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Air Quality Expert
- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationBA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA , PhD/Fellowship
- Experience5 years
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldProject Management 
Duties:
- Coordinate Youth, Gender, local and indigenous community dialogues: Undertake an open and transparent coordination in the engagement with stakeholders prioritizing gender, youth and indigenous knowledge considerations across sectoral policies, including national development plans in the nexus of Water-Energy-Food security in the climate sensitive sectors of Agriculture, Energy and water & sanitation through the lens of clean air, cities, health and wellbeing.
- Coordinate, organize, curate and execute UNEP project workshops on community dialogues, regional Science-Policy-Practioners on Governance and practioners dialogue focused on local community and experts on uptake of climate information services in decision making integrating clean air.
- Stakeholder mapping and institutional arrangements for the governance of the cross-sectorial and multi -level governance of clean air and urban climate resilience in Africa.
- Conduct a needs assessment on priorities for the climate information services and the inclusion of atmospheric science into the urban climate resilience policies on East Africa
- Oversight and coordination of clean air science-policy-practioners platform within the nexus of Water-Energy-Food in the including vendors, implementing partners and users in Africa
- Develop a capacity assessment to address the capacity needs of all stakeholders’-scientists, policy makers and practioners to adequately prioritize clean air through water-energy-food nexus in the urban climate resilience context for better human health and livelihoods in the project pilot cities.
- Coordinate and provide technical support to the Africa Clean Air Program, Africa Methane Community of Practice, regional, national, city and local air quality management initiatives in Africa to ensure coherence and collaboration in response 2019 AMCEN Decision 17/2 and 2022 AMCEN Decision 18/4 and the high-level AUC 5th Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment (ARDWE) decision on supporting leadership of AUC, working with regional economic communities and countries together with partners to implement the Africa Clean Air program as well as Africa’s stakeholders response to UNEA6/10 on global cooperation on air quality.
Qualifications/special skills
- An advanced university degree (Master's or Doctorate degree, or equivalent) in environmental or atmospheric sciences, engineering, chemistry, or related fields is required.
- A first-level degree (bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in the specified fields of studies additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- At least 5 years’ experience at local, national, regional and continental level air quality management development and implementation of programs, projects and initiatives is required.
- The incumbent should possess a good understanding of the political landscape and environmental issues in the region.
- Analytical/drafting/writing skills, communication skills and ability to establish and maintain effective working relations as part of a team.
Method of Application Interested and qualified? Go to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on careers.un.org to apply
