Senior Urban Planner (Post-conflict environments and IDP re-settlement)

Senior Urban Planner (Post-conflict environments and IDP re-settlement)

Mapping, planning and physical improvement of IDP settlement areas in Mogadishu; and Support to Regional Benadir Administration’s Central Department of Urban Planning

Nairobi with travel to Mogadishu

3 months

COMPETENCIES Professionalism: Demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter. Good research, analytical and problem-solving skills. Conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results. Communication: Excellent and effective written and oral skills. Ability to present information in a concise and accurate manner, proven ability for preparing comprehensive documents and reports. Planning and Organizing: Proven ability to plan, coordinate and monitor own work and that of others. Ability to work under pressure and uses time efficiently. Identifies priority activities and assignments, adjust priorities as required. Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals. Solicits input by valuing others ideas and expertise and is willing to learn from others. EDUCATION A Master’s degree in a relevant discipline for the respective position or a first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. WORK EXPERIENCE A minimum of 7 to 10 years of professional practical experience in a field related to the advertised position. Good knowledge of the respective substantive matter. LANGUAGE SKILLS English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the posts advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. OTHER SKILLS Be familiar with and loyal to the goals of UN-Habitat and UN. Willingness to travel to Somalia. Sound judgment, analytical skills, networking and interpersonal skills, and report/project writing skills. REMUNERATION Payments will be based on deliverables over the consultancy period. There are set remuneration rates for consultancies. The rate is determined by functions performed and experience of the consultant. The fees will be paid as per agreement. Individual experts interested in any of the assignments, or NGOs with matching expertise, are requested to submit their CVs to the following e-mail address, un-habitat.som@unhabitat.org, and to indicate in the subject line for which position(s) they are expressing their interest. Applications should include: Cover memo (maximum 1 page) Summary CV (maximum 2 pages), indicating the following information: Educational Background (incl. dates) Professional Experience (assignments, tasks, achievements, duration by years/ months) Other Experience and Expertise (e.g. Internships/ voluntary work, etc.) Expertise and preferences regarding location of potential assignments Expectations regarding remuneration Please be advised that since April 15th 2010, applicants for consultancies must be part of the UN-HABITAT e-Roster in order for their application to be considered. You can reach the e-Roster through the following link: http://e-roster.unhabitat.org Deadline for applications: 31 August 2012 UN-HABITAT does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. If you have any questions concerning persons or companies claiming to be recruiting on behalf of these offices and requesting the payment of a fee, please contact: recruitment@unon.org

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