Environmental Law Specialist

United Nations - UN | Consultant | United Nations Environment Programme
Closing: 01 Jan 2026 3 days remaining
Location: Nairobi, Kenya; REMOTE, REMOTE

Overview

Provide international technical expertise for the development of a Parliamentary Charter for Climate Action and Sustainability.


Tasks Summary
  • Produce an initial draft (“base document”) compiling relevant references, rationale, objectives, and expected outcomes
  • Facilitate consultation rounds with parliamentary delegations, technical secretariats, and institutional partners
  • Provide brief summaries of consultation outcomes
  • Incorporate received inputs and produce a revised and consolidated version (“final draft”)
  • Prepare a concise explanatory note/presentation document summarizing the rationale, consultation process, and main elements of the final draft
  • Submit both the final draft and the explanatory document in editable and publication-ready formats

Experience Requirements
  • A minimum of two (2) years of professional experience in areas related to environmental law is required
  • Work experience on environmental rights, right to participation, public information and access to justice is desirable
  • Work experience supporting parliamentarians on environmental matters is desirable

Qualification Requirements
  • An advanced university degree (master’s or equivalent) in Environmental Law is required
  • A first-level university degree, combined with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree
Other Details

Languages Required: Fluency in oral and written English is required• Fluency in oral and written Spanish is required

Contract Duration: 3 months

Work Modality: Home-Based

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