Duties, Responsibilities and Deliverables
Under
the overall supervision of the Snr. Programme Management Officer/Project
Manager, the Assistant Field
Coordinator will be
responsible for the following duties:
- Provide technical assistance to the county government, municipal
board and the County Program Coordination Team (CPCT) of KUSP2, and
various partners in line with the TA requirements of this project and
KUSP2-WHR objectives:
- Support field coordination for the project at the county and
municipal level.
- Support with technical and logistical planning and coordination in
designing, scheduling and execution of field activities scheduled by the
project (including missions).
- Support liaison and coordination among the municipal board and
various partners in line with the urban development objectives of KUSP 2
(WHR).
- Coordinate and report on field activities assigned by the project
management.
- Assist with administration of the field office operations.
- Technical Assistance to County Government and Municipality in the
planning and implementation of WHR’s UIG and UDG activities and projects:
- Technical support to the county government and municipality in
design and implementation of training and capacity building activities
under the UIGs and their documentation.
- Provide technical support to the county government, municipality and
local partners with conceptualization, design and implementation of UIG
activities/projects.
Qualifications/special
skills
- Academic Qualifications: An advanced university degree (master’s or
equivalent) in architecture, urban/town planning, environmental planning,
urban management/human settlements management, civil
engineering/infrastructure, development studies, land surveying/management,
urban/land economy, economics or related areas is required. A first-level
university degree, combined with two (2) additional years of qualifying
experience, may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
- Work Experience: A minimum of two (2) years of progressive
experience with a verifiable portfolio in providing technical support to
infrastructure and basic services delivery projects, urban planning and
development, urban management, and community-based development or
programming in the context of Humanitarian-Development Nexus or related
experience is required. Proven experience in research and technical
writing is required
- Proven ability to work in multi-agency settings is desirable.
Experience with the public sector (local governments) work is desirable.
Experience working in hardship environments is desirable. A relevant
professional accreditation is highly desirable.
- Work experience within the United Nations System or similar
organization is desirable. Work experience in humanitarian-development
programming is highly desirable, especially in the Horn of Africa region’s
refugee management context.
How to Apply
