About United Nations University The United Nations University (UNU) is an international community of scholars engaged in policy:oriented research, capacity development and dissemination of knowledge in furthering the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The mission of UNU is to contribute, through research and capacity building, to efforts to resolve the pressing global problems that are the concern of the United Nations and its Member States. For the past four decades, UNU has been a go:to think tank for impartial research on human survival, conflict prevention, sustainable development, and welfare. With more than 400 researchers in 12 countries, UNUs work spans the 17 Sustainable Development Goals full breadth, generating policy:relevant knowledge to effect positive global change. UNU maintains more than 200 collaborations with UN agencies and leading universities and research institutions across the globe. For more information, unu.edu United Nations University, Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU:IAS) United Nations University, Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU:IAS) is one of 14 research and training Institutes that comprise the think tanks in the UNU system. UNU:IAS is a UNU institute based at UNU Headquarters in Tokyo. The mission of UNU:IAS is to serve the international community through policy:relevant research and capacity development focused on sustainability, including its social, economic and environmental dimensions. Through its postgraduate education programmes UNU:IAS developes future international leaders with interdisciplinary understanding and skills needed to advance creative solutions to problems of sustainability. UNU:IAS builds on a strong tradition of UNU research and capacity development in Japan, undertaken in collaboration with a global network of professionals and scholars, particularly in Africa and Asia. For more information, ias.unu.eduThe United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies Operating Unit Ishikawa/Kanazawa (OUIK) was established in April 2008 with strong support by local governments of Ishikawa Prefecture and Kanazawa City in Japan. OUIK has provided local and regional input into UNU's sustainable development and international cooperation efforts in collaboration with other organizations, including UN agencies, academic institutes and local partners by implementing research on sustainable utilization of biodiversity and ecosystem services. OUIK also aims at developing communication and networks with local stakeholders through public outreach and capacity building while sharing information about international trends. Responsibilities Under the guidance of the Director of UNU:IAS and the direct supervision of the Director of OUIK and in close collaboration with the UNU personnel, the Programme Coordinator will be responsible for the following duties:1. Promote and coordinate key strategic activities of OUIK, including multi:stakeholder partnerships in Ishikawa Prefecture as well as further develop the collaboration and synergy between OUIK and other programmes at UNU:IAS or other UNU or UN institutes; Assist the Director of OUIK to build coherence and cooperation within UNU:IAS, as well as to establish links with other academic institutions, scholars and stakeholders at the local level and beyond; Liaise with the donors such as Ishikawa Prefecture and Kanazawa City government and other local stakeholders, and effectively convey the organization's mission, vision, and programmes to them; Support a systematic, process:driven approach to create synergy within the institute and externally; 2. Oversee and coordinate the day:to:day management and operation of the programme activities; Plan, coordinate and supervise research and administrative activities of the project including the event hosting and logistics; Coordinate activities related to budget funding and fundraising (project development and submissions, p
