UN Habitat Intern Climate Change and Urban Environment Jobs 2022 – Kenya NGO Jobs. UN Habitat Kenya looking for “Intern Climate Change and Urban Environment”. Applicants with a degree in Graduate Degree may apply on or before 23rd 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 Intern Climate Change and Urban Environment Jobs 2022
The UN Habitat has published a job vacancy announcement on 11th Feb 2022 for qualified Kenyans to fill in the vacant post of Intern Climate Change and Urban Environment to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) |
| Position | Intern Climate Change and Urban Environment |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | 22 |
| Qualification | Graduate Degree |
| Experience Required | No Working Experience |
| Application Deadline | 23rd Feb 2022 |
UN Habitat Job Vacancy 2022
Job Responsibilities:
- Assist in planning and implementing climate change adaptation and mitigation projects, in particular supporting the Flagship programme RISE UP: Resilient Settlement for the Urban Poor and its child projects related to the Nature-Based Solutions, Informality, and Climate Resilience Nexus.
- Support the RISE UP country project and related climate risks and climate vulnerability assessments.
- Support the integration of urban responses to the work of the Climate Change and Urban Environment and Programme Development Branch.
- Research on contemporary topics related to cities, climate change, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable urbanization, with a view to support production of normative publications and the above operations.
- Review UN-Habitat outputs with a view to extract and capture relevant knowledge and experiences, including in the form of technical materials.
- Support partnerships with a wide-ranging group of urban climate change stakeholders.
- Support UN-Habitat’s preparations to the 11th World Urban Forum.
- Support the planning, preparation, and delivery of outreach and public events related to RISE UP, such as training events, seminars and conferences, assist in communications and social media presence.
- Support drafting of material and/or stories for external and internal audiences.
- Support tasks relevant to candidate and the Team, as jointly determined.
Position in Organization:
- Posting Title: Intern –Climate Change and Urban Environment, I (Temporary Job Opening)
- Job Code Title: INTERN – PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT
- Department/Office: United Nations Human Settlements Programme
- Duty Station: NAIROBI
- Posting Period: 09 February 2022 – 23 February 2022
- Job Opening Number: 22-Programme Management-UN-HABITAT-174463-J-Nairobi (O)
- Staffing Exercise: N/A
Qualification:
- Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
Experience:
- No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme. Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship.
- Do you have experience of working on nature-based solutions, climate change resilience, or informal settlements?
- Do you have experience of conducting research and analysis on contemporary topics related to cities, climate change, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable urbanization?
- Why do you think you are the right fit for this internship position with the Climate Change and Urban Environment Team?
How to Apply UN Habitat Intern Climate Change and Urban Environment 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://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=174463
The Closing Date: 23rd Feb 2022.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | unhabitat.org |
| Related Jobs | Kenya NGO Forum Jobs 2022 |
| More NGO Jobs | Latest NGO Job Vacancy |