Human Settlements Officer (Policy Analysis) Job Vacancy based in , Nairobi Kenya

Job Title: Human Settlements Officer (Policy Analysis), Nairobi
Closing Date: Saturday, 09 April 2011


Job Title

HUMAN SETTLEMENTS OFFICER (POLICY ANALYSIS), P4

Department/ Office

UNITED NATIONS HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME

Duty Station

NAIROBI

Posting Period

8 February 2011-9 April 2011

Job Opening number

11-PGM-UN HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME-17947-R-NAIROBI

United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity

Org. Setting and Reporting

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the agency for human settlements. 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. This post is located in the Policy Analysis Branch, within Monitoring and Research Division (MRD).

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Chief of the Branch, the incumbent will be responsible for:

Identifying the urban information needs of target audiences, including policy makers and civil society organizations;

Analyzing the Habitat Agenda, the Millennium Declaration, Agenda 21 and other United Nations policy documents to identify major urban policy themes.

Engaging research networks, advisory groups, Internet websites and other UN-Habitat programmes to identify and analyze global and regional human settlements policy issues and options.

Facilitating, monitoring and analyzing global and regional dialogues and consultations related to key urban issues.

Synthesizing and organizing the results of various consultative processes and analytical activities into the Global Report on Human Settlements and other periodic policy documents.

Providing capacity development support through documentation of knowledge management, tool development and facilitating networking with partners and programmes contributing to the enhancement of the policy dialogues at UN-Habitat and globally.

Generating survey initiatives, designing data collection tools, reviewing, analyzing and interpreting responses, identifying problems/issues and preparing conclusions.

Initiating and coordinating outreach activities; conducting training workshops and seminars, making presentations on assigned topics/activities.

Coordinating policy development, including the review and analysis of issues and trends, preparing evaluations or other research activities and studies.

Performing other duties as may be assigned.

Competencies

Professionalism: Knowledge and understanding of theories, concepts and approaches within the human settlements field. Proven analytical and evaluative skills to conduct independent research and analysis. Demonstrated drafting and reporting skills and experience on a broad range of local, national and international human settlements issues, with a record of publications on human settlements issues. Is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results. Proven ability to translate the Habitat Agenda and the Millennium Development Goals related indicators into policies.

Planning and Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies;

identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work.

Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve team goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others' ideas and expertise; builds consensus for task purpose and direction with team members.

Client Orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients' point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies client's needs and matches them to appropriate solutions.

Technological Awareness: Keeps abreast of available technology; understands applicability and limitation of technology to the work of the office.

Education

Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Urban or Regional Planning, Economics, Social Sciences, Political Science, Geography, Anthropology or related field, with an emphasis on urban issues. A first level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience

A minimum of seven years of professional experience as a policy and/or research analyst working on a broad range of local, national and international human settlements issues. Experience in conducting human settlements policy analysis and reviews and preparation of policy recommendations is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another UN official language is desirable.

United Nations Considerations

The United Nations shall place no restriction on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. (Charter of the United Nations – Chapter 3, article 8). The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.

Assessment Method

Evaluation of qualified candidates for this position may include a substantive assessment which may be followed by a competency-based interview.

Special Notice

Staff members are subject to the authority of Secretary-General and to assignment by him or her. In this context, all staff are expected to move periodically to new functions in their careers in accordance with established rules and procedures.

All applicants are strongly encouraged to apply online as soon as possible after the job opening has been posted and well before the deadline stated in the job opening. Online applications will be acknowledged where an email address has been provided.

If you do not receive an e-mail acknowledgement within 24 hours of submission, your application may not have been received. In such cases, please resubmit the application, if necessary. If the problem persists, please send an email to recruitment@unon.org, quoting the job opening number in the subject header of your email.

To Apply
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