Data Analytics Assistant

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

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. Its mandate is to coordinate the development of environmental policy consensus by keeping the global environment under review and bringing emerging issues to the attention of governments and the international community for action. UNEP's Ecosystems Division works with international and national partners, providing technical assistance and capacity development for the implementation of environmental policy, and strengthening the environmental management capacity of developing countries and countries with economies in transition.

The GEF Biodiversity and Land Degradation Unit within the Biodiversity and Land Branch fulfills the implementing agency role for UNEP on the Biodiversity and Land Degradation Focal Areas projects supported through Global Environment Facility funds. The unit currently oversees over 150 projects globally.

The Unit would like to recruit a Data Analytics Assistant National UN Youth Volunteer. The objective of the consultancy is to contribute to improvement of the data management system of projects under the Unit's portfolio through enrichment, documentation, and reporting on the impacts of the portfolio.

Specifically, the Data Analytics Assistant will perform the following tasks under the GEF Biodiversity and Land Degradation global portfolio: a. Contribute to the enrichment of GEF Biodiversity and Land Degradation Unit project data and activities in IPMR to improve the accuracy of monitoring and reporting.b. Contribute to monthly activity monitoring and reporting to support Integrated Planning Management and Reporting (IPMR) quarterly business reporting. c. Contribute to Operational Closure of Projects and Project Preparation Grants (PPGs) in IPMR. d. Maintain a repository to organize project documents including all phases of the project management cycle (development, implementation, reporting, evaluation, and closure), Project Coordination Programs (PCPs), etc.
e. Maintain up-to-date information on the unit’s portfolio monitoring and evaluation databases. f. Support with internal communications in following up on Knowledge Management processes. g. Contribute to the improvement of other knowledge management and reporting initiatives within the GEF Biodiversity and Land Degradation Unit including through targeted advisory, platform testing, and feedback. h. Participate in relevant knowledge management meetings within the GEF Biodiversity and Land Degradation Unit. i. Respond to information requests from the Branch/Division and the GEF Coordination Office and contribute to the preparation of required documentation and presentations.

• Innovation and Communication • Planning and organising • Professionalism • Technological awareness

data management and analysis or information management is required. b) Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills. c) Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Power platform i.e. Power Business Intelligence (BI) among others), and familiarity with database management.

The Republic of Kenya is an equatorial nation on the coast of East Africa, neighbouring Somalia, Ethio-pia, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Indian Ocean. Kenya has two levels of Government; National Government and 47 sub-national Governments called Counties. Counties are further divided into sub-counties. Kenya is a multi-party state with Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches. Kenya’s population of more than 40 million is growing at an annual rate of 2.2%. The country’s GNP per capita estimated at purchasing power parity (PPP) is $975, and the GNP is growing at an average rate of 0.1% annually. More than 26% of Kenya’s people live below the international poverty line of $1 per day. Kenya’s main food crops are “maize, wheat, pulses, roots and tubers.” (FAO). Nairobi is a modern metropolitan city where most basic goods and services, health facilities, public transport, telecommunication and banking services and educational facilities are readily available. The city is widely connected through its main airport, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and the smaller Wilson Airport. Air transport is also available to many up-country destinations. The city is home to some 3,000 UN person-nel mainly attributed to the fact that it serves as the headquarters for both the UN HABITAT and UNEP. The socio-economic and cultural background of the immediate society the UNV would be living and working in is diverse and prevailing security conditions at the place of assignment is modest. The topographic and climatic features of the assignment location is highland cool and warm tropical climate.

You can check full entitlements at the duty station at https://app.unv.org/calculator. The complete UN Volunteer Conditions of Service is available at https://explore.unv.org/cos.”

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