Technical Advisor – Environmental Facilitator(UNOPS)

Biodiversity, Environment and Climate Change, Environmental Science
Sierra leone
September 27, 2024
Temporary Full Time
Urgent
Application ends: October 23, 2024
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Job Description

Together, we build the future UNOPS – an operational arm of the United Nations – supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by successfully implementing its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian, and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve peace and sustainable development. We are proud of our people. The UNOPS family brings together approximately 160 nationalities, represented by over 5,000 UNOPS personnel as well as some 7,800 personnel recruited on behalf of our partners. Spread across 80 countries, our workforce is rich in diversity and culture – with inclusion at its core. We understand the importance of balancing professional and personal demands and offer several flexible working options. Explore what we offer: https://bit.ly/3fpqivR

The NBSAP Accelerator Partnership is a country-led global initiative to support the development and implementation of ambitious National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP) and collectively achieve the goals and targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and, ultimately, the global vision of living in harmony with nature by 2050.

Functional responsibilities

Assess NBSAP Landscape

  • Identify and monitor country/region-specific biodiversity priorities, capacity needs/demands and implementation challenges. This might include e.g., conducting high-level mapping of stakeholders to identify key players, their motivations, commitments, and potential synergies.
  • Facilitate national, country-specific, multi-stakeholder dialogues.
  • Develop a comprehensive work plan outlining goals, objectives, activities, and timelines for NBSAP implementation support together with the host government/institution.
  • Monitor country/region-specific NBSAP priorities and implementation progress, providing ongoing support and guidance as needed.

Mobilize Support

  • On behalf of the host country/region, identify specific needs and requests e.g. technical capacity, financial resources and increased political will.
  • Through a whole-of-government & whole-of-society approach, assist the host government/institution in the design and development of specific requests for support.
  • Submit requests for support to relevant stakeholders e.g. through the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership match-making mechanism or other platforms.
  • Support the host government/institution in selecting the best fit of offered support packages.

Coordinate Action

  • Foster alignment and collaboration among existing and emerging initiatives to ensure a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach with activities, programs and partnerships to streamline efforts, leverage investments and maximize synergies across the 3 Rio Conventions.
  • Support the strengthening and monitoring of existing national structures for NBSAP implementation.
  • Sharing global best practices, guidance, tools materials in country/region but also taking learning, case studies, sharing with other facilitators

Education:

  • An advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent), preferably in environmental science, biodiversity conservation, natural resource management or other related discipline is required.
  • A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) with an additional two (2) years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:
Required Experience

  • At least seven (7) years of relevant experience in biodiversity conservation, project management, facilitation, stakeholder engagement or other relevant areas is required.

Desired Experience

  • A proven track record of working with government institutions, civil society organizations, and international partners is desirable.
  • Previous experience working with NBSAPs and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and other international biodiversity frameworks is desirable.
  • Strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to act as a bridge and mobilize support across diverse stakeholders, are desirable.
  • Previous experience working for regional or international organizations is an advantage.

Language:

  • Full working knowledge of English is required.
  • Knowledge of another official UNOPS language (French) is an asset

Contract type: Individual Contractor Agreement (ICA)
Contract level: LICA Specialist-11 / ICSC-11
Contract duration:  ‘One year initially, renewable subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability’

This position will be based in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Applicants must be nationals or residents of Sierra Leone with a valid work permit to be eligible.

For more details about the ICA contractual modality, please follow this link:
https://www.unops.org/english/Opportunities/job-opportunities/what-we-offer/Pages/Individual-Contractor-Agreements.aspx

Application deadline: 23 October 2024

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