Associate Programme Officer, (UNEP)

Duty Station: Paris, France

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain links with relevant organizations, development banks, Non-Governmental Organizations and local institutions.
  
• Collect market information on finance and renewable energy sectors
• Investigate CDM activity and/or green certificates in targeted countries
• Propose relevant approaches in the use of UNEP resources and implementation phases
• Prepare and participate in stakeholder consultation process and contribute to communication and capacity building activities.
• Identify specific tasks and agreed responsibilities of partners and consultants.

Qualifications

• Advanced University degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in finance, economics, law or political science, or engineering science or related area.  A first level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A minimum of three years of progressively responsible experience in project/programme management in sustainable energy finance sector, preferably with a focus on developing countries.
• Experience with energy technology projects, capacity building initiatives and facilitation of meetings/workshops for governments and stakeholder groups in developing countries and countries with economies in transition, an added advantage.
• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.  For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required.
  
• Working knowledge of French or another UN language is desirable.

Application Procedure

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