National Assessment Specialist at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Specific tasks and responsibilities

• Under the supervision of the Programme Management Officer, Global Assessment Unit), Unit, Early Warning and Assessments Division, United Nations Environment Programme, the consultant will perform the following tasks;
• Provide comprehensive programming and technical guidance to the GEO team for creating and managing online portals that facilitate governmental, stakeholder, and expert nominations, as well as surveys and data gathering.
• Oversee the setup, optimization, and maintenance of servers hosting GEO’s tools, ensuring high performance, security, and reliability.
• Data collection and compilation, analyzing how various stakeholders, scientific advisers, and policymakers use GEO assessment findings, and assessing their influence on decision-making and policy actions.
• Leverage analytical methods to generate actionable insights that inform strategic decision-making.
• Contribute to the creation and enhancement of methodologies and instruments designed to measure the impact of GEO publications.
• Develop, administer, and verify the quality of questionnaires, ensuring that data collected through GEO surveys is accurate and reliable.
• Collaborate with the GEO team to build and refine online portals, platforms, or websites that modernize and streamline GEO processes and publications.
• Producing and curating digital content aimed at maximizing the reach and impact of GEO’s products.
• Attend missions, offering guidance to external teams, documenting outcomes, and preparing mission summaries when needed.
• Provide substantive and technical support for missions within GEO’s operational areas, ensuring alignment with the program’s objectives.
• Engage in unit-level discussions, contributing insights and recommendations to strengthen GEO’s ongoing initiatives.
• Organize and synchronize the various chapters of the GEO-7 assessment to ensure clarity, consistency, and accuracy.
• End-to-end process of creating the GEO-7 report, including planning, research, drafting, and review.
• Planning, coordinating, and executing technical sessions, workshops, and stakeholder consultations integral to the GEO process.
• Serve as a resource for expert contributors to GEO-7, promoting effective communication and collaboration throughout development.
• Contribute to compiling and editing other environmental assessment reports and summaries, as directed by the supervisor.
• Participate in the organization and presentation of training webinars for experts.
• Resolving technical issues faced by the GEO Team, troubleshooting problems swiftly and ensuring minimal workflow disruption.
• Collaborate on incorporating diverse digital solutions, ensuring compatibility and smooth functionality within GEO’s overall systems.
• Work closely with partners to maintain alignment on project objectives, ensuring efficient coordination and timely completion of all deliverables.

Qualifications/special skills

• A lst level degree in a science-related field, data management or computing is required. Knowledge of global and regional environmental issues is an asset.
• At least 4 years of progressively responsible experience at international level in project or programme management and implementation, monitoring and reporting and administration or related areas is required.
• Experience in the coordination of global environmental assessments including the coordination of external expert authors and preparing various written outputs such as outcomes documents and background papers is desirable.
• Good user interface design skills using the latest technologies and web-frameworks is desirable.