job vacancy in Nairobi, Kenya. You can apply to the job before the Application deadline Oct 24th, 2024. Before applying we suggest read the job description very carefully and also requirements about this position.
Position Quick Info
- Job Opening ID: 242618
- Job Network: Economic, Social and Development
- Job Family: Programme Management
- Category: Professional and Higher Categories
- Level: D-1
- Duty Station: NAIROBI
- Department/Office: United Nations Environment Programme
- Date Posted: Sep 10, 2024
- Deadline: Oct 24, 2024
Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities:
Leads, supervises and carries out the work programme of the Branch, coordinating the Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans.
Ensures that the outputs produced maintain high-quality standards; that reports are clear, objective and based on comprehensive data in coherence with the individual programmes of work of the Regional Seas, the overall UNEP Programme of Work, and in coordination with the Marine and Freshwater Branch.
Executes the changes identified by the fit-for purpose reviews guided by intergovernmental processes, including the changes to the organizational structure of the Secretariats.
Refocus tasks in the Branch to deliver impactful results in identified priority areas.
Represents the Branch in preparing the work programme of the Division, determining priorities, and allocating resources for the completion of outputs and their timely delivery.
Leads on Ecosystems Division’s policy and activities in the context of the UN Reform Agenda, in consultation with relevant branches/divisions, and UNEP regional and liaison offices.
Leads coordination of the Regional Seas work within the Ecosystems Division to ensure synergy and coherence across the Division and with other areas of UNEP including other Multilateral Environmental Agreements.
Enhance the visibility and impact of the Division’s Regional Seas work through a joint information and outreach strategy among relevant partners.
Education:
Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Environmental Sciences, management or discipline related to the work of ecosystems management 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.
A minimum of fifteen (15) years of progressively responsible experience in project/programme management in the context of Ecosystems management or related area is required.
Five (5) years’ experience at the international level and in a supervisory capacity is required.
Demonstrated experience in managing performance of teams and staff with specialist expertise is required.
Experience in mobilizing resources in an international environment is required.
Seven (7) years’ experience in intergovernmental processes, multilateral environment agreements (MEAs) and collaborating centers is required.
Five (5) years’ experience in the organization of intergovernmental meetings at the global and regional level is desirable.
Experience overseeing teams and projects/programmes under multiple funding is desirable.
Experience in data analytics or related areas is desirable.
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
For the post advertised, fluency in English is required.
Working knowledge of French and/or Spanish is desirable.
Knowledge of other UN official languages 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.