UN Jobs in Kenya. (5 Positions)

UN Habitat Jobs in Kenya

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the United Nations agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. The Land and GLTN Unit, located within the Urban Legislation, Land and Governance Branch of UN-Habitat has the mandate to develop, test and disseminate pro-poor and gender responsive approaches in regard to urban land, innovative residential tenures, affordable land management/administration systems, and land related regulatory/legal frameworks and tools. The Unit hence focuses on research and tool development also to supply technical advice to Member States and backstop the Regional offices and other sections of UN-Habitat. Land tools provide a resource for enabling action. While there has been extensive global discussion around land policies that work for the poor, there has been insufficient attention paid to the development of methods for developing and implementing these pro-poor land policies. Consequently what are required are land tools that are affordable and accessible for all sections of the population in countries around the world. This is essential for creating societies with sustainable, equal access and use of land. Work has already started on these approaches, both for developing and post-conflict societies. Incremental expansion of this work over time, as capacity is developed, will take place through the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN, the Network), the Secretariat of which is located at UN-Habitat.
Open Positions at the UN


1 .Communications Assistant – A University Degree in Social Sciences with a Mass Communication Background and at least 2 years of progressively responsible experience in journalism, advocacy, communications, public relations or related fields.

2. Urban Mobility and Public Space Assessment Coordinator – Advanced University degree (masters Level) in spatial planning, environmental planning, urban design, town planning, architecture, or equivalent and 5 Years experience.

3. Lead Evaluator – A Master’s degree in either land management/land tenure, social sciences, international development, agriculture and natural resources, urban and rural development, or related and 10 years experience.

4. Director, External Relations – Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in communications, political affairs, social sciences or related areas.

5. Land Expert – A Master’s degree in either land management/land tenure, social sciences, international development, agriculture and natural resources, urban and rural development, or related and 10 years experience.


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