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United Nations Environment Programme International Policy Expert Kenya UNEP Jobs 2024

United Nations Environment Programme looking for “International Policy Expert”. Applicants with an Advanced degree may apply on or before 01-Jul-24.

The United Nations Environment Programme has published a job vacancy announcement on 19-Jun-24 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of International Policy Expert to be based in Nairobi, Kenya. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org

Company Name: United Nations Environment Programme

Job Title: International Policy Expert

Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya

Country: Kenya

Application Deadline: 01-Jul-24

Responsibilities

The consultant will be engaged for the purposes of providing expertise to the project implemented in Serbia and focused on the preparation of the update of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP), to align with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), executed with support from UNEP’s Early Action Support programme team in Nairobi, Kenya. UNEPâ’s Early Action Support programme team is currently supporting the execution of the GEF funded project implemented in the Republic of Serbia focused on the preparation of the update of Serbia’s NBSAP. The NBSAP and biodiversity frameworks in Serbia are not fully aligned with the KMGBF. Furthermore, lessons learned from the last round of updating NBSAPs indicate that challenges persist in terms of non-alignment of national targets with global targets, lack of a financing plan for NBSAP implementation, inadequate implementation due to delays in updating NBSAPs, as well as inadequate monitoring. Alignment will help catalyze implementation of the KMGBF and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its protocols. There are now only six years remaining for Parties and the global community to achieve the agreed KMGBF targets. Under the supervision of the Head of Department for Biodiversity in the Ministry of Environmental Protection, EAS Programme Management Officer and UNEP National Coordinator for the EAS project in the Republic of Serbia, the International Policy Expert will be responsible for ensuring that the nationally redefined NBSAP targets are fully in line with the KMBGF targets . Within this context the UNEP and the Republic of Serbia are implementing this project, with the specific objective to fast-track readiness and early actions to implement the KMGBF. The project provides financial and technical support to GEF-eligible Parties to the CBD in their work to review and align their national targets, NBSAPs, policy frameworks, monitoring frameworks and finance with the GBF. The consultant will carry out the following activities: – Develop training material elaborating on the KM Global Biodiversity Framework targets, as an introductory info package for stakeholders in Serbia; – Conduct a complementary review of the national and regional/global state of alignment with the KMGBF, identifying gaps and determining which adjustments may be needed, where appropriate. – Based on the outcomes of the Working Group discussions, prepare a draft proposal for national biodiversity goals and targets which are measurable, costed, and spatially explicit, while ensuring coherence with the KMGBF targets. – Developing recommendations for application of a whole-of-society approach, including involvement of all relevant stakeholders, with particular attention to local communities, women and youth. – Based on the policy and institutional review to be conducted by the National Policy Expert, develop guidance for decision-makers for enhanced policy coherence across sectors and recommendations for improvement of institutional frameworks. – Take an active part in the meetings and roundtables of the Working Group, presenting the relevant material and contributing to the discussions. – Present aligned NBSAP targets at the final project event with the wider group of stakeholders.