Agricultural Emissions & Air Quality Projections Specialist

UN Secretariat; Paris; Remote; EUR 56,000 - 89,000; Part time

Job summary

UN Secretariat invites a National Consultant to support Moldova’s air quality and climate commitments. The role focuses on developing and updating agricultural emission inventories and projections to 2040, following international reporting standards and national energy data.

Deliverables include reports, calculation files, QA docs, and uncertainty analyses all in English. Required qualifications include a Master’s or equivalent in environmental fields, fluency in English and Romanian, and at

Qualifications

• Advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in agricultural sciences, agronomy, animal science, environmental sciences, environmental engineering, or a related field.
• A first-level university degree with qualifying experience may be accepted.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English and Romanian is essential.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and update the Agriculture sector's air pollutant emission inventory in NFR tables, collecting and verifying activity data and emission factors.
• Develop emission projections for 2030, 2035, and 2040, disaggregated by pollutant and NFR category.
• Assess projections against ERCs and provide reduction-measure recommendations.
• Deliverables include a technical report, editable calculation files, QA documentation, and uncertainty assessments in English.

Skills

Emissions inventories

Ammonia estimation

Agricultural data

Emission projections

International reporting standards

English

Romanian

Data analysis

Quality assurance

Report writing

Education

Master's degree

Environmental sciences

Job description

UN Secretariat invites a National Consultant to support Moldova’s air quality and climate commitments. The role focuses on developing and updating agricultural emission inventories and projections to 2040, following international reporting standards and national energy data.

Deliverables include reports, calculation files, QA docs, and uncertainty analyses all in English. Required qualifications include a Master’s or equivalent in environmental fields, fluency in English and Romanian, and at