Emission Reductions Specialist

The Emission Reductions Specialist is a specialist who will support the HSSE team in pursuing the corporate climate mitigation objectives. He/she will be responsible for facilitating the implementation of low carbon initiatives in UNOPS offices, facilities and operations.

The responsibilities of the Emission Reductions Specialist include the following:

• Assess the current methodology used by UNOPS in estimating the direct energy consumption, potential energy savings and consequential GHG emission reductions
• Improve emission data quality and collect additional parameters that can guide reduction initiatives, including supporting the digitisation of the GHG inventory process through Internet of Things (IoT) solutions
• Research, draft and present reduction strategies for specific emission sources in the context of the corporate emission reduction strategy
• Identify technical and process solutions to achieve long-term emission reductions
• Support the internal environmental efficiency efforts in selected duty stations, part of the global network of UNOPS field offices
• Act as technical advisor on latest technologies and solutions for increasing the energy efficiencies and decarbonising UNOPS global operations
• Provide input for the establishment of an internal climate mitigation resource pool, including parameters for determining the emission reduction initiatives to prioritise
• Develop technical specifications and scope of work documentation for renewable energy procurement exercises including hardware and associated services
• Act as technical expert and focal point of renewable energy products and services offered in UN Web Buy Plus the UNOPS Ecommerce platform