UNEP Mercury Consultant - Planet Gold and Enabling Activities
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Specific duties and responsibilities:
- The Consultant will be responsible for supporting project development, portfolio supervision and technical delivery across the GEF Chemicals and Waste portfolio. The scope of the assignment includes GEF-9 concepts and projects on mercury in products, non-ferrous metals production, artisanal and small-scale gold mining and enabling activities, together with task management of full-size projects, medium-size projects and enabling activities.
- Develop GEF-9 projects and concepts with relevant experts, stakeholders and countries.
- Support task management, reporting and technical inputs for the GCGCU portfolio.
- Hold weekly calls with Task Managers and monthly calls with executing agencies, or fortnightly for projects at risk.
- Review and clear quarterly progress and financial reports, annual workplans, budget forecasts, procurement plans and communication plans.
- Facilitate Project Steering Committee meetings, PIR processes, legal agreement extensions and project closure.
- Support oversight of planetGOLD, develop PIF and PPG packages, and prepare Minamata Convention MIA and NAP projects as requested.
- Conduct terminal evaluations of Minamata Convention enabling activities and support integration across Chemicals and Waste and other GEF focal areas.
Qualifications/special skills
- An advanced university degree in a field related to social or environmental sciences, including chemistry, chemical engineering, social science, environmental studies or environmental engineering, or equivalent experience, is required.
- A first-level university degree with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.
- At least 2 years of working experience in project management, including international experience, is required. Working knowledge of GEF project development and supervision is required.
- Experience in implementing mercury-related projects is required.
Deadline : Sep 11, 2026