UN Habitat Urban Law and Governance Intern Jobs 2022 – Kenya NGO Jobs

UN Habitat Urban Law and Governance Intern Jobs 2022 – Kenya NGO Jobs. UN Habitat Kenya looking for “Urban Law and Governance Intern”. Applicants with a degree in Graduate Degree may apply on or before 18th July 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.

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UN Habitat Urban Law and Governance Intern Jobs 2022

The UN Habitat has published a job vacancy announcement on 5th July 2022 for qualified Kenyans to fill in the vacant post of Urban Law and Governance Intern to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recruiter United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
Position Urban Law and Governance Intern
Location Nairobi, Kenya
Country Kenya
Total Vacant Post 22
Qualification Graduate Degree
Experience Required No Working Experience
Application Deadline 18th July 2022

UN Habitat Job Vacancy 2022

Job Responsibilities: Under the Supervision of the Human Settlement Officer (PLGS), the intern will:

  • Assist in carrying out research and studies on various urban law and governance topics such as the UN-Habitat-UNICEF Normative Guide on Child-Friendly Urban Policies, Planning Laws and Standards;
  • Provide backstopping support to ongoing and pipeline projects such as; Urban Law for resilient and low carbon urban development in Malawi, Namibia, and Zimbabwe; the Strengthening of Urban Law and Institutional Frameworks Project in Oman; etc.
  • Analyze and present the data gathered from diverse sources;
  • Contribute to written outputs e.g. the Comparative Analysis of Housing Laws in Five Countries (Bolivia, Botswana, Ethiopia, Nigeria and South Africa) for the Kingdom of Lesotho and other draft background papers, reports and studies and inputs to publications;
  • Assist in the population and maintaining of UrbanLex database;
  • Review and produce summaries on existing courses in urban law to support the Section’s effort to produce training packages on urban law for local authorities;
  • Assist with the production of communication materials and updates for the Section’s websites;
  • Assist in organizing expert group meetings, consultative and other meetings and conferences; support outreach activities;
  • Perform any other duties as may be required.

Position in Organization:

  • Posting Title: INTERN – URBAN LAW AND GOVERNANCE, I (Temporary Job Opening)
  • Job Code Title: INTERN – PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT
  • Department/Office: United Nations Human Settlements Programme
  • Duty Station: NAIROBI
  • Posting Period: 04 July 2022 – 18 July 2022
  • Job Opening Number: 22-Programme Management-UN-HABITAT-184988-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.
  • Experience in carrying out research on urban law and/or governance (urban planning, land, climate change, housing, among others) is required.
  • Experience in the review and analysis of legal texts is required.
  • Experience in organizing expert group meetings, consultative and other meetings, and conferences or supporting outreach activities is desirable.

How to Apply UN Habitat Urban Law and Governance Intern 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=184988

The Closing Date: 18th July 2022.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

Particulars Details Link
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Official Website www.unhabitat.org
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