United Nations Human Settlements Programme Data Analyst and Technical Support Consultant – French Speaking Jobs in Kenya

United Nations Human Settlements Programme Data Analyst and Technical Support Consultant – French Speaking Jobs in Kenya

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme; UN-Habitat, is the United Nations agency for human settlements. Based in Nairobi (Kenya), 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. UN-Habitat is the lead agency within the UN system for coordinating activities in the field of human settlement development and the UN leading the collaboration with local and regional governments and their networks.


The position is located in UN-Habitat’s SDG Localization and Local Governments Team within the Global Solutions Division (GSD) The Global Solutions Division 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 the effective delivery of the Strategic Plan and the mandate of UN-Habitat. It provides substantive training and supports capacity development of Member States and partners.

Duties and Responsibilities

The consultant's main responsibility will be to support the activities of UN-Habitat's SDG Localization and Local Governments Team, specifically in terms of

(i) technical review of data reports, VLRs and city technical documents as part of the Partnership Platform on Localizing the SDGs and SDG Cities processes;

(ii) data collection and analysis,

(iii) technical support, transfer of knowledge and capacity building for UN-Habitat offices, partners and project teams;

(iv) Support to methodology and tools development.

The consultant will be responsible for the following tasks:

Providing technical expertise for the planning and implementation of projects, including the development of project workplans and planning of deliveries.

Providing continuous technical backstopping to the HQ team, country offices, project teams, and local consultants, including reviewing project-related deliverables and providing suggestions for improvement.

Leading on the review of the existing SDG Cities tools to include multilevel governance and policy coherence principles, plus providing overall assistance in the review and development of relevant tool and methodologies

As part of SDG Cities, providing technical expertise in developing and reviewing city-level documents, including SDG data reports, stakeholder consultations reports, VLRs, city plans, local finance reports, project proposals, and others, as required.

As part of the Partnership Platform on Localizing the SDGs, providing technical expertise in developing and reviewing national-level related documents, including national strategies for sustainable development, data

reports and SDG Localization Country Framework reports and action plans.

Reporting Line This post is located the Global Solutions Divisions of UN-Habitat and specifically within its SDG Localization and Local Governments team.

The incumbent will be supervised by the Human Settlements Officer coordinating the work of the team, and under direct supervision of the Director of the Global Solutions Division. The expert will work in proximity to the other members of the team as well as other units, sections and offices across the Agency.

Supporting the planning and organization of training and capacity-building sessions related SDG Cities and the Partnership Platform on Localizing the SDGs for UN-Habitat teams and external partners for the transfer of knowledge, tools and methodologies.

Identifying and supporting collaboration opportunities among UN-Habitat teams in view of strengthening the corporate offering on SDG Localization and Multilevel Governance.

Assisting in developing capacity-building material related to SDG Cities and the Partnership Platform on Localizing the SDGs.

Supporting the team in developing methods for the collection, analysis, storage, and visualization of data related to the team's work.

Providing technical support to develop and review project proposals developed by the team or Regional and Country Offices.

Conducting research on a regular basis about innovative and effective tools and platforms for data analysis and management, including attendance of relevant training sessions.

Qualifications/special skills

Advanced university degree in Urban Planning, Urban Studies, Human Geography, Architecture, Statistics, Urban Data Science, or other related fields is required.

A minimum of five (5) years of relevant working experience on issues related to sustainable development, urban planning, local development and project management is required. Working experience on the Agenda 2030 and the local implementation of the SDGs will be highly valued.

Languages

Fluency in English and French is required for this specific consultancy. Knowledge of Arabic is an asset.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; United Nations Human Settlements Programme Data Analyst and Technical Support Consultant – French Speaking Jobs in Kenya

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