Specific tasks and responsibilities:
Under the overall guidance of the Deputy Director, UNEP Corporate Services Division, and with direct supervision by the Environmental Affairs Officer, the consultant will be responsible for performing the following duties:
Lead the continued deployment of the EnviroData eApp modules and updating prior years information to the application.
Lead the deployment of the EnviroData eApp to UNEP Duty Station and UNEP Administered Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) EMS focal points in reporting year 2025-2026 environmental inventories.
Carry out consultations, including through a survey using questionnaire, with UNEP and MEAs EMS focal points and stakeholders, on how to improve the effectiveness of reporting environmental inventories and overall EMS.
Lead the development of the EMS Action Plan for the period 2026 -2029.
Carry out training and awareness to UNEP and MEAs EMS focal points and staff on new EMS Action Plan 2026-2029
Engagements to UNEP Administered MEAs to fully develop their EMS.
Organising and conducting EMS Internal Audits
Coordination of UNEP´s EMS Steering Group activities and meetings
Preparation of regular EMS performance reports.
Finalise the guidelines and procedures for the conduct of virtual and hybrid meetings
Develop strategies to enhance and strengthen the online meeting culture within UNEP.
Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) aligned to EMS Manual and conducting training sessions for UNEP and MEAs staff to ensure proficient implementation and adherence to established procedures.
Qualifications/special skills
Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in environmental science, environmental management, sustainability, or a related field from an accredited academic institution is required. A first-level university degree (Bachelor's degree or equivalent) in the specified fields of studies in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in at least 2 of the following areas: Greenhouse Gas inventory accounting; corporate environmental strategy; sustainable procurement; experience implementing sustainability programmes within an organization; sensitization of personnel in environmental sustainability; and Environment Management System (EMS) documentation and implementation is required.
Experience in development of environmental reporting applications (EnviroData Applications/eApp) is required.
Experience with providing training in Environmental Management System would be desirable.
Experience in development of written documentation of procedures and functions within the Environmental Sustainability Management System would be highly desirable.