UN Habitat Specialist in Economics Jobs 2021 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs. UN Habitat Ethiopia looking for “Specialist in Economics”. Applicants with a degree in University Degree may apply on or before 11th Sept 2021.
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the United Nations programme for human settlements and sustainable urban development. It was established in 1978 as an outcome of the first United Nations Conference on Human Settlements and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat I) held in Vancouver, Canada, in 1976. UN-Habitat maintains its headquarters at the United Nations Office at Nairobi, Kenya. It is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. It is a member of the United Nations Development Group. The mandate of UN-Habitat derives from the Habitat Agenda, adopted by the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1996.
UN Habitat Specialist in Economics Jobs 2021
The UN Habitat has published a job vacancy announcement on 4th Sept 2021 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Specialist in Economics to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
| Recruiter | United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN Habitat) |
| Position | Specialist in Economics |
| Location | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | University Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Ten years |
| Application Deadline | 11th Sept 2021 |
UN Habitat Job Vacancy 2021
Duties And Responsibilities:
- Lead the design of the economic data collection method and overall research methodology from the perspective of a spatial development framework.
- Guide and provide technical support for project staff in the regional project offices.
- Assess policy environment with regards socio-cultural, economic and infrastructure linkages and interactions that exist between cities, clusters, and the hinterlands.
- provide technical support in the organization of the inception workshop aimed to gather all the concerned stakeholders and to ensure a participatory planning processes and in writing the workshop proceedings;
- Collect data and assess key Socio-Economic indicators that reflect urban functions and linkages between cities and the hinterlands. This includes identification of potential resources and the accompanying functions for each region and /or cluster.
- Guide the collection of primary qualitative Socio-Economic data collection by designing a questionnaire and in producing a preliminary data analysis.
Position in Organization:
- Posting Title: Specialist in Economics/Urban Economist/Economic Geography
- Department/Office: United Nations Human Settlements Programme
- Duty Station: ADDIS ABABA
- Posting Period: 02 September 2021 – 11 September 2021
- Job Opening Number: 21-United Nations Human Settlements Programme-162890-Consultant
- Staffing Exercise: N/A
Qualification:
- Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in urban economics, economics, economic geography or equivalent. Formal training in project management is an asset.
Experience:
- A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience and knowledge on spatial economic planning, urban socioeconomic linkages, urban sociology, economic geography, local economic development, rural-urban linkages.
How to Apply UN Habitat Specialist in Economics Jobs 2021
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=162890
The Closing Date: 11th Sept 2021.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | unhabitat.org |
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