Under the supervision of the Programme Management Officer of the Buildings and Cooling Unit, the Senior Consultant will support the implementation of UNEP’s portfolio on low-carbon and climate-resilient buildings, with a particular focus on Africa and South and South-East Asia. The consultant will provide technical, coordination, and project implementation support for country-level activities related to climate-resilient and resource-efficient buildings, circular construction materials, thermal comfort, and sustainable urban cooling solutions.
More precisely the consultant will undertake the following activities:
a. Project Coordination and Administrative Support • Support day-to-day coordination of project activities. • Assist in organizing meetings, workshops, webinars, consultations, and stakeholder engagements. • Prepare meeting agendas, minutes, presentations, and follow-up actions. • Support coordination with governments, implementing partners, consultants, and stakeholders.
b. Project Implementation Support • Assist in monitoring implementation of project activities and work plans. • Track project deliverables, timelines, and reporting requirements. • Support review, quality control and compilation of technical and administrative outputs from partners and consultants. • Maintain project documentation and filing systems.
c. Research and Technical Support • Conduct background research on sustainable buildings, sustainable construction materials, embodied carbon, circularity, and climate resilience buildings. • Support preparation of technical briefs, concept notes, summaries, and knowledge products. • Assist in data collection and analysis related to buildings and cooling activities.
d. Communications and Outreach • Assist in documenting project activities, events, and success stories. • Support outreach and stakeholder engagement efforts for Buildings and Cooling initiatives and GlobalABC activities.
e. Stakeholder Engagement • Facilitate communication and coordination with national and local governments, partners, experts, and stakeholders. • Support engagement with GlobalABC working groups and other relevant networks and initiatives. • Assist in coordinating consultations and stakeholder workshops.
f. Monitoring and Reporting • Support preparation of progress reports, activity reports, meeting summaries, and donor reporting inputs. • Assist in tracking project indicators and maintaining monitoring tools. • Support compilation of lessons learned, best practices, and project impacts.
g. Event and Knowledge Management Support • Assist in organizing capacity-building activities, training sessions, and knowledge exchange events. • Support logistics and coordination for regional and international events. • Maintain databases, contact lists, and knowledge management resources.