Senior Consultant - country engagement

Engineering

Overview

Engage Iranian stakeholders in methane mitigation initiatives

You have:

• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent minimum) in energy, environment, management, or a related field.
• At least 30 years of experience in the field of oil and gas in both private and public sectors in Iran, ideally senior executive role in industry.
• Rich experience in working with high-level regulators, policy makers and oil and gas companies in the country.
• Familiarity with stakeholders in the oil and gas sector in Iran.
• Knowledge about environmental issues associated with the oil and gas industry, especially air emissions.
• Ability to initiate and maintain extensive contacts within relevant stakeholders.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a diverse, geographically dispersed team.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas in writing and orally to multiple stakeholders with different levels of expertise.
• Fluency in oral and written English and Persian is required.

Result of Service The consultant will engage the stakeholders in Iran in IMEO’s work, with the goal of raising awareness of methane mitigation and building mitigation capacity in the country, including:

• Introducing IMEO and OGMP2.0 to Iranian oil and gas stakeholders, including but not limited to high-level government officials, national oil and gas representatives and national and regional regulators, with a view of exchanging views on mitigating methane emissions from oil and gas production.
• Introducing and offering IMEO methane trainings to the relevant stakeholders; Providing technical support to the tailoring and delivering of the trainings.
• Introducing IMEO science studies to the high-level stakeholders and exploring the possibilities of joint science studies for publication in peer reviewed journals.

• Exploring the possibilities to expand OGMP 2.0 membership in Iran

  Work Location Remote

  Expected duration 4 months

  Duties and Responsibilities UN Environment Programme (Energy and Climate Branch) hosts the International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO). IMEO is a data-driven, action-focused UNEP initiative that takes an innovative approach to address the methane emissions problem by collecting, integrating, and reconciling data from different sources, including scientific measurement studies, satellites, rigorous industry reporting through the Oil and Gas Methane Partnership 2.0 (OGMP 2.0), and national inventories.

IMEO will create a global public dataset of empirically verified methane emissions, with an initial focus on fossil fuel sources and will interconnect data with actions on research, reporting, and regulation. This will catalyse deep reductions in human-made methane emissions and serve the rapidly growing ecosystem of governments, companies, investors, researchers, NGOs and other entities engaging in this crucial climate challenge.

As Iran is a major oil and gas producing countries with great methane mitigation potential, a consultant is needed by the IMEO team to engage important stakeholders in the country in IMEO’s work and methane mitigation actions.

Qualifications/special skills - Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent minimum) in energy, environment, management, or a related field. - At least 30 years of experience in the field of oil and gas in both private and public sectors in Iran, ideally senior executive role in industry - Rich experience in working with high-level regulators, policy makers and oil and gas companies in the country. - Familiarity with stakeholders in the oil and gas sector in Iran - Knowledge about environmental issues associated with the oil and gas industry, especially air emissions - Ability to initiate and maintain extensive contacts within relevant stakeholders - Excellent written and oral communication skills. - Ability to work independently and as part of a diverse, geographically dispersed team. - Ability to communicate complex ideas in writing and orally to multiple stakeholders with different levels of expertise.

Languages - fluency in oral and written English and Persian is required

No Fee THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.

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