Overview
The Senior Programme Management Officer will lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes and projects related to nature-based sustainability pathways, and coordinate strategic engagement with government and private sector leaders.
Key Responsibilities
- Takes the lead to develop, implement and evaluate assigned programmes/projects related to nature-based sustainability pathways; guides subordinates in programme/project development, implementation, monitoring and assessment.
- Oversees review of relevant documents and reports; identifies emerging issues, priorities, problems and issues to be addressed and proposes corrective actions.
- Liaises with relevant Parties and private sector actors; identifies and initiates follow-up actions.
- Proposes, develops and coordinates plans for the strategic engagement of government and private sector leaders in the work of the Convention with particular focus on meetings of the Convention governing bodies.
- Supervises preparation of various written outputs, e.g. intergovernmental reports, background papers, analyses substantial sections of strategic reports and studies, inputs to publications.
- Coordinates policy development on nature-based sustainability pathways and institutional engagements to enhance implementation of the biodiversity agenda.
- Contributes to the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework; reviews assessments of issues and trends, research activities and studies.
- Directs substantive support to consultative and other meetings, conferences, workshops and seminars on priority issues concerning biodiversity conservation and sustainable use.
- Develops meeting structures, format and agenda topics; identifies participants, preparation of documents and other requirements.
- Positions outreach activities and knowledge products and tools; makes presentations on assigned topics/activities.
- Undertakes survey initiatives; guides design of data collection instruments; reviews, analyses and interprets responses, identifies problems/issues and prepares conclusions.
- Establishes and expands collaboration and partnerships with key officials at all levels inside and outside the organization and serves as an effective spokesperson.
- Ensures effective utilization, supervision and development of staff. Guides, evaluates and mentors staff.
- Leads team members' efforts to collect and analyze data and provides insight to identify trends or patterns for data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation, and reporting.
- Ensures that everyone can discover, access, integrate, and share the data they need.
- Performs other duties as required.
Required Experience
- A minimum of ten 10 of progressively responsible experience in environment management, biodiversity policy, environmental governance or programme management is required.
- Experience in advising and engaging senior government officials and private sector leaders in intergovernmental or multilateral settings is required.
- Experience in drafting and supervising the preparation of high-level intergovernmental documents, strategic policy papers or official documentation for governing bodies is required.
- Experience in supervising professional staff within an international organization, including oversight of programme delivery, performance management and team development, is required.
- Experience with the Convention process and the functioning of the Convention’s bodies is desirable.
- Experience within the United Nations System or any similar organization is desirable.
- Experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
Qualifications
- Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in one or more of the following disciplines: international development, environmental affairs, law, social sciences or a related field is required.
- A first level university degree combined with an additional two 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.
