Environment Programme Analyst

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Mission and objectives

UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality, and climate change. Working with our broad network of experts and partners in 170 countries, we help nations to build integrated, lasting solutions for people and planet. As the lead UN development agency, UNDP is well-placed to help implement the Goals through our work in some 170 countries and territories. We support countries in achieving the SDGs through integrated solutions. Today’s complex challenges—from stemming the spread of disease to preventing conflict—cannot be tackled neatly in isolation. For UNDP, this means focusing on systems, root causes and connections between challenges—not just thematic sectors—to build solutions that respond to people’s daily realities. UNDP has been on the ground in 2017, supporting the Government of Egypt and delivering to people the best solutions particularly the most vulnerable, women and youth. Since 2015, 195-member states of the United Nations, including the Government of Egypt, committed to the Sustainable Development Goals, an ambitious action plan that pictures a better world by 2030, with serious commitment from countries to meet the set targets. In terms of policy and partnership development, UNDP is establishing new partnerships with new partners and both local and global levels. UNDP is also keen to strengthen already developed partnerships with different organizations and initiatives that support UNDP mandate.

Context

For over 50 years, UNDP has been supporting the Egyptian government and people in their efforts to reduce poverty and to promote sustainable human development policies. One of the hallmarks of UNDP Egypt’s success is its long-term support to the Government in building and sustaining strategic national institutions that have added significant value to improving people’s lives in the country. This UNV assignment is part of one of UNDP flagship programming initiatives, supporting Egypt’s adaptation to the effect of climate change in the Northern Delta and supporting effort at reducing greenhouse gases emission. These efforts are at the projects and policy level.

Task description

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of Environment Team Leader or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UNV Environment Programme Anaylst will: • Support Environment Unit in developing new project ideas and drafting of project concepts and documents • Prepare background information through research, summary notes, etc. on various environment related issues; • Identify and suggest linkages and synergies of new projects with other CO projects; • Support in ensuring quality of documents, concept notes and related documents; • Support missions of International Consultants and national consultants • Undertake research on new topics as needed and advised; • Support and backstop Environment Team Leaders as needed and advised by RR; • Assist in arranging meetings, seminars, missions, workshops, functions, field visits, etc. • Draft and translate official correspondence; • Support in data collection, processing, and analysis; • Draft different documents and prepare excel spreadsheets for project budget; • Contribute to UNDP technical and logistical support to the Government of Egypt on the preparation for the COP 27 • Perform other duties of a reasonable nature as and when required.to support the Environment Portfolio. - Results/expected outputs: • The formulation of the project ideas into full fledged projects • The development of capacity through coaching, mentoring and formal on-the-job training, when working with (including supervising) national staff or (non-) governmental counterparts, including Implementing Partners (IPs); • Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the assignment • A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed.