Sustainability Reporting Specialist (6 months contract)

UNOPS Strategic Plan for 2014-2017 is centred on sustainability, focus and excellence. In the Strategic Plan period, UNOPS will aim higher, with a particular focus on managing for and reporting on sustainability. It will help strengthen common reporting standards, especially in the areas of physical infrastructure and public procurement, thereby contributing to broader development effectiveness. To that end UNOPS will rely on international standards such as those developed through the global reporting initiative (GRI).

Reporting to the Programme Manager of the Sustainability Programme, and in close collaboration with the Finance Practice Group and the Enterprise Reporting Team, the Sustainability Reporting Specialist will develop a proposal for how UNOPS can implement the GRI G4 standards. Specifically, responsibilities of the successful candidate will include:

-       Produce GRI reports

-       Identify organizational stakeholders and explain how the organization can respond to their reasonable expectations and interests 

-       Undertake a materiality assessment with stakeholders that reflect the organization’s significant economic, environmental and social impacts

-       Identify materiality boundaries, sufficient to reflect significant economic, environmental and social impacts, and to enable stakeholders to assess the organization’s performance in the reporting period

-       Develop an implementation plan for how the organization can issue a G4 compliant report which will present the organization’s performance in the wider context of sustainability and takes into consideration:

• both positive and negative aspects of the organization’s performance to enable a reasoned assessment of overall performance
• clear and consistent approaches that enables stakeholders to analyze changes in the organization’s performance over time, and that could support analysis relative to other organizations.
• sufficiently accurate and detailed for stakeholders to assess the organization’s performance
• regular scheduled so that information is available in time for stakeholders to make informed decisions
• familiarize with the current sustainability reporting system and conduct gap analysis related to GRI 4 requirements

-       Other responsibilities and tasks will be assigned in line with the organization’s requirements and the candidate’s capabilities

• Thorough understanding of the broader sustainability context and general appreciation of UNOPS overall operational environment and Strategic Plan for 2014-2017
• Strong analytical skills and understanding of reporting systems and applications
• Ability to build networks and contacts across different functions and organizational levels, with sensitivity to different cultural contexts
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and deliver results in a multi-stakeholder environment
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written, including ability to make complex issues tangible and concrete
• High level of integrity and fairness, displays cultural and gender sensitivity, shows strong corporate commitment and complies with the United Nations code of conduct

Education
Master’s degree or equivalent, preferably in Business/Public Administration, Political/Social Science, Economics or related field, is required. A Bachelor's degree may be accepted in lieu of a Master's degree if the incumbent has two (2) additional years of relevant experience.

Work Experience
Minimum five (5) years of working experience in relevant fields (for incumbents holding a Master's degree) or minimum seven (7) years of working experience in relevant fields (for incumbents holding a Bachelor's degree): Preferably within GRI reporting in a multinational environment.
Experience with IFRS or IPSAS financial reporting is an advantage.  

Language
Fluency in English required; good knowledge of French and/or Spanish will be considered an advantage.

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time (CET)
• 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.
• For staff positions 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.