Writer

Hosted Entities Sustainable Energy for All
Job categories Communications, Energy, Project Management, Climate
Vacancy code VA/2024/B5007/29054
Level ICS-9
Department/office GPO, GVA, Geneva
Duty station Vienna, Austria
Contract type International ICA
Contract level IICA-1
Duration On going contract
Application period 08-Nov-2024 to 24-Nov-2024


Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.

Please note that UNOPS will at no stage of the recruitment process request candidates to make payments of any kind.


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UNOPS hosts Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) Secretariat/Programme in Vienna, Austria. Working with leaders in government, the private sector and civil society to drive further, faster action toward achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7), which calls for universal access to sustainable energy by 2030, and the Paris Agreement, which calls for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to limit climate warming to below 2° Celsius.  Achieving these goals will require a radical rethink of the way we produce, distribute, and consume energy. SEforALL is at the heart of this foundational shift to ensure no one is left behind. Drawing on data and evidence, we identify a critical path to success in achieving SDG7. 

Launched in 2011 by the Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. SEforALL maintains close links with the UN, including through a relationship agreement, partnerships with UN agencies and with SEforALL's CEO acting as the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for All and Co-Chair of UN-Energy. These roles include advising the UN Secretary General and his staff on issues relating to sustainable energy and the implementation of SDG7 and supporting the coordination of sustainable energy issues in the United Nations system.

The ambitions of SDG7 are extraordinary. Aiming to achieve them in the context of the Paris Agreement on climate change involves transformation at a scale never undertaken before. Swift action must be taken by leaders in governments, private sector companies, institutions, financiers, development banks, unions, communities, entrepreneurs, and civil society. As we enter the final decade to achieve SDG7, SEforALL has strategically chosen to strengthen global agenda-setting while expanding its activities to an engagement model that prioritizes data-driven decision-making, partnerships with high-impact countries and implementation on the ground. 

This position is located within the Communications team. The main objectives of Communications programme are: 


  • Create a compelling and accessible narrative that expands our audience base and that positions SEforALL as a trusted global player on just and equitable energy transitions 

  • Mobilize resources and commitments for the just and equitable energy transition  

  • Elevate SDG7 on the global stage and into key strategic agenda-setting convenings aimed at shaping the future of SDGs and Climate priorities 

  • Protect SEforALL’s brand and reputation


Liaise with focal points across the organization to source and develop story ide...

Education  Masters degree in communications, journalism, business stud...

Treats all individuals with respect; responds sensitively to differences and enc...

Contract type: International Individual Contract Contract level: ICS 9 /IICA...

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