Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Environment, Natural Resource Management, Biodiversity, Political Studies, Economics, Finance or a closely related field is required, Or
• A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of master´s degree.

Experience:

• Minimum 7 years’ experience (with masters’ degree) or 9 years (with bachelor’s degree) in the implementation of environment and biodiversity finance projects.
• Proven knowledge of key software packages (MS Office) and ability to learn and adopt to new systems.
• Experience in managing work teams and supervising technical assessments, reports and technical documents
• Experience in gathering and processing data and information.
• Prior experience with UNDP projects.
• Knowledge in environmental or biodiversity related policies.
• Knowledge in UN regulations, policies, procedures and practices.

Required Languages

• Fluency in Tok Pisin and English is required.