Environmental Officer, World Food Programme – Kenya

Organization: World Food Programme

Position Title: Environmental Officer

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Hours and Compensation: Full-time

 Application Deadline: October 20, 2014

Description: The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. We are currently seeking to fill the position of Environmental Officer (Administration) P3, based in our Regional Bureau in Nairobi, Kenya with direct reporting lines to our Facilities Management Branch (RMMI) at our Headquarters in Rome, Italy. The position may be subject to location change in the future.This position covers the core compliance with UN-wide initiatives and WFP’s specific commitment to measure and reduce greenhouse gas emissions as well as to work towards a wider framework of environmental managements systems addressing areas of water, waste, and natural resources. The person in such position is a technical advisor and implementer of environmental management systems, standards and practices. The position allows WFP to have technically well founded programmes, operate from an environmental sustainability standpoint, and affirm its leadership in “greening up to the last mile” within the UN system.

Responsibilities: The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. We are currently seeking to fill the position of Environmental Officer (Administration) P3, based in our Regional Bureau in Nairobi, Kenya with direct reporting lines to our Facilities Management Branch (RMMI) at our Headquarters in Rome, Italy. The position may be subject to location change in the future. This position covers the core compliance with UN-wide initiatives and WFP’s specific commitment to measure and reduce greenhouse gas emissions as well as to work towards a wider framework of environmental managements systems addressing areas of water, waste, and natural resources. The person in such position is a technical advisor and implementer of environmental management systems, standards and practices. The position allows WFP to have technically well founded programmes, operate from an environmental sustainability standpoint, and affirm its leadership in “greening up to the last mile” within the UN system.

Qualifications:

Education:

• University degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, or related

subject is required.

Experience:

• At least five years of progressively responsible post degree experience in

environmental management and/or corporate/project reporting roles is required;

experience should span energy/GHG management and at least one other from this

list: water management; waste management; air pollution; environmental

compliance; Environmental Impact Assessment; Environmental Management

Systems; corporate reporting;

• Prior experience of applying the Greenhouse Gas Protocol is required.
• Prior experience of applying international environmental management standards,

(ISO, EMAS, GRI or similar) will be highly regarded;

• Prior experience of the Climate Neutral UN initiative, Sustainable UN working group

and/or prior experience at WFP will be highly regarded;

• Use of MS Office software to at least the intermediate level is required, including

Excel;

• Experience of database management (particularly Oracle-based systems) is

required. Prior experience with ARCHIBUS facilities management software will be

highly regarded.

Competencies:

• WFP’s core competencies for professionals include action management,

communication skills and high standards of ethics and values.

Language:

• Working knowledge (proficiency/level C) of English and intermediate knowledge

(level B) of another UN official language, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and

Spanish, or one of WFP’s working languages, Portuguese.

Non-Rotational Nature

Mobility is and continues to be a core contractual requirement in WFP. This position is

however classified as “non-rotational” which means the incumbent shall not be subject to

the regular reassignment process unless the position is reclassified as rotational.

Terms and Conditions

Selected candidate will be employed on a fixed-term contract with a probationary period of

one year.

How to Apply: Go to: http://i-recruitment.wfp.org/vacancies/14-0014981

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