UNDP Junior Urban Planner Jobs 2023 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs

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UNDP Junior Urban Planner Jobs 2023 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs. UNDP Ethiopia looking for “Junior Urban Planner“. Applicants with a BA Degree may apply on or before September 19, 2023.

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The UNDP has published a job vacancy announcement on September 04, 2023 for qualified Ethiopia’s to fill in the vacant post of Junior Urban Planner to be based in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.

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Duties and Expected deliverables:

The incumbent will have to perform the following assignments independently and in collaboration with the project lead and other team members:

Within their assigned regions or responsibility, the Junior Urban Planner will provide support in the daily management of all project activities ensuring that works are carried out in compliance to the agreed project deliverables and UN Habitat’s best practices for the full project life.
The Junior Urban Planner will assist with technical support to the project team, local government and displacement affected communities in the areas of participatory planning exercise including settlement planning, mapping, spatial profiling with location of key functions for target project locations in Oromia and Somali regions.
Provide details on affected and host communities such as land tenure and ownership, size and mix of communities, quality of housing etc.. to prioritize project activities at project locations to develop short- and long-term programmes for upgrading housing, improving security of tenure and proving support to the affected community in a way that considers the gender dimension and the peaceful co-existence of communities.
The Junior Urban Planner will support in mapping stakeholders, assessment of displacement causes, analyze institutional capacity and gaps in responding to the needs of displacement affected and host communities to inform decision making.
Follow up reports on community planning workshops with disaggregated data, results, and findings.
Conduct meetings with local government and hosting community on various topics including tenure arrangements, land uses, settlement planning etc…
Undertake settlement planning and spatial profiling exercise using UN habitat tools and GIS software
Follow up periodic progress reports against milestones based on monitoring of project activities.
Coordinate with consultants on research, data collection, participatory planning and capacity building trainings towards targeted results.

Position in Organization:

Posting Title: Junior Urban Planner
Job Identification: 13356
Locations: Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Posting Date: 04/09/2023, 17:20
Apply Before: 19/09/2023, 09:29
Job Schedule: Full time
Agency: HABITAT
Grade: SB3
Vacancy Type: Service Contract Holders
Practice Area: Management
Bureau: Regional Bureau for Africa
Contract Duration: 1 Year with Possibility for extension

Educational Qualification and Experience:

Education:

BA/BSC degree in urban planning, spatial planning or other relevant disciplines.

Work Experience:

Two (2) years of relevant experience in urban planning including community mapping, GIS and participatory monitoring.

Language:

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Good knowledge (written/spoken) of the working language of the regions is desirable. Ability to communicate technical knowledge to non-expert audience is preferred.