The UN Volunteer (UNV) will serve as the primary focal point for internal data management and the coordination of information, ensuring a coherent, timely and seamless exchange of relevant indicators, analytical narrative, and statistics between technical division projects and the activities implemented by the regional office at the country level. In this capacity, the UN Volunteer will maintain continuous dialogue and strategic information coordination with the UN Development Coordination Office (DCO) for Latin America and the Caribbean to ensure UNEP’s coherent, evidence-based contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) and Country Analysis (UNCA) processes.

By bridging technical data with regional operations, the UNV will strengthen the capacity of United Nations Country Teams (UNCTs) to integrate critical environmental dimensions, including climate change, biodiversity, and natural resource management, into national development priorities, effectively aligning national agendas with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the UNEP LACO Regional Management Project through evidence-based insights.

Expected start date: 11/19/2026
Duration: 12 months (with possibility of extension)
Work schedule: Full-time
Work location: On UN premises

Job Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of UNEP’s Regional Coordinator for Science-Policy Unit, the UNV shall perform the following activities:

The UNV will play a key role in analyzing environmental challenges and opportunities across the region, facilitating interagency collaboration, and providing essential inputs to the Common Country Analysis (CCAs) and Cooperation Frameworks (CFs) development processes in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

a. The selected candidate will be responsible for identifying and mapping key sources of official and non-official data at both national and regional levels. This involves acting as a central node for the coordination of information among Regional Subprogramme Coordinators, Technical Divisions, and Heads of Subregional/National Offices or Officers in Charge.

b. The UNV will collect and manage essential environmental data, such as statistics, indicators, and thematic maps, focusing on national priorities like climate change, biodiversity, and pollution. Working in close coordination with the Resident Coordinator Offices (RCOs), the UNV will validate this information to ensure accuracy. He/she will analyze these datasets to identify key trends and patterns, risks, gaps, and opportunities, ensuring that technical division projects are effectively linked to the activities implemented by regional and national offices at the country level.

c. The UNV will lead the internal coordination of information and analysis required to develop a coherent and evidence-based narrative for the environmental dimension of CCAs and CFs. The UNV will organize inter-office working sessions to ensure national environmental challenges are addressed through a unified and evidence-based approach.

d. The UNV will serve as UNEP’s technical interface with the UN Development Coordination Office (DCO) for Latin America and the Caribbean, ensuring that UNEP’s contributions are synchronized with regional UN reform objectives. In this capacity, the UNV will also act as the LACO focal point for activities conducted by the Policy and Programme Division (PPD) regarding the monitoring and reporting of Cooperation Frameworks and Country Analyses in the region.

Furthermore, the UNV will support the Peer Support Group (PSG) in close coordination with sister agencies, funds, and programmes of the UN, providing technical quality assurance to ensure the environmental dimension is robustly represented in all interagency strategic documents.

Job Requirements

Nationality: Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment.

Required experience: 3 years

Required education level:

• Master’s degree in Project Planning and Sustainable Development, Project Management, or International Cooperation.
• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental sciences or Environmental Management, Sustainable Development, International Development, Public Policy, or related fields.

Languages:

• English, Level: Fluent, Required
• Spanish, Level: Fluent, Required

Skills and experience:

• 3 years of professional experience in Sustainable Development and the 2030 Agenda, including environmental data analysis, environmental governance and/or policy design, Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs), international environmental conventions, and/or regulatory frameworks.
• Experience in supporting United Nations country programming processes, including Common Country Analysis (CCA/UNCA) and Cooperation Frameworks (CF/UNSDCF).
• Proven experience in multi-stakeholder coordination and engagement with UN agencies, government institutions, civil society organizations, and technical partners.
• Experience integrating cross-cutting approaches, including gender equality, the Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA), and the Leave No One Behind (LNOB) principle.
• Demonstrated capacity to prepare analytical reports, policy briefs, technical guidance for decision-makers.