National EIP promotion expert

Background

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is the specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalization, and environmental sustainability. The mission of UNIDO, as described in the Lima Declaration adopted at the fifteenth session of the UNIDO General Conference in 2013, is to promote and accelerate inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID) in the Member States. The relevance of ISID as an integrated approach to all three pillars of sustainable development is recognized by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will frame United Nations and country efforts towards sustainable development in the next fifteen years. UNIDO’s mandate is fully recognized in SDG-9, which calls to “Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation”. The relevance of ISID, however, applies to a greater or lesser extent to all SDGs. Accordingly, the Organization’s programmatic focus is structured in four strategic priorities: Creating shared prosperity; Advancing economic competitiveness; Safeguarding the environment; and Strengthening knowledge and institutions.

Each of these programmatic fields of activity contains a number of individual programmes, which are implemented in a holistic manner to achieve effective outcomes and impacts through UNIDO’s four enabling functions: (i) technical cooperation; (ii) analytical and research functions and policy advisory services; (iii) normative functions and standards and quality-related activities; and (iv) convening and partnerships for knowledge transfer, networking, and industrial cooperation. Such core functions are carried out in Departments/Offices in its Headquarters, Regional Offices and Hubs, and Country Offices.

The Department of Environment within UNIDO assists developing countries and countries with economies in transition with the transfer of best available environmentally sound technologies and environmental practices to improve resource productivity in industry and prevent discharge of industrial effluents into the environment thereby protecting natural resources for future generations.

The Department of Environment (EAE/ENV) contributes to ISID and the implementation of the SDGs, in particular of SDG 9, by greening existing industries and products, as well as by facilitating creation of new green industries and products, and by minimizing resource use along value chains and during the lifetime of products, facilitating the uptake of circular economy practices.

The Department promotes the concept of circular economy, sustainable design of products with fewer materials, is easy to maintain and incorporating longevity, industrial resource efficiency to improve the effective use of natural resources including in particular materials and water; assists developing countries and countries with economies in transition to achieve the objectives of and compliance with multilateral environmental agreements; reduces the release of industrial pollutants into the environment; and improves sustainable access to water for productive uses.

The Department encourages industrial development for economic growth that is sustainable, resource-efficient, beneficial to the climate, and resilient as well as protective of the natural environment and human health, and keeps workers, communities and consumers safe. Its activities serve to improve competitiveness, as well as the development of and access to markets, particularly for SMEs.

The Department acts as the focal point in UNIDO for various multilateral environmental agreements and multilateral cooperation in the field of the environment: the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer; the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants; and the Minamata Convention on Mercury; as well as other relevant international initiatives and conventions such as the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM), and multilateral co-operation in initiatives like the Partnership on Action for Green Economy (PAGE) and the Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) and the Green Industry Platform (GIP). The Department coordinates its service delivery with the services offered by other technical departments, and other relevant organizational entities of UNIDO.

This position is located under the Industrial Resource Efficiency Division (EAE/ENV/IRE) which is responsible for supporting the capacity development of industry, government, environmental service providers, IGOs and NGOs to scale up and mainstream the production of greener products and adoption of resource-efficient and cleaner patterns of production and circular economy policies and practices that improve the profitability of industries while creating social and environmental benefits. Greening of products and industrial processes and introduction of new business models along supply and value chains, as well as the promotion of Eco-Industrial Parks are core activities.

PROJECT CONTEXT

Through the Resource Efficiency and Cleaner Production (RECP) Programme IRE has made outstanding contributions towards the identification, development, and testing of tools and methods for RECP to the diverse conditions in developing and emerging economies. The new Global Eco-Industrial Park Programme (GEIPP) is geared to scale up RECP to the level of eco-industrial parks seeking to integrate support at the enterprise and park scales and address critical policy issues. Key benefits for Eco-Industrial Parks include reducing an industrial park's environmental footprint; promoting efficiency gains; enabling community cohesion; providing better access to finance and technical support; and enhancing business competitiveness. Good international industry practice demonstrates a wide range of economic, environmental, and social benefits from Eco-Industrial Parks (EIPs).

The development objective of GEIPP, which is funded by Switzerland through the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), is to demonstrate the viability and benefits of Eco-Industrial Park approaches in scaling up resource productivity and improving economic, environmental, and social performances of businesses and thereby contribute to inclusive and sustainable industrial development in the participating developing and transition economies.

