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Assistant Programme Officer (AD847)

Salary depending on skills and experience

We are looking for a highly motivated and technically competent Assistant Programme Officer to work in our Science team to provide GIS mapping and administration support to a range of projects.  GIS is a cornerstone of our work at WCMC and this area of expertise is used to support all Programmes across the Centre.

This role will focus on GIS mapping to support the work of projects within Science and other Programmes in WCMC. There is also an important element of supporting the Science programme in the delivery of some key administrative tasks and reporting needs. Supporting our Head of Science, you will work closely with other colleagues in the Centre on contracted projects covering a variety of topics.  Using your technical skills you will deliver, on time and to a high standard, products that will assist the delivery of projects across the work of UNEP-WCMC.

We will provide you with the challenge of working on numerous projects and developing your skills technically and in terms of project administration.  You will build your skills in GIS and other novel tools and approaches to address specific questions.  There may be prospects of attendance at relevant conferences and workshops both in the UK and internationally.  In addition to training and development opportunities, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including generous pension contributions.

If you are looking for a rewarding and challenging post where you can impress us with your technical expertise and teamwork skills, we want to hear from you. Please complete a WCMC application form and submit it with a CV and a short covering letter through the link below.

Please note that this is not a UN post and we can only accept applications from those eligible to work in the UK. 

WCMC is a UK charity, based in Cambridge, which supports the United Nations Environment Programme. We work in collaboration with UNEP, under the banner of UNEP-WCMC. Our mission is to evaluate and highlight the many values of biodiversity and put authoritative biodiversity knowledge at the centre of decision-making. Since our establishment in the 1970s, the Centre has been at the forefront of the compilation, management, analysis and dissemination of global biodiversity information, and has an outstanding record of achievement.

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