UNHCR - Senior Project Officer - Greening the Blue

UNHCR - Senior Project Officer - Greening the Blue

Senior Project Officer Greening the Blue November 2021

UNHCR - Senior Project Officer - Greening the Blue

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About UNHCR The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a global United Nations organization which mandate is to protect and assist refugees and other persons of its concern world-wide and to seek durable solutions to their plight; UNHCR is present in 134 countries with offices in 546 locations.

We work to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution, war or disaster at home. Since 1950, we have faced multiple crises on multiple continents, and provided vital assistance to refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced and stateless people, many of whom have nobody left to turn to. We help to save lives and build better futures for millions forced from home.

In 2007, the UN Climate Neutral Strategy was developed, and organizations committed to move their respective organizations to climate neutrality. Since then, UNHCR has continuously improved its efforts in promoting the careful use of energy resources by refugees, host communities, partner organizations and as a priority by UNHCR itself. In 2019, UNHCR developed its Global Strategy for Sustainable Energy 2019-2024 which aims to enable persons of concern to UNHCR to meet their energy needs in a safe and sustainable manner. It also launched the Clean Energy Challenge and is currently working on a first comprehensive Strategic Framework on Climate Action.

In 2020, UNHCR developed a new internal Greening & Sustainability strategy in order to improve its environmental performance, climate compatibility and resource efficiency.

The UNHCR Greening & Sustainability strategy focuses on three main areas: • • •

Green Box: measure global energy consumption of UNHCR offices in order to migrate from fossil fuels to renewable energy Green Fund: Develop innovative financing model to migrate UNHCR offices from fossil fuels to renewable energy Green Data: Implement dynamic technology platform for real-time monitoring and data visualization

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The Role

Job Summary

Role: Senior Project Officer - Greening the Blue

The Senior Project Officer’s position is located within the Global Mobility and Infrastructure Service (GMIS), in the Division of Financial and Administrative Management (DFAM). DFAM contributes to safeguarding the financial resources entrusted to UNHCR by maintaining and improving the financial and administrative systems, policies and procedures and promoting cost-effective and transparent use of these resources. GMIS is a new service within DFAM which merges four functions: global fleet management, global travel, global facilities management and global asset management. Greening the Blue is one of GMIS main cross-functional projects.

Location: Nairobi Salary: P4 competitive package

Under the supervision of the GMIS Chief, the Senior Project Officer supports UNHCR to implement the Greening the Blue strategy and manages the relating projects. S/he/they will provide global content leadership on issues related to Greening the Blue and will ensure coordination and partnerships development with relevant stakeholders. The incumbent supports the development of tools and the creation and translation of global policy and standards into practice. S/he/they will also advocate for financial and human resource allocation to support the project and showcase successful innovative financing approaches for their expansion through public and private sector partners in close collaboration with Private partnerships and Philanthropy Section - Innovative Financing and GMIS Senior Finance Officer.

The assigned responsibilities of this post hence include regular liaisons with Senior Management of UNHCR such as Directors and Representatives and a variety of staff at Headquarters and in the field, as well as within the UN system, relevant networks and relevant partners.

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Under the supervision of the Chief, GMIS, the Senior Project Officer will assume the following key functions: Define the strategy, milestones, indicators and timeline for the green box, green fund, and green data projects, Provide financial management, monitoring and coordination of green box; green fund; and green data project activities as well as on-time delivery of project outputs within agreed budget and quality standards.

Support the implementation within operations: provide support on project implementation design, monitoring and evaluation of project activities as well as accurate and timely reporting.

Provide financial management, monitoring and coordination of relevant project activities, and the delivery of project outputs within agreed time, budget and quality standards.

Develop and coordinate UNHCR-wide environmental policy to guide UNHCR Offices on internal UNHCR carbon emission sources such as travel, facilities and fleet management, waste and water management, and building management, provide technical support to Operations on initiatives.

Create UNHCR-wide Environmental Management System (EMS) as part of UNHCR’s management system to develop and implement UNHCR-wide environmental policies, procedures and help streamline environmental deliberations and activities.

