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Senior Programme Manager - Climate Action

UNOPSCopenhagen, Denmark
Category | Grade:Professional | ICS-11 / IICA-3Deadline:16 Aug 2026Job ID:4062Posted on:31 Jul 2026
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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