Quality Assurance Consultant at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the world's 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 environment.


 

Quality Assurance Consultant

  • Job TypeContract
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
  • Experience7 years
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldConsultancy  , Project Management 

Detailed deliverables:

  • An inception meeting with the UNEP team, produce a brief inception report covering the approach and workplan; Finalisation of the review and clearance of 6 projects including RBM, risk and safeguard aspects; Support the rollout of implementation support.
  • Finalisation of the review and clearance of 5 projects including RBM, risk and safeguard aspects; Support the rollout of implementation support.
  • Finalisation of the review and clearance of 6 projects including RBM, risk and safeguard aspects.
  • Finalisation of the review and clearance of 3 projects including RBM, risk and safeguard aspects; Production of analytical report including trend and performance analysis, findings and recommendations.
  • Finalisation of the review and clearance of 6 projects including RBM, risk and safeguard aspects.
  • Finalisation of the review and clearance of 6 projects including RBM, risk and safeguard aspects.
  • Finalisation of the review and clearance of 4 projects including RBM, risk and safeguard aspects;
  • Support the analytical aspects to inform the annual report.
  • Production of analytical report including trend and performance analysis, findings and recommendations.
  • The payment schedule is performance-based, associated with the above eight deliverables to be concluded during the period of the consultancy. The expected start date of this consultancy is 1 May 2025.

Qualifications/special skills

  • Advanced university degrees (master’s or above) in Environmental Science, Social Science, Business or Public Administration, Project Management, Results-based Management or a related field is required.
  • A first level university degree in combination with two additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
  • A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience with programme and project design; project implementation and management is required.
  • Good knowledge of the UN/UNEP quality assurance, risk and safeguards system(s) and good understanding of UNEP’s project cycle is required.
  • 5 years of relevant international experience in environmental, social safeguard systems is required. Demonstrated experience in data analytics (performance trends and patterns) in a development context is desirable.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on careers.un.org to apply

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