Org. Setting and Reporting

The United Nations Surroundings Programme (UNEP) is the main international environmental authority that units the worldwide environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable growth throughout the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the worldwide atmosphere. UNEP’s Regulation Division is the lead Division charged with finishing up the capabilities of UNEP within the discipline of environmental legislation and environmental governance. The Regulation Division promotes the contribution of environmental dimension of sustainable growth by means of legislation, nationwide and worldwide governance and associated coverage points, together with these associated to Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs). The Regulation Division additionally leads UNEP’s position as secretariat to the Fifth Montevideo Programme on the Improvement and Periodic Assessment of Environmental Regulation (Montevideo Programme V). Montevideo Programme V is a ten-year intergovernmental programme adopted by the UN Surroundings Meeting at its fourth assembly in March 2019. The Programme will promote the environmental rule of legislation, strengthen the associated capacities in international locations, and contribute to the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Improvement. The programme formally commenced in January 2020 and is a flagship initiative of the Regulation Division. The place might be a part of the Montevideo Coordination and Supply Unit throughout the Environmental Rule of Regulation Department, Regulation Division. This place is positioned within the United Nations Surroundings Programme (UNEP), Regulation Division at UNEP’s Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. The Authorized Officer will report back to the Head of Unit and might be liable for the next:

Tasks

• Conducts intensive authorized analysis and evaluation and prepares research, comparative research, briefs, experiences and correspondence on environmental legislation and governance together with these associated to legislative reform within the fields of environmental legislation and sustainable growth in addition to establishments assist. • Critiques nationwide laws (e.g., legislation and rules) as a part of technical help to strengthen nationwide authorized and institutional capacities regarding a particular space of environmental legislation to determine potential gaps and supply suggestions. • Undertakes primary or intensive evaluate of authorized paperwork, devices, or different materials; identifies essential points, similarities, and inconsistencies. • Prepares or assists within the preparation of drafts of background papers, research, experiences, legislative texts and commentaries on these texts, and educating supplies within the discipline of environmental legislation and sustainable growth, particularly, as these relate to nationwide environmental legislation and associated establishments. • Prepares or assists within the preparation of authorized opinions/recommendation on a variety of points referring to environmental legislation and sustainable growth, together with, particularly, people who relate to supporting the event, strengthening, implementation and enforcement of nationwide environmental legislation and associated establishments. • Prepares or assists within the preparation of agreements and contracts with governments, Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) and different private and non-private entities. • Providers or assists senior colleagues in servicing diplomatic conferences, commissions, committees, activity forces, professional teams and different our bodies, together with preparation of background supplies, summaries of points and views of delegations, assembly experiences, and so forth. to boost consciousness and construct capability on rising problems with environmental legislation or on points designated as essential by international locations. • Administers programmes of authorized technical help to international locations in reviewing, creating or updating environmental laws, drawing on suggestions from international authorized evaluations and using legislative instruments and data merchandise, developed by UNEP and its companions. • Prepares or assists with the preparation of seminars and symposia on authorized rules, strategies, insurance policies, tips, and so forth. within the discipline of environmental legislation and sustainable growth, particularly, as these relate to nationwide environmental legislation and associated establishments, lectures on numerous authorized points at such occasions. • Collects and analyzes information to determine traits or patterns and supply insights by means of graphs, charts, tables and experiences utilizing information visualization strategies to allow data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting. • Offers steerage to extra junior employees. • Performs different duties as assigned.

