Programme Management Officer, Human Settlements, P4 Job ID : 277423
Urban Resilience Hub by UN-Habitat's CRGP
Date: 1 hour ago
City: Riyadh
Contract type: Full time
Org. Setting and Reporting
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities. UN-Habitat is the focal point for all urbanization and human settlement matters within the UN system. UN-Habitat works with partners to build inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities and communities. UN-Habitat promotes urbanization as a positive transformative force for people and communities, reducing inequality, discrimination and poverty. UN-Habitat’s Regional Office for the Arab States (ROAS) manages UN-Habitat’s project portfolio in the Arab States. It ensures that country priorities are in alignment with the UN-Habitat’s organizational policies and strategic objectives and brings through its Regional Representative to the attention of the Executive Management Committee (EMC) opportunities and challenges in the region, allowing for timely feedback and responses to urgent demands and requests from Member States. This post is located in UN-Habitat/ROAS at the Riyadh duty station, and the incumbent will report to the Head of Country Programme and under the full guidance of the Regional Director for the Arab States. The primary focus of the position is to lead the implementation of an ongoing multi-year project in collaboration with and funded by the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing (MOMAH). The project is specifically focusing on delivering 4 main workstreams: (1) development of a Spatial Planning Act; (2) the development of a National Urban Policy; (3) the classification and reclassification of the municipal system; and (4) the establishment of a National Urban Lab. The incumbent will also support broader programme implementation of the UN-Habitat Office in Saudi Arabia, including programme development, monitoring, and reporting. This will span a diverse portfolio covering housing, informal settlements, urban planning, urban economy, urban legislation, urban information management, and other thematic areas aligned with the priorities of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework, Saudi Vision 2030, and UN-Habitat’s Strategic Plan.
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The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities. UN-Habitat is the focal point for all urbanization and human settlement matters within the UN system. UN-Habitat works with partners to build inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities and communities. UN-Habitat promotes urbanization as a positive transformative force for people and communities, reducing inequality, discrimination and poverty. UN-Habitat’s Regional Office for the Arab States (ROAS) manages UN-Habitat’s project portfolio in the Arab States. It ensures that country priorities are in alignment with the UN-Habitat’s organizational policies and strategic objectives and brings through its Regional Representative to the attention of the Executive Management Committee (EMC) opportunities and challenges in the region, allowing for timely feedback and responses to urgent demands and requests from Member States. This post is located in UN-Habitat/ROAS at the Riyadh duty station, and the incumbent will report to the Head of Country Programme and under the full guidance of the Regional Director for the Arab States. The primary focus of the position is to lead the implementation of an ongoing multi-year project in collaboration with and funded by the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing (MOMAH). The project is specifically focusing on delivering 4 main workstreams: (1) development of a Spatial Planning Act; (2) the development of a National Urban Policy; (3) the classification and reclassification of the municipal system; and (4) the establishment of a National Urban Lab. The incumbent will also support broader programme implementation of the UN-Habitat Office in Saudi Arabia, including programme development, monitoring, and reporting. This will span a diverse portfolio covering housing, informal settlements, urban planning, urban economy, urban legislation, urban information management, and other thematic areas aligned with the priorities of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework, Saudi Vision 2030, and UN-Habitat’s Strategic Plan.
Responsibilities
Competencies
Education
Job - Specific Qualification
Work Experience
Languages
Assessment
Special Notice
United Nations Considerations
No Fee
Apply Now
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