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Evaluation Consultant for Performance Assessment for UNEP Project PIMS 2013 ( Value Chains in Haiti) and Terminal Evaluation of UNEP GEF Project 9678 (Political Will for Natural Resource Management) Faith for Earth Coalition Intern Finance and Administration Assistant

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Data collection and analysis phase, including: conduct desk review of available secondary data and conduct interviews with the project team, partners and stakeholders, to the extent possible;
ensure independence of the evaluation and confidentiality of interviews; and
regularly report back to the Evaluation Manager on progress and inform of any possible problems or issues encountered. Reporting phase, including:
draft the Final Performance Assessment report, ensuring that, to the extent feasible, it is complete, coherent and consistent with the Evaluation Office guidelines both in substance and style;
liaise with the Evaluation Manager on comments received and finalize the report, ensuring that all review comments have been sufficiently taken into account;
prepare a Response to Comments annex for the report, listing any comments partially/not accepted by the Consultant and indicating the reason for this. GEF 9678 – “POLLITICAL WILL” Reporting phase, including: draft the Main Evaluation Report, ensuring that the evaluation report is complete, coherent and consistent with the Evaluation Manager guidelines both in substance and style;
liaise with the Evaluation Manager on comments received and finalize the Main Evaluation Report, ensuring that comments are taken into account until approved by the Evaluation Manager
prepare a Response to Comments annex for the main report, listing those comments not accepted by the Evaluation Consultant and indicating the reason for the rejection; and (where agreed with the Evaluation Manager) prepare an Evaluation Brief (2-page summary of the evaluand and the key evaluation findings and lessons) Managing relations, including: maintain a positive relationship with evaluation stakeholders, ensuring that the evaluation process is as participatory as possible but at the same time maintains its independence;
communicate in a timely manner with the Evaluation Manager on any issues requiring its attention and intervention. The Evaluation Consultant shall have had no prior involvement in the formulation or implementation of the project and will be independent from the participating institutions.
The consultant will sign the Evaluation Consultant Code of Conduct Agreement Form.
The Evaluation Consultant will be selected and recruited by the UNEP Evaluation Office through an individual consultancy contract. Comprehensive terms of reference will be shared with the consultant separately.

Qualifications/special skills

A first level university degree in environmental sciences, international development or other relevant political or social sciences area is required and an advanced degree in the same areas is desirable.
A minimum of 9 years of technical / evaluation experience is required, preferably including evaluating large, regional or global programmes and using a Theory of Change approach;
A good/broad understanding of ecosystems management.
Working knowledge of the UN system and specifically the work of UNEP is an added advantage

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November 5, 2024
Finance and Administration Intern Programme Management Officer

This Internship position is located in the Public Sector Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Unit of UNEP Corporate Services Division in Nairobi, with the intended purpose of supporting the financial and administrative functions in the Unit. Under the direct supervision of the Senior Finance and Budget Assistant, the Finance and Administration Intern will be trained and given an opportunity to learn and assist in the handling of data entry and data validation of funding partner information, financial analysis of the Environment Fund as well as administrative duties which broadly include:
Income reporting: Assist in data entry and data validation of funding partner information in support of launching Power Business Intelligence (BI) as a new income reporting tool.
Provide support with respect to; collaboration and liaison with Financial Management Unit on Member States invoices and receipts as well as update and maintenance of data for tracking and future reference.
Assist in Financial analysis of the Environment Fund and earmarked income to form basis for reporting on income status and funding profiles for Member States.
Records management: Assist with reviewing of records, including correspondence log, partner agreements and contacts for integrity and for purposes of migration to Client Relationship Management (CRM) tool.
Additional Duties: Assist in ad hoc excel related reports.
Perform any other related tasks as may be assigned.

Qualifications/special skills

Applicants must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements: Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher).
Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s level or equivalent).
Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation.
Must have studied Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Information Technology (IT), Procurement or any other related field. Additionally, the applicants must have the following attributes:
Be computer literate in standard software applications.
Possess good report writing skills.
Demonstrate good organizational and pleasant interpersonal skills.
Demonstrate interest in issues related to environmental sustainability.
Have demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which include willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
Have a keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter. No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme. Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship.

