Responsibilities
Under the guidance of the Supervisor, the Technical Senior
Advisor (Specialist in Green and Blue Growth/Economy) will be responsible for
the following duties:
- Specialized
Technical Advice in Green and Blue Growth:
- Provide
expert technical advice and support to the mission hubs on integrating
green and blue growth principles and practices into their respective
portfolios related to the triple planetary crisis, quality healthcare, and
just digital transformation.
- Stay
abreast of the latest developments, research, and best practices in green
and blue growth, and advise the mission hubs on their application.
- Knowledge
Management and Case Study Production (Focus for 2025):
- Support
the UNOPS KM team on the identification, development, and documentation of
internal case studies that analyze successful and less successful
interventions related to green and blue growth within the mission hubs’
areas of focus.
- Analyze
these case studies to identify what works well, what doesn’t, what could
be replicated in other contexts, and what the key gaps are.
- Foresight
and Opportunity Identification (Focus for 2025):
- Conduct
foresight analysis to identify emerging trends, challenges, and
opportunities related to green and blue growth within the specific
contexts of the mission hubs.
- Analyze
the policy landscape, technological advancements, and societal shifts to
anticipate future demands and needs in these areas.
- Ideation
and Scaling Up Approaches (Focus for 2025):
- Facilitate
ideation workshops and discussions with mission hub staff and partners to
develop innovative approaches and solutions for leveraging opportunities
in green and blue growth.
- Explore
strategies for how UNOPS could scale up its support to countries in these
areas to effectively respond to demand.
- Cross-Hub
Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing:
- Foster
collaboration and knowledge sharing on green and blue growth initiatives
across the three designated mission hubs.
- Organize
and facilitate peer learning events and knowledge exchange platforms.
- Partnership
Engagement:
- Provide
technical input to the regions in engaging with partners on green and blue
growth initiatives.
- Identify
potential new partners and opportunities for collaboration in this
thematic area.
- Reporting
and Documentation:
- Prepare
high-quality technical reports, case studies, briefing notes, and other
products as required.
- Contribute
to the preparation of progress reports on the foresight and ideation
activities of the mission hubs.
Other Duties:
- Undertake
other relevant tasks as assigned by the Supervisor.
- Impact
of Results:
- The
wok of the Technical Senior Advisor (Specialist in Green and Blue Growth)
will directly contribute to:
- Enhanced
understanding of effective and less effective approaches in green and blue
growth within the contexts of the triple planetary crisis, quality
healthcare, and just digital transformation.
- Increased
availability of high-quality case studies and knowledge products to inform
UNOPS’ work and that of its partners.
- Improved
strategic foresight capacity within the mission hubs to anticipate future
opportunities and challenges.
- Identification
of innovative approaches and strategies for scaling up UNOPS’ support in
green and blue growth.
- Strengthened
collaboration and knowledge sharing across relevant mission hubs
- This
position is a temporary assignment for an initial period of 6 months, with
the possibility of extension for an additional 6 months. Please note that
the assignment will not lead to further employment beyond the maximum
duration of 12 months.
- Interested
candidates are requested to submit their application through the UNOPS
online recruitment system. The application should include a cover letter
highlighting their relevant experience and qualifications, specifically in
green and blue growth and their understanding of its application within
the contexts of triple planetary crisis, quality healthcare, and just
digital transformation. A detailed curriculum vitae (CV) should also be
included
Qualifications
- Advanced
university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in a relevant field such
as environmental science, sustainable development, natural resource
management, economics with a focus on sustainability, or a related
discipline with a strong emphasis on green and blue growth
Experience:
- A
minimum of over 7 years of progressively responsible experience in
providing technical advisory services related to the ‘green and blue
economy’.
- Demonstrated
experience in developing and analyzing case studies, and extracting
lessons learned.
- Experience
in conducting foresight analysis and identifying emerging trends and
opportunities in sustainable development.
- Experience
in facilitating ideation workshops and developing innovative solutions.
- Experience
working on issues related to the triple planetary crisis, quality
healthcare, and/or just digital transformation is highly desirable.
- Experience
working with the United Nations or other international organizations is
desirable.
- Experience
in knowledge management and partnership development is an asset.
- Experience
working in diverse cultural contexts and with multidisciplinary teams.
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