• Partnerships Building: Develop partnerships including with government entities, UN agencies, international and regional inter-governmental organizations, international, regional and national non-governmental organizations, private sector, and other major groups and stakeholders to enhance opportunities to address environmental challenges in Kenya, as well as support implementation of UNEP’s Medium Term Strategy and Programme of Work.
• Data collection and analysis: In collaboration with the Science-Policy sub-programme and the World Environment Situation Room (WESR), Lead efforts to collect and analyze data on environmental performance in Kenya and provide insights to identify trends or patterns for data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting. Ensure that the data collected is discoverable, accessible, can be integrated in analyses and is shared.
• Perform any other relevant duties as may be delegated by the Regional Director and senior UNEP management.

Qualification:

• An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Environmental Studies, Economics, Development studies, Social Sciences, or related fields is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable.

Experience:

• A minimum of (10) years of progressively responsible work in environmental management, policy development or related area is required.
• At least five (5) years experience at the international and/or regional level is required.
• Experience working in the context of delivering as one UN and of collaborating with UN Country Teams are desirable.

Languages:

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of French is desirable. Knowledge of other official UN languages is desirable.