UN Habitat Cameroon Coordinator/ Project Urban Planner Jobs 2021 – Kenya NGO Jobs. UN Habitat Kenya looking for “Cameroon Coordinator/ Project Urban Planner“. Applicants with a University degree may apply on or before 22nd July 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.
UN Habitat Cameroon Coordinator/ Project Urban Planner Jobs 2021
The UN Habitat has published a job vacancy announcement on 07th July 2021 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Cameroon Coordinator/ Project Urban Planner to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | United Nations Human Settlements Programme |
| Position | Cameroon Coordinator/ Project Urban Planner |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | University degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum 05 years |
| Application Deadline | 22nd July 2021 |
UN Habitat Job Vacancy 2021
Duties and Responsibilities: UN-Habitat, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable and resilient towns and cities. It is the focal point agency for all urbanization and human settlement matters within the UN system. UN-Habitat envisions well-planned, well-governed and efficient cities and towns, with adequate housing, infrastructure and universal access to employment and basic services such as water, energy, and sanitation.
Qualifications/ special skills:
Competency: Competencies:
The principal competencies required to carry out the duties of the job are:
- Competency: Technological Awareness. Keeps abreast of available technology, understands applicability and limitations of technology to the work of the office, actively seeks to apply technology to appropriate tasks, shows willingness to learn new technology.
- Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed, Excellent drafting ability and communications skills, both oral and written; proven ability to communicate complex concepts orally; ability to prepare written reports that are clear, concise and meaningful.
- Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
- Client orientation. Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients ” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view; Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; Identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; Monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; Keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; Meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.
Skills: Special Skills:
- Clear knowledge and understanding of theories, concepts and approaches to urban development, planning and design, particularly in an international development context, is essential;
- Strong analytical skills in relation to urban form, urban systems, underlying social, legal and financial mechanisms and the political context is essential;
- Ability to develop strong graphic materials (concept plans, diagrams, street sections) as well as substantive text reports is essential;
- Fluency in Adobe Suite software (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) is required;
- Professional experience in geographic information system integration, geographic/terrain analysis, image processing, mapping, GPS, geo-spatial related information technology, ArcGIS (ArcInfo, ArcEditor, ArcView and its extensions), Remote sensing (Envi, Idrissi Erdas), Knowledge of geographic information system design and development, geo database design and management, software programming languages and web technology is desirable;
- Practical experience of project development from the perspectives of urban planning and design, migration and displacement, and resilience projects is an asset;
- Proven experience in producing spatial planning, technical or policy recommendation reports;
- Strong communications skills, including writing, presenting and facilitating workshops;
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in multi-national/ cultural environment and flexibility in understanding and accepting different assignments;
- Ability to lead and provide technical guidance to an international team;
- Ability to work under pressure, prioritize and meet deadlines; work well under time constraints while retaining attention to detail; and
- Ability to manage data, documents, correspondence and reports information and workflow.
- Academic Qualifications: Education:
- Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Architecture, Urban Development and Planning, or a related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience: Work Experience:
- At least 5 years of relevant work experience in the field of urban development and planning (and/or related fields) is required;
- Experience working on issues related to migration and displacement is required;
- Working experience with international development agencies is required;
- Working knowledge and understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (and their monitoring/evaluation) and of the New Urban Agenda is required;
- Direct proven experience of urban infrastructure development projects/processes is considered an asset;
- Understanding of and experience from managing urban data is an asset;
- Experience working in the public sector, e.g. local governments is an asset;
- Experience working on social change projects is an asset;
- Facilitating, designing and managing capacity building processes is an asset;
- Working experience with the United Nations is an asset
- Knowledge in GIS is an asset.
Language: Language:
- Fluency in English and French, written and verbal, is required. Knowledge of any other language of the Programme is an asset.
Other Details
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply UN Habitat Cameroon Coordinator/ Project Urban Planner 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=158813
The Closing Date: 22nd July 2021
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | unhabitat.org |
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