Vacancies at UN-Habitat

Responsibilities

• Follow up on actions related to the administration of the human resource activities, e.g., recruitment, relocation, , performance management, job classification, separation, etc., ensuring consistency in the application of regulations and procedures.
• Perform a wide range of office support and administrative functions. •Responds or drafts responses to routine correspondence and other communications; uses standard word processing package to produce a wide variety of large, complex documents and reports. •Generates a variety of standard statistical and other reports, work orders, etc., using various databases.
• Proofreads documents and edits texts for accuracy, grammar, punctuation and style, and for adherence to established standards for format.
• Assists in the maintenance of the shared drive and maintain accurate filing of all recruitments and related documents. •Monitors and updates the recruitment matrix and follows-up on impending actions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/special skills

• Applicants must at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements:
• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher),
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent),
• Have graduated with Bachelor's degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent. Be computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite). Have demonstrated a keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter.
• Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes a willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views. Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent); Have graduated with a university degree in Business Administration or HR Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.

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Within delegated authority, the Consultant will be responsible for the following duties with an overall mission to establish and source waste-to-energy projects in Morocco for the Cities Investment Facility (CIF) program’s Implementing Partners.

• Work with regional UN Habitat offices to conduct an in-depth market research of the country to identify projects ensuring alignment with CIF waste-to-energy project selection criteria.
• Mapping appropriate stakeholders to engage and understand the pipeline of urban infrastructure projects in ideation. 3. Define the evaluation criteria to assess and shortlist potential waste-to-energy projects.
• Develop project concept notes for the shortlisted waste-to-energy projects.
• Defining a CIF waste-to-energy project action plan. 6. Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including government agencies, industry partners, and financial institutions, to facilitate the successful sourcing and onboarding of waste-to-energy projects.
•  Coordinate with UN-Habitat and other partners to support market research, social relationship development, resource provision, and engagement with financial institutions and other stakeholders in the target country/region.
• Independently prepare project-related documents, including waste-to-energy project proposals, preliminary financial models, project development roadmaps, and other critical materials.
• Regularly report to UN-Habitat on market expansion progress, and project sourcing milestones.
• Maintain close communication with clients and stakeholders to ensure transparency and smooth waste-to-energy project execution.

Qualifications/special skills

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in sustainable urban planning, management urban governance, engineering, development studies, business administration, geography, management and economics is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A minimum of four years relevant experience in project development, resource mobilization, urban development, sustainability, finance, or commercial investment, with a proven track record in supporting Arab States urban development initiatives is required.
• Relevant knowledge of the current Morocco urban development project landscape is desirable. Relevant knowledge of sustainable urban development project financing and development is desirable. A strong understanding of UN-Habitat and the Cities Investment Facility mandates, goals and principles is desirable.

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The GIS Expert will be responsible for:

• Support the Best Practices Report on housing and settlement solutions for Bosasso a. Support the Mapping and Site Assessments of previous shelter and housing initiatives for IDPs in Bossaso
• Proposing a selection of representative settlements and past projects in collaboration with the Municipality and UN-Habitat
• Creating a list and basic map (applicable in Google Earth) of previous shelter and housing projects for IDPs in Bossaso b. Surveys / Data Collection Conducting site assessments and post-project surveys, which include:
• Surveys: Recording GPS coordinates and site boundaries (for map production)
• Household interviews: Support the Municipal M&E Team in conducting on-site interviews with former shelter and housing beneficiaries using UN-Habitat-provided questionnaires
• Documentation and Reporting Take photo documentation and record GPS coordinates of project sites and housing typologies within the shelters and the surrounding environment
• Measuring basic external dimensions of housing units and plot sizes
• Drafting basic floor plans to document housing typologies: Creating simple drawings in AutoCAD for each housing typology or project type, including basic external dimensions
• Develop a GPS map that lists both former and current project sites, complete with their corresponding GPS coordinates
• Generating a comprehensive project list in Excel containing:

Qualifications/special skills

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering either GIS, land surveying, civil engineering, architecture, or a related field is required.
• Minimum of two (2) years of professional experience in housing, building construction, or related fields is required
• Proven experience in the construction sector, including developing AutoCAD drawings and site plans is an added advantage Familiarity with the local context in Bosasso is desirable
• Ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders, including government counterparts and NGOs is an added advantage