Liaison Officer At United Nations Environment Programme

Ensuring efficient relationship and communication with Permanent Representatives, as well as efficient preparation and conduct of meetings of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), the Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR), and related bodies.
As a member of the Governance Affairs Office, providing major support to the Deputy Director of the Governance Affairs Office in enhancing UNEP’s relationship and communication with governments, ensuring the smooth and efficient preparation, conduct and follow-up of meetings of UNEP’s policy-making organs and their subsidiary bodies, including UNEA, the Open-Ended Meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (OECPR) and the CPR.
Providing major inputs for the organizing and convening of the meetings of the CPR, including its Sub-committees and Working Groups by:
preparing the background documentation required for all the above meetings and providing inputs to the preparation of the agendas and scripts for the Chair;
preparing the minutes of the CPR meetings; Sub-committee meetings and other related meetings;
following up a variety of requests from Permanent Representatives on issues such as the implementation of UNEA decisions and UNEP’s programmes, and advising the Deputy Director on specific follow-up actions;
In consultation with the appropriate UNEP Offices, preparing official correspondence and online information to Governments, intergovernmental organizations and others on a variety of issues (e.g. programme areas, procurement costs, UNEP languages requirements).