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Deputy Director, Environment and Cleaner Energy, D1Job ID : 270914


Company : Urban Resilience Hub by UN-Habitat's CRGP


Location : Montreal,


Created : 2026-02-03


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Overview The Air Transport Bureau (ATB) is divided into three branches: Aviation Security and Facilitation (ASF), Economic Development (ECD) and Environment and Cleaner Energy (ECE). The Environment and Cleaner Energy Branch (ECE) handles the development of ICAO policies, Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs), studies, and guidance related to the environmental impact of civil aviation, being responsible for the maintenance of ICAO Annex 16 - Environmental Protection Volumes I to IV and of key strategic frameworks and policies such as the ICAO Global Framework for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), Low Carbon Aviation Fuels (LCAF), and cleaner energies, the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), and the Long-term Global Aspirational Goal (LTAG). The Deputy Director, Environment and Cleaner Energy (DD/ECE) leads the Secretariats work in the field of aviation environmental protection and energy transition, under the guidance of the Director, Air Transport Bureau (D/ATB), and in support of the ICAO Strategic Goal Aviation is Environmentally Sustainable. The incumbent is responsible for the strategic development, coordination, and implementation of ICAOs policies and programmes in areas including aircraft noise and engine emissions, local air quality, climate change, cleaner aviation energy, emerging technologies, environmental financing, and CORSIA. S/he serves as the focal point for environmental matters within ICAO, providing support and advice to the senior management and ensuring coordination across the Organization and with other United Nations and international bodies, representing the Organization in these fora as required. S/he supports the work of the ICAO Council, the Climate and Environment Committee (CEC), the Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP), and the Technical Advisory Body (TAB). The DD/ECE directs the design and delivery of ICAOs Assistance, Capacity-building and Training (ACT) Programmes, including ACT-CORSIA, ACT-SAF and ACT-LTAG, and oversees related implementation efforts at Headquarters and through ICAOs Regional Offices in cooperation with the Capacity Development and Implementation Bureau (CDI). Responsibilities The incumbent is responsible for the strategic development, coordination, and implementation of ICAOs policies and programmes in areas including aircraft noise and engine emissions, local air quality, climate change, cleaner aviation energy, emerging technologies, environmental financing, and CORSIA. S/he serves as the focal point for environmental matters within ICAO, providing support and advice to the senior management and ensuring coordination across the Organization and with other United Nations and international bodies, representing the Organization in these fora as required. S/he supports the work of the ICAO Council, the Climate and Environment Committee (CEC), the Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP), and the Technical Advisory Body (TAB). The DD/ECE directs the design and delivery of ICAOs Assistance, Capacity-building and Training (ACT) Programmes, including ACT-CORSIA, ACT-SAF and ACT-LTAG, and oversees related implementation efforts at Headquarters and through ICAOs Regional Offices in cooperation with the Capacity Development and Implementation Bureau (CDI). #J-18808-Ljbffr