Environmental Management Expert
Pay and conditions
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Job Description
Provides technical and coordination support for UNEP’s Latin America and Caribbean environmental portfolio, with emphasis on the Southern Cone, sustainable waste management and food systems. The consultant advances environmental project pipelines, policy advice and partnerships; supports methane mitigation, circular-economy and zero-waste initiatives; and delivers reports, capacity-building, stakeholder engagement and programme inputs.
Key Details
Department
Latin America and the Caribbean Office
Position details
Experience level
Mid
Minimum experience
5 years
Category
Professional
Employment type
Contractor
Arrangement
Remote
Education
Bachelor degree
Contract duration
Six months
Language Requirements
Required
Spanish, English
Summary of Responsibilities
- Identify environmental project and partnership opportunities aligned with national priorities
- Advise UNEP offices and divisions on emerging UN Country Team activities
- Support responses to ministry requests for policy design, institutional strengthening and capacity building
- Provide technical guidance for methane reduction and dumpsite-closure cooperation
- Support the Coalition work plan, focal-point meetings and awareness campaigns
- Coordinate UNEP engagement with the LAC University Consortium on Sustainable Waste Management
- Advance zero-waste, extended-producer-responsibility and resource-mobilisation initiatives
- Support food-systems project delivery, stakeholder workshops and the LAC Food Systems Task Force
Role Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in environmental management, natural resources, science, engineering or a related field
- Master's degree in environmental management, natural resources, science, engineering or a related field
- At least five years of professional experience in environmental science, natural-resources management, waste management and capacity building
- Fluency in Spanish
- Fluency in English
Desired Criteria
- Additional studies or training in environmental affairs, waste management and environmental education
- Experience with waste-management and capacity-building projects
- Working experience in Latin America and the Caribbean and knowledge of regional and national stakeholders
- Knowledge of the United Nations System
Skills to Have
Tools Knowledge
Additional info
- Expected duration: six months
- Consultant works from home under the Head of the Sub-regional Office for the Southern Cone
Source & verification
IGO Jobs sourced this vacancy from UNEP Careers, on 12 Aug 2026.