United Nations Human Settlements Programme Urban Development Expert Jobs in Kenya

United Nations Human Settlements Programme Urban Development Expert Jobs in Kenya; The consultant will support the implementation of the Kenya Urban Support Programme 2, by delivering the following results: 1. Enhanced partnerships and collaboration with Local and National Governments, UN, INGOs, NGO, civil society and refugee-led organizations during the project implementation. 2. Finalized reports for government, community and partner engagement, upon project implementation and completion.


Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities Under the overall supervision of the Chief Technical Advisor/Snr. Programme Management Officer, the consultant will be responsible for the following duties:

1. Support field Coordination for the project at the county and municipal level

a. Provide liaison and coordination across county governments and municipal boards and various partners at both strategic, policy and technical levels to link humanitarian and development work to long-term urban development objectives in line with KUSP 2(WHR)

b. Coordinate and report on all field activities scheduled by the project.

2. Technical support for the implementation UIG and UDG activities of the counties/municipalities.

a. Provide technical support to municipalities to mobilize stakeholders and to establish Municipal Level Cooperation Frameworks

b. Support county governments and municipalities to undertake trainings on Private Sector Engagements.

c. Technical support to counties to integrate refugee issues in the County Urban Institutional Development Plans with focus on refugee-host community integration, including aspects of social accountability and citizen engagement.

3. Technical support to institutional design and development of Inclusive Municipal Governance Systems including the establishment of Municipality Cooperation Frameworks and the Urban Fora.

a. Provide technical support and capacity development training to strengthen the urban planning function in the counties and municipalities, including aspects of public-private sector relations, and stakeholder participation.

b. Support the drafting of Practice Notes for Municipal Managers on municipal engagement with Residents Fora and the private sector

c. Support municipalities in the facilitation of Residents Fora meetings and Participatory Planning workshops for annual IDePs.

d. Conduct training for Residents Fora leadership on participatory municipal governance.

e. Support the drafting of Guidance Notes on Residents Fora engagement with municipal administration, based on project lessons and social audits

f. Develop thematic reference materials on enhancing local economic development and private sector development towards self-reliance.

g. The consultant will be deployed as a Deputy Field Coordinator (DFC)

Qualifications/special skills

Academic Qualification: Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in civil engineering or architecture, urban/town planning, environmental sciences, geospatial or geomatics engineering or related areas is required.

A first- level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience:

*A minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible experience in providing strategic support to partnerships, project/programme management, and resource mobilization is required.

*1 year or more of experience in data analytics or related areas is desirable. Experience working in hardship areas like Kakuma and Dadaab, particularly in the refugees’ camps and settlement is desirable.

*Experience in community-based development is desirable. Experience working with the Kenyan Government at the level of the County and National level is desirable Work experience within the United Nations System or similar organization is desirable Registration with a relevant professional association is required.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations. For the consultancies advertised, fluency in English, both verbal and written, is required and knowledge of other UN languages is desirable. Basic knowledge of Kiswahili is an asset.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; United Nations Human Settlements Programme Urban Development Expert Jobs in Kenya

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