PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICER, P3

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Job Network : Economic, Social and Development

Job Family : Programme Management

Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories , P-3

Recruitment Type : Position Specific Job Openings - Fixed Term Limited

Job Opening Job Opening ID : Job Network : Economic, Social and Development Job Family : Programme Management Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories , P-3Recruitment Type : Position Specific Job Openings - Fixed Term Limited Duty Station : PARISDepartment/Office : United Nations Environment Programme Date Posted : Aug 27, 2026Deadline : Sep 25, 2026

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. The overall objective of UNEP's Climate Change Division is to deliver effective strategic guidance and high-impact action in support of the transition towards climate stability. Its work is guided by ambition, innovation, credible science, and alignment to global climate goals and needs of individual countries. The Climate Change Division works with Members States and Partners to accelerate and support a just transition by addressing climate change mitigation and adaptation through enhancing implementation capacity, provision of data information and knowledge, access to finance and technology, and building resilience. It promotes sustainable development and effective policies for climate stability; support action so that countries progress on decarbonization, dematerialization, and resilience pathways in line with their climate commitments, aspirations, and needs; and foster transparency in reporting. UNEP's International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) exists to provide open, reliable, and actionable data to the individuals with the agency to reduce methane emissions. IMEO's work to provide accurate, unbiased, and up-to-date information on methane emissions - starting with the fossil fuel sector - is rooted in the need to shift from inaccurate estimates to real-world, empirical data. This position is located in UNEP's Climate Change Division, IMEO, in the Paris duty station. Under the overall supervision of the Deputy Director of the Climate Change Division, and the direct supervision of the Programme Management Officer - IMEO, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties: