Sustainable Mobility Specialist

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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.

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. UN Environment's 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 Industry and Economy Division works with government, local authorities, and industry to develop and adopt policies, strategies, practices, and technologies that promote sustainable patterns of consumption and production, make efficient use of natural resources, ensure safe management of chemicals and contribute to making trade and environment policies mutually supportive. It promotes the development, use, and transfer of policies, technologies, economic instruments, managerial practices, and other tools that assist in environmentally sound decision-making and the building of corresponding activities.

Within the Industry and Economy Division, the Sustainable Mobility Unit is leading or partnering on several global initiatives and partnerships which support governments around the world to prioritise sustainable, low and zero-emission transport including:

· Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles - working with governments, industry, and civil society to promote cleaner fuels and vehicles in developing and transitional countries. · Global Fuel Economy Initiative - working to double the efficiency of the global vehicle fleet by 2050.

· Electric Mobility - we promote a global shift to zero-emissions transport by supporting developing and transitional countries' shift from fossil fuel to electric vehicles through our global electric mobility programme.

· Active Mobility- supporting governments and other stakeholders to move away from prioritizing the car-driving minority, towards investing in infrastructure for the majority: those who walk and cycle.

· Digitalisation and mode integration - we are supporting countries and undertaking research to harness digitalization to fast-track emission reductions from transport and ensure linkages between transport modes and support countries in integrated transport planning.

Under the direction of and reporting to the Head of the Sustainable Mobility Unit of the Industry and Economy Division, the Sustainable Mobility Specialist will undertake the following activities:

· Work with key stakeholders including national and city government, civil society, academia, and private sector to assist in development, implementation, and evaluation of sustainable mobility projects within Africa, Asia, and Latin America. · Assist with monitoring and assessing sustainable mobility projects and programmes through; reviewing relevant documents and reports; identify problems and issues to be addressed and recommends corrective actions; liaise with relevant parties; identify and track follow-up actions. · Carry out research on selected aspects of the sustainable mobility programme includ-ing collecting, analyzing, and presenting data and other information gathered from diverse sources. · Provide support to national and city sustainable mobility projects including the review and analysis of emerging issues and trends, participation in research activities and studies, and delivery of training and capacity building. · Contribute to the preparation of various written outputs, e.g. analytical notes, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc. · Provide administrative and substantive support to consultative and other meetings, conferences, etc, to include proposing agenda topics, identifying and proposed participants, preparation of background documents and presentations, handling logistics, etc. · Undertake outreach activities; participate in the development of training workshops, seminars, etc.; participate in and make presentations on assigned topics/activities. · Participate in field missions, including provision of substantive and administrative support, data collection, etc. · Coordinate activities related to budget funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements, etc.) and preparation of related documents/reports (pledging, work programme, programme budget, etc.). · Considering gender challenges, opportunities, and mainstreaming in all work areas. · Perform other duties as required.

In undertaking these duties, the Sustainable Mobility Specialist will establish and maintain relationships and support collaboration with other sustainable mobility specialists as well as technical staff across UNEP and in UN and representatives in national and city governments, sub-regional bodies, international organizations, consultants, and NGOs.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to:

· Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day). · Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country. · Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities. · Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc. · Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly arrived UN Volunteers.

· Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.

Results/Expected Outputs

The Sustainable Mobility Specialist will support: · Successful implementation of agreed joint activities with government and other partners. · Production of qualitative and quantitative research and/or guidance on sustainable mobility.

· Professionalism: Ability to identify issues, formulate opinions, make conclusions and rec-ommendations; shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines, and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations; takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.

· Planning and organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.

· Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly inter-prets messages from others and responds appropriately; proven interpersonal skills; asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors lan-guage, tone, style and format to match audience; demonstrates openness in sharing infor-mation and keeping people informed; good spoken and written communication skills, in-cluding ability to prepare clear and concise reports; ability to conduct presentations, artic-ulate options and positions concisely; ability to make and defend recommendations; ability to communicate and empathize with staff (including national staff), military personnel, vol-unteers, counterparts and local interlocutors coming from very diverse backgrounds; ability to maintain composure and remain helpful towards the staff, but objective, without showing personal interest; capacity to transfer information and knowledge to a wide range of differ-ent target groups.

· Genuine commitment towards the principles of voluntary engagement, which includes solidarity, compassion, reciprocity, and self-reliance; and commitment towards the UN core values.

relevant fields of which at least two years of progressively responsible experience in sustainable mobility/transport.

· Proven experience in project management or supporting project management is required. · Proven experience in stakeholder engagement with national and/or city government is required. · Candidates must be able to demonstrate they are organized, reliable, and efficient. An understanding of how to work effectively as part of a team, and a willingness to learn and grow professionally by taking on new competencies and remaining abreast of developments in the statistical analytics field is essential. A proven ability to work effectively with a wide range of various actors is also required. As well, UNEP highly values creativity and innovative thinking, coupled with a problem-solving mindset.

The Republic of Kenya is an equatorial nation on the coast of East Africa, neighboring 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 popula-tion of more than 40 million is growing at an annual rate of 2.2%. The country’s GNP per capita esti-mated at purchasing power parity (PPP) is $975, and the GNP is growing at an average rate of 0.1% an-nually. More than 26% of Kenya’s people live below the international poverty line of $1 per day. Ken-ya’s main food crops are “maize, wheat, pulses, roots and tubers.” (FAO). Nairobi is a modern metro-politan 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 topo-graphic and climatic features of the assignment location is highland cool and warm tropical climate.

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