Current Jobs at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Responsibilities

• Support the work of the Corporate Services Division
• Carries out or assists in carrying out the legal assessment of potential partners under the UNEP Private Sector Engagement Policy and provides legal support to the Private Sector and Corporate Relations Unit in the implementation of the legal component of the Private Sector Engagement Policy.
• Prepares or assists in the preparation of agreements and contracts with private entities, in accordance with the UNEP Private Sector Engagement Policy.
• Carries out or assists in carrying out the legal assessment of UNEP Executing Partners and other partners, and prepares or assists in the preparation of agreements and contracts with UNEP partners.
• Provides legal advice on human resources matters; reviews administrative matters.
• Prepares or assists in the drafting of responses to reports from the UN oversight bodies and coordinates UNEP compliance with the relevant recommendations.
• Provides or assists with legal advice and support to the Partnership Committee and in the interpretation and implementation of the UNEP Partnership Policy and Procedures.
• Provides or assists with the legal advice to the Executive Office in relation to investigations, evaluations inspections.
• Provides or assists with the legal advice on procurement issues, reviews, comments and makes proposals on the relevant procurement contracts to be signed on behalf of UNEP.
• Administers programmes of legal technical assistance.
• Corporate legal and institutional support and opinion.
• Handles a range of issues related to constitutional, international, public, private, and administrative law, including the interpretation and application of constitutive, legislative and other instruments governing United Nations activities and operations, including on human resources and financial issues, in consultation with senior Legal Officers.
• Conducts extensive legal research and analysis and prepare studies, comparative studies, briefs, reports and correspondence. 
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education

• An advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in law or related field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable.

Work Experience

• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in law is required.
• Experience in handling the legal aspects of the UN, or similar international organizations, working with the private sector, is desirable.
• Experience working on the legal and policy aspects of human resource management, the handling of audits and audit recommendations, legal analysis, research and writing is desirable.
• 2 years or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.

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• Under the supervision of the Associate Expert in Digital Transformation, it is expected that his/her responsibilities will fall within one or several of the following broad activities:
• Assist in the Office of the Chief Digital Officer overall communications and knowledge management plan, focusing specifically on development of quarterly newsletters, website content management, and knowledge management.
• Assist with the communications and community building for the Coalition for the Digital Environmental Sustainability (CODES) and the Coalition for Sustainable AI.
• Assist in the design and delivery of a digital transformation capacity building programme and in the organization of monthly peer to peer Digital Discovery sessions.
• Compose visual assets, including factsheets, presentations, data visualizations, and infographics, for internal and external use as needed.
• Undertake desktop research and support the development of concept notes.
• Create, design, and produce creative multimedia content - videos, infographics, visuals and other supplementary communication assets – case studies, presentations and flyers.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders including partners, project managers, and third-party suppliers in the development of multimedia assets
• Help with the value additions to our internal and external websites.
• Other duties to support the work of the Office as requested and in accordance with the Intern's interests.

Qualifications/special skills

• Applicants must, at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements:
• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); Enrollment in a graduation programme focused on multimedia design, graphic design, communications, environmental economics, environmental science, business administration or natural resource management
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent)
• Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation
• Applicants are not required to have professional work experience for participation in the programme.