Deadline; Oct 13th 2024

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November 5, 2024
National Adaptation Planning(NAP) Technical Expert- Iraq

Duties and Responsibilities

In order to achieve the expected Outcomes, Outputs and Deliverables (see Deliverables section) the Expert will perform the following tasks, in close collaboration with the UNEP Regional office in West Asia and Climate Change Adaptation Unit (CCAU) at the UNEP office in Nairobi and under the overall supervision of the UNEP Task Manager based in Bangkok, Thailand.
Provide technical inputs to NAP Process:
Lead the organization of, participate as a resource person, and represent the project in national and subnational workshops and meetings, in close coordination with the NAP team at the MoE and key NAP institutional stakeholders;
Provide background information and inputs to studies, reports, policy briefs and other project outputs, and review draft deliverables;
Facilitate institutional capacity building in gender-sensitive climate change adaptation planning, multi-sectoral and integrated planning approaches, climate change information and knowledge (modelling, projections and risk assessments), and climate finance;
Ensure that Project Components and Deliverables are closely aligned to supporting the integration of climate change adaptation into national, sectoral and provincial strategies, plans and budgets.
Ensure that the UNFCCC’s Guiding Principles for NAPs are applied in the Iraq NAP elaboration, implementation and monitoring and the processes are participatory, consultative and inclusive.
Guide and supervise project technical outputs: Ensure that project activities and results are delivered in accordance with the required quality standards and specified time and cost constraints;
Develop TORs and assist Government and UNEP in the identification, selection and recruitment/ procurement of consultants or other service providers, and ensure timely and efficient administration of contracts and/or purchase orders;
Supervise and coordinate the work and deliverables of national and international consultants, as well as other service providers and partners;
Undertake other tasks relevant to the achievement of objectives of the NAP Project

Qualifications/special skills

A master’s degree in natural sciences (environment, forestry, agriculture, biology or climate change) or development studies/ management sciences (with combination of relevant thematic experience) is required.
A first level university degree (bachelor or equivalent) with two (2) additional years of professional experience will be accepted in lieu of a Master’s degree.
At least five (5) years of experience in areas of work related to national and sector gender-sensitive policy development and analysis and institutional assessment and capacity building in relation to environment and natural resources and sustainable development, preferably in areas related to climate change adaptation is required.
At least one previous professional positions/ assignments related to government planning processes is required. Experience working with the Government of Iraq in climate change/ environment is essential, experience with the United Nations system, familiarity with financial, administrative systems and reporting requirements of UN is required.
Experience of leading an intersectoral and integrated development planning process in Iraq, including integration of cross-cutting thematic issues (e.g. environment, climate change, gender) is desired. Iraqi National residing in Iraq is desired

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November 5, 2024
Evaluation Specialist for Terminal Evaluation of the UNEP/GEF Project Conserving, Enhancing and Managing Carbon Stocks and Biodiversity in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Principal Evaluator for Terminal Evaluation of the UNEP/GEF Project Conserving, Enhancing and Managing Carbon Stocks and Biodiversity in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Evaluation Consultant for Terminal Evaluation of the UNEP Project “Strengthening the Environmental Management of the Oil and Gas Sector in Fragile and Developing Countries’’ (PIMS ID 1957) Evaluation Consultant for Terminal Evaluation of the UNEP/GEF Project Promoting Protected Areas Management through Integrated Marine and Coastal Ecosystems Protection in Coastal Area of Montenegro

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

The Evaluation Specialist will make substantive and high-quality contributions to the evaluation process and outputs. More specifically: Inception phase of the Evaluation, including: preliminary desk review and introductory interviews with project staff;
draft the reconstructed Theory of Change of the project;
prepare the evaluation framework;
develop the desk review and interview protocols;
draft the survey protocols (if relevant);
develop and present criteria for country and/or site selection for the evaluation mission;
plan the evaluation schedule;
prepare the Inception Report, incorporating comments until approved by the Evaluation Manager Data collection and analysis phase of the Evaluation, including: conduct further desk review and in-depth interviews with project implementing and executing agencies, project partners and project stakeholders;

Qualifications/special skills

A first level university degree in environmental sciences, international development or other relevant political or social sciences area is required and an advanced degree in the same areas is desirable.
A minimum of 6 years of technical / evaluation experience is required, preferably including evaluating large, regional or global programmes and using a Theory of Change approach;
A good/broad understanding of protected areas management is desired.
Working knowledge of the UN system and specifically the work of UNEP is an added advantage.
Previous working experience in Ukraine and in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (ChEZ) is desirable.

