PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICER
Job Opening
Job Opening ID: 244681
Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : National Professional Officers, NO-C
Duty Station : NEW DELHI Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Oct 11, 2024
Deadline : Nov 9, 2024
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Org. Setting and Reporting
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. The overall objective of UNEP's Climate Change Division is to deliver effective strategic guidance and high-impact action in support of the transition towards climate stability. Its work is guided by ambition, innovation, credible science, and alignment to global climate goals and needs of individual countries. The Climate Change Division works with Members States and Partners to accelerate and support a just transition by addressing climate change mitigation and adaptation through enhancing implementation capacity, provision of data information and knowledge, access to finance and technology, and building resilience. It promotes sustainable development and effective policies for climate stability; support action so that countries progress on decarbonization, dematerialization, and resilience pathways in line with their climate commitments, aspirations, and needs; and foster transparency in reporting. The National Project Coordinator (Buildings and Cooling) India will support development, implementation and evaluation of assigned projects in India on sustainable building materials and sustainable cooling under the frameworks of the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction and the Cool Coalition. The main goal of the post is to help India take comprehensive policy action and facilitate the scale up of investment in sustainable cooling and sustainable building materials to mitigate the impacts of climate change and pollution and nature in line with UNEP’s Programme of Work. This post is in UNEP's Climate Change Division, Mitigation Branch, Cities Unit, in the New Delhi, India duty station. The incumbent will be under the overall supervision of the Head of Cities Unit and under the direct supervision of the Programme Manager for Cooling workstream and Programme Manager for Building Materials workstream; he or she will be part of a Project Management Unit in UNEP India office. The incumbent will be responsible for the following duties;