Urban Planner for the SAHEL at UN-Habitat

Qualifications/special skills

Skills:

•  Capacity to analyze and synthesize information.
•  Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals.
•  Excellent research and writing skills.
•  Fluency in oral and written French and English is required.

Academic Qualifications:

•  Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Urban Planning, Geography, Development Studies, International Relations and/ or other relevant discipline with a focus on human settlements is required.

Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years of working experience in the field of urban planning at the international level is required.
• The candidate must have a demonstrable understanding of urban development processes, urban planning, urban social issues, urban policy analysis and/ or the Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus.
• Good understanding and knowledge of urbanization issues in the Sahel region is required.
• Experience in coordinating and working with high-level government officials and/ or UN bodies is highly desirable.
• Experience delivering training and capacity development activities is highly desirable.
• Experience within multi-cultural international institutions would be considered an asset.

Language:

•  Fluency in oral and written French and English is required.