Knowledge Generation Officer

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners' peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world.  Mandated as a central resource of the United Nations, UNOPS provides sustainable project management, procurement and infrastructure services to a wide range of governments, donors and United Nations organisations.  With over 6,000 personnel spread across 80 countries, UNOPS offers its partners the logistical, technical and management knowledge they need, where they need it.  By implementing around 1,000 projects for our partners at any given time, UNOPS makes significant contributions to results on the ground, often in the most challenging environments.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) 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.

UN Environment, in partnership with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), serves as the joint host of the Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) Secretariat (www.greengrowthknowledge.org) on behalf of the GGKP Steering Committee (UN Environment, GGGI, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the World Bank). The GGKP is a global network of 50 international organisations, research institutes, and think tanks focused on promoting a green economy transition by:

• identifying major knowledge gaps in green growth theory and practice and addressing these gaps by promoting collaboration and coordinated knowledge generation; and

• using world-class knowledge management and communication tools to provide practitioners, policymakers, and other experts with opportunities to access, share, and utilize green growth policy analysis, guidance, information, and data.

The GGKP knowledge generation programme is organized around a number of collaborative expert working groups, established on priority topics identified as being crucial in a green economy transition but where knowledge and data are lacking. The expert working groups are tasked with assessing the state of knowledge, identifying and prioritizing knowledge gaps, and promoting a broader research agenda to address the identified gaps.

The primary role of the Knowledge Generation Officer is to coordinate the GGKP knowledge generation activities and support the expert working groups with a particular focus on the natural capital expert working group. S/he will provide strategic guidance to the Head of Secretariat in defining the vision and strategy for the knowledge generation programme of work.

The role requires frequent interaction with senior officers and technical staff from GGKP partner institutions and representatives and officials in national governments, international organizations, and research institutes.

The Knowledge Generation Officer will be responsible for keeping up-to-date on the latest developments in green growth and natural capital research. S/he will have a key role to play through the GGKP web platform, assisting the GGKP Knowledge Manager in the gathering and curation of new research and producing thought pieces, or syntheses, of important papers and developments.  The Knowledge Generation Officer will manage the web content on pages specifically dedicated to the natural capital and other expert working groups.

Minimum five (5) years of accumulated work experience in an international organisation or public institution is required.

Experience in empirical research, data analysis and writing evidence-based reports and policy materials with practical recommendations is desirable.

Solid understanding of organizations and research institutions producing research on green growth internationally is desirable.

Exceptional communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal.

Strong project management skills and ability to deliver ideally across multiple international stakeholders;

Proven track record of managing collaborative, multi-disciplinary research programmes.

Proven ability to work in a ‘virtual’ team across multiple locations.

Strong existing network in the green growth/green economy field preferred.

1. Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
2. Contract level: ICS10/P3 
3. Contract duration: one year, renewable subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability'

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

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