Responsibilities
- Under the overall guidance of the Division
Director and under the direct supervision of the Human Settlements
Officer, Office of the Director, the incumbent will support the duties and
responsibilities under four focus areas of the Director’s Office, including
but not limited to:
- Support the Front Office with effective internal
coordination and cooperation within GSD Support and facilitate the work of
GSD’s coordination modalities and regular meetings, such as: the work of
the GSD Focal Points to the Regional Programmes Division
- organization of the annual Global Solutions
Division Retreat in January 2026
- collection of GSD inputs to internal documents,
reports and ad hoc product
- Assist the Front Office in strategic engagement
of GSD with other Divisions and Offices of UN-Habitat (Regional Programmes
Division, Global Knowledge and Advocacy Division, Corporate Management
Division, and the Office of the Executive Director) Support GSD to advance
UN-Habitat in inter-Divisional collaboration regarding:
- GSD’s support to the Programme Review
Committee’s (PRC) functions • assist the Front Office in the finalization
and dissemination of UN-Habitat’s 2026 catalogue of services, including
the consolidation of content and formatting, liaison with designers on
layout and design aspects, and contribute to the drafting of communication
and dissemination materials
- facilitation support to the Front Office in
finalization of its inputs to the Implementation Strategy of the Strategic
Plan (SP) 2026-2029 and to other corporate documents as relevant
- advancement of the new generation of
UN-Habitat’s Communities of Practices (CoPs) Support GSD’s preparations
and participation in the World Urban Forum 13 (WUF13) in Baku in May 2026:
support the Front Office’s role in the WUF Sub-Committees 2 and 5 and other
working groups and in the WUF event planning and organizing as relevant
Support the Front Office’s contribution to the UN-Habitat’s Publication
Board:
- assist the Front Office in its role in the
preparation of the World Cities Report, the 3rd Quadrennial Report and
other ad hoc publication review process as relevant.
- Assist the Front Office in GSD’s contributions
to the UN Development System collaboration and intergovernmental processes
Support GSD’s input to the work of the UN-Habitat’s Secretariat of
Governing Bodies (SGB) and to intergovernmental meetings of UN-Habitat:
Assist the preparations of and inputs to the Executive Board (EB)
meetings, Ad hoc Working Group (AHWG) meetings, the Open-ended WG on
Housing (OEWG-H), as relevant, UN Habitat Assembly (UNHA), and Midterm
Review of the New Urban Agenda 2026 (MTR of NUA).
- Support GSD in the management of UN Development
Account (UNDA)-funded project monitoring
- Contribute to the Front Office’s support to the
work of the Director of the GSD Support substantive preparation for
meetings of the Division Director: Perform background research and
document review for preparation of talking points and presentations of the
Director and Front Office staff.
Qualifications/special skills
- Applicants must at the time of application, meet
one of the following requirements: Be enrolled in a graduate school
programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher),
- Be enrolled in the final academic year of a
first university degree program (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent),
- Have graduated with Bachelor’s degree, Masters,
PhD or equivalent. Be computer literate in standard software applications
(Microsoft Office Suite). Have demonstrated a keen interest in the work of
the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the
Charter.
- Have a demonstrated ability to successfully
interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs,
which includes a willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of
differing opinions and views.
- Preferred areas of study: Bachelor’s degree in
public administration, law, social, economic, political science,
development studies, urban planning or related field is required.
- Ability to internalize and summarize large
amounts of information effectively and correctly is required.
- Ability to plan and organize complex
multistakeholder processes is desirable.
How to Apply
