UN Habitat World Urban Forum Internship Jobs 2022 – Kenya NGO Jobs. UN Habitat Kenya looking for “World Urban Forum Internship”. Applicants with a degree in Graduate Degree may apply on or before 27th Jan 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 World Urban Forum Internship Jobs 2022
The UN Habitat has published a job vacancy announcement on 14th Jan 2022 for qualified Kenyans to fill in the vacant post of World Urban Forum Internship to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat) |
| Position | World Urban Forum Internship |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | 22 |
| Qualification | Graduate Degree |
| Experience Required | No Working Experience |
| Application Deadline | 27th Jan 2022 |
UN Habitat Job Vacancy 2022
Job Responsibilities: Under the Supervision of WUF Coordination Office the intern will:
- Assist the WUF Secretariat team in a variety of activities related to the World Urban Forum 11 preparation
- Support for WUF branding, promotion, communication and advocacy on social media among other means of digital platforms
- Support effective and continued communication with UN Habitat partners and prospective WUF attendees
- Support outreach activities to mobilize national and local governments and other stakeholders towards the WUF11
- Assist in follow up with focal points and substantive event organizers on finalization of concept notes and summary briefs among others
- Draft and prepare written documents, reports, short memoranda and concept notes on topics designated by the WUF Coordinator
- Support the coordinator in managing responses to inquiries arising from meetings and correspondence with Partners, member states, other stakeholders, and UN-Habitat staff
- Support compilation of information for the website
- Support interdepartmental engagement activities
- Assist research and data collection on urbanization trends and progress on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda as well as global virtual and physical conferences
- Backstop note taking/preparation of minutes of meetings on WUF
- Perform any other tasks as may be assigned from time to time by the team.
Position in Organization:
- Posting Title: World Urban Forum Internship (5 Positions), I (Temporary Job Opening)
- Job Code Title: INTERN – PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT
- Department/Office: United Nations Human Settlements Programme
- Duty Station: NAIROBI
- Posting Period: 13 January 2022 – 27 January 2022
- Job Opening Number: 22-Programme Management-UN-HABITAT-172358-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.
- Are you computer literate in standard software applications.
- Are you knowledgeable and active in social media platforms.
- Do you posses keen interest in innovative ideas of digital and virtual platforms.
How to Apply UN Habitat World Urban Forum Internship 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=172358
The Closing Date: 27th Jan 2022.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | unhabitat.org |
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