Deadline : Oct 24, 2024

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November 5, 2024
Forest Finance and Carbon Market Specialist

Tasks:

Programme implementation quality assurance, for results delivery (Output 1, 20%)
Ensure capacity development to countries on topics such as carbon market, and other REDD+ related issues, provide input into papers and briefing notes, conduct meetings with stakeholders from both the private and public sector.
Support on reporting and ad hoc requests from colleagues in the organisation.
Access to REDD+ financing and private sector engagement (Output 2, 65%)
Jointly with the UNEP UN-REDD Africa Regional Coordinator and the Global UN-REDD Finance Specialist leads the agenda on REDD+ and forest carbon finance, as well as private sector engagement initiatives and activities in in the Africa r region.
Provides policy advisory support to African priority countries in accessing and scaling up sustainable financing for REDD+ activities (upfront, carbon finance and results-based financing).
Liaise with and convene other REDD+ initiatives and potential co-financing agencies and institutions to ensure REDD+ implementation consists of one nationally owned REDD+ process.
Bring about purchases or investments of REDD+ projects in target countries and foster better policy and financial instruments to encourage further investment.
Generate and disseminate knowledge around financial mechanisms such as blended finance to be used to scale investment into REDD+ and NBS. This requires both public and private relationships and joint conversations.
Establishes good working relationships with partners (public and private) working towards the REDD+ and carbon finance field in Africa.
Contributes to advance global UNEP UN-REDD led initiatives agenda on upfront financing and results-based financing by generating and disseminating knowledge, including but not limited to forest carbon markets and by convening relevant actors to act.
Provide support as requested by ROA and other UN agencies
Support the resources mobilization process (Output 3, 15%): Identify strategic opportunities, needs and gaps to contribute to the planning process in line with the UN-REDD Results Framework for the 2021-2025 period.
Transform these opportunities into project ideas with theory of change to be implemented on the ground.
Initiate drafts project concept notes, documents/proposals according to donors’ procedures and support the submission process.
Consult with partners, country focal points and related stakeholders to collect feedback and update the documents as needed.
Contribute to finding and arranging new funding opportunities within the branch.

Qualifications/special skills

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Natural Resources, Forestry, Environmental Engineering, Economics, Public/Environmental Policy, Environmental impact assessment of projects, public management, or forest management, economics, finance, sustainable development, business administration, Biology or Agronomy, economics, finance, sustainable development, business administration or related field is required.
A minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in public or private sector entities, including in the African region is required.
Strong knowledge about REDD+ mechanism, not limited to the financing aspects, as well as understanding of financial institutions and sustainable finance with practical experience with at least an African country is required.
Within the required 5 years, a minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience in the provision of technical assistance in sustainable forest management or conservation, coordination and planning with national and regional actors related to forest management and/or forest management and climate change will be desirable.
Excellent knowledge of Africa’s REDD+ context would be an asset.
Experience working with international organizations is desirable.

Skills

Strong and proven project management skills.
Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
Ability to convene partners and facilitate consensus.
Ability to coordinate a wide range of different outputs and partners.
Ability to analyse materials from various sources and expertise and recommend alternative options if needed.

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November 5, 2024
Legal Officer Programme Management Intern Associate Programme Management Officer (Multiple Positions)

Responsibilities

Serve as a lead officer in one or more areas of concentration, and independently handles a wide range of multi-discipline and complex legal matters involving issues of international, public, private and administrative law, to include interpretation and application of instruments in that area of concentration.
Provide legal advice on diverse substantive and procedural questions of considerable complexity, which may include those related to administration and management, institutions support, and other operational matters,
Advise and engage with UN internal justice system including the tribunals, represents the organization on cases before the UNDT, participates in negotiations and settlement of claims, to include establishing strategy and approach; deciding on the recommendations on the merit of claims and in connection with the reviewability of administrative decisions.
Review, advise on and draft complex agreements, institutional and operational modalities, or legal motions/submissions and other legal documents; develops new legal modalities to meet unique needs/circumstances.
Review complaints relating to prohibition of discrimination, harassment, including sexual harassment, and abuse of authority as well as retaliation investigations to determine if prohibited conduct or retaliation occurred as alleged, and provide legal support to the Conduct and Discipline focal point • Perform extensive legal research and analysis and prepares determinations, briefs, and correspondence, in particular to remediate situations where prohibited conducts or retaliation has occurred and effectuate the consultation/resolution process; provides legal advice to the unit/division.
Provide timely and confidential legal advice and guidance on diverse and substantive questions of considerable complexity, including monitoring trends and conducting analysis into root causes of legal dilemmas for staff.
Provide legal advice on the interpretation and application of staff regulations and rules in relation to investigations, including the review of administrative decisions.
Consult and liaise with the Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM), Office of Legal Affairs (OLA), Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS), among others with regard to investigation, as necessary Corporate legal advice:
Review, advise on and drafts complex agreements, institutional and operational modalities with governments, non-governmental organizations and other public and private entities. or legal motions/submissions and other legal documents; develops new legal modalities to meet unique needs/circumstances

Education

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in international law is required.
A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable

