Air Quality Liaison Officer

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 22 years old. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment.

Description of task

The UN Volunteer, as part of the Chemicals, Waste, and Air Quality Subprogramme of the UNEP Asia and the Pacific Office, will provide day-to-day coordination and liaison support for the successful execution of the Project “Beating air pollution in Seoul Metropolitan Region through evidence-based solutions together with Seoul Metropolitan Government, Gyeonggi Provincial Government, and the Incheon Metropolitan City Government.

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of Associate Programme Officer – Asia Pacific Clean Air Partnership or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UNV Air Quality Liaison Officer will:

• Provide day to day coordination and support to project activities to ensure outputs are delivered according to work plan;
• Maintain close liaison with relevant government and implementing partners;
• Support preparation of stories and other communications products showcasing project achievements externally;
• Support in preparing quality and timely project progress and financial reporting;
• Provides administrative and substantive support to relevant project meetings, including author’s group meetings, stakeholder meetings, and outreach events. This may include proposing agenda topics, identifying and proposed participants, preparation of background documents and presentations, handling logistics, etc; and
• Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications/Requirements

Required degree level:

Master degree or equivalent

Education - Additional Comments:

Enviornment, Public Policy, Public Administration, or related fields

Required experience:

36 Months

Experience remark:

• At least two years of relevant professional experience at the national and/or international level in environmental management, air quality management, or other closely relevant programmes required;
• Previous experience of working with policymakers/government staff or research community is required;
• Previous work experience in Republic of Korea is an asset; previous experience working in the UN or other international development organization is desirable.

Language skills:

• Korean(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent

Area of expertise:

Other energy, environment and climate change related experience, Knowledge management, archiving and documentation, Development programme/project administration

Area of expertise details:

• Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills;
• Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel;
• Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines.

Driving license:

No

Competencies values:

Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Building Trust, Client Orientation, Commitment and Motivation, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Creativity, Empowering Others, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Judgement and Decision-making, Knowledge Sharing, Leadership, Managing Performance, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Self-Management, Technological Awareness, Vision, Working in Teams

Application procedure:

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

First register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup.

Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

First update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile.

Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply.

This is a national UN Volunteer assignment, therefore only nationals of South Korea and legal residents with a residency permit, the status of refugee or with the status of being stateless are eligible to apply.

Application deadline: 30 March 2021