United Nations Human Settlements Programme Intern - Urban Planning Jobs in Kenya

United Nations Human Settlements Programme Intern - Urban Planning Jobs in Kenya: Setting and Reporting About UN-Habitat The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, 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 main documents outlining the mandate of the organization are the Vancouver Declaration on Human Settlements, the Habitat Agenda, the Istanbul Declaration on Human Settlements, the Declaration on Cities and Other Human Settlements in the New Millennium, and UN General Assembly Resolution A/56/206. About the Urban Practices Branch (UPB)


The Urban Practices Branch (UPB) is the thematic department at UN-Habitat with a mandate to support national and local government in urban planning, design and management related areas of work, such as national urban policies, metropolitan planning, strategic and detailed planning, urban-rural linkages, urban regeneration, public space, urban planning and innovation and urban planning and climate change.

About the Planning, Finance and Economy Section (PFES) The Planning, Finance and Economy Section (PFES) is responsible for coordinating the Agency’s substantive, normative and operational work on various dimensions of planning, finance and economy.

About the Our City Plans Initiative Our City Plans is a global toolbox that guides and supports local governments and urban actors to better understand, customise, and develop inclusive and integrated urban planning processes, using a participatory and incremental methodology that adapts to their needs and local context.

Responsibilities Under the overall supervision of the Planning Finance Economy Section and the Urban Lab Mesoamerica Hub Coordinator, the consultant will be responsible for the following duties:

• Provide technical expertise and input in urban regeneration, urban design proposals and urban planning projects.
• Support the development of analysis, collection, interpretation and representation of data and spatial analysis.
• Support producing desk and field research on topics related to urban planning projects.
• Support elaborating project proposals on urban planning, urban regeneration and social inclusion.
• Contribute to the implementation of participatory processes in the scope of urban planning and urban regeneration projects.
• Advise and develop materials for events, outreach, communications, capacity building sessions and workshops.
• Develop graphic materials and publications.
• Draft progress reports regarding the implementation of projects, including documentation, knowledge management, advocacy and outreach.

Qualifications

Applicants must at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements:

a. Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher),

b. Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent),

c. Have graduated with Bachelor's degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent.

d.Be computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite).

Have demonstrated a keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter.

e.Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes a willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.

Preferred areas of study: Architecture, Urban Development, Urban Planning and Design, Urban Policy and Governance, Sustainable Development, Data Analytics, or related field. Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.

However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required.

f.Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or Ph.D. Programme.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this internship position, fluency in both oral and written English and Spanish is required. Knowledge of another UN language is desirable.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; United Nations Human Settlements Programme Intern - Urban Planning Jobs in Kenya

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