[URBANTH-L]UNECE JOB VACANCY

[United Nations Economic Commission for Europe]

UN Economic Commission for Europe

The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is one of the five
regional commissions of the United Nations. It is the forum where the
countries of western, central and eastern Europe, central Asia and North
America – 56 countries in all – come together to forge the tools of their
economic cooperation. That cooperation concerns such areas as economic
cooperation and integration, energy, environment, human settlements,
population, statistics, timber, trade, and transport. 

The Commission offers a regional framework for the elaboration and
harmonization of conventions, norms and standards. The Commission's experts
provide technical assistance to the countries of Eastern Europe, the
Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) and of south-east Europe. This assistance
takes the form of advisory services, training seminars and workshops where
countries in transition can share their experiences and receive support from
other countries in the region.




Our Mission
The UN Committee for UNECE and FAO supports the work of the World Health
Organization to improve the quality of life for millions of people
around the world by promoting democratic governance, poverty reduction,
rural development,crisis prevention and recovery, energy and
environmental issues, and reducing the impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
It accomplishes these aims by building a broad-based American
constituency that educates for international development and by
identifying UN resources for specific UNECE projects that support 
EU
national interests.
A.Position: Environmental Officer
Location:Belgium
Salary: $170,600.00 USD.
Contract: Full time
They are responsible for development oversight, management, and
evaluation of programs in the following areas:bio-diversity,
conservation, forestry, wildlife management, water and coastal 
resources
management, environmental education, environmental policy,
environmentally sustainable agriculture, community based
naturalresources management, urban and industrial pollution reduction,
urban planning and management (including such areas as housing, water
andsanitation), urban andhousing finance, energy efficiency and
conservation, renewable energy applications, clean energy technologies,
energy sector planning and global climate change. Environment Officers
apply both a technical knowledge of their program area and a variety of
management and program evaluation knowledge in order to ensure that
projects meet the needs of who-usa 's partners and customers in a
cost-effective manner.
B. Financial Management Officer
Locaton: Canada
Salary:$174,000.00 USD
Duration: Full time
They direct the accounting and payment operations worldwide. In
addition, they provide significant ,levels of advisory services to all
levels of the mission and host country governments. This includes
administrative, operational and program matters concerning financial,
budgetary and resource management and implementation issues.
C. Senior Program Officer for Nutrition
Location: South-Africa/U.S.A
Contract: Full time
Salary:$180,678.00 USD
Overall Responsibilities
The Senior Program Officer for Nutrition works closely with Senior 
Child
Survival/ImmWVIization. Program Managers to plan, coordinate,
implement, monitor, and evaluate child survival activities, with 
special
attention to strengthening nutrition program activities.
Work with the Senior Child Survival/Immunization Advisor and the State
Child Survival/Malaria Program Managers in coordinate, implement,
monitor, and evaluate the country child survival activity plan. In
particular, design, plan, implement, and evaluate nutrition actions as
an integral part of COMPASS activities. Coordinate, plan, implement,
monitor, and evaluate nutrition activities related to Vitamin A,
breastfeeding promotion, complementary feeding, nutrition activities
related to immWHOization and National Immunization Days (NIDs), Quality
Protein Maize (QPM) related issues, communications/behavior change, and
community mobilization.
Evaluate the costs and effectiveness of Positive Deviance (PD)/Hearth
approaches to improving childhood health and nutrition.
Identify and coordinate with partners from The World Health 
Organization
Children's Fund (UNICEF), World Bank, World Health Organization(WHO),
Canadian International Development Agency/Micronutrient Initiative
(CIDA/MI), Department for InternationalDevelopment(DFID)International
Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Helen Keller International
(HKI),community-Directed Treatment and Ivermectin (CDTI) Program, other
academic institutions, Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs), and
Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) for the development of activities
at scale to reach high geographical coverage.
D. Program/Project Development Officer
Location:United Kingdom/U.S.A
Salary:$184 ,000.00 USD
Duration: Full time
They are responsible for strategy development, policy formulation,
performance reporting,project management, and public outreach. They are
looked upon to ensure that the Mission's operational procedures are
designed to elicit teamwork, emphasize shared values, make known
programming priorities, and reward innovation. Program/Project
development officers must be able to apply leadership and management
skills in order to ensure that program activities are designed and
implemented to achieve stated objectives, within resource constraints
and in a timely manner
E.Executive Officers
Location;France
Salary;$170,000.00 USD
They oversee a wide range of administrative and logistical support
functions including personnel management, contracting, procurement,
property management, motor pool management, travel management,
employee/family housing and maintenance management.
In
addition to having direct responsibility for providing the daily 
support
of the agency's field mission, duties include planning for future
personnel and procurement requirements at the assigned duty station.
F.Lawyers
Location;France
Salary;$180,000.00 USD
They provide legal counsel to planners and administrators of WHO's
overseas programs, laws and regulations, Agency directives and
delegations of authority, bilateral agreements, loan and grant
agreements, contracts and other agreements pertaining to country or
regional programs. They advise on reconciliation of problems resulting
from differences between DRI . and cooperating country laws. They 
advise regional personnel on the drafting and promotion of legislation and
regulations to be proposed for enactment or adoption by the cooperating
country government Ministry of Justice
G. Education Development Officers
Location;France/Netherland/U.S.A
Salary;$180,000.00 USD
They analyze, advise, and assist withthe development of host country
education human resources and manpowerplanning systems. Strategies are
designed to improve existing educationprograms as well as to promote
organizational competencies and skillsacquisition related to both
individual and institutional development.Duties Include participation 
in
Agency policy formulation, sectoranalysis, program and project design,
program monitoring, and evaluationof activities in education and human
resources.
H. Agriculture/Rural Development Officers
Location;South-Africa/U.S.A
Salary;$175,000.00 USD
They advise senior WHO and host government officials on agriculture and
rural development projects. They identify problems and propose
solutions, participate in project design and development, and manage 
and evaluate programs.
Dutiesinclude coordinating the flow of resources for projects, analyzing the
effects of proposed policies, legislation, and programs and advising on
interdisciplinary rural development programs.
I.Program/Project Monitoring Officer
Location;South-Africa/U.S.A
Salary;$184,200.00 USD
J.PROGRAMS TEAM LEADER
Location;GERMANY/U.S.A
Salary;$170,000.00 USD
K.Senior Director/Interal audit
Location;SPAIN/U.S.A
Salary;$180,000.00 USD
L.HR and Admin Team Leader
Location;SWEDEN/U.S.A
Salary;$175,000.00 USD
M.Economic Affairs
Location;South-Africa/U.S.A
Salary;$155,000.00 USD
N.Medical
Location;South-Africa/U.S.A/UK
Salary;$185,000.00 USD
O.Political Affairs
Location;South-Africa/U.S.A
Salary;$175,000.00 USD
P.Security
Location;South-Africa/U.S.A/UK
Salary;$185,000.00 USD
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS/SELECTION
Applicants are selected on the basis of academic credentials ,
experience and other relevant factors. Successful Aplicants are invited to
come to London, for an interview/ Training Candidates are
interviewed on their related knowledge, skills and abilities.
Application is open to all interested applicants
from any nationality.
HOW TO APPLY
Please send your resume/CV to: employment at unece-uk.org

Dr.Cole Paulson Recruitment Officer
UNECE 
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
3 Whitehall Court, 
London, UK
SW1A 2EL
TELE-+44 703 1961 810
FAX -+44 700 5968 954