Develop a protocol to reduce footprint of UNHCR high level global meetings like Global Refugee Forum, ExCom, Standing Committee, etc. and strive towards climate neutral meetings.

Strengthen strategic partnerships with UN Agencies/inter-agency coordination, governments, private sector, NGOs and CSO. Represent UNHCR in relevant inter-agencies activities, group, task teams,

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fora and meetings such as Issue Management Group (IMG) on Environmental Sustainability Management, the UN Environmental Programme (SUN), the Environment Management Group (EMG), etc.

Develop effective communication channels between all key stakeholders and promote the sharing of information on Greening the blue-related activities throughout UNHCR internally and externally.

Work closely with the Senior Innovative Financing counterparts and GMIS Senior Finance Officer to develop innovative financing approaches relating to Greening the Blue.

Manage contractual and partnership relationships in compliance with UN/ UNHCR rules and regulations.

Work with Regional Bureaus and Divisions to develop capacity building activities including developing training plans and training material, as well as knowledge-sharing webinars and workshops to discuss lessons learned from Greening the Blue projects.

Contribute to an effective, high quality Greening the Blue team, foster a collaborative working environment with UNHCR colleagues, contribute to a client-oriented approach that values proactivity, continuous improvement, innovation, high performance and cost effectiveness.

Propose innovative solutions and improvement opportunities to make UNHCR travel, fleet and building services more environmentally friendly and cost-efficient.

Perform other duties as required.

UNHCR - Senior Project Officer - Greening the Blue

Profile of the person we are looking for The Senior Project Officer will be a strong communicator with excellent advocacy skills.

S/he/they will have proven project management skills and must be acquainted with handling and visualizing financial data.

The ideal candidate will be an advocate for change and bring energy and enthusiasm to the role. S/he/ they will be an experienced problem-solver while at the same time understanding and assertively handling the intricacies of the relationship between the UN and its host countries. Critically, s/he/ they will have knowledge of the UN Financial Regulations and Rules and other financial and administrative management practices.

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At least 9 years relevant experience managing projects, preferably relating to sustainability initiatives, development, climate change or related topics with demonstrable skills in carrying out stakeholder’s coordination. (9 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 8 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 7 years relevant experience with Doctorate degree).

Experience working in humanitarian settings, and/or for the UN or other humanitarian/development agencies preferred.

Relevant education in Environmental Studies; Environmental Engineering; Environmental Science; Business Administration; Finance; or other closely relevant field.

Broad understanding of climate change narrative and initiatives geared towards mitigation of impacts.

Knowledge of renewable energy, including financial, regulatory and/or policy frameworks, renewable energy financial management and renewable energy business development (including business planning, entrepreneurship development).

Experience of cost recovery systems, metering, energy audits and comparative analyses of fuel and energy systems

UNHCR - Senior Project Officer - Greening the Blue

How to Apply All correspondence, at this stage, should be via Oxford HR. To apply for this post, click on the “Apply” button on the job advert page, complete our online application form, and submit your CV and cover letter, which should be prepared before applying as they will be considered in the application process.

The cover letter should be no more than two pages long and explain why you are interested in this post and how your skills and experience make you a good fit.

The document should be saved in MS Word in the following format: Your First Name-Your Last Name-Document Name-Date (mmyy) e.g., Pat-Jones-CV112021-UNHCR or Pat-Jones-CoverLetter-112021-UNHCR.

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Timeline Closing Date: First stage interviews: Final interviews:

10.01.2022 31.01.2022 – 07.02.2022 from mid-February 2022

Selection process All candidates will receive an update regarding their application after the closing date. We advise candidates to add the role email to their safe senders list and regularly check their spam folder.

Equality Statement Equality and diversity are at the core of UNHCR values. Staff are expected to work collectively and individually to promote a constructive and sensitive approach to others from a variety of backgrounds, where the work of others is valued and respected.

Queries If you have any queries on any aspect of the appointment process, need additional information, or would like to have an informal discussion, please email at unhcr-spo@oxfordhr.co.uk in the first instance.

UNHCR - Senior Project Officer - Greening the Blue

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