Waste Management Specialist; Greening Moonshot; Home Based - Tier 0, 1 & 2

In line with the commitment to safeguard capacity and support personnel already in the Organization, a majority of UNDP UNCDF/UNV vacancies are advertised using a tiered application process whereby:

• Tier 0: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV IP staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed‑term (FTA) appointments, whose posts will be abolished, or contracts will be terminated or not renewed during 2026.
• Tier 1:
  Other UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed‑term (FTA) appointments
• Tier 2: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding temporary appointments (TA), personnel on regular PSA contracts, and Expert and Specialist UN Volunteers
• Tier 3 or no tier indicated:
  All other contract types from UNDP/UNCDF/UNV and other agencies, and other external candidates

Please make note of the Tier(s) indicated in the vacancy title, if any, and ensure that you satisfy the eligibility to apply.

UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The UNDP Strategic Plan underscores the organization’s dual imperative to deliver development results with greater efficiency and value for money, while leading by example on sustainability, climate action, and responsible resource use.

Within this context, UNDP has committed to continuously improving the efficiency, effectiveness, and environmental performance of its operations, recognizing that internal operational practices directly affect institutional credibility, partner trust, and staff engagement. The Strategic Plan highlights the need to modernize management practices, strengthen data‑driven decision‑making, reduce waste and inefficiencies, and align operational systems with UNDP’s broader climate and environmental ambitions.

The Greening Moonshot Initiative, hosted by Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) in collaboration with the Bureau for Management Services (BMS), is UNDP’s flagship, inward‑facing transformation effort to reduce the environmental footprint of corporate operations. Through the Greening Moonshot, UNDP has committed to significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving resource efficiency, and adopting best practices across energy use, procurement, mobility, buildings, and waste management.

The initiative is overseen by the Moonshot Task Force and supported by a dedicated Moonshot Secretariat.

Waste management is a highly visible and material component of UNDP’s operational sustainability agenda. As a leading development actor working extensively on waste, circular economy, chemicals, and pollution issues at the country level, UNDP is expected to “walk the talk” by applying the same principles internally. At the same time, sound waste management and resource efficiency practices are increasingly recognized as cost‑reduction and efficiency levers.

The Waste Management Specialist position is associated with the Greening Moonshot team and is designed to strengthen UNDP’s capacity to provide coherent corporate guidance, practical tools, monitoring approaches, and strategic recommendations that support offices worldwide in improving waste management performance in a cost‑effective, context‑sensitive manner.

The Waste Management Specialist will support the design, rollout, and continuous improvement of UNDP’s corporate approach to waste management and resource efficiency. The assignment balances technical rigor, operational practicality, and cost‑effectiveness, in line with UNDP’s Strategic Plan and Greening Moonshot commitments.