programme management officer

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 the UNEP's Industry and Economy Division is to encourage decision makers in government, local authorities and industry to develop and adopt policies, strategies and practices and technologies that promote sustainable patterns of consumption and production, make efficient use of natural resources, ensure safe management of chemicals and contribute to making trade and environment policies mutually supportive. It promotes the development, use and transfer of policies, technologies, economic instruments, managerial practices and other tools that assist in environmentally sound decision making and the building of corresponding activities. The position is located in the Industry and Economy Division, Chemicals and Health Branch, Global Environment Facility Chemicals and Waste Unit (GEF C&W), at the Paris duty station. Under the general supervision of the Head, GEF C&W, and the direct supervision of the Programme Management Officer, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:

1. Leads the development and supervision of GEF projects
   with the theme of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) and mercury mining, amongst others, by:

2. Leading in the identification, development, and approval of high-quality new projects on ASGM and primary mining, in line with UNEP strategic priorities and in response to the priorities expressed by governments and partners.

3. Establishing and maintaining the legal and operational delivery structure for projects, including preparing and submitting legal agreements with project Executing Agencies, leading on due diligence, capacity and administrative assessment of new project partners, and registering projects in UNEP internal project management and reporting systems including liaison with Regional Offices and UN Country Teams, and supporting closure of projects.
4. Supervising Executing Agencies to ensure delivery of projects to achieve Project Result Framework and expenditure targets, within agreed tolerances and in full compliance with fiduciary and other required standards, including providing support in annual work planning and budgeting processes, ensuring timely, high-quality and transparent quarterly and annual reporting, and supporting specialized colleagues in ensuring audit and procurement standards and requirements are met.

5. Providing quality assurance of technical outputs and deliverables of GEF projects, including review of Executing Agency and project consultant reports as needed; and leads the identification and agreement of corrective actions and adaptive management when project tolerances are exceeded or in the event of complaints or grievance reports received by project stakeholders including organization of midterm review and coordination of project terminal evaluations.

6. Supports the operation and direction of the UNEP High Impact Sector Team and mining and critical metals work areas
   , by:

7. Contributing technical guidance and advisory to the UNEP Mining projects and High Impact Sector Team.

8. Aligning and contributing GEF ASGM and mercury mining portfolio inputs from projects into UNEP mining-related publications, background papers, analytical notes, briefings, messaging, and communication materials.
9. Supporting private sector engagement by including GEF private sector cofinance partners into UNEP private sector partnership and cooperation, knowledge sharing, scale-up of innovative solutions, financing, and capacity development.
10. Collecting and analyzing data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables, and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation, and reporting.
11. Performing other duties as required.

Qualifications:

• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in earth sciences, environmental sciences, environmental management, chemistry, metallurgy, engineering, or a related field 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.
• Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics, or data science programs is desirable.
• A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience at the international level related to the minerals, mining, and metals (3Ms) value chain is required.
• Work experience in developing and/or implementing international environmental programmes in developing countries, and managing development projects on sustainability or to reduce mining pollution is required.
• Work experience with Global Environment Facility or equivalent international project cycles is required.
• Experience working in, or with the private sector on implementing upstream innovation and solutions in reducing sustainable metals and mining value chains or pollution is desirable.
• Two (2) years or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this job opening, English is required. Either French or Spanish is desirable.

Deadline:
Nov 26, 2025