Research and Policy Analyst at UN-Habitat

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. The Urban Economy Branch of UN-Habitat has the mandate to promote local capabilities of local go...

 

Research and Policy Analyst

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationMBA/MSc/MA
  • Experience5 years
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldResearch 

The consultant will work under the overall guidance of the Director of ERSKID, and will be responsible for the following duties:

  • Research and policy analysis on selected urban and housing themes relevant to WUF aligned with the New Urban Agenda and SDG 11
  • Compilation and analytics of data in support of the preparation of substantive sessions at WUF
  • Research and coordination support to the curation of high-level events taking place at WUF including on the New Urban Agenda
  • Substantive and coordination support for the organization of the main sessions of the WUF overseen by the Director of ERSKID
  • Substantive support for the impact strategy and monitoring of WUF impact
  • Substantive and coordination support for the preparation of the WUF outcome documents
  • Substantive and organisational support for a city leaders and Mayors track at WUF
  • Support the mobilization and engagement of partners including the WUF Alumni and pri-vate sector
  • Technical support and inputs to the internal WUF13 Task Force and Operational Task Force
  • Research and coordination support for effective stakeholder engagement towards WUF

Qualifications/special skills

  • Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in business administration, public administration, environmental studies, economics, urban planning, social science or a related field is required.
  • Minimum of five years of varied experiences with international organizations and/or significant previous background in institutional environment of development cooperation (NGOs, UN sys-tem, multilateral cooperation, etc.) is required. Technical expertise in sustainable development is required.
  • Knowledge and experience in stakeholder engagement is required Programme coordination and partnerships experience is required

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Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to UN-Habitat on careers.un.org to apply

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