Week 28

Weekly Job Bulletin
Week 28
Looking for opportunities or promising talents for
positions in the area of development?
Does your Organization/Employer offer any
vacancies that could be a match for previous
JPOs or SARCs? Please feel free to forward us
any vacancy announcements at
christine.christensen@undp.org and we will add
them to the weekly bulletin!
For 17 consecutive weeks, the JPO Service Centre will be presenting
weekly highlights on the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals
This week’s highlight:
Goal #15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and
halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.
TARGETS OF THE GOAL
15.1
By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater
ecosystems and their services, in particular forests,
wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations
under international agreements
15.2
By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable
management of all types of forests, halt deforestation,
restore degraded forests and substantially increase
afforestation and reforestation globally
15.3
By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and
soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and
floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral
world
15.4
By 2030, ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity, in order to
enhance their capacity to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable development
15.5
Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of
biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species

15.6
Promote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and
promote appropriate access to such resources, as internationally agreed
15.7
Take urgent action to end poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna and
address both demand and supply of illegal wildlife products
15.8
By 2020, introduce measures to prevent the introduction and significantly reduce the impact of
invasive alien species on land and water ecosystems and control or eradicate the priority species
15.9
By 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development
processes, poverty reduction strategies and accounts
15.a
Mobilize and significantly increase financial resources from all sources to conserve and sustainably
use biodiversity and ecosystems
15.b
Mobilize significant resources from all sources and at all levels to finance sustainable forest
management and provide adequate incentives to developing countries to advance such management,
including for conservation and reforestation
15.c
Enhance global support for efforts to combat poaching and trafficking of protected species, including
by increasing the capacity of local communities to pursue sustainable livelihood opportunities
Postings related to this week’s SDG – #Goal 15:
Duty Station Position Grade Closing Date
Amman, Jordan National Consultant - Environmental Legal
expert
UNDP
Mid/Senior 23 July 2016
Monrovia, Liberia Environmental Specialist
World Bank
Manila, Philippines Programme Assistant - Environment and
Energy
UNDP
Montreal, Canada Programme Management Officer
UNEP
Mid/Senior 11 Aug 2016
Montreal, Canada Associate Programme Management Officer
UNEP
Mid/Senior 01 Sep 2016

New Postings this week:
Port Moresby,
Papua New
Guinea
Creative Photographer/Designer for Behaviour
Change Campaign
UNDP
New York, United
States
Human Resources Specialist
UNDP
Amman, Jordan HR Specialist
UNDP
Geneva,
Switzerland
Information Systems Assistant
United Nations Office at Geneva
Kuwait, Kuwait Sports Facilities Investment Specialist
UNDP
Bangkok, ThailandAssociate Information Systems Officer
Office of Information and Communication
Technology
Cairo, Egypt Programme Policy Officer (DRR & Climate
Adaption)
World Food Programme
Nairobi, Kenya Senior Animal Health Scientist
ICIPE - International Centre of Insect
Physiology and Ecology
Nairobi, Kenya Programme Officer (TERRORISM
PREVENTION)
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Santiago, Chile Social Affairs Officer
Economic commission for Latin America and
the Caribbean
Geneva,
Switzerland
External Relations Officer
IDLO - International Development Law
Organization
Beirut, Lebanon Information Technology Assistant
Economic and Social commission for Western
ASIA
Port-au-Prince,
Haiti
Advisor, Family and Community Health
WHO

Nairobi, Kenya ead Human and Animal Health Themes
ICIPE - International Centre of Insect
Physiology and Ecology
New York, USA Public Information Officer (Reports)
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs
Mid/Senior 09 Sep 2016
Previous Postings closing soon:
Greece Education Programme Development
Manager
Danish Refugee Council
Ouagadougou,
Burkina Faso
Coordinateur régional (H/F)
Médecins du Monde
Mid 17 Juilliet 2016
Kabul, Afghanistan Program Quality & Resource Development
Director
World Vision
Monrovia, Liberia Logistics & Supply Chain Coordinator
Last Mile Health Over
Mid 20 Juli 2016
Teheran, Iran Programme Officer
UN ESCAP
Geneva, Switzerland Partnerships Research and Data Analyst
UNOPS
Ottawa, Canada Learning, Monitoring and Evaluation Lead
Canada World Youth
Dakar, Senegal Data Analyst
Save the Children
Juba, South Sudan Program Manager
World Vision
United Kingdom Enterprise Development Programme Officer
OXFAM
Paris, France Energy Analyst - System Integration of
Renewables
OECD
Paris, France Coordinateur régional (H/F)
Médecins du Monde

Oslo, Norway Reporting and Administrative Coordinator -
Field Operations - Head Office
Norwegian Refugee Council
New York, USA Grants Manager
Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
New Delhi, India Programme Management Assistant
Economic and Social commission for ASIA
and the Pacific
Bangui, Central
African Republic
Coordinateur Général (H/F) – RCA
Médecins du Monde
Yemen, Yemen Nutrion Advisor
Save the Children
Tokyo, Japan Head of Communications
United Nations University
Paris, France Energy Analyst – Emergency Policy
OECD
Copenhagen,
Denmark
Secretary – for Rooster purposes
UNFPA
Mid/Senior 31 August
2016
Kabul, Afghanistan Programme Development, Quality and
Advocacy Director
Save the Children
New York, USA Economic Affairs Officer
Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Multiple locations Experts in Culture, Education and Social
Particip
(Multiple positions)
Mid/Senior 01 January
2017
Expand your opportunities of getting a relevant job by checking the following
websites:
 UNjobfinder: http://unjobfinder.org/ (has extensive search options, also list jobs
for other international organizations)
 UN Job List: http://unjoblist.org/ (unofficial UN jobs compilation, with extensive
search options)
 UN Jobs (Swiss Association): http://unjobs.org/ (unofficial UN jobs compilation)
 UN Career Portal: http://careers.un.org/lbw/Home.aspx

 UNDP Jobs: http://jobs.undp.org/
 UNOPS: https://gprs.unops.org/pages/viewvacancy/VAListing.aspx
 UNRWA:http://www.unrwa.org/etemplate.php?id=230https://jobs.unrwa.org/Vaca
nciesInt.aspx
 Climate Change Policy & Practice: http://climate-l.iisd.org/jobs/
 Development Aid weekly job newsletter: http://www.developmentaid.org/jobs
 The Market Place for International Development:
http://www.comminit.com/job_vacancies

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