Safeguards Analyst

Overview

The Safeguards Analyst will provide technical backstopping for UNEP's safeguards activities in the Africa Region, reviewing national policies, conducting gap analyses, and documenting safeguards tools.

Key Responsibilities

• Review national policies, laws and regulations relevant to REDD+ safeguards in the supported countries.
• Draft technical notes, background papers, summaries and briefing materials.
• Conduct analysis of safeguards gaps and alignment with UNFCCC Cancun Safeguards, ART-TREES and other relevant frameworks.
• Document and systematize safeguards tools and guidance materials.
• Maintain organized digital repositories of country safeguards materials and instruments as well as regulatory frameworks.
• Organize safeguards-related workshops, webinars and knowledge exchange events.
• Engage and ensure full support follow-up communications with implementation partners and national consultants working on safeguards.

Required Experience

• A minimum of two years in Natural resources management, forestry, land-use, or related fields is required for a first-level university degree.
• Experience of working at country level in the Africa region is also required.
• Familiarity with African environmental governance contexts is required.
• Knowledge in Social and environmental safeguards especially for REDD+, and/or Policy analysis/environmental assessment is required.
• Experience in at least one of the following is required: REDD+ implementation or nature-based solutions, Climate change, forestry, biodiversity or environmental governance, Natural resources Management.
• Familiarity with land tenure and rights systems in the context of at least an African country is an asset.
• Experience in supporting workshops or stakeholder engagement processes is desirable.

Qualifications

• Advanced university degree (Master’s) in environmental science, natural resource management, international development, forest policy, social sciences or related fields.
• A first-level university degree in the above-mentioned fields, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience, will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

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