Job Openings at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

• Designing and consulting on the structure of the knowledge product and capacity building
• Development of the knowledge product and capacity building materials (slides, case studies, videos, supporting materials, etc)
• Delivery of the capacity development through a series of webinars, training workshops or similar forums:
• Should be in both Spanish and English
• Should be guided by the ACCESS capacity development guide and scope of the knowledge and learning platform.
• Should incorporate feedback from UNEP and ACCESS consortium partners
• Can be delivered in online and hybrid formats
• This will be done in the following stages
• Phase 1 - Scoping & Focus Setting: Define objectives, identify target audiences, prepare an initial list of potential topics, consult stakeholders, and agree on final focus using clear selection criteria. 2. Phase 2 – Evidence Gathering: Conduct literature review, compile existing data, and gather new evidence or case studies through interviews, surveys, or project monitoring.
• Phase 3 - Analysis & Drafting: Synthesize findings, identify trends and gaps, develop recommendations/frameworks, and prepare first draft of the knowledge product.
• Phase 4 - Validation & Refinement: Organise peer review process, collect and integrate feedback, and adjust content, structure, and language accordingly.
• Phase 5 - Finalisation & Dissemination: Finalise text, translation into Spanish, work with designers and implement dissemination plan (launch events, webinars, targeted outreach). Activity 3: In consultation with UNEP and ACCESS consortium partners, provide technical expertise to mainstream practical gender, equity, and intersectionality into the ACCESS project (4 output areas) through: development and guidance on and peer review of ACCESS activities and outputs (e.g., reports, toolkits, guidelines, pilot project documentation), identification of project synergies and replication potential, review and updating of the ACCESS project MEL framework and tracking and reporting.
• Sharing of expertise and insights through ACCESS forums such as working groups, output meetings, steering committee, community of practice, etc.

Qualifications/special skills

• An advanced university degree (master’s or equivalent) in gender studies, equity studies, sustainable transport, digitalization, urban planning, or related fields is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• At least 2 years of experience working in sustainable transport with clear focus on gender, equity, intersectionality and leave no one behind approaches is required.
• Experience in developing knowledge products is required
• Experience in designing and delivering capacity building /training is required;
• Monitoring and evaluation experience are required;
• Working in Latin America (must be based in one of these 7 countries: Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, or Panama) is required;
• Experience working with international organizations, national or city governments is required;
• Experience working with civil society, NGO’s and academia is required;
• Experience undertaking research and data collection is required;
• Stakeholder consultation experience is required;
• Working in a project delivery environment is required;
• Excellent written and verbal communication is required;
• Experience working in the field of transport digitisation is desirable;
• Experience working in a project set up with a consortium of organizations is desirable;

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SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• In close consultation with the UNEP Sustainable Mobility Unit ACCESS Team Leader, Project Manager and team, and other ACCESS consortium partner organizations, the consultant will be responsible for the following activities:
• Activity 1. Translate pilot and operational results into actionable sub-national and national policy recommendations. This activity will capture and synthesise lessons from the six ACCESS pilot projects and link them to relevant transport, mobility, digitalisation, and gender policies in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru. The consultant will develop country-specific policy notes and a regional synthesis brief, highlighting opportunities for embedding pilot results into local and national policies and for advancing regional alignment.
• Activity 2. Identify project synergies and strengthen outreach. The consultant will map complementarities between ACCESS and other initiatives, identify priority organisations and networks for collaboration, and proactively support engagement with selected partners including development banks. This activity will also enhance the visibility of ACCESS by producing targeted outreach materials, facilitating knowledge exchange, and documenting synergies and joint opportunities.
• Activity 3. Facilitate public–private data sharing and long-term collaboration. This activity will focus on providing recommendations and building trust and establishing frameworks for sustainable data collaboration between public and private stakeholders. The consultant will analyse barriers and incentives, convene dialogues, and draft practical frameworks or guidelines that enable data sharing, while also proposing mechanisms for sustaining these partnerships beyond the project’s duration.
• Activity 4. Provide on-demand technical support to UNEP for the ACCESS Project. Approximately 30% of the consultant’s time will be dedicated to on-demand support for UNEP. This includes developing knowledge products, developing and delivering capacity building on transport digitalisation, contributing to monitoring and evaluation tracking, and peer reviewing technical outputs from consortium partners to ensure high quality and coherence.

Qualifications/special skills

• An advanced university degree (master’s or equivalent) in transport, sustainable development, urban development, transport digitalisation, or related fields is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• At least 5 years of experience working in sustainable mobility and digitalisation is required.
•  Proven experience in designing and delivering knowledge products and capacity development is required;
• Proven experience in stakeholder engagement and consultation is required;
• Proven experience in the sustainable mobility field in Latin America, working with national and city governments and other stakeholders – both directly and in consortium approaches. is required;
• For this consultancy, being based in one of the following seven countries: Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, or Panama is required.
• Proven experience working in international organizations is required
• Proven experience in gender and equity mainstreaming in sustainable transport.is required. 8. Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) are required;
• Experience with national and international development frameworks and donor-funded projects is required;