Task Manager, International Waters

Background:

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. The position is located in the United Nations Environmental
Programme (UNEP), Division of Global Environment Facility (GEF) at the Nairobi duty station. UNEP is one of three implementing agencies of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), alongside the World Bank and the UN Development Programme (UNDP). The GEF helps developing countries and those with economies in transition to meet the agreed incremental costs of measures designed to achieve global environmental benefits in six focal areas: biological diversity, climate change, international waters, ozone layer depletion, land degradation and persistent organic pollutants (POPs).

Qualifications and Experience:

A. Education

Advanced university degree (masters and above) in fields such as marine or freshwater biology, ecology, hydrology or chemistry; coastal zone and river basin management or related fields, with specialization in issues related to the protection and management of international waters or a first university degree with a relevant combination of professional and academic qualifications.

B. Experience and knowledge:

• At least 7 years relevant experience in a field related to International Waters;
• Work experience with projects in developing countries;
• Demonstrated successful experience in large-scale project design, management, supervision and monitoring;
• Demonstrated experience of working in international and/or multi-country contexts.

Interested applicants are requested to send a detailed curriculum vitae including date of birth, nationality, educational qualifications, a summary of professional skills and/or expertise, a summary of relevant work experience, publications written, and languages spoken, or to complete a United Nations Personal History form (P.11), available on UNEP website at: www.unep.org/vacancies. Preference will be given to equally qualified women candidates.

All applications to be sent to the following address:

Deadline for applications: 11 July 2008

To view the TOR in full, please visit http://www.unep.org/vacancies/PDF/NA-08-45L-4DGEF.pdf.