UNHCR ‎Project Physical Site Planner‎ Jobs in Uganda

UNHCR ‎Project Physical Site Planner‎ Jobs in Uganda

Nearly 162,000refugees fled to Uganda in 2018, bringing the refugee population to more than 1.15 million people. Wars, violence and persecution in the Horn of Africa and Great Lakes Region were the main drivers of forced displacement into Uganda, in particular insecurity and ethnic violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), South Sudan’s conflict, and political instability and human rights violations in Burundi.

South Sudanese make up the largest refugee population in Uganda (785,104) as of October 2018, followed by refugees from the DRC (284,265) and Burundi (33,657). Another 51,326 refugees from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Rwanda, Somalia and Sudan have lived in protracted exile in Uganda for the past three decades.

Therefore, UNHCR is seeking a qualified and experienced architect or urban planner to apply for a Project Physical Site Planner Roster in the locations mentioned above. Depending on the outcome of written test and verbal interviews, the selected applicants will be placed on the Roster, per geographical location(s), in priority order.

Accountability

UNHCR’s country operation is technically sound in the field of physical site planning and is thus better able to meet the needs of persons of concern in Uganda.

Responsibility

The incumbent will carry out the following responsibilities to the project(s) assigned to: