Associate Programme Management Officer

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About the Organization

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the 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.  The overall objective of UNEP's Climate Change Division is to deliver effective strategic guidance and high-impact action in support of the transition towards climate stability. Its work is guided by ambition, innovation, credible science, and alignment to global climate goals and needs of individual countries.    The Climate Change Division works with Members States and Partners to accelerate and support a just transition by addressing climate change mitigation and adaptation through enhancing implementation capacity, provision of data information and knowledge, access to finance and technology, and building resilience. It promotes sustainable development and effective policies for climate stability; support action so that countries progress on decarbonization, dematerialization, and resilience pathways in line with their climate commitments, aspirations, and needs; and foster transparency in reporting.

Job Responsibilities

-Participates in the development and implementation of assigned projects focusing on the delivery of a comprehensive portfolio on sustainable cooling in India:  -Inputs to project conceptualization and design; technical inputs to draft programme work plans and budgets;  - Researches, analyzes and presents information gathered from diverse sources;  - Monitors and analyzes project development and implementation; reviews relevant documents and reports;  - Provides logistical support to coordination and steering committee meetings, provides inputs to timely reporting on project outputs, identifies problems and issues to be addressed and proposes corrective actions;  -Liaises with relevant parties and supports organization of working groups of technical partners to ensure coordination and non-duplication of efforts; identifies and tracks follow-up actions;  - Assists in policy development, including the review and analysis of issues and trends, preparation of evaluations or other research activities and studies.  - Prepares various written outputs, including draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications;  - Provides substantive support to consultative and other meetings, conferences, etc., including proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations;  -Undertakes outreach activities; conducts training workshops, seminars, etc.; makes presentations on sustainable cooling.  -Participates in field missions, including provision of guidance to external consultants, government officials and other parties and drafting mission summaries;  -Supports drafting of progress reports and supports management to track related documents/reports (work programme, programme budget) and ensures clear organization of project documents and files;  -Contributes to implementing and strengthening UNEP's cooling portfolio in line with UNEP's Medium-Term Strategy 2022-2025 and related Programme of Work.   -Participates and contributes to the Cool Coalition programme coordination meetings, supports Cool Coalition programme meetings, workshops, and activities.  -Contributes to the preparation of briefings, presentations and background papers on sustainable energy and sustainable cooling.  -Participates in peer review of publications  -Contributes to the collection and analysis of data and identification of trends or patterns and provides draft insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods for data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.  -Documents requirements and background information used for data analysis.  -Other duties as required to support the implementation of UNEP's Cooling programs in India.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in energy policy, finance, engineering, environmental sciences, environmental law, architecture, urban planning, economics or a related field.   A first-level university degree in combination with 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 an advantage.

Work Experience

• A minimum of three years of progressively responsible experience in the field of environment and/or development, with a focus on energy and environment policy and finance is required.    Experience in project management, provision of capacity and investment support to national or local governments is required.    Experience working with the United Nations or similar international organization is desirable.    Experience working with government and subnational institutions in India on buildings, cooling, urban design, district energy, and/or sustainable urban energy policies is desirable.    Experience working with the private sector/ or civil society is desirable.    One (1) year or more of 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. Knowledge of another UN official language 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

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