Regional Programme Developer Job UN-Habitat

Activities and Responsibilities

• Under the direct supervision Senior Human Settlement Officer for West Africa (SHSO) and the Programme Associate for West Africa, the consultant will carry out the following duties and responsibilities:
• Assist the Senior Human Settlement Officer (SHSO) in finalizing the activities of the first phase of the of the Sahel Resilience Project, specifically the finalization and dissemination of the City Resilience Frameworks for Action (City RFAs);
• Assist the SHSO in implementing the activities of the project ‘Harnessing urbanization for a more resilient, inclusive and green recovery in French-speaking least developed countries’, specifically linked to the CityRAP capacity building component;
• Assist the SHSO in the implementation and development of the Africa Urban Resilience Program (AURP) and its Aqinile Partnership;
• Provide guidance on the integration of projects under the scope of UN-Habitat’s programmes in West Africa in the Integrated, Planning, Management, and Reporting (IPMR) platform, including planning and monitoring;
• Provide inputs and contributions to concept notes and project documents, and guidance for the internal project validation procedure.

Qualifications/special skills

• Advance university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Urban Planning, Urban Development and International Cooperation or related field.
• A first-level university degree in combination of two years qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree is required.
• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in urban planning, urban policy and/or related field is required.
• Strong understanding of UN-Habitat’s mandate, principles, and operations is desirable.

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