United Nations Environment Programme

Passive Cooling Consultant

Lugar de destino: 🇫🇷 Paris, France
País / zona: France
Región: Europe
Sistema ONU: Other UN Entity
Nivel: CON
Categoría: Consultants
Familia profesional: Environmental Affairs
Publicada: May 21, 2026
Cierra: Jun 04, 2026 cerrada Origen: 05:59, Jun 04, 2026 Europe/Paris

Sobre este puesto

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) seeks a Passive Cooling Consultant to support the Mitigation Branch and UNEP India Office in accelerating passive cooling adoption in India. The consultant will provide technical expertise to real estate developers, integrating passive cooling solutions into building projects to enhance heat adaptation and energy efficiency. Key responsibilities include design assistance, building energy analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and advocacy for energy efficiency with developers and real estate associations. The role involves significant coordination with the UNEP India Office and is based remotely in India for a 12-month duration. The consultant must be fluent in English and French, with a minimum of five years of relevant professional experience in sustainable building design and energy efficiency.

Requisitos clave

5+ years experience in sustainable building design
Experience with real estate developers
Fluency in written and oral English

Deseable

Bachelor's degree in Architecture or related field
Experience with Cool Coalition framework
Knowledge of Indian building codes

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Experiencia mín.: Minimum five (5) years of professional experience in a relevant field of work, preferably with focus on providing design assistance to real estate developers in designing and constructing sustainable and energy-efficient buildings.
Titulación requerida: Completion of secondary education required; a bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related field is given due consideration but not required.
Idiomas: English French

Result of Service

The result of services is to support the Mitigation Branch and UNEP India Office in its efforts to accelerate passive cooling in India and support government of India, state governments, public sector undertakings, cities, private players, academia and industry to accelerate uptake of passive cooling by recommending passive cooling solutions in projects of #2 real estate developers and supporting in implementation.

Work Location

India

Expected duration

12 months

Duties and Responsibilities

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the international 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. The consultant is needed to perform tasks of a technical, organizational and capacity nature, as part of the Cities Unit of the Mitigation Branch, Climate Change Division, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Specifically, a consultant is needed to technically support UNEP projects on scaling-up passive cooling in India as part of a comprehensive approach to cooling in buildings and under the framework of the Cool Coalition. The position will require significant liaison with UNEP India Office. The consultant will be home-based. The Cool Coalition is a global multi-stakeholder network that connects a wide range of key actors from government, cities, international organizations, businesses, finance, academia, and civil society groups to facilitate knowledge exchange, advocacy, and joint action towards a rapid global transition to efficient and climate-friendly cooling and heat resilience. The Secretariat of the Cool Coalition is based in UNEP. The Consultant’s assignment is to provide expertise in design assistance to real estate developers in integration of passive cooling solutions to ensure heat adaptation.

Qualifications/special skills

A minimum of five years of experience in a relevant field of work, preferably with focus on providing design assistance to real estate developers in designing and constructing sustainable and energy efficiency buildings. Experience in building energy analysis, cost benefit analysis and engaging with building developers and real estate associations to advocate energy efficiency or heat adaptation is essential. Qualifying years of experience are calculated following the receipt of the first level university degree recognized by the United Nations

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this post, fluency in written and oral English is required.

Additional Information

Not available.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.

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