UN Habitat Legal Expert Jobs 2021 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs. UN Habitat Ethiopia looking for “Legal Expert”. Applicants with a degree in University Degree may apply on or before 5th Oct 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 Legal Expert Jobs 2021
The UN Habitat has published a job vacancy announcement on 23rd Sept 2021 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Legal Expert to be based in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
| Recruiter | United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN Habitat) |
| Position | Legal Expert |
| Location | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | University Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Four years |
| Application Deadline | 5th Oct 2021 |
UN Habitat Job Vacancy 2021
Duties and Responsibilities:
The incumbent will work as Institutional/Legal Specialist for the preparation of the Regional Spatial Development Plan and provide support in the following tasks:
- Examine policy, institutional, legal matters, including assuring compliance with safeguards, and proposing new organizational arrangements;
- Assess and analyse the prevailing institutional set-up, financial and legal frameworks, governance and working procedures at the national, regional and local levels;
- Assess future projections (5, 10, and 15 years) on critical sectors and needs assessment (with financial analysis), where applicable;
- Identify the development of constraints and opportunities and analyse strategies and present through financial analysis;
- Prepare the Regional Development Spatial Plan by spelling out of the vision 2040 of RDSP and articulating agreed and accepted goals for the region and how to monitor the progress and achievements (targets);
- Develop an implementation action plan;
- Provide continuous capacity development programs during plan preparation and operationalization;
- Undertake fieldwork/surveys and collect additional information, as needed;
- Support the organization of consultative workshops, focus group discussions and individual interviews with key stakeholders/informants for data collection, discussion of preliminary/intermediate products/plans, exchange of ideas, etc.;
- Mainstream participatory planning approaches at the various levels, including through involvement of local groups in the Regions, and building consensus gradually;
Position in Organization:
- Agency: HABITAT
- Title: Legal Expert (UNHABITAT) – Harar
- Job ID: 39855
- Practice Area – Job Family: Basic Social Service – URBAN PLANNING
- Vacancy End Date: 05/10/2021 (Midnight New York, USA)
- Time Left: 12d 22h 45m
- 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 institutional arrangement and organizational development, public administration, legislation and governance or related fields. with specific work experience in organizational development, institutional and governance aspects of regional and urban planning and analysis of legal policy frameworks;
Experience:
- A minimum of four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in organizational development, institutional and governance aspects of regional and urban planning and analysis of legal policy frameworks 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;
How to Apply UN Habitat Legal Expert 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://jobs.partneragencies.net/erecruitjobs.html?JobOpeningId=39855&HRS_JO_PST_SEQ=1&hrs_site_id=2
The Closing Date: 5th Oct 2021.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | unhabitat.org |
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