United Nations Human Settlements Programme UN-Habitat Senior Advisor Jobs in Kenya

United Nations Human Settlements Programme UN-Habitat Senior Advisor Jobs in Kenya; Under the general supervision of the Senior Human Settlements Officer (SHSO) for West Africa at the Regional Office for Africa, and in close collaboration with the Technical Leading Team (TLT) of the project, as well as the UNDP focal points at the country level, the Senior Advisor will be responsible for UN-Habitat activities in West Africa, in the Regional Representation for Africa (RRfA). The focus of this job is the provision of substantive and policy advice to the National Programme Officer of the Gambia and support fundraising efforts in The Gambia, Sierra Leone and Liberia as part of UN-Habitat’s anchorage in the three countries.


Duties and Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the Senior Advisor will be responsible for the following duties:

• Support the National Programme Officer in connecting with the relevant institutions of the country to ensure UN-Habitat’s integration in the network of actors and to ensure the successful implementation of UN-Habitat’s projects;

• Provide substantive and policy advice to the National Programme Officer of The Gambia, as well as to the Senior Programme Management Officer of the sub-region;

• Provide technical and substantive inputs in fundraising documents for the programmes of The Gambia, Sierra Leone and Liberia;

• Build UN-Habitat’s relationships with donors and financial partners in the sub-region, through monitoring funding opportunities for the West-African subregional Hub;

• Supports building a strong collaboration between UN-Habitat and the national government and Local Governmental Authorities of The Gambia, Sierra Leone and Liberia.

• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications or special skills

*Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in urban/regional development, management, socioeconomic or a related field is required.

*A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree is acceptable.

*A minimum of 15 years of progressively responsible experience in project or programme management, administration or related area in an international context.

*A demonstrable understanding of urban development processes, urban planning, urban social issues, urban policy analysis and/ or the Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus is required.

*Good understanding and knowledge of urbanization issues in the Sahel region is required


* Experience in coordinating and working with high-level government officials and/ or UN bodies is highly desirable.

*Experience delivering training and capacity development activities is highly desirable.

Languages

Fluency in oral and written French and English is required.


How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; United Nations Human Settlements Programme UN-Habitat Senior Advisor Jobs in Kenya

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