National Officer, Dar-es-Salaam

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Closing date: 03 Mar 2009
Location: United Republic of Tanzania (the) - Dar es salaam

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the United Nations system?s designated entity for addressing environmental issues at the global and regional level. Its mandate is to coordinate the development of environmental policy consensus by keeping the global environment under review and bringing emerging issues to the attention of governments and the international community for action. UNEP as an institution is active in Tanzania and the One UN Team in DRC has liaised with all the Divisions to come up with various inputs to the UN Country Team (UNCT), driven processes including an overview on missions carried out in 2007, and a UN Capacity Assessment exercise. The team has also responded to an invitation from the Tanzania UNCT in December 2007 to have UNEP?s engagement in the ongoing UN Reform process in Tanzania ? One Office, One Programme, One Budgetary Framework and One Leader.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Provide the necessary technical and logistical support to facilitate effective implementation of UNEP activities in the UN Country Team joint programmes;

2. Establish the necessary communication and liaison channels with the relevant government institutions and officials, donor groups, other national organizations and civil society;

3. Provide technical backstopping support and other relevant advisory assistance to government institutions and other organizations directly involved in the implementation of UNEP activities;

4. Monitor and review progress including project administrative and financial performance;

5. Represent UNEP as appropriate in relevant technical meetings of the UN Country Teams and related national processes, government-led processes;

6. Compile and analyze priority issues of significance and important lessons emerging from UNEP?s engagement in the country;

7. Prepare inputs for regular policy briefings and updates on the progress of UNEP?s engagement in the country;

8. Carry out other relevant tasks as may be determined by the Senior Programme Officer, UNEP Regional Office for Africa;

9. Submit fortnightly report-backs to the Senior Programme Officer based in ROA, Nairobi

Qualifications and Experience:

Education: Advanced university degree in environmental policy/science, development or related field or a first university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.

Experience and knowledge: Minimum of 7 years of professional working experience of which some should be relevant programme/project operational experience in donor and UN supported country operations in developing regions of the world. A sound working knowledge of environmental management principles and of the central tenets of sustainable development.

Language: English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the advertised post, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is an advantage.

Competencies:

• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships with people of different national and cultural backgrounds;
• Excellent coordination skills, with ability to work under pressure and handle multiple activities and projects concurrently;
• Ability to work independently and to participate effectively in a team based information sharing environment;
• Knowledge of the donor/UN operational processes, including the UN common country programming process;
• Strong communication skills with ability to express ideas clearly, both orally and in writing

Other Skills:

• Excellent computer skills (MS Office, e-mail internet) are required.

How to apply
Please go to: http://www.unep.org/(See project postions)
Reference Code: RW_7P7FQU-30

Source: Reliefweb

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