United Nations Development Programme
Experience: 5 to 10 Years
Skill Required: Project and Program Management
Apply By: 11-06-2022
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-HABITAT, is the United Nations agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. This position is in the UN-Habitat Kuwait office that serves Arabian Gulf countries as part of UN-Habitat Regional Office for Arab States (ROAS). The office provides support to all national offices in the MENA region and liaise with potential donors, provides political advice, and provides capacity building for professionals in Urban Planning, Strategic Planning and related fields. The office also is responsible for coordinating the Agency’s substantive, normative and operational work on various dimensions of Policy, Legislation and Governance. The office aims at expanding its capacities to include Climate Action in line with the Domain of Change 3; Strengthened climate action and improved urban environment; . The UN-Habitat GCC Kuwait office will also aim to develop, document, pilot/test and disseminate norms, standards, tools, methodologies, regulatory frameworks, operating procedures and practices at global, regional, national and sub-national levels; offer tailor- made solutions on policy, legislative and governance for cities, regions and metropolitan areas; and generate and manage cutting-edge knowledge and data in relation to these areas.
In line with the above main focus, Kuwait and Iraq country offices joined hand to respond to the impact of climate change in southern Iraq, which was heavily impacted by desertification in the past few decades causing Sand and Dust Storms that causing significant socio-economic damages to Kuwait, with estimated economic disruptions of up to USD 190 million annually and severe health impacts on its population. To reduce sand and dust storm events in Kuwait, it is critical to prevent and mitigate desertification in areas where sand and dust storms are originating, i.e., southern Iraq. Simultaneously, measures should also be taken in Kuwait to minimize the impact of sand and dust storms and mitigate multiple challenges caused by them.
The project aims to improve resilience of cities and communities in Kuwait and southern Iraq to transboundary sand and dust storms through three components: preparation, physical implementation, and monitoring, evaluation, reporting and quality control.
Organizational Setting and Reporting Relationships: The incumbent will be working in the office of UN -HABITAT in Kuwait and would possibly travel to other Cities in the Region. The incumbent reports to the Head of Office for Arab Cities in Kuwait.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the direct supervision of the Head of GCC and Kuwait Office, the incumbent will perform the following duties:
Ensure strategic management of the project and provide day-to-day financial and administrative management for the delivery of the project’s activities focusing on the achievement of the following results:
Ensure effective planning, budgeting, and implementation of the project in Kuwait:
Create and nurture strategic partnerships and support to the implementation of resource mobilization:
Facilitate knowledge building and management for and from the project implementation:
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Source: https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=106921