UN Habitat Program Management Officer Jobs 2021 – Kenya NGO Jobs. UN Habitat Kenya looking for “Program Management Officer“. Applicants with a degree in Advanced university degree may apply on or before 16 August 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 Program Management Officer Jobs 2021
The UN Habitat has published a job vacancy announcement on 21st July 2021 for qualified Kenyans to fill in the vacant post of Program Management Officer to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | United Nations Human Settlement Programme |
| Position | Program Management Officer |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Advanced university degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Seven years |
| Application Deadline | 16 August 2021 |
UN Habitat Job Vacancy 2021
Responsibilities:
- Develops, implements and evaluates assigned programmes/projects, etc.; monitors and analyzes programme/project development and implementation; reviews relevant documents and reports; identifies problems and issues to be addressed and initiates corrective actions; liaises with relevant parties; ensures follow-up actions.
- Performs consulting assignments, in collaboration with the client, by planning facilitating workshops, through other interactive sessions and assisting in developing the action plan the client will use to manage the change.
- Researches, analyzes and presents information gathered from diverse sources.
- Coordinates policy development, including the review and analysis of issues and trends, preparation of evaluations or other research activities and studies,
- Generates survey initiatives; designs data collection tools; reviews, analyzes and interprets responses, identify problems/issues and prepares conclusions.
- Organizes and prepares written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc.
- Provides substantive backstopping to consultative and other meetings, conferences, etc., to include proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations, etc.
- Initiates and coordinates outreach activities; conducts training workshops, seminars, etc.; makes presentations on assigned topics/activities.
- Leads and/or participates in large, complex field missions, including provision of guidance to external consultants, government officials and other parties and drafting mission summaries, etc.
- Coordinates activities related to project funding (preparation of concept notes and project proposals), budget and funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements, etc.) and prepares related documents/reports (pledging, work programme, programme budget, etc.)
- Performs other duties as required.
Position in Organization:
- Posting Title: PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICER, P4
- Job Code Title: PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICER
- Department/Office: United Nations Human Settlements Programme
- Duty Station: NAIROBI
- Posting Period: 18 July 2021 – 16 August 2021
- Job Opening Number: 21-Programme Management-UN-HABITAT-158884-R-Nairobi (E)
- Staffing Exercise: N/A
Qualification:
- Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Urban Policy, Law, Governance, or a related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience
- A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in project or international programme management, administration, policy, law, governance or related area is required.
- A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in planning, design, development, implementation of large scale programme or project at International level is required.
- Experience in research and analysis related to urban policy, legislation and governance is required.
- Experience in substantive servicing of expert group meetings at the regional or global level is desirable.
- Experience in organizing workshops/missions and developing relations with regional and country offices, governments and international partners is desirable.
- Experience in international organizations is desirable.
Other Details
- Contract Type: Full-Time
- Selection Process: Written test and Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply UN Habitat Program Management Officer 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=158884
The Closing Date: 16 August 2021.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | unhabitat.org |
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