Competencies

PROFESSIONALISM: Data of, and skill to use, authorized rules, ideas and procedures and terminology referring to environmental legislation and governance. Data of assorted authorized analysis sources, together with digital, and skill to conduct analysis and analyze info on a variety of authorized points. Data of civil legislation and/or widespread legislation authorized methods and rules. Means to interpret and apply legislative devices, develop and current outcomes, suggestions, and opinions clearly and concisely. Means to draft authorized papers and work underneath stress. Means to use good authorized judgment within the context of assignments given. Exhibits satisfaction in work and in achievements; demonstrates skilled competence and mastery of subject material; is conscientious and environment friendly in assembly commitments, observing deadlines and attaining outcomes; is motivated by skilled slightly than private considerations; reveals persistence when confronted with troublesome issues or challenges; stays calm in tense conditions. The flexibility to research and interpret information in assist of decision-making and convey ensuing info to administration. Takes duty for incorporating gender views and guaranteeing the equal participation of ladies and men in all areas of labor. COMMUNICATION: Speaks and writes clearly and successfully; listens to others, accurately interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks inquiries to make clear, and reveals curiosity in having two-way communication; tailors language, tone, type and format to match viewers; demonstrates openness in sharing info and holding individuals knowledgeable. ACCOUNTABILITY: Takes possession of all duties and honours commitments; delivers outputs for which one has duty inside prescribed time, value and high quality requirements; operates in compliance with organizational rules and guidelines; helps subordinates, offers oversight and takes duty for delegated assignments; takes private duty for his/her personal shortcomings and people of the work unit, the place relevant.

Training

Superior college diploma (Grasp’s diploma or equal) in environmental legislation, worldwide legislation or a associated discipline. A primary-level college diploma together with qualifying expertise could also be accepted in lieu of the superior college diploma. Profitable completion of each diploma and non-degree packages in information analytics, enterprise analytics or information science packages is fascinating.

Job – Particular Qualification

Not obtainable.

Work Expertise

A minimal of 5 (5) years of progressively accountable expertise in legislation and governance, together with authorized evaluation, analysis and writing, is required. Expertise in working with creating international locations and in creating undertaking proposals and/or managing initiatives is fascinating. Expertise in technical help within the growth and strengthening of nationwide environmental legislation and strengthening capability to implement, adjust to and implement environmental legal guidelines and MEAs is fascinating. Expertise within the analysis of nationwide environmental laws towards pre-determined requirements, akin to obligations underneath multilateral environmental agreements or suggestions from international evaluations is fascinating. Two (2) years or extra of expertise in information analytics or associated space is fascinating.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this publish, fluency in English is required. Working data of one other UN languages is fascinating. NOTE: ‘Fluency’ equals a score of ‘fluent’ in all 4 areas (converse, learn, write, and perceive), and ‘Data of’ equals a score of ‘assured’ in two of the 4 areas.

Evaluation

Analysis of certified candidates could embody an evaluation train which can be adopted by competency-based interview.

Particular Discover

• This place is briefly obtainable by means of 15 November 2024 with a risk of extension. • If the chosen candidate is a employees member from the United Nations Secretariat, the choice might be administered as a short lived task. • Pursuant to part 7.11 of ST/AI/2012/2/Rev.1, candidates recruited by means of the younger professionals programme who haven’t served for no less than two years within the place of their preliminary task will not be eligible to use to this place. • Whereas this short-term task could present the profitable applicant with a chance to realize new work expertise, the choice for this place is for a restricted interval and has no bearing on the long run incumbency of the publish. • This short-term job opening could also be restricted to “inner candidates,” who’ve been recruited by means of a aggressive examination administered based on employees rule 4.16 or employees choice course of together with the evaluate of a central evaluate physique established based on employees rule 4.15. • Employees members of the United Nations widespread system organizations who will attain the necessary age of separation or retirement throughout the period of the present short-term want interval will not be eligible to use. Submitting an software or choice for the present short-term job opening doesn’t delay or enhance the necessary age of separation. • The United Nations Secretariat is dedicated to attaining 50/50 gender steadiness in its employees. Feminine candidates are strongly inspired to use for this place • Employees members are topic to the authority of the Secretary-Common and to task by her or him. On this context, all employees are anticipated to maneuver periodically to new capabilities of their careers in accordance with established guidelines and procedures. On the United Nations, the paramount consideration within the recruitment and employment of employees is the need of securing the very best requirements of effectivity, competence and integrity, with due regard to geographic range. All employment selections are made on the premise of {qualifications} and organizational wants. The United Nations is dedicated to creating a various and inclusive atmosphere of mutual respect. • Retirees above the necessary age of separation who want to be thought of for the present short-term job opening should point out the rationale for his or her final separation as “retirement.” Such retirees shall not be employed by the Group, until (a) the operational necessities of the Group can’t be met by employees members who’re certified and obtainable to carry out the required capabilities; and (b) the proposed employment wouldn’t adversely have an effect on the profession growth or redeployment alternatives of different employees members and represents each a cheap and operationally sound resolution to fulfill the wants of the service. • Particular person Contractors and Consultants who’ve labored throughout the UN Secretariat within the final six months, no matter the administering entity, are ineligible to use for or be appointed to any skilled and better short-term or fixed-term positions, inside six months of the tip of their present or most up-to-date service. For such positions, a minimum of six months have to have elapsed between the tip of a consultancy or particular person contract and the time of software and consideration for an appointment as a employees member underneath the Employees Guidelines and Rules of the United Nations. • On-line functions might be acknowledged the place an e-mail deal with has been offered. All candidates are strongly inspired to use on-line as quickly as doable after the job opening has been posted and effectively earlier than the deadline acknowledged within the job opening. If you don’t obtain an e-mail acknowledgement inside 24 hours of submission, your software could not have been acquired. If the issue persists, please search technical help by means of the Inspira “Contact Us” hyperlink.

