• Country: Beijing, China
• No of vacancies: N/A
  
• Salary: N/A 
• Organization: UNICEF
• Gender: Both 
• Deadline: 2024-01-02

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES and DUTIES & TASKS

1. Programme Management

Provide professional technical assistance in climate and environment related programme development and implementation by collecting and analyzing data and monitoring implementation progress. Contribute to the identification of critical intervention points and measures by administering a consistent and transparent monitoring; analyze country level socio-political-economic and environmental trends and their implications for ongoing programmes and projects. Draft or prepare programme work plans as required. Propose adjustments/changes in work plans. Propose programme recommendations for inclusion in formal programme documentation, and new approaches, methods and practices.

2. Optimum Use of Program Funds

Monitor the allocation and disbursement of programme funds, making sure that funds are properly spent. Take appropriate actions to optimize use of programme funds.

3. National and Local Capacity Building/Sustainability

Support strengthening capacities of national and subnational partners. Provide government counterparts technical assistance and support in planning and organizing trainings and other capacity strengthening activities.

4. Support the implementation of UNICEF China’s Climate and Environment Strategy

Support Climate and Environmental Health Specialist in guiding different sections to formulate and implement workplan deliverables to advance the goals of climate strategy. Assist with monitoring and stocktaking of such deliverables and their contribution to achieve the goals of the strategy.

5. Partnership, Coordination and Collaboration.

Facilitate partnership and collaboration with relevant stakeholders, including counterparts from government and other UN agencies.
Provide technical advice, negotiation, and advocacy to advance the objectives of UNICEF China’s Climate and Environment Strategy.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• A university degree in one of the following fields is required: environmental science, environmental engineering, environmental policy, or related fields. Master’s degree is highly desirable.
• A minimum of one year of relevant full-time professional work experience is required.
• Experience of working with UN agencies is highly desirable.
• China specific experience and understanding of the country context especially in terms of climate change is highly desirable.
• Strong desk research, writing, communication, teamwork, time management and coordination skills
• Fluency in English and Chinese is required.

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