Results of Service

1. Profitable group of 4 stakeholder conferences on the UN Framework on Simply Transitions for Essential Power Transition Minerals. 2. Help supplied for the preparation of part 2 of the UN SG initiative ‘Harnessing Essential Power Transition Minerals for Sustainable Improvement’. 3. Help to the undertaking administration as wanted (background analysis; preparation fo displays; help in outreach)

Work Location

Distant

Anticipated period

10 months

Duties and Duties

The United Nations Atmosphere Programme (UNEP) is the United Nations techniques designated entity for addressing environmental points on the international and regional degree. Its mandate is to coordinate the event of environmental coverage consensus by holding the worldwide setting underneath evaluation and bringing rising points to the eye of governments and the worldwide group for motion. The UNEP/New York Workplace is a bridge builder, specialised in establishing and sustaining essential hyperlinks with the UN Secretariat, UN organizations and entities headquartered in New York, Everlasting Missions to the UN, civil society organizations, educational establishments and others. The New York Workplace (NYO) offers strategic coverage steerage within the context of the UN’s work on sustainable growth. The NY Workplace can be accountable for coordinating UNEP’s enter to the Secretary Normal’s Working Group on Remodeling the Extractive Industries for Sustainable Improvement. The Secretary Normal’s Working Group on Remodeling the Extractive Industries for Sustainable Improvement, co-chaired by UNEP, UNDP, and the Regional Financial Commissions, was created in 2021 to coordinate UN’s work on extractive industries. In 2023, the Working Group launched an initiative entitled ‘Harnessing Essential Power Transition Minerals for Sustainable Improvement in Least Developed and Land-Locked Growing Nations – Simply Transitions in Low Carbon Applied sciences’. The principle goals of this initiative are two-fold: (a) assist and speed up a simply power transition by means of minerals; and (b) determine and assist the implementation of measures that may allow structural financial transformation in these international locations; promote sustainable growth, maximizing advantages for native communities alongside the availability chain, whereas minimizing detrimental environmental and social impacts. This steerage shall be according to the priorities outlined by the UN Secretary Normal to Remodel the Extractives Sector for Sustainable Improvement. Within the preliminary part of the initiative, the Working Group will develop a data hub, a toolkit, and a UN Framework on Simply Transitions for Essential Power Transition Minerals. The Framework shall be developed by the Working Group, underneath the coordination of UNEP, and with inputs from UN businesses and different companions. The UN Framework will embody three components: a. World Widespread Voluntary ideas on essential power transition minerals to be developed by a Panel introduced by the UN Secretary-Normal at COP28. b. Insurance policies that might be carried out to develop a accountable and sustainable power transition minerals sector in creating international locations with these minerals. These coverage suggestions would assist strengthen manufacturing capacities; commerce competitiveness; environmental and social stewardship; and regulation. c. Simply Minerals partnerships, communities of follow and networks on essential minerals that would allow the event of sturdy institutional capacities in mineral-rich creating international locations. To develop the Insurance policies, a set of papers are at present being ready underneath the management of UNCTAD, UNDP, UNEP, UN Regional Financial Commissions, the World Financial institution and the Intergovernmental Discussion board on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Improvement. Key questions rising from these papers shall be raised in a collection of conferences to be organized with completely different stakeholders (consultants, international locations, non-state actors) between April and September 2024. Primarily based on the papers and suggestions acquired, a draft UN Framework shall be finalized by December 2024. Within the initiative’s second part, the UN Framework shall be personalized and examined in a set of LDCs/LLDCs. This part will contain creating instruments, enhancing capability, addressing authorized facets, and constructing abilities, together with exploring choices for leveraging funds. The advisor will work underneath the direct supervision of the Programme Administration Officer of the Interagency and Intergovernmental Affairs of UNEP/New York Workplace. Particular duties and tasks embody: 1. Take part in well timed preparation of the UN Framework on Simply Transitions for Essential Power Transition Minerals as wanted. 2. Contribute within the preparation of the second part of the initiative, together with in useful resource mobilization efforts. 3. Produce background paperwork, briefings, displays, summaries and assembly paperwork. 4. Arrange logistics for profitable stakeholder conferences

{Qualifications}/particular abilities

Superior college diploma (Grasp’s diploma or equal) in environmental sciences, geology, industrial or environmental engineering, ecological economics or a associated discipline is required. A minimal of 4 years of progressively accountable expertise working on the worldwide degree in areas associated to mineral sources and sustainable growth is required. Related expertise in conducting analysis, writing, and dealing in coordination with governments, UN businesses and personal sector actors on mineral-related initiatives is very desired.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this publish fluency in oral and written English is required. Data of one other official UN language is a bonus.

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No Payment

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.