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UN Habitat Specialist on Youth and Urban Policy Jobs 2024 – Kenya NGO Jobs.
UN Habitat Kenya looking for “Specialist on Youth and Urban Policy”.
Applicants with a University degree may apply on or before 05 March 2024.
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the United Nations programme for human settlements and sustainable urban development. It was established in 1978 as an outcome of the first United Nations Conference on Human Settlements and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat I) held in Vancouver, Canada, in 1976. UN-Habitat maintains its headquarters at the United Nations Office at Nairobi, Kenya. It is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. It is a member of the United Nations Development Group. The mandate of UN-Habitat derives from the Habitat Agenda, adopted by the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1996.
The UN Habitat has published a job vacancy announcement on 26 February 2024 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Specialist on Youth and Urban Policy to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
UN Habitat Job Vacancy 2024
Responsibilities:
- Assessing and Enhancing Youth Engagement: Continuously evaluating governance, digital engagement, and inclusive public spaces with a particular focus on young women, and developing strategies to enhance youth participation in these areas across different countries.
- Mentoring and providing training to the YGI evidence-gathering teams, while also co-designing research methodologies and tools that align with youth-centric planning and policy development.
- Developing comprehensive research frameworks that address youth and governance, alongside contributing to the design of educational curriculums that support the initiative’s goals.
- Collaborating with youth advisors to create and implement tools for benchmarking and monitoring the well-being and health of young people, ensuring these measures contribute to the broader objectives of the YGI.
Qualification & Experience:
- Academic Qualification Advanced university degree in public policy and management, social sciences connected to the fields of creativity and innovation, international development, urban studies or related subjects is required
- At least two (2) years of experience working in the field of innovation/creativity in the area of sustainable development and youth policy is required
- Experience working in city systems and planning roles is desirable
- Experience in monitoring, evaluation, research, and youth focussed training is desirable
- Experience and knowledge of young people, health, well-being and research is required
- Excellent research skills are an added asset
Other Details
- Contract Type: Full Time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply UN Habitat Specialist on Youth and Urban Policy Jobs 2024
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to this link Click Here
The Closing Date: 05 March 2024
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
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