United Nations Human Settlements Programme Urban Mobility and Geographic Information System Assistant Jobs in Kenya

United Nations Human Settlements Programme Urban Mobility and Geographic Information System Assistant Jobs in Kenya; The consultant will support its implementation in Ecuador and Argentina. The Individual Contractor will work under the overall supervision of the Coordinator of the Urban Basic Services Section, and in close collaboration with the thematic team on mobility reporting to the Programme Management Officer, Urban Mobility.


Duties and Responsibilities

The Project individual contractor will assist the work of the Urban Mobility Team in the Urban Basic Services Section by providing the following:

- Support capacity building efforts in the fields of sustainable mobility with a focus on spatial analysis and mapping;

- Support monitoring and tracking of the impact of the projects of the urban mobility team;

- Support the digitization, data collection, analysis and development of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans incl. the creation of land use/ transport network plans, transport modelling, accessibility analysis etc;

- Support the review and drafting of mobility related policies and strategies;

- Support research and development of knowledge products with a focus on sustainable, inclusive and low carbon urban mobility;

- Support the analysis of trends on emerging topics in the field of sustainable urban mobility; among others.

Qualifications/special skills

• High School Diploma is required. A university degree in urban development, geoinformatics or spatial analysis related issues is an added advantage.

• One (1) year working experience in the field of sustainability, international affairs or urban development is required.

• An understanding of urban planning, geoinformatics and spatial data analytics is required.

• Good interpersonal skills, previous exposure to cross cultural environments is advantageous.

• Ability to work well in a team whilst also having the capacity and initiative to work independently is required.

• At least 6 months working experience in the field of sustainability, spatial analysis and geoinformatics, or urban development is required.

• Excellent analytical and communication skills. The ability to draft a wide selection of written communication and to articulate ideas in a clear and concise manner.

• Research skills are an asset.

• Ability to work well in a team whilst also having the capacity and initiative to work independently is required.

• UN experience required.


Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; United Nations Human Settlements Programme Urban Mobility and Geographic Information System Assistant Jobs in Kenya

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