National Project Management Officer – Bosnia & Herzegovina (Level A)

About the role

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is seeking a National Project Management Officer to coordinate and manage a portfolio of environmental projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The role focuses on waste, land pollution, air quality, landfills mapping, and related initiatives, ensuring alignment with UNEP standards, donor requirements, and national priorities.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage multiple complementary projects covering waste, land pollution, air quality, landfills mapping, BRS/Minamata, NBSAP/7NR, and climate platform.
• Provide expert technical advice on biodiversity, waste management, landfills mapping, air quality monitoring, and chemicals governance.
• Develop and implement comprehensive monitoring and evaluation frameworks, including semi‑annual and final reporting, risk assessments, and sustainability/exit strategies.
• Collaborate with ministries, municipal authorities, UNEP teams, civil society, and regional stakeholders to foster multi‑level governance and inter‑sectoral integration.
• Integrate gender and social inclusion considerations into project designs, activities, capacity‑building, and reporting.
• Deliver trainings, workshops, and guidance to national and regional institutions to enhance technical and policy capacity.
• Coordinate field activities, deploy monitoring systems, conduct hotspot mapping, and operationalize biodiversity and pollution management tools.
• Document and disseminate lessons learned, produce knowledge products, policy briefs, digital platforms, and information systems.

Required profile

Required skills

What we offer

• Opportunity to work on high‑impact environmental projects in the Western Balkans.
• Collaboration with UN agencies, governments, NGOs, and international partners.
• Professional development in project management, environmental policy, and stakeholder engagement.