• Country: Nairobi, Kenya
• No of vacancies: N/A
  
• Salary: N/A 
• Organization: UNEP
• Gender: Both 
• Deadline: 2023-12-31

Duties and Responsibilities
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. 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’s Ecosystems Division works with international and national partners, providing technical assistance and capacity development for the implementation of environmental policy, and strengthening the environmental management capacity of developing countries and countries with economies in transition.

The Youth, Education, and Advocacy Unit oversees the education outreach and a series of youth projects for UN Environment at its headquarters in Nairobi. This includes everything from engaging Universities that are part of the Youth and Education Alliance to engaging with partners in the gaming industry and youth movements

Reporting: The consultant will report to the Chief of the Youth, Education and Advocacy Unit.

4.1 Tasks and Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the Chief, Youth, Education & Advocacy Unit, the consultant’s duties will include the following work:
• Green Game Jam 2024: Develop and deliver the Green Game Jam for 2024, including:
o Secure at least 40 studios to join;
o Develop a research plan to support this initiative;
o Host an Awards ceremony for 2024.
• Research: With Alliance members, oversee the research agenda for 2024 which would include:
o Host a working group of Universities keen to support this;
o Secure a research partner for the Green Game Jam
• Comms and Community: Work with the Alliance members to strengthen their commitment and engagement with the initiative to ensure the following:
o Clear benchmarks on quality of commitments;
o Regular check-ins on progress;
o Ensure that the website is representing the needs of the initiative;
• Events: Deliver 4 events a year in support of Playing for the Planet.
Qualifications/special skills
Master’s degree in communications, international relations, political science, commerce or related field. A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
A minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience in the field of decarbonisation / entertainment industry is required.
Entertainment industry: Experience of working in the entertainment and communications sector in the area of gaming for at least 7 years and with insight as to how to work with such entities around the tasks described in the job is required.
Project management: Able to deliver highly complex projects of a global nature efficiently and effectively is required.
Innovation: Ability to think creatively about how to evolve pre-existing programmes to have maximum impact essential.
Communications: Able to bring a diverse group of individuals and partners together act on a common agenda, web design capability as well as able to write high quality texts and proposals is required.
Project design: A strong track record of designing projects that secure buy-in and generate results. Desirable.
Writing: Strong writer of stories and proposals that support the work desirable.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this position, fluency in oral and written English is required

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