This position is in UNEP’s Corporate Services Division, Enterprise Solutions Section (ESS) at the Nairobi duty station. The Digital and Emerging Technology Specialist will report to DevOps and security team lead, with overall supervision by the Chief Enterprise Solutions Section, and will undertake l undertake the following activities:

Participate as a team member in business automation initiatives to streamline work processes using platforms such as PowerApps, flows, and Jira.
Develop detailed system schemas, data dictionaries, functional specifications, and user documentation.
Gather and document users’ requirements and translate these into innovative digital applications; determine application systems integration and linkage issues.
Work as a team member of developers, particularly in implementing Low-Code/NoCode PowerApps solutions, AI Bots, PHP, and related back-end MySQL and MS SQL databases.
Maintain, upgrade, or enhance existing systems; troubleshoot and provide continuing user support.
Drafts correspondence and communications, including technical support communication and other related issues; coordinates with service providers as required and maintains and supports a portfolio of applications.
Keeps abreast of developments in the relevant field of technologies; conducts research on new frontier technologies and assess their implementation feasibility.
In undertaking these duties, the Junior Statistical Analyst will establish and maintain relationships to support collaboration with data, statistical, scientific, and other specialists/analysts, as well as technical staff across UNEP and in UN.

Under the overall supervision of the Programme Officer and within delegated authority, the incumbent will

1. Assist with the implementation of the overall strategy for regular and structured engagement with non-state actors/ major groups and stakeholders in the meetings of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) and its subsidiary organs.

2. Assist with liaison with non-state actors/ major groups and stakeholders and support their registration, participation, and engagement in the meetings of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) and its subsidiary organs.

4. Assist and support the team in the preparation of the upcoming UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) in December 2025 and all its associated events planned, such as the regional consultative meetings organised in collaboration with UNEP’s regional offices and alongside MGS from the regions. with the organization of meetings, preparation of documents and communication with non-state actors/ major groups and stakeholders.

5. Outreach and capacity building to relevant major groups and stakeholders with particular focus on underrepresented major groups accredited observers to UNEP (Indigenous peoples and farmers) as well as the Latin American and Caribbean and West Asia regions

6. Support the UN Permanent Forum on indigenous issues preparations, side events planning as well as follow up on UNEP’s inputs to the System-Wide Action Plan on indigenous issues in collaboration with colleagues from other UNEP offices.

7. Support the UNEP-wide Youth Working Group as well as the Indigenous Peoples is-sues working group within UNEP and contribute to project and programme developments.

8. Assist in the organization of the regular Major Groups Facilitating Committee meet-ings and webinars.

9. Engage in any communication related matters on substance: maintaining website up-dates, social media outreach, supporting the preparation and implementation of virtual meetings, hybrid and in-person and email communication to stakeholders.

10. Assist in the organization of the Youth Environment Assembly as well as the Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum.

11. Prepare questionnaires, surveys etc. in their design and online mode and provide analysis of outputs and responses.

12. Support the accreditation of observers towards successful accreditation of non-gov-ernmental civil society organisations with environmental expertise.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to:

Under the direct supervision of the Head, Programme Budget Unit or designate, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

•  Assist in releasing budget in UMOJA per guidance received for grants under Budget unit docket.
•  Assists in collating and compiling resource requirements from the divisions for the UNEP core funds and draft summary reports.
• •  Monitor the expenditures and compare with approved budget; prepares adjustments as necessary.
  •  Assist in preparing budget redeployment documents in Umoja across budget classes.
  •  Review the outstanding commitments and follow up with the relevant offices.
  •  Review finance open items and bring to the supervisor’s attention old and slow-moving items for appropriate action
  •  Verifies accuracy of input data, ensuring consistency of data in previous allotments to new allotments issued. eMqlucn B5csXX
  •  Process fund distribution received from UNHQ and input allotment in UMOJA
  •  Prepare commitment documents, Service Entry sheets and attach relevant supporting documentation.
  •  Prepare adjustments requests and other requests in the CRM module and work closely with the supervisor in expediting approvals and follow up with the service provider.
  •  Complete tasks assigned timely and/or update the supervisor of difficulties being faced.
  •  Actively participate in team meetings
  •  Schedule meetings with offices to discuss issues as needed.
  •  Reviews requisitions for goods and services to ensure: o correct objects of expenditure have been charged, and

  o availability of funds.

Under the direct supervision Senior Legal Officer, the UNV volunteer will undertake the following tasks: 1.Provision of legal support to UNEP through the Corporate Services Division /Legal Unit

i. Serve as Associate Legal Officer supporting the provision of corporate legal advice to UNEP through the Corporate Services Division/Legal Unit, and contribute to the work of the Corporate Services Division / Legal Unit providing the necessary assistance, as required;

ii. Review and draft legal instruments and other agreements and amendments, and when deviations from UN/UNEP templates are requested by counterparts provide legal advice with regard to those instruments including agreements with implementing partners;

iii. Support the review of the due diligence process of potential partners, both non-for profit and for profit entities;

iv. Support Corporate Services Division’s work on audit processes by oversight bodies, including the review of recommendations and their implementation;

v. Support the work of the focal point for the Corporate Services Division/Legal Unit on the UNEP Intranet page (WeCollaborate).

2.Support the development and/or revision of legal template instruments and conduct legal research

i. In coordination with relevant offices, support the development of new and/or review of existing legal agreements templates;

ii. In coordination with relevant offices, support the revision of UNEP policies and their implementation, and the drafting of summaries and/or briefing notes relating to policy matters;

iii. Support the Legal Unit’s by the preparation of a compendium of core legal advice delivered by the Legal Unit with a view to ensure consistency for the benefit of UNEP;

iv. Under the guidance of legal officers, conduct research on legal issues pertaining – inter alia – to general international law, international organization, privileges and immunities, multilateral environmental agreements etc. and draft legal notes and memos for the use of the Legal Unit.

3.Assistance in other professional duties as required by the exigency of service.

•  Project implementation and management.
•  Contribute to the preparation of diverse range of written outputs relating to strengthening environmental governance of chemicals/waste management at national, regional and international levels, e.g. drafting of background papers, analytical notes, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications and websites.
•  Assist in the preparation and holding of meetings of Conferences of Parties and their subsidiary bodies to the chemicals/waste related multilateral environmental agreements including preparation of background documents, side-events and presentations.
•  Assist in planning and facilitating workshops and other expert meetings and trainings on strengthening institutional frameworks and capacities for sound and coherent management of chemicals/waste. Assist in the uptake of integrated approaches and tools for synergistic implementation of the MEAs both within and across the thematic clusters.
•  Contribute to activities on project management including preparation of legal instruments and contracts, progress reports, financial statements. Analyze specific aspects of programme/project development and implementation; review of relevant documents and reports; liaise with relevant parties; identify and track follow-up actions.
•  Provide support to meetings, conferences, etc. where the Unit is involved, including proposing agenda topics, identifying and proposed participants, preparation of background documents and presentations, handling logistics, etc. This includes the preparation of the participation of UN Environment/UNEP in official meetings of multilateral environmental agreements, such as Conferences of Parties.
•  Undertake outreach activities; participate in the development of training workshops, seminars, etc.; participate in and make presentations on assigned topics/activities.
•  Coordinate activities related to budget funding (of the project and submission of progress reports, financial statements, etc.) and preparation of related documents/reports (project budget, etc.) eLXJEoi BIpnb
•  Prepare reports, notes and presentations on the progress being made.