United Nations Environment Programme
Experience: 5 to 10 Years
Skill Required: Project and Program Management
Apply By: 24-05-2024
The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) is a global intergovernmental treaty aimed at the conservation and sustainable use of migratory species and their habitats. Numerous additional intergovernmental instruments on migratory species conservation have been adopted under the broad umbrella of CMS which are supported by the CMS Secretariat. In addition, two regional agreements on migratory species adopted under CMS have their own Secretariats which are co-located with the CMS Secretariat in Bonn - the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) and the Agreement on the Conservation of European Populations of Bats (EUROBATS).
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the United Nations system's designated entity for addressing environmental issues at the global and regional level. Its mandate is to coordinate the development of environmental policy consensus by keeping the global environment under review and bringing emerging issues to the attention of governments and the international community for action. In the present context, UNEP provides the administrative functions for the CMS, AEWA and EUROBATS Secretariats.
This post is located in the CMS Secretariat at the Bonn duty station in Germany. Under the supervision of the Legal Officer and Head of Conference Services, the incumbent will be assisting with the preparation and coordination of the CMS Secretariat projects and meetings as well as providing general administrative support to professional staff. The incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:
Responsibilities
Assists in the coordination of CMS projects and programmes by:
Assists in the planning, operational organization and logistics of CMS Secretariat meetings:
Provides general Secretariat office support:
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