PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT
Level: G-5
Job ID: 254208
Job Network: Economic, Social and Development
Job Family: PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT
Duty Station: NAIROBI
Application Deadline: 05/06/2025 23:59:59 PM (New York time)
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the United Nations systems designated entity for addressing environmental issues at the global and regional level.
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 is one of the three original founding implementing agencies of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), alongside the World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The GEF also partners with 15 other Agencies to help developing countries and those with economies in transition to meet the agreed incremental costs of measures designed to achieve global environmental benefits in six focal areas: biological diversity, climate change (both mitigation and adaptation), international waters, chemicals and wastes management and, land degradation.
The UNEP GEF Coordination Office plays a central role in UNEP’s GEF-related activities. Its core functions include formulating and reviewing UNEP’s policies and strategies for GEF operations, preparing the UNEP/GEF Business Plan, and providing guidance to project proposers on eligibility, quality, and cost-effectiveness. Additionally, it oversees GEF activity administration within UNEP, serving as UNEP’s GEF focal point.
This position is located in the Global Environment Facility Coordination Office of the Policy and Programmes Division (PPD) at the Nairobi Duty Station. Under the direct supervision of the Head of GEF Coordination Unit, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:
