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Environment Compliance and Enforcement Specialist (IPSA11)

Honiara | Solomon

  • Organization: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
  • Location: Honiara | Solomon
  • Grade: Mid level - IPSA-11, International Personnel Services Agreement
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Legal - Broad
    • Environment
    • Criminology, Extremism, Police Affairs and Anti-Corruption
    • Ombudsman and Ethics
  • Closing Date: Closed

Background
 
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
 
UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
 
UNDP's project on Integrated Approach to Disaster Risk Management in Solomon Islands is looking to recruit a competent Environment Compliance and Enforcement Officer to provide technical assistance to the Environment and Conservation Division of Ministry of Environment Climate Change Disaster Management and Meteorology(MECDM).
 
Funded by the Australian Government and in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology, the IDRM Project's overall goal focuses on increasing national capacity to anticipate hazards, withstand the impacts, recover from, and better inform development as well as reducing risks associated with human and natural hazards to sustain development gains. The three main outputs of the project are:
  • Government institutions capacity strengthened with improved policy and governance frameworks for gender-responsive DRM;
  • Strengthened 'sub-national institutional arrangements to coordinate and implement gender responsive DRM programs and promote community resilience; and
  • Improving national and local level early warning systems, information, and knowledge management system for DRM.

The IDRM project aims to support all four divisions of MECDM in strengthening the interconnectedness between environmental safeguards, climate and disaster risks and resilience building.

This particular assignment is aligned to the role of Environment and Conservation Division (ECD) of MECDM. ECD's mandate, functions and work programmes are determined and based on the following legislative frameworks and their regulations:

  1. Environment Act 1998
  2. Protected Areas Act 2010
  3. The Wildlife Protection and Management (Amendment) Act 2017

In addition, the national plans and strategies of the government and the Multilateral Environment Agreements (MEAs) that Solomon Islands is Party to also gives guidance to the work programmes of the division.

This is position will enable the division to effectively and efficiently harmonize economic policy objectives with environmental objectives, to promote the protection, conservation and sustainable management of the use of the environment and natural resources of Solomon Islands.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the guidance of the Director, the Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Specialist will work very closely with the relevant staff of of ECD. The Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Specialist will be part of the IDRM project team and wilt be required to meet all project and programme requirements.

Assessment of Capacity Gaps

  • Assist with assessment of current enforcement and compliance capacity gaps at the Environment and Conservation Division.
  • Identifying challenges and provide recommendations to effectively carryout compliance and enforcement of the three Acts of Parliament that ECD administers and enforces.
  • Identify options for addressing those recommendations such as required skillsets, procedures, technology, supplies and budget to effectively carry out compliance and enforcement.
  • Assist ECD to undertake a review of the relevant Acts and relevant regulations and provide recommendations for amendments.

Develop a Framework for Compliance and Enforcement

  • Establish and test a framework for compliance and enforcement of the appropriate taws and regulations.
  • Develop standard operating procedures , manuals and checklists to support this framework.
  • Provide recommendations for administration processes, inter-governmental mechanisms, policy and legislative amendments.
  • Conduct capacity building activities for ECD Staff and relevant stakeholders on compliance and enforcement. These include:
  • Development of training materials.
  • Conducting of desktop and field-based training on reporting of incidents, inspection, prosecution, including monitoring aspects of the enforcement and compliance system.
  • Extend training of the above to other enforcement agencies, policies and provincial governments etc,

Partnerships

  • Develop and/ or strengthen partnerships with local, regional and international organizations,
  • Develop and/or strengthen partnerships with local and national government, professional and peer networks.
  • Mapping out of responsibilities as to who is doing what and where in terms of monitoring of compliance and enforcement of relevant measures.

Multi- criteria assessment tool

  • Identify a suite of recognized and appropriate environment standards for aquatic and terrestrial and low atmospheric environment.
  • Develop a context appropriate multi-criteria assessment tool to assess available and globally recognized environment standards and recommend for adaptation by ECD to guide monitoring of aquatic (freshwater and coastal waters), terrestrial and low atmospheric environment. This also include review of EIA processes and monitoring.

Other Duties:

  • Any other duties prescribed by Director ECD to support the enhancement of environmental governance .
  • Identity and recommend future programming and resource mobilization opportunities for ECD and UNDP.
Competencies
Core:
  • Achieve Results:  LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact
  • Think Innovatively:  LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems
  • Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences
  • Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands
  • Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results
  • Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration
  • Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity
 
Cross Functional & Technical Competencies:
 
Business Direction & Strategy:
  • System thinking: Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider alternating one element can impact on other parts of the system
Business Management:
  • Change Management: Ability to prepare, support, and help individuals and teams in designing and implementing organizational change.
2030 Agenda:
  • People: Gender: Climate Change and Risk Management of Disasters with a Gender Perspective
External Relations & Advocacy:
  • Relationship Management: Ability to engage with wide range of public and private partners, build, sustain and/or strengthen working relations, trust and mutual understanding.
2030 Agenda: Planet:
  • Nature Climate & Energy: Environment and social impact assessment including data collection and analysis; Environment and social impact assessment including safeguards.
Required Skills and Experience
 
Education:
  • Master's degree in environmental science or related areas (e.g environmental management, environmental chemistry, environment law, biodiversity conservation)
Experience:
  • More than 7 years of professional work experience at the senior level in a government department that deals with environmental management; compliance and enforcement.
  • Work experience in the private, regional and international organisation at a senior environmental management level.
  • Familiar with Solomon Islands environmental and socioeconomic issue.
  • Familiar with implementation and enforcement of environment laws including Forestry, Fisheries and Mining Acts at national and subnational levels.
  • Proven ability in developing training materials and conducting field based training for, ECD staff and relevant stakeholders on compliance and enforcement.
  • Proven ability is developing multi-criteria assessment tool for environmental standards.

Language requirement: 

  • Proficiency in English
Disclaimer
 
 
Under US immigration law, acceptance of a staff position with UNDP, an international organization, may have significant implications for US Permanent Residents. UNDP advises applicants for all professional level posts that they must relinquish their US Permanent Resident status and accept a G-4 visa, or have submitted a valid application for US citizenship prior to commencement of employment. 
 
UNDP is not in a position to provide advice or assistance on applying for US citizenship and therefore applicants are advised to seek the advice of competent immigration lawyers regarding any applications.
 
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