Overview
The Sustainable Environmental Management Specialist will advance the implementation of OHCHR ROCA's Green Policy and support efforts to implement the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Advance the implementation of ROCA’s Green Policy including through engagement with staff, capacity building and awareness raising activities on sustainable environmental management.
- Support GHG data collection and reporting for OHCHR ROCA and its country presences through the Greening the Blue initiative and in compliance with the UN Sustainability Strategy 2020–2030.
- Support office wide advocacy related to SEM and human rights including coordination of environmental assessments, audits, and establishment, implementation and monitoring of green initiatives to enhance environmental action.
- Research and collect information pertaining to R2HE and impact on human rights from a variety of data sources to keep abreast of issues/events and provide up-to-date information; assists in the analysis of information.
- Assist in drafting a variety of reports and correspondence relating to R2HE, environmental sustainability and their impact on human rights.
- Support to regional mapping, comparative analysis and identification of cross-border environmental human rights trends across Central Asia.
- Support engagement with government counterparts, UN partners, development actors and civil society working on climate, clean air, environmental and social governance.
- Assist in supporting engagements by the human rights mechanisms (treaty bodies, special procedures, and universal periodic review).
Required Experience
- 3 years of experience in human rights and activism, climate change, sustainability, or related fields.
- Experience in human rights, environmental policy, environmental assessment and audit, research, monitoring, advocacy or related fields.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills; attention to detail and accuracy in producing written outputs.
- Proven ability to work collaboratively and inclusively in multicultural teams, with sensitivity to diverse cultural, gender, and social perspectives.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently with minimal supervision and under tight deadlines.
- Familiarity with the UN system, sustainable development agenda, and/or the Greening the Blue initiative is desirable.
- Interest in human rights activism and environmental protection
- Computer proficiency, including with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), email, and internet-based collaboration tools.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Law and Human Rights, Environmental Sciences, Political Sciences, International Relations, Social Sciences or any related field.
