About United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

TheUnited Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)is the leading global environmental authority that sets the world’s environmental agenda, promotes coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. Established in 1972, UNEP works with governments, civil society, businesses and other UN entities to address critical environmental challenges including climate change, ecosystem degradation, chemicals and waste management, and environmental governance. 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.

Job Summary

This consultancy provides an opportunity to contribute specialized expertise to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)’s mission in environmental protection, climate action, and sustainable development. Working in Kenya, you will apply your professional skills to address complex challenges in environmental protection, climate action, and sustainable development and support the organization’s programmatic objectives. This role offers the flexibility of consultancy work while contributing to meaningful international development outcomes with global impact.

Key Details

• Job Title:CBIT Mozambique PPG Consultant(GEFID: 12090)
• Grade:CON
• Location:Nairobi (Remote work possible)
• Department:United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• Contract Type:Consultancy
• Salary Range:$50,000.0 – $120,000.0 USD annually

Qualifications

• Academic Qualifications: An advanced university degree in economics, environmental sciences, management, or a related discipline is required;
• Academic Qualifications: A first level degree with additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree;
• Academic Qualifications: A minimum of two (2) years of experience in drafting project proposals in the field of climate change, environment or development is required;
• Academic Qualifications: Experience working with GEF or UNEP projects is desirable;
• Academic Qualifications: Experience in working for multilateral or bilateral funding entities in the field of climate change, environment or development is desirable;
• Academic Qualifications: Experience working on projects in Africa is desirable.
• Language: English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this consultancy, fluency (both oral and written) in English and Portuguese required.

Skills

• Lead the preparation of the CEO endorsement document and its attachments.
• Coordinate the development and implementation of the Stakeholder Engagement Plan.
• Prepare an outline of the strategy and methodology to develop such elements, including a provisional timetable.
• Ensure that the substantive elements are aligned with national strategy and planning documents through the consultation of national expert.
• Ensure that the latest templates from GEF and UNEP are used in the preparation of the CEO endorsement document and associated annexes.
• Inform UNEP on the status of work and highlight, in a timely manner, risks related to the quality of the information received and the fulfillment of the projects development schedule.
• Support the national consultant in organizing and undertaking the stakeholder consultation workshop (in-person) to consult with the relevant national counterparts, discuss the baseline situation, map the gaps and barriers, collect relevant country data, agree upon a project intervention logic (log frame and Annex A results framework) and discuss initial institutional arrangements for execution.
• Undertake a gender analysis, ensure project deliverables are gender sensitive and prepare a gender action plan.
• Prepare a presentation for internal discussion to UNEP management describing national circumstances and context, baseline, barriers, proposed intervention, and indicators.
• Support the national consultant in organizing and undertaking the stakeholder validation workshop (in-person) to validate the CEO Endorsement document with national stakeholders.
• Prepare a final overall stakeholder consultation report. The GEF requires that a report is prepared and submitted on stakeholder consultations undertaken during the PPG.
• Prepare a final and complete version of the CEO Endorsement Document and annexes for UNEP internal review and submission to GEF Sec.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Professional development opportunities
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
• Inclusive and collaborative work environment

How to Apply