SENIOR COORDINATION OFFICER

### Org. Setting and Reporting The United Nations Environment Programme (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. UNEP's Ecosystems Division works with international and national partners, providing technical assistance and advisory services for the implementation of environmental policy, and strengthening the environmental management capacity of developing countries and countries with economies in transition. The UNEP Regional Seas Programme. Established in 1974, is the umbrella framework that brings together 18 Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans, covering 146 countries. The Cartagena Convention, adopted in 1983, is the first and only legally binding framework of its kind for the Wider Caribbean Region, providing the intergovernmental platform for its Member States and Territories to cooperate on the protection and sustainable development of the marine and coastal environment. The Regional Coordinating Unit (UNEP-CAR/RCU) was established in 1986 in Kingston, Jamaica and is the Secretariat to the Cartagena Convention and its Protocols. This post is located in the Regional Coordinating Unit, at the Kingston, Jamaica duty station. Under the direct Supervision of the Chief of Regional Seas Branch, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties: ### Responsibilities • Acts as UNEP's focal point for and coordinates the activities of UNEP's Caribbean Environment Programme, Regional Coordinating Unit (CAR/RCU), and the Secretariat of the Cartagena Convention. This will be done in accordance with the provisions of the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment in the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena Convention) and its Protocols and the decisions of the Conference of the Parties to the Cartagena Convention and its Protocols. • Coordinates and supervises the preparation of meetings of the Contracting Parties to the Cartagena Convention, and analyses COP decisions, translating them into action plans • Liaises with Parties to the Cartagena Convention and other Governments and stakeholders in the Wider Caribbean Region, the donor community, international organisations and institutions. • Coordinates the activities of the CAR/RCU with the activities of the Regional Activity Centres (RACs) to ensure cohesive, high-quality deliverables. • Coordinates host country relations with the Government of Jamaica and participates in the work of the UN Country Team meetings, as required. • Supports activities in UNEP's Regional Seas Programme and other action stemming from related UNEA decisions and coordinates the work of the CEP and the Cartagena Convention with other Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans, other multilateral environmental agreements and UNEP's work on marine and freshwater. • Responsible for the overall supervision of the administration of CAR/RCU and responsible for the financial management and the timely and sufficient financial contributions by the Contracting Parties to the Caribbean Trust Fund and guides Parties in the payment of contributions as per the financial rules and Conference of the Parties (COP) decisions. • Facilitates the development and implementation of fundraising strategies to mobilise additional support as may be required for the implementation of activities and initiatives emanating from decisions of the meetings. • Coordinates and ensures effective and efficient management and delivery of results of GEF projects in the Caribbean region, as well as other subregional projects funded by the GEF or other Global Funds, the EC, governments and others. • Ensures implementation of gender mainstreaming guidelines by assessing the implications for men and women of any planned action, including legislation, policies or programmes, in all areas and at all levels. • Leads team members' efforts to collect and analyse data and provides insight to identify trends or patterns for data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting. Ensures that everyone can discover, access, integrate, and share the data they need. • May perform other duties as required. ### Competencies PROFESSIONALISM: Knowledge of programme and project management, with capacity to lead and oversee complex initiatives, provide strategic and technical guidance, coordinate regional partnerships, and ensure effective implementation and evaluation. Ability to identify key strategic issues, opportunities, and risks. Ability to generate and communicate broad and compelling organizational direction. Ability to communicate clearly links between the Organization’s strategy and the work unit’s goals. Demonstrated ability to provide innovative technical leadership by performing and/or overseeing the planning, development, and management of operations. Demonstrated ability to negotiate and apply good judgment. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Able to analyze and interpret data in support of decision-making and convey resulting information to management. TEAMWORK: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings. PLANNING AND ORGANIZING: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently. LEADERSHIP: Serves as a role model that other people want to follow: empowers others to translate vision into results; is proactive in developing strategies to accomplish objectives; establishes and maintains relationships with a broad range of people to understand needs and gain support; anticipates and resolves conflicts by pursuing mutually agreeable solutions; drives for change and improvements; does not accept the status quo; shows the courage to take unpopular stands. Provides leadership and takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work; demonstrates knowledge of strategies and commitment to the goal of gender balance in staffing. JUDGEMENT/DECISION-MAKING: Identifies the key issues in a complex situation, and comes to the heart of the problem quickly; gathers relevant information before making a decision; considers positive and negative impacts of decisions prior to making them; takes decisions with an eye to the impact on others and on the Organization; proposes a course of action or makes a recommendation based on all available information; checks assumptions against facts; determines the actions proposed will satisfy the expressed and underlying needs for the decision; makes tough decisions when necessary. ### Education An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in business administration, environmental management, environmental law and policy, development or a related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two (