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    Urban Planning Intern at - Nairobi, Kenya - UN-Habitat

    UN-Habitat
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    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 for all.

    Responsibilities
    Under the overall supervision of the Planning Finance Economy Section and the Urban Lab Mesoamerica Hub Coordinator, the intern will contribute in the following ways:

    Provide technical expertise and input in urban regeneration, urban design proposals and urban planning projects.
    Support the development of analysis, collection, interpretation and representation of data and spatial analysis.
    Support producing desk and field research on topics related to urban planning projects.
    Support elaborating project proposals on urban planning and urban regeneration.
    Contribute to the implementation of participatory processes in the scope of urban planning and urban regeneration projects.
    Advise and develop materials for events, outreach, communications, capacity building sessions and workshops.
    Develop graphic materials and publications.
    Draft progress reports regarding the implementation of projects, including documentation, knowledge management, advocacy and outreach.
    Due to a high volume of applications received, ONLY successful candidates will be contacted.

    Qualifications/special skills
    Applicants MUST at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:

    Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher),
    Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent),
    Have graduated with Bachelor's degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent in the past two years.
    Be computer literate in standard software applications (MS Office Suite).

    Demonstrate keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter.

    Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which include willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.


    Preferred areas of study:

    Degree in Architecture, Urban Development, Urban Planning and Design, Urban Policy and Governance, Sustainable Development, Data Analytics, or any other related studies.

    Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.

    However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required.

    Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master's or Ph.

    D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor's, Master's or Ph.
    D. Programme.

    Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate which one and attach proof to the application.

    Please note that you will have to provide an official certificate at a later stage.

    Languages

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


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