May 26th, 2020 at 04:26 pm
Job Code Title: ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS OFFICER
Responsibilities:
Within delegated authority, the Environmental Affairs Officer will be responsible for
coordinating and monitoring actions on environmental issues in field missions, chiefly
overseeing and advising for revision as necessary the missions’ Environmental
Management System (EMS) and coordinates with partners. The duties listed below are
part and parcel of the EMS and coordination tasks:
Policy and Guidance
•Participate in the drafting and/or review of the DPKO/DFS environmental policy and
objectives (including directives, Annual Mission Environmental Statements, Standard
Operating Procedures, etc.);
•Review environmental assessments and surveys of operations in the missions,
including Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA);
•Review missions’ Environmental Baseline Study (EBS);
•Review missions’ Environmental Action Plan (EAP);
•Produce the template for field missions of the Environmental Emergency
Preparedness Plan with relevant offices;
•Assist in policy development including the review of all DPKO and DFS Policies, and
providing inputs to mainstream environment in all guidance documents;
•Prepare various written outputs, e.g. input to publications, briefing notes and talking
points for senior management.
Environmental Action Plan – Implementation
•Coordinate and monitor the implementation of the missions’ EAP, including data
collection and reporting;
•Maintain a record of environmental issues and actions thereon at the missions,
including, for example, a list of potentially hazardous installations within the missions
(e.g. petrol station, warehouse storing flammables) in cooperation with fire marshals or
other staff at the mission designated to deal with emergencies;
•Investigate complaints or reports of pollution, contamination, health hazards and
other environment-related incidents;
•Submit periodic reports on environmental issues of the missions, to the Senior
Environmental Affairs Officer including policy compliance status reports as required
for the DPKO/DFS Environmental Policy;
•Recommend to the Senior Environmental Affairs Officer and management to
undertake such measures as may be required to prevent or mitigate environmental
problems;
•Advise relevant officers or offices on environmental issues arising from the
assessments, studies and plans, including environmental information relevant to the
operations of the mission;
Awareness and Training
•Undertake outreach activities, promote awareness on environmental issues;
•Liaise with DPKO/DFS DPET Integrated Training Services to develop a strategy of
environmental briefing to all mission personnel including police and military
contingents during their induction training;
•Facilitate the network of Missions Environmental Focal Points by sharing best
practices and lessons learned from missions and/or organizations, and by managing
the online Peace Ops Environment Community website;
Coordination and Partner Relations
•Provide support in liaising on environmental issues with Permanent Missions and
member states r and relevant United Nations bodies and agencies;
•Support the coordination and management of the DPKO/DFS-UNEP partnership
under the Rapid Environment and Climate Technical Assistance Facility (REACT);
•Participates in or lead field missions, including provision of guidance to external
consultants and other parties and drafting mission summaries;
•Prepare DFS responses and inputs (and representing DFS as necessary) for
interagency working groups on environmental/sustainability management such as the
Environment Management Group (EMG) and the Senior-level Steering Group on
Environmental Sustainability Management of the UN Secretariat;
•Perform any other tasks required to support the DPKO/DFS Environmental Policy for
UN Field Missions and the environmental objectives.
Competencies
Professionalism – High degree of personal initiative and willingness to accept wide
responsibilities; ability to provide technical and procedural advice in a broad range of environmental areas to different types of audience; ability to develop, maintain and
supervise accountability systems for materials and services; ability to teach and conduct
research; strives to incorporate the gender perspective in programmatic and operational
work; Shows pride in work and in achievements; Demonstrates professional
competence and mastery of subject matter; Is conscientious and efficient in meeting
commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; Is motivated by professional
rather than personal concerns; Shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or
challenges; Remains calm in stressful situations.
Planning and Organizing – Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed
strategies; Identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required;
Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; Foresees risks
and allows for contingencies when planning; Monitors and adjusts plans and actions as
necessary; Uses time efficiently
Communication – Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; Listens to others, -Speaks
and writes clearly and effectively; Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from
others and responds appropriately; Asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in
having two-way communication; Tailors language, tone, style and format to match the
audience; Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.
Education
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) in environmental
management, science, engineering, law or related area. A first-level university degree in
combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu
of the advanced university degree.
Work Experience
At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in the environmental
management field with a national government/administration or international
organization is required. Experience in coordinating environmental management in an
international organization is desirable. Experience with representation in an
environment-related interagency network is desirable. Experience in project planning,
evaluation or oversight of environmental compliance is desirable.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the
post advertised, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another UN official
language is an advantage.
HOW TO APPLY
The United Nations shall place no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to
participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and
subsidiary organs. (Charter of the United Nations – Chapter 3, article 8).
This is an online recruitment process, applications are pre-screened by the system
according to the published requirements of the job opening on the basis of the
information provided in the application. In relation to the requirements of the job
opening, applicants must provide information pertaining to their qualifications,
including their education, and work experience. Each applicant must bear in mind that
submission of incomplete or inaccurate applications may render that applicant
ineligible for consideration for the job opening
Candidates under serious consideration for selection will be subjected to a reference checking process to verify the information provided in the application. Interested and
qualified applicants should send their detailed Resumes/Cvs
to recruiting@uncied.org on or before 31st of May 2020.