Programme Officer (AD852)

We are looking for a technically competent, conscientious and motivated Programme Officer to work in our Marine Programme to support and lead scientific and technical projects in UNEP-WCMC’s growing work in marine assessment, data provision and decision support. An experienced self starter you will be able to demonstrate a proven track record in proposal development, project management, research, data analysis, strong technical writing skills and engagement with the international conservation policy context.

The role will support or lead on the delivery of a broad range of projects related to the theme of marine environmental monitoring and assessment, spanning issues including habitat mapping, marine protected areas, marine spatial planning, ecosystem service assessment (including ‘blue carbon’), and regional (e.g. EU, UNEP Regional Seas) to global level assessment and reporting.

Projects worked on typically involve integrating across ecology, socio-economics, and policy, so experience in multidisciplinary and applied projects will be particularly useful. You will have a solid conceptual base in marine science, be a quick learner, able to prioritise well across tasks and have a keen interest in engaging in a number of projects spanning a range of issues as well as having proven and relevant work experience in the analysis and synthesis of biodiversity data and information to inform conservation management responses and you should embrace opportunities to apply innovative technical solutions to solving data challenges. It is important that the post holder cultivates and maintains good working relationships with partners and agencies within the UN, governmental, non-governmental, and scientific organisations and private sectors across the globe.

This role will involve extensive international networking and collaboration within an engaging team environment. The programme, with its experienced, ambitious and results-oriented staff, provides an excellent environment to develop and contribute to your own skills. We will provide you with the chance to strengthen your awareness and strategic understanding of the international policy arena, and further develop your project and people management and technical skills. 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, enjoy working in collaboration with others and have relevant expertise with good people and/or project management skills, we want to hear from you. Please complete a WCMC application form and send it with a CV and a short covering letter to recruitment@unep-wcmc.org by 17 October 2014.

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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