The post is located in the Environment and Forests Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE). The broad aim of ECE’s environment activities is to safeguard the environment and human health, and to promote sustainable development in its member countries in line with Agenda 21. The selected candidate reports to the Chief of the Unit. This position is temporarily available 1 June 2026 to 30 May 2027.
Under the supervision of the Operational Activities and Review Section Chief and the Environmental Performance Review (EPR) Programme Manager the incumbent assists in planning and monitoring the implementation of EPRs in Eastern and South East Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia countries; carries out research and drafts chapters on specific issues related to EPRs.
(1) As project coordinator for designated country EPRs the incumbent will: – Plan, implement and monitor the implementation of EPR reviews; – Schedule preparatory missions and review missions and participate in these missions. Assist in selecting and building up teams of international experts; in charge of liaising and coordinating national experts, consultants and experts from other international organizations. Liaise and cooperate with environment and other ministries in the reviewed countries, with other government’s officials, representatives of national, regional and global organizations and organizations of the UN system and NGOs dealing with environmental policy and management issues; – Assist in planning, organizing and servicing of meetings of the EPR Expert Group, and provide support to intergovernmental processes dealing with environmental policy and management in particular of the peer-review meeting of the ECE Committee on Environmental Policy; draft reports, and policy papers and prepares summaries of the meetings; – Assist in the organization of panels and round tables and in particular of EPR launching events.
(2) As expert on environmental issues the incumbent will: – Participate in the analysis of environmental policy and management; evaluate frameworks of strategic nature and management practices on the basis of empirical research; carry out interviews in the reviewed country, crosscheck the information and prepare a series of recommendations; participate in integrating/assembling the chapters of the report, and in verifying and harmonizing information contained in the report as well as the recommendations therein; – Prepare/contribute to the preparation of publications, various other written reports, documents and communications e.g., draft reports or sections of analytical reports, studies, background papers, parliamentary documents, briefings and correspondence. Undertake on-the-job and other training activities, both internally and externally.
(3) Perform other related duties as required, including a variety of administrative tasks necessary for the delivery of the work unit’s service: – Represent the work unit at international and other meetings; prepare inputs to statements by secretariat staff to such meetings; – provide input to the strategic framework reporting in the Enterprise Resource Planning system (Umoja); – Prepare EPR highlights and press releases, provide substantive input for updating website contents; – Provide support to the management of the Division and the Office of the Executive Secretary (OES) on substantive and administrative issues.