Associate Programme Management Officer

Since its inception in 1972, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has been the global authority that sets the 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 mission is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.

Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, UNEP works through its divisions as well as regional, liaison and out-posted offices and a growing network of collaborating centres of excellence.

The Global Environment Facility helps developing countries and those with economies in transition to meet the agreed incremental costs of measures designed to achieve global environmental benefits in six focal areas: biological diversity, climate change, international waters, ozone layer depletion, land degradation and chemicals and waste. An important component of almost all UNEP’s Global Environment Facility projects is building capacity to manage the environment in a sound manner. The Chemicals and Health Branch plays a key role in supporting countries to implement, develop and execute chemicals related Global Environment Facility projects that fit within its comparative advantage. UNEP’s comparative advantage within the Global Environment Facility has been defined as:
• Scientific assessments, monitoring, early warning.
• Linking science to policy (Capacity Building, Enabling Activities) at national, regional and global levels.
• Innovation, technology transfer and lifting barriers.
• Regional and global cooperation.
• Awareness raising, advocacy, and knowledge management.
As part of its duties, the Global Environment Facility, Chemicals and Waste Unit in charge of supervising a portfolio of ongoing projects, develop new projects to be submitted to the Global Environment Facility and assist countries to close finished projects. The Chemicals team also provides coaching and advice to UNEP colleagues in the branch and in other divisions. The Global Environment Facility Chemicals and Waste Unit has been successful in developing a series of projects which now require the completion of the package for Global Environment Facility CEO endorsement. Supervision of the development of these proposals has been assigned across the Global Environment Facility team but the volume of work to be undertaken requires additional inputs from a UN Volunteer Expert consultant with experience in drafting and managing Global Environment Facility proposals. The development of the submissions is time sensitive, and the workload requires the support to be available as early as possible. The supervision requires regular (monthly) calls with the executing agencies to ensure the project’s implementation is according to plans.

Under the supervision of the respective Programme Leads and Task Managers, the International UN Volunteer Expert will support the implementation and management of enabling activities across thematic programmes.

The role includes the following core responsibilities:

•Task Management and Support Project Implementation.
•Oversight Lead and manage project activities Monitor progress and supervise implementation.
•Track performance and prepare reports.
•Ensure project quality and compliance (Project Assurance) .
•Support project evaluations Engage and manage stakeholders.
•Handle administrative tasks related to project delivery.
•Participate in regional programme coordination efforts.
•Project Closure Support the orderly and timely closure of projects, ensuring all deliverables and documentation are completed.