UN Habitat Economist Jobs 2022 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs. UN Habitat Ethiopia looking for “Economist”. Applicants with a degree in University Degree may apply on or before 10th Feb 2022.
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 Economist Jobs 2022
The UN Habitat has published a job vacancy announcement on 1st Feb 2022 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Economist to be based in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
| Recruiter | United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) |
| Position | Economist |
| Location | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | University Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Four years |
| Application Deadline | 10th Feb 2022 |
UN Habitat Job Vacancy 2022
Duties and Responsibilities: As an economist, the incumbent is expected to closely work with team members and the following duties and responsibilities are expected:
- Support the design and collection of the economic data collection method including applied analytical tools and overall study approaches from the perspective of a spatial development framework;
- Support the collection and analysis of secondary data through literature review, the drafting of preliminary findings and the refining of primary data collection method; the latter will include both a qualitative and a quantitative components;
- Assess policy environment with regards to socio-cultural, economic and infrastructure linkages and interactions that exist between cities, clusters, and the hinterlands;
- Support organization of the inception workshop aimed to gather all the concerned stakeholders and to ensure participatory planning processes and in writing the workshop proceedings;
- Support the organisation of stakeholder discussions with relevant stakeholders to review the findings from the analysis of both the secondary and primary collected data during the mid-term review workshop and assist in presenting a detailed outline of the rreport during the workshop;
- Support drafting of the substantive chapters of the RDSP in coordination with the team leader and the other team members, including the formulation of key recommendations; pictures, maps, graphs and illustrations that may be used to make the report more attractive and communicative;
- Support finalization of the RDSP by integrating all inputs received including the recommendations/conclusions, and assist the team leader in reporting it to the main stakeholders;
- Support the team leader in presenting the validated report at public events.
Position in Organization:
- Agency: HABITAT
- Title: Economist (UNHABITAT) – Harar
- Job ID: 41062
- Practice Area – Job Family: Basic Social Service – URBAN PLANNING
- Vacancy End Date: 10/02/2022 (Midnight New York, USA)
- Time Left: 10d 0h 8m
- Duty Station: Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
- Education & Work Experience: I-Master’s Level Degree – 4 year(s) experience
- Languages Required: English
- Desired:
- Grade: SB4
- Vacancy Type: Service Contract (SC)
- Posting Type: External
- Bureau: Africa
- Contract Duration: One year with a possibility of extension
Qualification:
- Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in urban economics, economics, economic geography or equivalent and relevant research projects;
Experience:
- A minimum of four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in urban economics, economics, economic geography or equivalent and relevant research projects and programmes at national level and at least three (3) years of similar experience on planning and development related international projects or on international level is required;
- Proven experience in planning projects/ programme design and implementation with the UN or other international agencies is desirable;
- Recognised experience and knowledge with an excellent knowledge on the Ethiopian context.
How to Apply UN Habitat Economist Jobs 2022
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://jobs.partneragencies.net/erecruitjobs.html?JobOpeningId=41062&HRS_JO_PST_SEQ=1&hrs_site_id=2
The Closing Date: 10th Feb 2022.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | unhabitat.org |
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