Programme Management Assistant

Result of Service

Delivery of project activities as laid out below: A. 3DEN Project 1.Project Coordination Support 2.Project coordination, monitoring, and partner due diligence support 3.Partner and donor engagement for 3DEN-related activities and project reporting support 4.Communications, event management, and outreach for 3DEN pilot projects support 5.Budget tracking, financial reporting support, and alignment with UNEP's finance protocols B. EPIC Deploy Project 1.Project Research and Coordination Support 2.Partner due diligence, coordination with Cool Coalition team 3.Support in pilot site identification, baseline data collection 4.Communications, event management, and outreach 5.Support in Project brief and progress report preparation C. Support in the daily activities of the Unit 1.Development of new project concepts and drafting of proposals 2.Fundraising and strategic donor mapping and engagement 3.Data collection, analysis and reporting

Work Location

Paris, France

Expected duration

12 months

Duties and Responsibilities

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. The Climate Change Division delivers effective strategic guidance and high-impact action in support of the transition towards climate stability. Its work is guided by ambition, innovation, credible science, and alignment to global climate goals and needs of individual countries. The Climate Change Division works with Members States and Partners to accelerate and support a just transition by addressing climate change mitigation and adaptation through enhancing implementation capacity, provision of data information and knowledge, access to finance and technology, and building resilience. This consultancy is in the Sustainable Investments Unit, Mitigation Branch, Climate Change Division, Paris duty station. The Sustainable Investments Unit’s mandate is to mobilize and accelerate investments to increase the ambition for climate mitigation action and climate resilient development through a just energy transition, thereby supporting countries’ shift to a low-carbon development pathway. The consultant will provide coordination support to UNEP’s Sustainable Investments Unit, drawing on their expertise in environmental finance, project management, and sustainable development. The Digital Demand Driven Electricity Networks Initiative (3DEN) is a collaborative effort between UNEP, the International Energy Agency (IEA), and the Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security, launched in 2021. It supports the modernization of power systems in emerging and developing countries by accelerating the deployment of digital technologies that enable sm...