UN Habitat Urban Governance and Management Expert Jobs 2021 – Kenya NGO Jobs

UN Habitat Urban Governance and Management Expert Jobs 2021 – Kenya NGO Jobs. UN Habitat Kenya looking for “Urban Governance and Management Expert”. Applicants with a degree in Master Degree may apply on or before 21st Dec 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 Urban Governance and Management Expert Jobs 2021

The UN Habitat has published a job vacancy announcement on 17th Dec 2021 for qualified Kenyans to fill in the vacant post of Urban Governance and Management Expert to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recruiter United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat)
Position Urban Governance and Management Expert
Location Nairobi, Kenya
Country Kenya
Total Vacant Post N/A
Qualification Master Degree
Experience Required Minimum Seven years
Application Deadline 21st Dec 2021

UN Habitat Job Vacancy 2021

Duties and Responsibilities: UN Habitat provides its technical and other support to Kenya through the UN Habitat Country Office for Kenya located in the Regional Office for Africa. As part of strengthening and making the UN-Habitat Kenya Country Office fit–for-purpose, including increasing the human resource capacity to enable the Office provide substantive support to the Government of Kenya to respond to the above challenges, and accelerate the implementation of the country programs, UN-Habitat requires the services of an Urban Governance & Management Expert.

Position in Organization:

  • Posting Title: Urban Governance and Management Expert
  • Department/Office: United Nations Human Settlements Programme
  • Duty Station: NAIROBI
  • Posting Period: 15 December 2021 – 21 December 2021
  • Job Opening Number: 21-United Nations Human Settlements Programme-168535-Consultant
  • Staffing Exercise: N/A

Qualification:

  • A Masters degree in a field relevant to public administration; urban planning, development and management; environmental management; project management is required.

Experience:

  • At least 7 years of experience in local government affairs including thorough understanding of the dynamics associated with institutional development, urban development and disaster risk reduction in human settlement in Kenya is required.
  • Experience in giving policy advice and building institutional and human capacities of local governments is desirable.
  • Experience in coordinating and working with high-level Government officials and/or UN bodies is highly desirable.

How to Apply UN Habitat Urban Governance and Management 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://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=168535

The Closing Date: 21st Dec 2021.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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Official Website unhabitat.org
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