UN Consultant on TEEBAgriFood National Implementation Jobs in Kenya
Result of Service
Relevant policy actors in the Kenyan government at the national and county levels, including the ministries of agriculture and environment and council of governors are identified and informed of the goals, timeline, and outputs of the project.
Relationships between UNEP, national implementing partners, and key influential government stakeholders and relevant ministries are strengthened and mutual goals and objectives identified.
A broad audience of stakeholders, especially key policy makers, understand the True Value Accounting approach employed by the TEEBAgriFood study and its advantages for planning and policymaking.
A broad audience of stakeholders, especially key policy makers, understand the key project findings from the TEEBAgriFood study, leading to greater awareness and support for sustainable food systems.
Policy processes and negotiations reference results of TEEBAgriFood applications in Mau Forest Complex, Loita Hills, and Cherangani.
Workplan for creating a national monitoring system to inform NBSAPs, developed in collaboration with relevant Kenyan agencies
Opportunities for aligning food and agriculture policies with GBF targets and indicators are identified and shared with relevant policy stakeholders
Duties and Responsibilities
Organization Setting: 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.
Its mandate is to coordinate the development of environmental policy consensus by keeping the global environment under review and bringing emerging issues to the attention of governments and the international community for action.
The UNEP Ecosystems Division works with international and national partners, providing technical assistance and capacity development for the implementation of environmental policy, and strengthening the environmental management capacity of developing countries and countries with economies in transition.
The consultant will work for The Economics of Nature Unit in the Ecosystems Division to execute work packages of The Economics of Ecosystem and Biodiversity (TEEB) projects, and specifically on the projects “True Value Accounting: Making the Economic Case for Food Systems Transformation in Kenya and India” funded by the IKEA Foundation and “Technical Support for the Global Biodiversity Framework Early Action Support” funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The True Value Accounting project supports the implementation of evaluations of agro-ecological value chains in accordance with the TEEBAgriFood Evaluation Framework , which is broad in scope and requires considerable technical capacity related to quantification and valuation of natural capital and ecosystem services. The application of the TEEBAgriFood Framework entails modelling projections of future land use and quantifying human, social, and natural capital impacts throughout agrifood value chains. The True Value Accounting project will entail applying the TEEBAgriFood Framework to evaluate food and agriculture systems in Southwest Kenya. The study, conducted by a national implementing partner, will compare differences between Business as Usual (BAU) and at least two alternative land use scenarios. The scenarios will be jointly developed by the national implementing partner, UNEP-TEEB, and the project steering committee.
Qualifications
An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent), preferably with a specialization in environmental governance, environmental management, law, social anthropology, environment and development, sustainable development, economics, applied economics, biology, agriculture, or related fields is required.
A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
A minimum of two years’ experience working with different branches of the Government of Kenya, including at senior level, on issues pertaining to agriculture and the environment is required.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this post, fluency in spoken and written English is essential. Fluency in spoken Swahili is desirable.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; UN Consultant on TEEBAgriFood National Implementation Jobs in Kenya
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