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Urban Resilience Specialist at - Nairobi, Kenya - UN-Habitat
Description
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the UN 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 forWithin the Regional Office for Africa, he/she will have to support in:
Contributing training on writing bankable projects and disseminating the Resilience Framework for Action with purpose of resource mobilization in seven (07) cities under the second phase of the Sahel Urban Resilience project (Outcome 2)
Contributing to the DA15 project in Senegal, Burkina Faso and other FrenchSpeaking LCDs "Harnessing urbanization for a more resilient, inclusive and green recovery in Frenchspeaking Least Developed Countries"
Contributing to the development of concept notes for the further development of the UNHabitat portfolio for African SIDS, both on the normative aspects and climate adaptation efforts
Contributing technical assistance for the implementation the CityRAP tool in Sao Tomé and Principe under the GCF project
Providing technical assistance for the implementation of the national component of the SEA Climate Urban Resilience project in Comoros, especially through the implementation the CityRAP tool and coordination of/technical inputs to the practical guide for municipalities on urban resilience
Contributing to the overall coordination of Sao Tomé and Principe and Comoros country programs Contributing technical expertise through best practices to the further development of material for the CityRAP tool
Providing technical inputs to the delivery of the African regional and pilot components of the project "Strengthened Capacities of African, Caribbean and Pacific SIDS for Green, Resilient and Propoor Pandemic Recovery"
Requirements
Qualifications/special skills
Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Urban Planning/Design, Architecture, Environmental Studies, Sustainable Development or Development Studies, International Relations is required.
Minimum of 3 years of working experience in Urban Planning, Architecture, Graphic Design, Project Management, or related fields at international level is required.
Familiarity with the concepts of disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and urban resilience, and a demonstrable understanding of urban development processes, urban planning, urban social issues, urban policy analysis.
LanguagesFluency in English and French (both oral and written) is required