SENIOR PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT

Description de Poste

Job Network : Economic, Social and Development

Job Family : Programme Management

Category and Level : General Service and Related Categories, G-7

Job Opening ID : 252683

Duty Station : MONTREAL

Department / Office : United Nations Environment Programme

Date Posted : Feb 18, 2025

Deadline : Mar 19, 2025

Organizational Setting and Reporting Relationships

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 Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF) sets a global framework composed of four overarching goals for 2050 and twenty-three targets for 2030 to accelerate action across sectors and society to address the key drivers, halt and reverse biodiversity loss globally. The Kunming Biodiversity Fund (KBF) is a new Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF), with a commitment of $220m USD to date, co-led by UNEP and China, which will complement the GEF Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) and other funds to support KM-GBF implementation in developing countries. The management of the KBF Trust Fund is carried out at three levels :

• The Executive Council (EC), supported by the Secretariat, is responsible for overall coordination with KBF Partner Countries and decisions regarding the allocation of resources from the KBF Fund;
• MPTF office is responsible for administering the Kunming Biodiversity Fund;
• KBF Partner Countries to implement projects that have been endorsed by the KBF EC.

This position is located in the Biodiversity and Land Branch, Ecosystems Division, Montreal. Under overall direction for the Secretariat provided by the Executive Council, and the direct supervision of the Senior Programme Manager of the Secretariat, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties : #J-18808-Ljbffr