Environment Officer
Support environmental initiatives and management tasks in mission contexts.
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Overview
Support environmental initiatives and management tasks in mission contexts.
You have:
- Bachelor degree or equivalent in Environmental management, engineering, science, policy, or related area.
- 36 months of relevant professional experience in policy, regulation, planning and education and capacity building.
- Fluent in English - mandatory language requirement.
- Working knowledge of French - mandatory language requirement.
- Possession of a valid driving license is required.
Contract
This is a UNV International Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Specialist contracts.
Eligibility criteria
Minimum age: 25 years old. Nationals of the country of assignment are not eligible, except the assignments in Headquarters duty stations.
Description of task
Under the direct supervision of the Chief, Environmental Unit/RAO, Kidal, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
- Support the implementation and monitoring of the Mission’s Environmental Management System (EMS) through the following tasks applicable to Sector North;
- Deliver environmental briefings to new mission personnel including police and military contingents during their induction;
- Promote environmental awareness through inter alia campaigns, activities for international environmental days;
- Undertake site environmental inspections at regular frequencies;
- Assist in the delivery of Regional Environmental Committees (REC);
- Co-develop and monitor environmental initiatives with local communities (such as QIP or Trust Fund projects);
- Participate/contribute to Environmental Unit mainstream activities and reporting (e.g. provision of data for the environmental Action Planning and Performance – eAPP) and Peace Ops Environmental community/working groups;
- Investigate complaints and reports of pollution and other environment-related incidents.
Qualifications/Requirements
Required degree level:
Bachelor degree or equivalent
Education - Additional Comments:
Environmental management, engineering, science, policy, or related area.
Required experience:
36 Months
Language skills:
- English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
- French(Mandatory), Level - Working Knowledge
Area of expertise:
Policy, regulation, planning and education and capacity building
Area of expertise details:
Windows 10
Driving license:
Yes
Competencies values:
Adaptability and Flexibility, Communication, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Working in Teams
Application procedure:
* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please 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? Please 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 for to which you would like to apply.
Application deadline: 16 Septembre 2020
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you promoted environmental awareness in your community? | This question seeks to evaluate your experience in environmental advocacy and community engagement. | Provide a specific example of an initiative or campaign you led or contributed to, focusing on the impact it had. |
| How do you approach environmental inspections, and what factors do you consider critical? | The interviewer wants to understand your methodology and key considerations during inspections. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe how you would handle a report of pollution in the field. What steps would you take? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies have you used to engage local communities in environmental projects? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Explain a challenging project you worked on related to environmental management, and how you handled it. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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