Data Reporting Tool for MEAs Specialist at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Objective

A consultant is being recruited to provide technical development and administration of DaRT website, roll-out to countries and support its outreach plan.

DaRT Roll-out to countries

• Update the DaRT roadmap according to MEAs calendars and interested countries in DaRT and eligible countries and regions.
• Facilitate the organization of training workshops and learning in accordance with the DaRT roadmap to facilitate technical assistance and workshop working sessions towards strengthening the DaRT Tool use and operationalization by national stakeholders (under reserve of the covid situation and the confirmation by the government).
• Organize and implement a regional DaRT workshop for the GCC countries in coordination with the UNEP regional office.

Support DaRT outreach

• Systematize the outreach materials available for outreach activities.
• Identify, organize, and implement virtual outreach activities.
• Help countries to promote DaRT through statements during the negotiations at CBD OEWG-5
• Help countries develop case studies on their successful use of DaRT
• Organize a DaRT side event and help desk during CBD CoP 15 part 2 in Montreal Canada 7-19 December 2022
• Explore opportunities to organize DaRT information session at global and regional meetings.

Special Knowledge & Skills

• Excellent writing and communications skills.
• Excellent research and analytical skills
• Demonstrated capacity in organizing training workshops and engaging with national stakeholders in a consultative manner
• Good networking and good inter-personal skills
• Experience with UNEP policies.

The consultant will report to Programme Management Officer, Environmental Treaties.

Qualifications/special Skills

• Master's degree in Environmental Science is required.
• Must have work experience of 7 years of professional experience in the field of environmental governance, sustainable development or related areas, in particular the Multilateral
• Environmental Agreements (MEAs) governing processes, preferably with focus on
• knowledge management and reporting to different MEAs is required.
• Proven experience and expertise in designing knowledge management tools for MEAs and their rollout is required.
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience with using the Data Reporting Tool (DaRT) is required.
• A minimum of 7 years of technical knowledge of biodiversity policy, information management, and environmental governance with preferred experience in coherent implementation of MEAs is desirable.
• Proven experience and expertise in designing knowledge management tools for MEAs and their rollout to countries is desirable.
• Strong expertise with the operation of the DaRT and proven experience developing national and regional information Portals and websites is desirable.
• Proven experience in DaRT training skills training for national and UN staff is desirable.
• Strong demonstrated skills on teaching and learning applied methodologies and in on-line environments, at tertiary level is desirable.

Closing: 15 November 2022