The following is a job announcement posted today from my colleague at IISD, Kimo Goree. The
ENB team is one of the most amazing collections of (primarily) young professionals I've ever met anywhere. Working with the ENB is one of the most gruelling and rewarding experiences possible for anyone interested in international sustainable development negotiations. If you are up for an interesting couple of years, read on and consider applying if you meet the very tight criteria.
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The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Reporting Services will be adding three new writers to the team of free-lance consultants who write and edit the Earth Negotiations Bulletin, Sustainable Developments and ENB on the Side (the “ENB Team.”)
Specifically, we need two writers with strong backgrounds in chemistry and exposure to the political processes of international chemical management. These writers should, as a minimum, be pursuing a Ph.D. or recently completed a Ph.D. on LL.M degree and have published academic work in the area of chemical management policy, with emphasis on the Stockholm Convention and the Rotterdam Convention.
In addition, we need one writer with a strong background in the Convention on Biological Diversity. This writer should, as a minimum, be pursuing a Ph.D. or recently completed a Ph.D. or LL.M degree and have published academic work in the area of biodiversity policy with an emphasis on the CBD SBSTTA, access and benefit sharing, the Cartagena Protocol to the CBD or the CBD.
In addition, and once again just to be clear, all interested writers should:
a) be enrolled in or about to begin a Ph.D. program or have recently finished the Ph.D. or LL.M degree;
b) have published or undertaken extensive research in one or more of the issue areas covered in the Earth Negotiations Bulletin.
c) demonstrate fluency in understanding and writing in English and strong language skills in one other UN language (French, Arabic, Spanish, Chinese or Russian)
d) have experience in the UN system and an understanding of multilateral negotiations;
e) work well in small groups and have the flexibility to travel to international meetings for periods of up to three weeks at a time;
f) be able to type well enough to take legible verbatim notes;
g) have his or her own laptop computer.
This is not a full-time job and we will reject candidates who are searching for a full-time job. All writers should either have other free-lance work or academic scholarships/fellowships to complement their salaries from working on the Earth Negotiations Bulletin. All candidates should be free to travel to Geneva to train and work during the POPS negotiations in July and attend meetings in their issue area during at least the next six months (IFCS, SAICM and PIC for chemicals team writers and SBSTTA and ABS for the biodiversity writer.) We usually expect writers who join the team to be available for meetings over the next two-three years.
Before applying, please make sure that you have read carefully the minimum qualifications for this position. Unfortunately, due to the number of qualified applicants, we cannot consider the applications of candidates who do not speak a second UN language fluently (yes, you will be interviewed in your second language as well as English on specific aspects of multilateral negotiations and theory), do not have solid academic qualifications and publications, do not have free time to train and work and who do not have experience in the UN system and know multilateral negotiations. We are really sorry to be so restrictive in our requirements, but this is a great job with a good salary, international travel, access to the highest level of multilateral negotiations and exposure to an exceptional team of other international environment policy wonks. So, we have had to “set the bar” at this high level.
Work on the Earth Negotiations Bulletin and our other publications requires long hours, often working in crowded offices with other members of the team. All applicants should be able to work well in small group situations and handle stress with alacrity and even in the toughest of moments show the highest respect for co-workers.
Here is how to apply if you are absolutely sure that you satisfy the above requirements.
a) Send an e-mail to me with a copy of your CV, a letter of introduction that explains your interest in writing for the Earth Negotiations Bulletin, a listing of any recent academic publications, specific information on your expertise in chemical management/biodiversity policy and how you meet the minimum requirements. My e-mail is kimo@iisd.org
b) If you know other members of the Earth Negotiations Bulletin team, you should have them contact me with a recommendation.
c) If you have a supervising professor or know a member of a government delegation who participates in one of the processes we cover contact me by e-mail as this will help.
We will be accepting applications from now until Thursday, 26 June at 6:00 pm New York time. This date is final.
Unfortunately, we will not be able to respond to any applications that do not meet the minimum requirements.
As in life, grammar, neatness and imagination count.
Regards,
Kimo GOREE
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Langston James "Kimo" Goree VI
Director, IISD Reporting Services
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