Programme Officer

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. UNEP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UNEP/ROAP) helps to implement its global programmes in the regions by initiating, coordinating, and catalyzing regional and sub-regional cooperation and action in response to environmental problems and emergencies.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.

UNEP’s Asia and the Pacific Office geographically serves 41 countries across the region to promote and implement sustainable development solutions. It assists countries of the region pursue sustainability, particularly in their implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development including technical expertise, facilitating access to finance, undertaking cutting-edge science-policy assessments, offering advisory services, and strengthening laws, policies, management and governance.

UNEP works with governments, intergovernmental organizations, major groups and stakeholders, UN organizations, and partners to catalyze actions to address issues related triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and chemical and waste pollution.

In line with UNEP’s Medium-Term Strategy 2022-25 and the Programme of Work 2022-2025, the UN Volunteer is to support activities under the intergovernmental affairs and UN coordination Unit and contribute to major regional and global events, including preparations of the 6th Session of UNEP’s Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of Asia Pacific (6th AP Forum) scheduled in the third quarter of 2025, the 7th session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7), in Nairobi in 2026 and the regional preparations of other intergovernmental meetings including the Annual Asia Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development. Assignment will include preparation of the country and bilateral briefs; regular compilation of political and environment developments in the region including ASEAN-UN Cooperation; provide inputs to regular intergovernmental and UN system meetings; update the list of calendar events; preparation of draft background documents for the 6th AP Forum; and liaise with member states and other stakeholders to finalize the agenda and list of participants for the 6th AP Forum, provide back stopping support to UNCT Focal Points and UNEP’s engagement in the regional UN system in and preparation of the draft speeches and presentations for Senior Managers as needed on intergovernmental and UN affairs.

Under the direct supervision of the Regional Environmental Officer and the overall supervision of the Regional Director of Asia and the Pacific Office, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Preparation-updating of the country and bilateral briefs and contribute to draft speeches and presentations for the regional office as needed.
• Regular analyses of political and policy developments and contribute to preparation of the monthly environmental updates for the region.
• Support organization of the 6th Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of Asia and the Pacific (6th AP Forum), including supporting the organization of the Asia Pacific CSO Forum, and Asia Pacific Youth Forum.
• Support the preparation of the 6th Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of Asia and the Pacific (6th AP Forum), including draft agenda, draft background documents, list of invitation and participation, and draft outcome
documents, among others.
• Support the preparation and regional participation at the 7th UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7), including participation of member states and major groups and stakeholders, and contribution to the UNEA-7.
• Coordinate regional inputs to Quarterly Reporting of the Executive Office, both political, policy and thematic.
• Monitoring on implementation of UNEA resolutions in Asia and the Pacific and contribute to preparation of the background paper for the 6th AP Forum and to HQ monitoring and reporting process.
• Tracking the collaboration with key intergovernmental organizations in the region, including projects, partnership, participation, etc.
• Provide back stopping support to UNCT Focal Points and UNEP’s engagement in the regional UN system in consultation with the UNEP Regional Development Coordinator.
• Support UNEP’s engagement in annual Asia Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development and other intergovernmental meetings as required in consultation with the UNEP Regional Development Coordinator.


Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to:

• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark IVD)
• Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country
• Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities
• Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.
• Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly arrived UN Volunteers
Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible

• Results/expected outputs:

As an active UNEP team member, efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly and high-quality support rendered to UNEP and its beneficiaries in the accomplishment of her/his functions, including:

• Prepare draft agenda, list of invitee and participants, draft background documents, and draft outcome documents and manage content of the website for the 6th AP Forum.
• Prepare/update country and bilateral briefs and manage the updated files in the digital repository.
• Compile the best practices on south-south and triangular cooperation for the Asia Pacific office.
• Regional participation at the 7th UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7), including draft agenda, list of participants, list of side events, bilateral briefs, and others briefs to support senior managers as needed.
• Quarterly progress on monitoring on implementation of UNEA resolutions in Asia and the Pacific in line with HQ reporting on resolutions.
• Coordinate inputs on political and policy developments and thematic issues for ED’s quarterly reporting to CPR.
• Tracking collaboration with intergovernmental organizations in the region (ASEAN, ICIMIOD, SACEP, SPREP, GMS, ESCAP).
• Provide support UNCT Focal Points including in terms of inputs into Common Country Assessment and UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks and UNCT reporting.
• Prepare draft speeches and presentations for the regional office’s global and regional meetings.
• Prepare key highlights of national statements delivered during the global meetings (High-Level Political Forum, The Summit of the Future, UN Biodiversity Conference, UN Climate Change Conference).
• Provide support in the 12th Asia Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development (12th APFSD) including APFSD policy brief and organization of roundtable.
• Provide support in other intergovernmental meetings including organization of UNEP events and strengthening UNEP’s engagement on environmental issues in consultation with the UNEP Regional Development Coordinator.