Research Assistant

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 22 years old. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment.

Description of task

Under the direct supervision of the BIOFIN Country Leader and Lead Consultant, the National UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Assist the BIOFIN Country Team Leader/Lead Consultant in completion of various putputs from Phase 1 of the BIOFIN initiative;
• Assist the BIOFIN Country Team Leader/ Lead Consultant in analysing and proposing policy options to promote biodiversity investment and direct expenditure/budget decisions to support biodiversity and ecosystems management;
• Data gathering and analysis to facilitate drafting of knowledge products arising from phase 1 of the BIOFIN initative. These knowledge products are meant to be used in advocacy to the public, private and financial sector towards increasing levels of finance for biodibersity conservation in Zambia;
• Undertake project administrative tasks related to awareness creation, capacity building events and other advocacy related assignments;
• Assist In documenting lessons learned ranging from institutional considerations to technical issues.

Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Bachelor degree or equivalent Education - Additional Comments:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics or related field;
• A Master’s degree will be an added advantage.

Required experience: 24 Months Experience remark:

• Finance, economics and administration related experience;
• Exposure to environmental issues or biodiversity highly desirable.

Language skills:

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent

Area of expertise: Sustainable natural resources management and climate change adaptation Area of expertise details:

• Finance, economics and administration.

Driving license: No Competencies values:

Accountability, Client Orientation, Commitment and Motivation, Communication, Creativity, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Judgement and Decision-making, Knowledge Sharing, Managing Performance, Planning and Organizing, Respect for Diversity, Self-Management, Technological Awareness, Working in Teams

Application procedure:

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?
Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup.
Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?
Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call for to which you would like to apply.

Application deadline: 26 February 2020