GEIPP is structured into two main components:

Component 1 will address country-specific EIPs by implementing tailor-made initiatives in five countries for potential project activities: Colombia, Egypt, Peru, Ukraine, and Vietnam.

• EIP will be incentivized and mainstreamed in relevant policy and regulations leading to an increased role of EIP in environmental, industry, and other relevant policies at the national levels in the participating Programme countries.

• EIP opportunities will be identified and implementation started, with environmental (e.g. resource productivity) economic and social benefits achieved by enterprises confirmed.

Component 2 serves as a transversal component in the GEIPP for global knowledge development. The objective of this component is to generate and disseminate knowledge from present and past endeavours, which can be used to tackle the required preconditions for EIP. It aims to generate and disseminate/transfer knowledge to the various country projects and special country measures within the country-level interventions (component 1), to the stakeholders and UNIDO, and the interested public in general through global dissemination.

Duties and Responsibilities

Functions and Key Expected Results

Under the supervision of the National Project Coordinator (NPC) and UNIDO Project manager, the National EIP promotion expert will be responsible for the project promotion and assisting NPC in day-to-day activities.

The main duties and deliverables are described below:

MAIN DUTIES

Concrete/measurable Outputs to be achieved

Expected

duration

Location

In coordination with the NPC, the National EIP promotion expert will be responsible for:

maintain and update the project website;
write promotional materials for media distribution, update and write the content on the project for the social media (articles, news, blogs, etc.);
design the required material for keeping national stakeholders and the Country-Specific Steering Committee informed about the progress of the project and related risks;
manage the external and internal communication flow (memos, newsletters, minutes, publications, etc.).

Also, the expert will be responsible for assisting the NPC in:

planning and organization events, seminars and conferences;
preparation of reports to stakeholders, (including but not limited to UNIDO, SECO and the MinEconomy), presentations, and follow-ups documentation and activities;
carrying out other tasks assigned by the NPC.

The project website is maintained and updated.

The promotional materials developed and shared with the stakeholders through the project communication channels.

Information flow among stakeholders is implemented effectively.

Newsletters and information documents are developed and updated periodically.

Events are organized.[1]

Throughout the period

Kyiv, Ukraine

Assure that all internal and external documents in both, English and Ukrainian (such as progress and annual reports, meeting minutes and other relevant documents) are of good quality, distributed to the beneficiaries, uploaded to the social media and website, and filed correctly.

Internal and external documents are of good quality. Key documents such as progress reports being accepted and approved by the UNIDO Project Manager

Throughout the period

Kyiv, Ukraine

Elaborate and submit in due time and quality monthly and annual project reports.

Activity reports submitted in due time and quality

Throughout the period

Kyiv, Ukraine

[1] Events could be organized in person if justified and in compliance with local COVID-19 regulations

Competencies

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

Core Values

WE LIVE AND ACT WITH INTEGRITY: work honestly, openly, and impartially.

WE SHOW PROFESSIONALISM: work hard and competently in a committed and responsible manner.

WE RESPECT DIVERSITY: work together effectively, respectfully, and inclusively, regardless of our differences in culture and perspective.

Core Competencies

WE FOCUS ON PEOPLE: cooperate to fully reach our potential –and this is true for our colleagues as well as our clients. Emotional intelligence and receptiveness are vital parts of our UNIDO identity.

WE FOCUS ON RESULTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: focus on planning, organizing, and managing our work effectively and efficiently. We are responsible and accountable for achieving our results and meeting our performance standards. This accountability does not end with our colleagues and supervisors, but we also owe it to those we serve and who have trusted us to contribute to a better, safer, and healthier world.

WE COMMUNICATE AND EARN TRUST: communicate effectively with one another and build an environment of trust where we can all excel in our work.

WE THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND INNOVATE: To stay relevant, we continuously improve, support innovation, share our knowledge and skills, and learn from one another.

Required Skills and Experience

MINIMUM ORGANIZATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Education: Master’s degree or equivalent advanced university degree in languages, social relations, communication, philology or relevant field of studies.

Technical and Functional Experience: A minimum of three years of professional experience in the field of communications and public relations. Experience in preparation of communication documents as well as copywriting, proofreading and editing. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, ability to communicate ideas effectively are required. Practical experience in managing social media and content production is a must. Experience in the field of international project cooperation and supporting a Project Management Office is considered an asset.

Languages: Fluent written and verbal communication skills, as well as the ability to write precisely and clearly in Ukrainian and English, are required.