Result of Service

a) Increased capacity of stakeholders including national and local governments and stakeholders to develop and implement integrated systems for clean air data collection, information sharing, and scientific assessments to catalyze interlinked climate mitigation, adaptation and resilience policies and action in four interconnected areas (governance, evidence, knowledge platforms, capacity). b) Strengthened regional capacity in Africa to monitor and manage air quality and to collaborate on air pollution issues through an African Community of Practice. c) Increased coordination and engagement at local, national, and regional levels of key stakeholders to strengthen implementation of air quality management. d) Enhanced integrated of clean air and urban climate-resilient development objectives and targets across all areas of governance and into local development and sector plans in Agriculture, Energy and Water and Sanitation. e) Strengthened mechanisms for coordination and collaboration between sub-regional East African Countries, sectoral line ministries and spheres of national and local government, as well as co-production and communication with citizens and stakeholders’ consideration gender and youth inclusion.

Work Location

Nairobi

Expected duration

11 months

Duties and Responsibilities

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. UNEP’s mandate is to coordinate the development of environmental policy consensus by keeping the global environment under review and bringing emerging issues to the attention of governments and the international community for action. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, UNEP has a network of country and regional offices facilitating the relevant country and regional processes and coordinating coherent delivery of UNEP’s programme aimed at addressing the causes of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution through seven interlinked sub-programmes for action that include: Climate Action, Chemicals and Pollution Action, Nature Action, Science Policy, Environmental Governance, Finance and Economic Transformations and Digital Transformations. The post is located in the UNEP Africa office. The incumbent will work under the direct supervision of the Regional Sub – Programme Coordinator for Environment Under Review who is the designated Project Coordinator and perform the following duties: 1. Coordinate Youth, Gender, local and indigenous community dialogues: Undertake an open and transparent coordination in the engagement with stakeholders prioritizing gender, youth and indigenous knowledge considerations across sectoral policies, including national development plans in the nexus of Water-Energy-Food security in the climate sensitive sectors of Agriculture, Energy and water & sanitation through the lens of clean air, cities, health and wellbeing. 2. Coordinate, organize, curate and execute UNEP project workshops on community dialogues, regional Science-Policy-Practioners on Governance and practioners dialogue focused on local community and experts on uptake of climate information services in decision making integrating clean air. 3. Stakeholder mapping and institutional arrangements for the governance of the cross-sectorial and multi -level governance of clean air and urban climate resilience in Africa. 4. Conduct a needs assessment on priorities for the climate information services and the inclusion of atmospheric science into the urban climate resilience policies on East Africa 5. Oversight and coordination of clean air science-policy-practioners platform within the nexus of Water-Energy-Food in the including vendors, implementing partners and users in Africa 6. Develop a capacity assessment to address the capacity needs of all stakeholders’-scientists, policy makers and practioners to adequately prioritize clean air through water-energy-food nexus in the urban climate resilience context for better human health and livelihoods in the project pilot cities. 7. Coordinate and provide technical support to the Africa Clean Air Program, Africa Methane Community of Practice, regional, national, city and local air quality management initiatives in Africa to ensure coherence and collaboration in response 2019 AMCEN Decision 17/2 and 2022 AMCEN Decision 18/4 and the high-level AUC 5th Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment (ARDWE) decision on supporting leadership of AUC, working with regional economic communities and countries together with partners to implement the Africa Clean Air program as well as Africa’s stakeholders response to UNEA6/10 on global cooperation on air quality.

Qualifications/special skills

An advanced university degree (Master’s or Doctorate degree, or equivalent) in environmental or atmospheric sciences, engineering, chemistry, or related fields is required. A first-level degree (bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in the specified fields of studies additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. At least 5 years’ experience at local, national, regional and continental level air quality management development and implementation of programs, projects and initiatives is required. The incumbent should possess a good understanding of the political landscape and environmental issues in the region. Analytical/drafting/writing skills, communication skills and ability to establish and maintain effective working relations as part of a team.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this post, fluency in written and oral English is required. Working knowledge of other UN languages is also desirable.

Additional Information

Not available.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.