Environment Analyst

UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality, and climate change. Working with our broad network of experts and partners in 170 countries, we help nations to build integrated, lasting solutions for people and planet. As the lead UN development agency, UNDP is well-placed to help implement the Goals through our work in some 170 countries and territories. We support countries in achieving the SDGs through integrated solutions. Today’s complex challenges—from stemming the spread of disease to preventing conflict—cannot be tackled neatly in isolation. For UNDP, this means focusing on systems, root causes and connections between challenges—not just thematic sectors—to build solutions that respond to people’s daily realities.

UNDP has been on the ground in 2017, supporting the Government of Egypt and delivering to people the best solutions particularly the most vulnerable, women and youth. Since 2015, 195-member states of the United Nations, including the Government of Egypt, committed to the Sustainable Development Goals, an ambitious action plan that pictures a better world by 2030, with serious commitment from countries to meet the set targets. In terms of policy and partnership development, UNDP is establishing new partnerships with new partners and both local and global levels. UNDP is also keen to strengthen already developed partnerships with different organizations and initiatives that support UNDP mandate.

This UNV assignment is part of one of UNDP team contributing to the development and oversight of national climate change and biodiversity programmes

Under the direct supervision of Climate Change and Biodiversity Team Leaders, Assistant Resident Representative, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
• Support Environment Unit in developing new project ideas and drafting of project concepts and documents
• Prepare background information through research, summary notes, etc. on various environment related issues;
• Identify and suggest linkages and synergies of new projects with other CO projects;
• Support in ensuring quality of documents, concept notes and related documents;
• Support missions of International Consultants and national consultants
• Undertake research on new topics as needed and advised;
• Support and backstop Environment Team Leaders as needed and advised by RR;
• Assist in arranging meetings, seminars, missions, workshops, functions, field visits, etc.
• Support in data collection, processing, and analysis;
• Draft different documents and prepare excel spreadsheets for project budget.