UN-HABITAT Senior Programme Management Officer - Temporary Jobs in Kenya

UN-HABITAT Senior Programme Management Officer - Temporary Jobs in Kenya

Org. Setting and Reporting

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the United Nations agency for Human Settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.

The Global Solutions Division (GSD) is responsible for providing programmatic direction for UN-Habitat and is responsible and accountable for the programmatic delivery of the Strategic Plan. The Division leads the tools and methodology production and the integration of the various substantive competencies towards effective delivery of the Strategic Plan and the mandate of UN-Habitat. It provides substantive training to staff members and supports capacity development of Member States and partners.

The Urban Practices Branch (UPB) is the tools and methodology production and skills center of the UN-Habitat, that develops normative guidance and cutting-edge tools through communities of urban practice.

It provides technical and policy advice approaches and methodologies to MCOs/CO, government and partners and mainstreams them throughout the programme portfolio. It also ensures that the cross-cutting area of safety and the social inclusion issues of human rights; gender; children, youth and older persons; and disability are developed and mainstreamed across the Agency.

The Planning, Finance & Economy Section is responsible for coordinating the Agency's substantive, normative and operational work on various dimensions of planning, finance and economy.

The Planning, Finance & Economy Section aims to develop, document, pilot/test and disseminate planning policies, norms, standards, tools, methodologies, regulatory frameworks, operating procedures and practices at global, regional, national and sub-national levels in support of (a) urban and territorial planning at all scales including urban design and public space design; (b) urban finance (municipal finance and urban development/projects finance); and (c) local economic development.

The Section also aims to identify the strategic challenges and opportunities which inform planning strategies for settlement affected by the conflict induced migration. The significant part of this work is focused on the promoting sustainable urban planning for the refugee settlements, supporting local governments and humanitarian partners to develop the "New Way of Working" which aims at better coordination between humanitarian and development actors in pursuit of "enhancing the protection of persons of concern and building measurable progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals."

The Section contributes to respond to humanitarian crisis in urban areas and to the development of approaches in the humanitarian development nexus.

The focus is to lead or direct implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes, operations, policy development and other activities in an assigned functional area.

This position is located in the Planning, Finance & Economy Section of the Urban Practices Branch (UPB) within the Global Solutions Division in United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Nairobi, Kenya. The Senior Programme Officer reports to the Chief Of Planning Finance and Economy Section and will be responsible for the following duties:

Responsibilities

• Takes the lead to develop, implement and evaluate assigned programmes/projects within the humanitarian, development and peace nexus work stream of the agency, aligned with the priorities of Sub-Programme 4; Urban Crises prevention and response. S/he directs subordinates in programme/project development, implementation, monitoring and assessment; directs review of relevant documents and reports; identifies priorities, problems and issues to be addressed and proposes corrective actions; liaises with relevant parties; identifies and initiates follow-up actions.

• Ensures implementation of gender mainstreaming guidelines by assessing the implications for men and women of any planned action, including legislation, policies or programmes, in all areas and at all levels.

• Directs research and programme evaluation and presents information gathered from diverse sources.

• Coordinates policy development; reviews the assessments of issues and trends, preparation of evaluations or research activities and studies.

• Undertakes survey initiatives; guides design of data collection instruments; reviews, analyzes and interprets responses, identifies problems/issues and prepares conclusions.

• Supervises preparation of various written outputs, e.g. background papers, analysis, substantial sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc.

• Directs substantive support to consultative and other meetings, conferences, etc., to include proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations, etc.

• Manages outreach activities; designs and conducts training workshops, seminars, etc., makes
presentations on assigned topics/activities.

• Leads field missions, including provision of guidance to external consultants, government officials and other parties and drafting mission summaries, etc.

• Coordinates activities related to budget and funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements, etc.) and ensures preparation of related documents/reports (pledging, work programme, programme budget, etc.).

• Serves as an effective spokesperson and establishes collaboration and partnerships with key officials at all levels inside and outside the organization.

• Ensures effective utilization, supervision and development of staff; Guides, evaluates and mentors staff.

• Leads team members efforts to collect and analyze data and provides insight to identify trends or patterns for data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.

• Ensures that everyone can discover, access, integrate and share the data they need.

• Performs other duties as required.

Education

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in urban planning, business administration, management, economics or a related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable.

Work Experience

A minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience in project or programme management, administration or related area is required

Experience in establishing, directing and evaluating teams of professionals and experts in the delivery of technical assistance activities and outputs is required.

Experience in programme management and implementation within the wider UN and NGO team, in close collaboration with the government at various levels is desirable.

Experience in leading and coordinating the provision of technical assistance, advisory services and outreach to a large project involving several geographical locations and various actors, preferably in fragile context is desirable.

Experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.

Experience in coordinating and managing several work programs and managing cross functional teams or offices in the humanitarian, development and peace nexus setting is desirable

Experience in budget management and reporting of UN projects to donors is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English or French is required. Knowledge of another United Nations Official language is desirable.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; UN-HABITAT Senior Programme Management Officer - Temporary Jobs in Kenya

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