Programme Management Officer, P3

About the role

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is recruiting a Programme Management Officer (P3) in Nairobi, Westlands. The role manages the strategic implementation, scale-up and evaluation of the Global Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) Fund, and supports other adaptation-related projects and programmes.

Key responsibilities

• Work with partners to manage the strategic implementation, scale-up and evaluation of the Global EbA Fund, including monitoring and analysis, drafting reports and preparing documents and meetings for the Fund's management.
• Carry out task management responsibilities and support other adaptation-related projects and programmes as required.
• Carry out research, gather inputs and draft documents to support programme, policy and normative work on adaptation.
• Support the organization of technical meetings, including drafting agendas, speaking notes, background notes and participant lists.
• Collect and analyze data to identify trends and patterns, producing graphs, charts, tables and reports to support data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.
• Perform any other duties as required.

Required profile

• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in environmental management, climate change, environmental sciences or a related area; a first-level degree plus two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu.
• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible work experience in climate change, adaptation, ecosystems or environment-related work.
• At least two years of experience providing technical inputs and strategic advice on climate change adaptation projects.
• At least two years of experience managing project budgets of USD $10M and above.
• Experience in the UN or other intergovernmental organizations is desirable.
• Desirable: three years of experience in monitoring and analysis, report drafting and meeting planning in an international context, and two years or more in data analytics.

Required skills

• Data analytics, business analytics or data science (desirable)
• Monitoring and analysis, report writing and data visualization