UNEP Education for Nature Consultant Jobs Kenya 2024
UNEP Education for Nature Consultant 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 Sep 29th, 2024. Before applying we suggest read the job description very carefully and also requirements about this position.
Position Quick Info
- Job Opening ID: 243526
- Category: Consultants
- Level: CON
- Duty Station: NAIROBI
- Expected Duration: 2 months between October 2024 and February 2025
- Department/Office: United Nations Environment Programme
- Date Posted: Sep 19, 2024
- Deadline: Sep 29, 2024
Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities:
Leverage NPU’s network of universities to support green skills agenda and report back to Accelerator/Green Jobs for Youth Pact
Create green jobs hub on NPU website, in support of GBF
Connect with THE/SOS to get support on education pledging under the Green Jobs for Youth Pact in delivering more green skills.
Work with sports organisations in reducing their impact on nature through the NPU/Student Ambassadors program:
Based on existing NPU resources/toolkits and in collaboration with networks of universities focusing on sports (e.g FISU network and Sports Ecology Group), identify the opportunity for universities to serve as local nature hubs for sports:
Sportify existing resources to guide sports organisations in their nature journey and support in the achievement of the GBF targets;
implement resources through concrete on the ground laboratory with universities – focus on supply chain guidance / pilot with
Identify 10 students to support their local sports organisations in their nature journey, implementing existing guidance.
Requirements:
Master’s degree in communications, international relations, political science, sustainable development, environmental science or related field required.
A first-level university degree in combination with an additional two years qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
A minimum of 5 years’ relevant work experience required in the field of higher education or sustainability field is required Project management: Able to deliver highly complex projects of a global nature efficiently and effectively is desirable.
Ability to think creatively about how to evolve pre-existing programmes to have maximum impact is desirable.
Able to bring a diverse group of individuals and partners together act on a common agenda and able to write high quality texts and proposals as required is desirable.
A strong track record of designing projects that secure buy-in and generate results is desirable.
Strong writer of stories and proposals that support the work is desirable.
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
For this position, fluency in oral and written English is required.