Human Settlements Officer(capacity building), UN Human Settlements Program

Under the direct supervision of the Chief of the Capacity Development Unit, the incumbent will perform the following duties:

1.Promote and Develop Habitat University Partnerships by;

a) Identifying and engaging potential and actual partner Universities to support the normative and operational activities of UN-Habitat;
b) Keeping up to date database of partner Universities and Preparing progress reports and briefs; 
c) Exploring funding opportunities and develop programme documents to support University partnerships.

2. Provide technical and substantive support to regional and global University networks by:

a) Identifying complementarities, emerging issues, innovation and other opportunities which would stimulate networking;
b) Developing concepts and proposals to support and implement Habitat Partner University networks to promote sustainable urbanization;
c) Developing the design and architecture of networks and supporting tools;
d) Organizing roundtables and networking events for Habitat Partner Universities.

3. Supporting the development and implementation of University curricula and courses by:

a) Identifying key UN-Habitat messages, tools, approaches and practices, and work with universities on mainstreaming them into education;
b) Facilitating Habitat Universities access to UN-Habitat tools, publications and expertise;
c) Developing and implementing continuing professional development;
d) Preparing expert group meetings to support curricula development and its Implementation.

4. Supporting the mobilization and involvement of University partners in national and regional initiatives by:

a) Facilitating operational links between Habitat Partner Universities and UN-Habitat regional offices;
b) Identifying opportunities for university collaboration in country programme activities of UN-Habitat;

5. Mobilize UN-Habitat inputs to the Decade for Education for Sustainable Development by:

a) Identifying areas of collaboration, engage with other UN Agencies and other education-related agencies, promote institutional synergy with other initiatives linked to education and capacity building within the UN System.

6. Provision of capacity development services to national and local governments, Habitat Agenda Partners by;

a) Undertaking activities covering the various stages of the training development cycle, and identification of institutional and individual capacity development gaps,
b) Developing project proposals based on results-based management principles, liaise with potential funding agencies, and take part in resource mobilization and project acquisition strategies of the unit and the branch.

7.Contribute to the team work of the Capacity Development Unit and the Research and Capacity Branch by;

a) Taking part in branch-level and unit-level activities; assist in the reporting to senior management of UN-Habitat, revise and comment on reports to the UN secretariat; support the development of the work plan and its implementation, progress reporting and evaluation and monitoring.
b) Performs other related duties as required.

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