UN Habitat Team Leader Urban Planning Jobs 2021 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs

UN Habitat Team Leader Urban Planning Jobs 2021 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs. UN Habitat Ethiopia looking for ” Team Leader Urban Planning“. Applicants with a degree in Master’s degree may apply on or before 28th June 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.

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UN Habitat Team Leader Urban Planning Jobs 2021

The UN Habitat has published a job vacancy announcement on 14th June 2021 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Team Leader Urban Planning to be based in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.

Recruiter United Nations Human Settlement Programme
Position Team Leader Urban Planning
Location Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Country Ethiopia
Total Vacant Post N/A
Qualification Master’s degree
Experience Required Minimum Eight years
Application Deadline 28th June 2021

UN Habitat Job Vacancy 2021

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • As team lead, coordinate with vice team leader and the planning team in developing, implementing and evaluating assigned tasks under the Regional Development Spatial Plan (RDSP) project, direct subordinates in programme development, implementation, monitoring and assessment, directs review of relevant documents and reports, identifies priorities, problems and issues to be addressed and proposes corrective actions, liaises with relevant parties, identifies and initiates follow-up actions;
  • Lead the design of data collection methodologies, including contacting relevant offices and people, Identify partners and stakeholders for the project, prepare questions/check lists for interview, FGD, etc.;
  • Undertake desk review and field studies to zones, weredas and kebeles for proper understanding of the localities, administrative boundaries and spatial features that would have planning implications;

Position in Organization:

  • Agency: HABITAT
  • Title: Team Leader-Urban Planning (UNHABITAT) – Harar
  • Job ID: 37909
  • Practice Area – Job Family: Basic Social Service – URBAN PLANNING
  • Vacancy End Date: (Midnight New York, USA) 28/06/2021
  • Time Left: 14d 16h 36m
  • Duty Station: Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
  • Education & Work Experience: I-Master’s Level Degree – 8 year(s) experience
  • Languages: English
  • Grade: SB5
  • 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 architecture, civil engineering, urban and regional planning or physical sciences relevant to development and management of spatial plans is required;

Experience

  • A minimum of eight(8) years of progressively responsible experience in urban and regional planning and management, land and urban infrastructure projects and programmes at national level and at least five (5) years of similar experience on planning and development related international projects or on international level is required;
  • Proven experience in urban and regional planning fields, projects/ programme design and implementation with the UN or other international agencies is desirable. Experience with relevant software and UN or similar organization’s applications, e.g. internal databases is desirable.

Language:

  • English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English (both oral and written) is required. Knowledge of any of the local languages is an asset.

Other Details

  • Contract Type: Permanent
  • Selection Process: Training, Interviewing, Testing
  • Salary: negotiable
  • Application Process: Online

How to Apply UN Habitat Team Leader Urban Planning 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=37909&HRS_JO_PST_SEQ=1&hrs_site_id=2

The Closing Date: 28th June 2021.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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