Organization: UNV – United Nations Volunteers
Location: Nairobi
Grade: Volunteer – National Specialist – Locally recruited Volunteer
Occupational Groups:
Administrative support
Project and Programme Management
Closing Date: 2024-09-11
Details
Mission and objectives
Since its inception in 1972, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has been the global authority that sets the 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. UNEP’s mission is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, UNEP works through its divisions as well as regional, liaison and out-posted offices and a growing network of collaborating centres of excellence.
Context
This position will be based within the GEF Chemicals and Waste Team, Industry and Economy Division, UNEP office based in Gigiri, Nairobi. This position will be supervised under the Programme Budget Officer within the GEF team. 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 chemicals and waste. As part of its duties, the GEF Chemicals and Waste Unit is in charge of supervising a portfolio of ongoing projects, developing new projects to be submitted to the GEF and assist countries to close finished projects.
Task description
Under the direct supervision of the Programme Budget Officer, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: • Support in drafting of legal instruments, amendments, and budget revisions for all projects in line with the required standard Legal Instruments templates, working with the task managers to ensure timely and high-quality documents. • Prepare relevant supporting documentation with respect to Legal Instruments. • Scrutinize documents for completeness, accuracy, and validity of requests in line with applicable policies, procedures, rules, and regulations. • Preparation of status report with regard to Legal Agreements. • Support other GEF portfolio programmatic activities such as data input in systems, follow-up on reports, etc. • AOB as assigned by supervisor within context of this role.