One Health Governance Expert at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Under the supervision of the Head of the Nature and Health Unit, the consultant will undertake the following assignments:

• Provide technical expertise and environmental input on One Health governance to support Community of Practice (CoP) activities, including webinars and learning sessions tailored to members’ interests.
• Facilitate and contribute to the CoP’s online discussion forums, ensuring they are supported with relevant content, expert insights, and informative documents from an environmental perspective.
• Review and provide input on knowledge products developed by CoP members, including contributions to the peer review process to ensure environmental considerations are accurately reflected.
• Engage with stakeholders and experts to strengthen cross sectoral collaboration, promoting ecosystem based approaches and broadening the environmental integration within One Health governance.
• Contribute to documentation and reporting, including inputs to the interim progress report and final narrative report for projects under the CoP and the Nature and Health Unit.
• Support advocacy and communication efforts by promoting ecosystem health as a core component of One Health through awareness raising activities, knowledge sharing, and dissemination of CoP outcomes.

Qualifications/special skills

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or PhD) in One Health, Environmental Science, Environmental Governance, Ecosystem Health, or other fields directly relevant to One Health is required. ​​
• A Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience, including at least: 5 years in the One Health domain, specifically addressing cross-sectoral issues at the human–animal–environment interface is required
• Experience supporting governance frameworks or multisectoral coordination mechanisms for environment, One Health, or health topics, including facilitation of multi-stakeholder processes such as Communities of Practice, expert working groups, or policy dialogues—ideally in international, intergovernmental, or regional contexts is required.
• Proven experience providing technical advice or peer review of research, policy, or knowledge products related to ecosystem health, One Health, or governance is required.
• Familiarity with or previous work experience involving UNEP and the Quadripartite (FAO, WHO, WOAH), particularly within One Health or environmental governance is desirable.
• Experience working with developing countries, LMICs, or fragile contexts in implementing One Health approaches is desirable. Understanding of knowledge management principles, including learning systems, digital CoPs, and evidence-based policy support is desirable.