The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the world's environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the environment.

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Circular Economy Specialist

Job TypeFull Time

QualificationBA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA

Experience7 years

LocationNairobi

Job FieldProject Management

In this context, UNEP is looking for an expert on circular economy to supports GACERE work plan, in particular to:

• Provide technical contributions on sustainable management of resources and circular economy including carrying out research on best practices and business cases of circular economy;
• Design and coordinate capacity development activities on CE principles and co-benefits, as well as circularity in sectoral value chains;
• support global and regional dialogues and partnerships between GACERE, and regional alliances (African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA) and the LAC Circular Economy Coalition (LAC-CEC), among others) and other relevant partners such as the IRP, EMF, etc.

Qualifications/special skills

• Post Graduate Degree (Masters level or above) in environmental science, international affairs, sustainable engineering, or related field.
• A first-level university degree with two additional years of qualifying experience, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A minimum of seven years work experience of progressively responsible experience in sustainable development, green or circular economy; resource efficiency, sustainable consumption and production, and demonstrated experience on sustainability in high impact sectors such as textiles/fashion, food systems is required.
• Technical knowledge on circularity, sustainable consumption and production in high impact sectors (textile, food systems) and proven analytical skills and demonstrated experience in these areas are required.

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• Provide technical contributions on sustainable management of resources and circular economy including carrying out research on best practices and business cases of circular economy;
• Design and coordinate capacity development activities on CE principles and co-benefits, as well as circularity in sectoral value chains;
• support global and regional dialogues and partnerships between GACERE, and regional alliances (African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA) and the LAC Circular Economy Coalition (LAC-CEC), among others) and other relevant partners such as the IRP, EMF, etc.

• Technical knowledge on circularity, sustainable consumption and production in high impact sectors (textile, food systems)
• Proven analytical skills
• Demonstrated experience in these areas

• Post Graduate Degree (Masters level or above) in environmental science, international affairs, sustainable engineering, or related field.
• A first-level university degree with two additional years of qualifying experience, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.