Business Incubation Coordinator at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

The Assignment Entails Undertaking The Following Tasks And Responsibilities

Under the technical supervision of the CFU’s Market Development team Lead and the overall guidance of the Head of the Climate Finance Unit, the consultant will support the country deployment of two programs aimed at developing business and finance skills amongst restoration project developers, the Restoration Explorer and the Restoration Factory.

• The consultant will help scope out the deployment of the Restoration Explorer for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration’s Great Green Wall and SIDS flagships, including mapping, identifying and connecting with potential delivery partners;
• The consultant will refine the Restoration Explorer’s training materials to match the needs of the identified beneficiaries in each country.
• The consultant will participate in the scoping study for the deployment of the Restoration Factory in the Democratic Republic of Congo;
• The consultant will help coordinate the Factory incubation program in DRC, in close collaboration with partners from Bridge for Billions, which includes coordination between program’s partners, manage communication with and between participants, check program’s progression, review program’s performance and propose amelioration in light of the program’s results;
• The consultant may be asked to provide inputs to other initiatives led by other team leads of CFU.

Qualifications/special Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in business administration, entrepreneurship, Environmental Science or another relevant scientific background is required.
• At least two (2) years of professional experience working in the field of business management, entrepreneurship development and/or sustainable finance is required.
• Knowledge of the UN system, or other international and multi-cultural working environments, is desirable. Having a solid understanding of the operations of incubators, accelerators and innovation hubs is also preferred. While not required, prior knowledge on ecosystem restoration, will be considered an advantage.
• In addition, he/she should be autonomous and computer literate in standard software; have excellent communication skills; an interest in the topic of sustainable land use and green finance; have good interpersonal skills. Although, he or she will work in a small team, it is essential that the chosen candidate can work in an independent manner to complete the given assignments

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this position fluency in English is required.
• Working knowledge of oral and written French is desired.
• Knowledge of other official UN languages will be considered a plus.