United Nations Issues

In line with article 101, paragraph 3, of the Constitution of the United Nations, the paramount consideration within the employment of the employees is the need of securing the very best requirements of effectivity, competence, and integrity. Candidates is not going to be thought of for employment with the United Nations if they’ve dedicated violations of worldwide human rights legislation, violations of worldwide humanitarian legislation, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are cheap grounds to imagine that they’ve been concerned within the fee of any of those acts. The time period “sexual exploitation” means any precise or tried abuse of a place of vulnerability, differential energy, or belief, for sexual functions, together with, however not restricted to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of one other. The time period “sexual abuse” means the precise or threatened bodily intrusion of a sexual nature, whether or not by pressure or underneath unequal or coercive circumstances. The time period “sexual harassment” means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that may fairly be anticipated or be perceived to trigger offence or humiliation, when such conduct interferes with work, is made a situation of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work atmosphere, and when the gravity of the conduct warrants the termination of the perpetrator’s working relationship. Candidates who’ve dedicated crimes aside from minor visitors offences is probably not thought of for employment. Due regard might be paid to the significance of recruiting the employees on as vast a geographical foundation as doable. The United Nations locations no restrictions on the eligibility of women and men to take part in any capability and underneath circumstances of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking atmosphere. Affordable lodging could also be offered to candidates with disabilities upon request, to assist their participation within the recruitment course of. By accepting a letter of appointment, employees members are topic to the authority of the Secretary-Common, who could assign them to any of the actions or workplaces of the United Nations in accordance with employees regulation 1.2 (c). Additional, employees members within the Skilled and better class as much as and together with the D-2 stage and the Discipline Service class are usually required to maneuver periodically to discharge capabilities in numerous responsibility stations underneath circumstances established in ST/AI/2023/3 on Mobility, as could also be amended or revised. This situation of service applies to all place particular job openings and doesn’t apply to short-term positions. Candidates are urged to fastidiously comply with all directions obtainable within the on-line recruitment platform, inspira, and to consult with the Applicant Information by clicking on “Manuals” within the “Assist” tile of the inspira account-holder homepage. The analysis of candidates might be carried out on the premise of the knowledge submitted within the software based on the analysis standards of the job opening and the relevant inner legislations of the United Nations together with the Constitution of the United Nations, resolutions of the Common Meeting, the Employees Rules and Guidelines, administrative issuances and tips. Candidates should present full and correct info pertaining to their private profile and {qualifications} based on the directions offered in inspira to be thought of for the present job opening. No modification, addition, deletion, revision or modification shall be made to functions which have been submitted. Candidates underneath critical consideration for choice might be topic to reference checks to confirm the knowledge offered within the software. Job openings marketed on the Careers Portal might be eliminated at 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on the deadline date.

No Charge

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.