GEF Project Specialist at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

• The role requires facilitating partnerships, mobilizing technical and financial resources, and ensuring the effective implementation of support in response to country needs.
• Provide technical guidance and oversee project development with stakeholders inside UNEP (e.g., Sustainable Mobility Unit, Cities Unit, UNEP-CCC, Regional Offices) and external partners (e.g., beneficiary government, international organizations and project stakeholders).
• Undertake missions for project development coordination and participation in project consultation workshops as needed.
• Oversee the drafting and review of GEF 8 CAG concepts, project concepts (PIFs) and documents for submission to UNEP’s project review committees and the GEF Secretariat.
• Conduct Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and energy consumption calculations, addressing feedback from review processes. 

Qualifications/special skills

• Advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Economic, Environmental Policy, Law or in a related field is required;
• A first level degree with additional two (2) years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree;
• Two (2) years of experience in working with managing international environmental projects, focused on Climate Change Mitigation is required.
• Experience in working with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) or a similar fund is required.
• Ability to review critically project design and revision/drafting of project concepts and documents; work plans and budgets is required.
• Experience in working with developing countries and/or international organizations is desirable