Vacancies

The Urban Basic Services Branch (UBSB) aims at increasing equitable access to urban basic services such as water, sanitation, solid waste management, mobility and energy, and is one amongst the seven focus areas of UN-Habitat. The Branch consists of four programmatic units, namely: i) water and sanitation, ii) urban waste management; iii) urban mobility and iv) urban energy. These programmatic units promote initiatives aimed at strengthening policies and institutional frameworks for increasing equitable access to urban basic infrastructure and services and improving the standard of living... Read more

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) supports countries in developing urban planning methods and systems that address current urbanization challenges. It promotes urban planning approaches to address urban expansion and transformation.  

Iran is home to one of the oldest continuous civilizations in the world, with urban settlements dating back to 7000 BC, and a long history of urbanization and urban planning practices. In the past three decades however, the country experienced major social, demographic and economic changes that impacted national development, socio-economic and demographic structures. Urbanization also accelerated significantly, leading to exacerbated challenges in urban environments, such as congestion and air pollution, shortages of housing and employment especially for the large youth population, urban... Read more

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities. It is the focal point for urbanization and human settlement matters within the UN system. The agency supports national and local governments in laying the foundation for sustainable urban development.

Sport has historically played an important role in all societies, be it in the form of competitive sport, physical activity or play. Sport and play are human rights that must be respected and enforced worldwide. Sport has been increasingly recognized and used as a low-cost and high-impact tool in humanitarian, development and peace-building efforts, not only by the UN system but also by non-governmental organizations (NGOs), governments, development agencies, sports federations, armed forces as well as the media.

UN-Habitat has been active in the Somalia urban sector for more than 20 years and currently is implementing a portfolio of interventions worth USD 50 million with communities, local authorities and central government. The activities have evolved from responding to immediate local needs for reconstruction to systematic attempts to address sustainable urban development through integrated human settlement programmes. Somalia is faced with one of the highest urbanization rates across Africa and beyond, and there is a strong link between urbanization and displacement caused by natural disasters... Read more

The UN Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralized Service Delivery for Somalia (JPLG) has established an important platform for seizing the development moment and is also a programme that has translated many of the ambitions of the ‘One UN’ principles into tangible improvements in aid and wider development effectiveness

The Global Water Operators' Partnerships Alliance (GWOPA) is a programme of UN-Habitat and contributes to the agency’s work.  In 2006, the Former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, requested UN-Habitat to lead the development, and host the secretariat of the Global Water Operators Partnerships.  The SG’s decision was a follow-up to the drafting of the Hashimoto Action Plan by the United Nations Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB).  The main UNSGAB’s Hashimoto Action Plan I objective was to strengthen local water services through Water Operators Partnerships (... Read more

The overarching intention of the Sustainable Human Settlements in Urban Areas to Support Reintegration in Afghanistan (SHURA) programme is to provide a platform for returnees and protracted IDPs to reintegrate and become productive citizens of Afghanistan as quickly as possible. Integrating the lessons of the past decade of responses to displacement in Afghanistan, the program is based on the rapid identification and allocation of appropriate land to returnees and IDPs in proximity to livelihood opportunities as the foundation for self-reliance. Following the identification of sites, the... Read more

UN-Habitat provides technical assistance, policy advisory, and programmatic implementation to the government partners. The following major flagship policy programmes have been instrumental in advancing – national urban policy, new urban agenda, inter-ministerial collaboration in urban sector, and public engagement and accountability towards urban residents. UN-Habitat continues to provide technical and strategic support to MUDH and IDLG in mainstreaming these objectives into ongoing and planned urban programmes.

The city is the home of prosperity. It is the place where human beings find satisfaction of basic needs and access to essential public goods. The city is also where the ambitions, aspirations and other aspects of life are realized, providing contentment and happiness and where goods and culture is produced. 

Under the overall guidance of the Coordinator, Housing and Slum Upgrading Branch, UN-Habitat and direct supervision of Leader of the Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP), the incumbent will provide support to the coordination and management of country level operations of the Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP) programmes and projects in Kenya by ensuring the operational instruments are well-managed and monitored for result-oriented country programme/project operations. The Incumbent will work in coordination with the Technical Advisors in the field, implementing partners... Read more

Under the supervision of the UEFB Coordinator and the project focal point at the Branch level, the consultant will be responsible for supporting the project focal point in the following tasks and outputs:

The position is located in the External Relations Division (ERD), Office of Executive Director and Management. The External Relations Division promotes strategic alliances to support achievement of the goals of adequate shelter for all, and sustainable urbanization and human settlements development. ERD assists to advance UN-Habitat image and relationships with its partners and the public at large, and to build and strengthen partnerships, facilitate policy impact and developmental change, and increase delivery of programmes.