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Sustainable cooling expert - Asia Pacific

UNEPBangkok, Thailand
Category | Grade:Professional | CONDeadline:17 Aug 2026Job ID:282177Posted on:31 Jul 2026
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Overview

Scale sustainable cooling and heat-resilience action across Asia-Pacific by guiding country pilots, developing funding proposals, advising governments and partners on policy and finance, building coalitions, creating technical tools and training, and sharing regional practices through global forums.

Department: Cooling and Buildings Unit, Mitigation Branch

Languages

Required: English

Minimum Experience

8 years

Estimated Salary

Not available

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical guidance on sustainable cooling and heat resilience
  • Design country implementation programmes and funding proposals
  • Engage governments, donors and strategic partners
  • Support policy dialogue and climate-financing strategies
  • Develop tools, methodologies, reports and training
  • Convene regional events and share project practices globally

Requirements

  • Postgraduate relevant degree or a first degree with two additional years of experience
  • At least eight years of relevant sustainable urban, cooling, building or environmental experience
  • Experience engaging multiple stakeholders in project development and partnerships
  • Fluency in English

Skills

Sustainable coolingUrban heat resilienceClimate policyProposal developmentPartnership buildingTechnical training

Tools

Geographic information systemsUrban heat mapping toolsTechnical modelling tools

Additional info

  • Consultancy is based in Bangkok despite the stale Paris source hint