
Senior Programme Manager - Climate Action
Category | Grade:Professional | ICS-11 / IICA-3Deadline:16 Aug 2026Job ID:4062Posted on:31 Jul 2026
Overview
Lead UNOPS global Climate Action Programme by translating strategy into annual plans, managing delivery, budgets and resources, directing the programme team, coordinating partners, overseeing environmental reporting, managing risks and advising senior leadership on decarbonisation and climate policy.
Department: Executive Office
Languages
Required: English
Desired: French, Spanish
Minimum Experience
7 years
Estimated Salary
Not available
Responsibilities
- Translate the climate programme strategy into annual implementation plans
- Manage programme delivery, budgets, resources and performance indicators
- Lead and develop the Climate Action Programme team
- Coordinate technical experts, partners and internal stakeholders
- Oversee environmental inventory data collection and reporting
- Manage programme risks and advise on climate policy and decarbonisation
Requirements
- Bachelor degree with nine years or master degree with seven years of relevant experience
- Experience in climate science, international climate policy or intergovernmental climate agreements
- Leadership experience in change management
- Fluency in English
Skills
Climate programme leadershipProgramme managementPolicy analysisRisk managementTeam leadershipStakeholder coordination
Tools
Environmental inventory systemsProgramme management toolsReporting systems
Additional info
- Regular international individual contractor agreement at IICA-3 and ICS-11