Work Experience

A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in law, preferably administrative, employment, civil and criminal law or a related area is required.
Experience in legal analysis, research and writing is required.
Experience in litigation and first-hand experience appearing and leading evidence of witnesses before a court, tribunal, or equivalent administrative boards or bodies is desirable.
Experience with staff regulations and rules, policies, procedures and operations of the United Nations and United Nations Internal Justice System or other similar international organization is desirable.
Two (2) years or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable

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November 5, 2024
Communications Consultant – UNEP GEF C&W Unit Finance and Budget Assistant – Temporary Job Opening (Tjo)

Specific duties and responsibilities:

Communication Strategy:
Conduct consultations with internal & external stakeholders to finalize the draft communications strategy
Develop annual plan and calendar of events and communication requirements in line with the UNEP and GEF policy requirements and expectations, e.g. press release for all new projects, high visibility at key international events, use of GEF and UNEP logos and alignment with brand and visibility policies etc.
Produce guidance and SOPs for key communications workflows 2 Communications
Task Force: The consultant will, in collaboration with the communications UNV:
Support the operations of the newly revamped “communications task force”.
Assist the identification of a series of communities of practice from across the portfolio.
Support meetings of the Task Force and Communities of Practice to facilitate group discussions.
Use the Communities of Practice to identify future webinar / panel events linked to 2.3 below.
Review and provide support to communication strategies of FSP and MSP projects across the portfolio, including support to development of communications inputs to project proposals and oversight and quality control of communications activities of projects under implementation.
Webinar and events series: Geneva is the central hub for Chemicals and Waste work globally. It hosts the Secretariats of the BRS and Minamata Conventions, the GFC Secretariat, the UNEP Chemicals and Health Branch, WHO, IPCC Secretariat, UNITAR and other key stakeholders in the C&W World. As such Geneva is a focus of international meetings where the unit often organizes meetings, events, and expert group discussions forums. A number of key project executing partners (GGKP, KRU unit in C&H Branch, WHO) are based in Geneva which provides an opportunity to explore opportunities for more integrated planning to events where the work of the unit can be showcased. The consultant will therefore support the following activities:
Guide Communications UNV in organization of events linked to major inter-governmental meetings, organize events, including identify key speakers, publicize events, facilitate events.
Develop a programme of webinar events focusing on key topics, including the GEF 9 strategy development
Provide metric analysis of the events in terms of numbers of participants per event (min 500 as target), geographic distribution, stakeholder distribution, gender distribution.
Provide a lessons-learnt analysis on how events can be used more effectively in future.
Support the unit Senior Task Manager in organization and delivery of localized events such as Programme development meetings, consultations with BRS / Minamata Sec, joint meetings with WHO and other partners and, internal briefings to UNEP units and Divisions.
Monitoring and Progress Controls Reporting lines: The consultant will be under the direct supervision of the GEF Portfolio Manager. The consultant will work in close collaboration with the Communications UNV based in Nairobi and for day-to-day administrative issues be supervised by the Senior Task Manager (P4) in the GEF unit. The detailed Communications Calendar will include deliverables by month.
The workplan will be reviewed jointly with the Portfolio Manager and Communications UNV on a monthly basis. Report on the delivery of the workplan will be prepared at the end of each calendar month in combination with the monthly progress report to monitor and identify issues.

Qualifications/special skills

A bachelor’s degree in communications/science communication or other relevant area is required.
An advanced degree in the same areas is desirable.
At least two (2) years of working experience in communications and awareness raising on environmental pollution topics at international level is required.
At least five (5) years of working experience in the same areas is desirable.
Awareness of multi-lateral process is required. Experience in intergovernmental processes is an advantage.

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November 5, 2024
Data and Information Management Assistant

