UN Habitat Climate Change Specialist Jobs 2024 – Kenya NGO Jobs

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UN Habitat Climate Change Specialist Jobs 2024 – Kenya NGO Jobs.

UN Habitat Kenya looking for “Climate Change Specialist”.

Applicants with a University degree may apply on or before 06 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 28 February 2024 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Climate Change Specialist to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

UN Habitat Job Vacancy 2024

Duties and Responsibilities:

Produce desk and field research on topics related to climate change projects;
Advice and implement participatory processes in the scope of climate change projects;
Advise and develop materials for events, outreach, communications, capacity building sessions and workshops;
Develop normative materials and publications;
Draft progress reports regarding the implementation of projects, including documentation, knowledge management, advocacy and outreach.

Qualification & Experience:

First Level university degree in geography, environmental engineering, geography, urban planning, climate change, or a related field is required.
At least 2 years of relevant work experience in the field of urban and territorial planning is required.

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