UN Finance Assistant Jobs in Nairobi - Kenya

UN Finance Assistant Jobs in Nairobi - 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.

This post is located at the Land and GLTN Unit, located within the Urban Legislation, Land and Governance (ULLG) Branch of UN-Habitat, the objective 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.

Land and GLTN Unit will be embarking on its GLTN Programme - Phase 3, for the next six years.

Phase 2 has focused on increased implementation at country level in conjunction with governments and other in-country partners; regional and country offices in UN-Habitat; and international partner organizations with their national networks.

Phase III will prioritize ongoing work to sustain the global commitments secured in Phases 1 and 2, in particular building on the momentum gained through the VGGTs, SDGs and New Urban Agenda; continue with capacity development by using the tool development process;

Approach in-country work very strategically; and focus on catalytic in-country application of tools and empowering partners to apply the tools and draw lessons to feed the global process and normative work.

In this context Land and GLTN Unit is seeking to hire a Temporary Staff member to work with a team of core staff members to close the accounts for GLTN Programme Phase II and set the stage for the implement the GLTN Programme Phase 3.

Responsibilities

Over a period of 3 months, the Temporary Staff Member reporting to the Programme Management Officer in the Land & GLTN Unit of Urban Legislation, Land & Governance Branch of UN-Habitat, will be responsible for the following functions: