Head, International Environmental Technology Centre

The Head of the International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC) leads the development and implementation of strategies on waste reduction and recycling within a circular economy context. The role involves managing the IETC programme of work, resource mobilization, overseeing a portfolio of projects, and providing technical guidance to promote sustainable waste management solutions in key high impact sectors.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and assess the IETC's strategy on waste reduction and recycling.
• Develop the IETC programme of work on waste reduction and management in key high impact sectors.
• Lead resource mobilization efforts.
• Direct the IETC team and engage across UNEP to integrate waste considerations in different sectors.
• Lead and manage a portfolio to leverage opportunities for waste management with a circular economy lens.
• Ensure UNEP's value for the IETC outlooks provide strategic value for UNEP, member states and other stakeholders.
• Lead the IETC waste strategy to ensure impact at scale on waste reduction and recycling within a circular economy context.
• Ensure up to date waste data and trend analysis using a digital format for assessment and analysis.
• Participate in interagency and partner strategic meetings to scale impact beyond pilot initiatives.
• Develop the IETC programme of work and associated portfolio on waste management in a circular economy context for sectors such as electronics and plastics, textiles and buildings and construction waste.
• Ensure implementation of gender mainstreaming guidelines.
• Provide technical guidance on the development of IETC's work program portfolio.
• Direct programme monitoring and oversight and present information gathered from diverse sources.
• Coordinate policy development; review assessments of issues and trends, preparation of evaluations or research activities and studies.
• Undertake survey initiatives; guide design of data collection instruments; review, analyze and interpret responses, identify problems/issues and prepare conclusions.
• Supervise preparation of various written outputs, including background papers, analysis, reports and studies, inputs to publications.
• Direct substantive support to consultative and other meetings, conferences; propose agenda topics, identify participants, prepare documents and presentations.
• Develop and implement oversight of the portfolio under implementation to ensure impact on waste reduction within a circular economy approach.
• Lead field missions, including provision of guidance to external consultants, government officials and other parties.
• Ensure programme and budget and funds use oversight, reporting and corrective action across the IETC portfolio.
• Engage across UNEP and with partners to strengthen opportunities for impact on waste in a circular economy context.
• Ensure effective utilization, supervision and development of staff; guide, evaluate and mentor staff.
• Perform other duties as required.

Requirements

• An advanced university degree (Master's degree, or equivalent) is required.
• At least one university degree in engineering, development, environmental or physical sciences, circular economy, material sciences, industrial studies, resource use or supply chain management is required.
• A first-level degree (Bachelor's degree or equivalent) in the specified fields of studies with two additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable.
• A minimum of ten years of work experience on environment and development issues, with circular economy, resource efficiency or waste management in key high impact sectors (inter alia electronics, plastics, textiles, buildings and construction sectors) is required.
• Experience in working through partnerships on the above-mentioned topics is required.
• Experience in programme management is required.
• Experience in waste, appropriate waste management technologies, waste mandates of relevant Multilateral Environment Agreements (MEAs), applicable funding mechanisms and instruments for waste management is required.
• Experience in resource mobilization, donor engagement, and the development or management of large-scale international programmes and portfolios on waste management, circular economy, or resource efficiency is desirable.
• Experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
• English is required.
• Either French or Spanish or Arabic or Russian or Chinese (Mandarin) is desirable.

Skills

• Environmental Engineering
• Circular Economy Principles
• Resource Efficiency
• Waste Management
• Programme Management
• Partnership Development
• Multilateral Environmental Agreements
• Financing Mechanisms
• Resource Mobilization
• Donor Engagement Strategies
• Data Analytics
• Business Analytics
• International Programme Management
• Portfolio Management
• Sustainable Waste Management
• Technical Guidance
• Development Studies
• Material Sciences
• Supply Chain Management

Languages

English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Chinese (Mandarin)