To use SQL, Python and related statistical languages to manipulate complex datasets in order to facilitate maintaining of accurate information on project performance, financial performance, human resource performance, audit and evaluation performance.
Contribute to the preparation of monthly Programme Delivery Reports to be issued to heads of Offices and Regions, and Sub-programme coordinators.
Contribute to the preparation of Quarterly Business Review reports and related material to be issued to the Senior Management Team.
To optimize data transformation process performance through automating current analysis process by facilitating the use of advanced analytical tools for data storage and manipulation. Information Management.
Work closely with personnel in Policy and Programme Support Unit, Global Environment Facility (GEF) Coordination Office, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) Coordination Office to aid with project reporting and related operations.
Work closely with personnel in Gender Unit to aid with project gender alignment reporting and related operations.
Work closely with the Finance and Budget personnel in the Corporate Services Division to aid with financial reporting and related operations.
Work closely with Human Resource Section in the Corporate Services Division to aid with human resource reporting and related operations.
Work closely with Strategic Planning Unit personnel in the Policy and Programme Division to gather audit reporting data for the timely reporting of compliance.
Manage gathering of UNEP evaluations data from the Evaluation office for timely reporting of compliance.
Work closely with the Business Intelligence Unit in Corporate Services Division to manage gathering of data required for financial reporting, grants management reporting and implementing partners reporting and related operations.
Support Quarterly Business Review team to ensure implementation of best practices in data management to ensure the integrity of data and the quality of data processes. Business Systems Development.
Planning, designing, developing, implementing and maintaining accurate database of UNEP’s Quarterly Business Review database.
Conduct data integrity and availability tasks through routine administration, operation and monitoring of systems.
Work closely with UNEP’s Enterprise Solutions Section DevOps team to support migration of legacy databases to the UNEP Enterprise Data Warehouse. Training.
Train co-workers and/or clients on the Quarterly Business Review data collection process to aid in their understanding of the sources of information.
Train co-workers and/or clients on managing their Quarterly Business Review composite index scores.

Qualifications/special skills

A high school diploma is required. The years of experience will be reduced by two years for candidates who possess a bachelor’s degree specializing in computer science or equivalent. Additional training and a technical or vocational certificate in information technology or other related areas are required.
At least 2 years of work experience at the national or international level in application software systems analysis, design and development and data management is required.
High level of proficiency in at least four of the following: Jira, Confluence, PHP, Python, JavaScript, MySQL databases, Power Apps, Teams, SharePoint Online.
Experience working in teams, including coordination of junior members, and in engaging with clients. Working with multi-cultural teams would be an advantage.
Experience in developing workflow automation and service request tracking solutions would be an advantage.

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November 5, 2024
Communication Intern

Duties and Responsibilities

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. UNEP’s Ecosystems Division works with international and national partners, providing technical assistance and advisory services for the implementation of environmental policy, and strengthening the environmental management capacity of developing countries and countries with economies in transition. This position is in the UNEP Ecosystems Division, Administrative Services, in the Nairobi duty station. Under the supervision of the Chief Administration & HR Unit,, the incumbent will perform the following functions. The communication intern will be responsible for the following duties:
Assist in the communications and knowledge management plan, specifically enhancing the Division’s Induction manual and updating the Division’s intranet.
Support in developing and publishing communications material through various channels.
Support updating Intranet platforms regularly.
Collect, write and edit content received from Branches/Units.
Collect stories on the results of the partnership.
Support in creating, designing, and producing factsheets, presentations, social media cards, web stories, technical highlights, videos, infographics, visuals and other supplementary communication products for the Division’s intranet.
Other duties to support the work of the AS and its partnerships as requested by supervisors.

Qualifications/special skills

Applicants must, at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements:

Are enrolled in a master’s or in a Ph.D. programme; or Are enrolled in the final year of a bachelor’s programme; or Are within one year after graduation from a Bachelor’s, master’s or Ph.D. programme. in the field of communications, public relations, languages, Information Technology, Graphic Design, or equivalent.
In addition: Demonstrate pleasant interpersonal skills.
Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which include willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
Have a keen interest in the work of the United Nations and has a personal commitment to the ideals of the UN Charter.
Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.

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November 5, 2024
Administrative Assistant Senior Finance and Budget Assistant – Temporary Job Opening (TJO) Senior Programme Management Officer

Responsibilities

Human Resources Management
Initiate, review, process and follow-up on actions related to the administration of the unit’s human resource activities, e.g., recruitment of staff and consultants, placement, promotion, relocation, performance appraisal, job classification reviews, separation of staff members, training etc., ensuring consistency in the application of UN rules and procedures.
Respond to enquiries and provide information and advice to staff regarding their entitlements, administrative procedures, processes and practices, conditions of service, duties and responsibilities, and entitlements under the Staff Rules and Regulations.
Oversee the maintenance of vacancy announcement files and keeps track of status of vacancy announcements. Reviews and processes personnel actions through IMIS.
Monitor staffing table and prepare relevant statistical data/charts. General Administration
Draft routine correspondence to respond to enquiries in respect to relevant administrative, financial audit, personnel matters.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent is required.

Job – Specific Qualification

Relevant training in human resources, administration or related area is desirable.

Work Experience

A minimum of seven (7) years of relevant work experience in administrative services, finance, accounting, audit, human resources or related area is required.
The minimum number of years of relevant experience is reduced by two (2) years for candidates who possess a first-level university degree.
1 year or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.

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November 5, 2024