Staff Assistant - Montréal, Canada - United Nations

United Nations

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Montréal, Canada

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Description

Job Opening

Job Opening ID: 228334

Job Network :
Management and Administration

Job Family :
Administration

Category and Level :
General Service and Related Categories, G-6

Duty Station :

MONTREAL

Department/Office :
United Nations Environment Programme

Date Posted :
Mar 18, 2024

Deadline :
Apr 17, 2024

Org. Setting and Reporting

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. At the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, world leaders agreed on a comprehensive strategy for sustainable development. A key agreement opened for signature at Rio was the Convention on Biological Diversity.

The Convention has three objectives:

the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources.

The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD) is located in Montreal, Canada and is administered by UNEP. This post is located in the Secretariat of the CBD, Scientific, Society and Sustainable Futures Division (SSSF).

Under the general guidance and the direct supervision of the Director of the Division, the incumbent will carry out the following functions:

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