
Environmental Policy Director
24 hours ago
Company Overview
OCHA is a 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.
Job Description
The Deputy Director, Programme position is located in OCHA/Ecosystems Division, at the Nairobi duty station. Under the overall supervision of the Director, the incumbent will be responsible for developing and recommending strategies and policies concerning the implementation of the Ecosystems' Division programme of work.
Responsibilities
- Develop and recommend strategies and policies concerning the implementation of the Ecosystems' Division programme of work, coordinating with heads of branches and chiefs of units to ensure that proposed activities are in line with UNEP/Ecosystems Division's overall objectives.
- Promote Ecosystems Division objectives with governments, agencies, NGOs, and institutions, participating in inter-agency meetings to ensure cooperation and define modalities of cooperation.
- Provide management reports to the Director, including progress reports, and hold regular contacts with heads of branches and chiefs units to assess and monitor the progress made on the implementation of relevant unit objectives and brief the Director.
- Establish and maintain relationships with donors to secure financial support for Ecosystems Division activities, evaluating the Division's needs and identifying the most appropriate partners, ensuring the support of government, NGOs, and institutions.
- Scrutinize project proposals from branch heads and chiefs of units for approval by the Ecosystems' Director, ensuring compatibility with the Ecosystems Division's and UNEP's overall objectives.
- Contribute to and coordinate the development of policies to ensure that the substantive work of the division is consistent with and complimentary to global/regional multilateral environmental regional/national processes.
- Overall in-charge for programme evaluation requirements and responses to audit and oversight evaluation recommendations.
- Coordinate and oversee the preparation of reports for presentation to intergovernmental bodies, such as the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR), Senior Management Group (SMG), the Executive Director (ED), and other policy-making organs, as appropriate.
- Prepare reports to intergovernmental bodies on programme performance and work programme implementation, particularly those presented in biannual and/or annual reports and inputs for integrated monitoring and reporting.
Requirements
- A minimum of fifteen (15) years of progressive responsible work experience in the management of environmental or sustainable development work in a multi-cultural setting is required.
- Five (5) years of working experience at the international level is required.
- Three (3) years of working experience in a supervisory capacity is required.
- Experience managing the preparation of budgets, programmes of work and the management of financial resources is required.
- Experience driving the global environmental agenda and sustainable development goals is required.
- Experience liaising with governments is desirable.
- Experience in resource mobilization is desirable.
- Experience working for the United Nations system is desirable.
- Experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of another UN official language is desirable.
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