Successful running of the meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions from 19 to 30 July 2021, as well as the joint meeting of the bureaux of the conferences of the Parties in January 2021.
Geneva
Start date: 01.11.2020
End date: 30.04.2021
By decisions BC-14/27, RC-9/15 and SC-9/25, the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions decided that the next meetings of the conferences of the Parties would take place in 2021. The meetings will be held from 19 to 30 July 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland, and are expected to be attended by an estimated 1,500 participants. The tasks related to the organization of the meetings include preparing and reviewing documents, briefing notes and co-chairs’ notes, organizing logistics, managing website content, undertaking public awareness and outreach activities, as well as organizing preparatory meetings, teleconferences and briefings.
The Individual Contractor will support the Governance Branch of the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions with the organization of the 2021 meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions. The Branch usually has a very high workload during the period preceding those meetings and this will be further exacerbated by the fact that a staff member will be on maternity leave.
The incumbent will in particular deliver meeting documents for the meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention; briefings, power point presentations and other outreach material; Bureau meeting agendas and documents; notifications, invitation and confirmation letters; fundraising concept notes; and President’s notes.
Academic Qualifications: University degree in physical or environmental sciences, chemistry, public policy, business or public administration, law or related area.
Experience: A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in environmental sciences, chemical safety, waste management, law, management or related field is required. Experience of working in an international setting is desirable.
Language: English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this post, fluency in written and oral English is required. Working knowledge of French is desirable.
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