The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global 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 global environment. The Policy and Programme Division (PPD) is a centre of excellence for strategic guidance and programmatic policy for UNEP. PPD enables UNEP’s strategic and programmatic direction, ensuring organization-wide coherence and effectiveness in implementation and continuous improvement. This position is located in the Performance Monitoring and Reporting Unit (PMRU) of the Policy and Programme Division at the Nairobi Duty Station. PMRU leads UNEP's work on corporate monitoring and reporting, impact measurement, learning and implementation of United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) resolutions and thematic funds as well as strengthening organizational capacity for related evidence-based data management and reporting. Under the overall supervision of the Director, PPD, and the direct supervision of the Senior Programme Management Officer, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:

• Contribute to the design and use of better business intelligence systems, processes and tools to enable teams across the organization to access and utilize the data and information they need to effectively and adaptively manage their programmes and projects.
• Coordinate teams in UNEP to strengthen staff capacities in data analysis, indicator development, and the use of advanced monitoring and evaluation tools, including AI-driven solutions. Lead efforts to improve the design of initiatives, enabling better selection and use of progress and performance data for adaptive management and ultimately greater impact.
• Provide expert guidance and training on impact measurement methods, including the use of counterfactual analysis, randomization, and quasi-experimental approaches, to assess the effectiveness and value-for-money of UNEP programmes and projects.
• Promote awareness and understanding of the shared responsibility for programme monitoring and reporting among all staff members through communication, training, learning and development activities.
• Contribute to strategic planning exercises for the development of Programmes of Work and the Medium-Term Strategies, as well as strategic framework documents for the UN Secretariat in New York.
• Collect and analyse data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Data analysis
• Impact measurement
• Quantitative and qualitative methods
• AI-enabled data analytics
• Data visualization
• Capacity development
• Strategic planning

• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in data science, economics, statistics, development economics, public policy, applied mathematics or related social science field with a demonstrated emphasis on advanced quantitative analysis, econometrics, causal inference and impact measurement, is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programmes in data analytics, business analytics, machine learning or data sciences programmes is desirable.