The Programme Management Assistant plays a pivotal role in enhancing the ability of Director’s Office to drive UNEP’s strategic agenda, optimize institutional performance, and strengthen high-value coordination. This role ensures that executive priorities translate into tangible actions, fostering organizational alignment, operational efficiency, and strategic foresight. Key outcomes of the role include; • Catalyzing Strategic Initiatives into Action – Translating executive directives into structured workflows to ensure high-impact outcomes, while optimizing emerging technologies and change management. • Driving Operational Efficiency & Eliminating Bottlenecks – Ensuring seamless processes, timely execution of priorities, and streamlined administrative functions, including the transformation of current strategic and policy delivery and implementation through the application of design thinking principles. • Enhancing Executive Leadership & Institutional Alignment – Supporting the Director’s Office in delivering UNEP’s vision and ensuring seamless coordination across divisions and offices. • Championing a Data-Driven Culture – Promoting the use of data analytics and evidence-based decision-making to enhance strategic planning, track performance, and drive continuous improvement. This includes supporting the coordination of the data experts, leveraging real-time insights, and fostering data literacy across teams to inform impactful decision-making.