HEAD OF KUNMING BIODIVERSITY FUND

Description du Poste

Job Network : Economic, Social and Development

Job Family : Programme Management

Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, D-1

Job Opening ID : 249101

Duty Station : MONTREAL

Department / Office : United Nations Environment Programme

Date Posted : Dec 20, 2024

Deadline : Jan 18, 2025

Contexte

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 Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF) sets a global framework composed of four overarching goals for 2050 and twenty-three targets for 2030 to accelerate action across sectors and society to address the key drivers, halt and reverse biodiversity loss globally. The Kunming Biodiversity Fund is a new Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF), with a commitment of $220m USD to date, co-led by UNEP and China, which will complement the GEF Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) and other funds to support KM-GBF implementation in developing countries.

Responsabilités

This position leads the Secretariat, which takes overall direction from and reports to the Executive Council. The Head of Secretariat for the Kunming Biodiversity Fund provides strategic and operational support to the governance bodies of the Fund and is responsible for the coordination and day-to-day management of the Fund. They will work closely with the MPTFO, Executive Council, UN Resident Coordinators, other Participating UN Organizations, and the Administrative Agent. The KBF Secretariat will sit within the offices of the Secretariat for the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD) in Montreal, Canada, but is located administratively in UNEP’s Ecosystems Division and reports to the Head of the Biodiversity and Land Branch.

Leadership et Gestion

The Head of Secretariat for the KBF leads the strategic thinking for the Fund and guides and oversees the operational and administrative support to the governance bodies of the Fund. The incumbent will contribute to and support development dialogues with a multi-disciplinary approach to ensure the Fund responds with relevant and timely calls for proposals and programmatic oversight, ensuring complementarity and synergies with other funds supporting KM-GBF implementation. The incumbent will provide strategic input and intellectual contribution to ensure strong, substantive support to the Executive Council, and will coordinate and oversee the advocacy work on related KM-GBF issues. The incumbent will lead advocacy, partnerships, resource mobilization and representation of the Fund with a range of internal and external partners. The incumbent will facilitate and guide the team within the Secretariat for delivery of projects under the KBF, and manage, guide, develop and train staff under their supervision.

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