United Nations Human Settlements Programme Local Finance and Management Consultant Jobs in Kenya

United Nations Human Settlements Programme Local Finance and Management Consultant Jobs in Kenya; The Planning, Finance & Economy Section aims to develop, document, pilot/test and disseminate planning policies, norms, standards, tools, methodologies, regulatory frameworks, operating procedures and practices at global, regional, national and sub-national levels in support of

(a) urban and territorial planning at all scales including urban design and public space design;

(b) urban finance (municipal finance and urban development/projects finance); and


(c) local economic development. Reporting and Communication The consultant will be part of, and work with the Planning, Finance and Economy Section located in the Urban Practices Branch of UN-Habitat, reporting to the leader of finance and economic team.

Duties and Responsibilities

· Conducting research and trend analysis on Own Source Revenue and Municipal Finance to assess local finance challenges and opportunities and develop OSR reform recommendations as needed.

· Conducting research on the finance and economy trends, evidence and best practices to support normative products, global advocacy and inform potential collaboration within the section and both internal and external partners.

· Providing technical input on finance and economy issues, approaches and best practices to inform ongoing projects, proposal development, normative products, communications products and corporate reporting within the section and UN-Habitat as a whole.

· Carrying out research on the Financing for Development landscape ·

Developing concept notes on potential cross-thematic collaborative projects and fostering relationships with partners as appropriate.

· Representing Finance and Economy team in UN-Habitat meetings and with external partners.

Preparing and delivering presentations about the work of UN-Habitat on Finance and Economy

· Providing administrative and project management support to the Finance and Economy Team as need.


Qualifications/special skills

Academic Qualification;


• University degree in Geography, Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Urban Planning or Urban Studies or Economics, Public Policy, Public Finance, Political Science, Development Studies or a related field is required. Working Experience; ·

• At least four (4) years of experience working in urban planning and design with knowledge in geospatial analysis, mapping and cartography using GIS and CAD tools is required.

Experience and knowledge of data gathering, digitizing, cleaning, visualisation and management is required.


Languages

• Fluency in English is required.


How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; United Nations Human Settlements Programme Local Finance and Management Consultant Jobs in Kenya

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