ONU Carrière recruits 01 GIS Officer

ONU Carrière recruits 01 GIS Officer

ONU Carrière

Nairobi, Kenya

vacance de poste
Intitulé publication : GIS OfficerDépartement / Bureau : Programme des Nations Unies pour les établissements humainsLieu d’affectation : NAIROBIPériode de candidature : – 10 mars 2022No de l’appel á candidature : 22-United Nations Human Settlements Programme-173228-Individual ContractorStaffing Exercise N/AValeurs fondamentales de l’ONU : intégrité, professionnalisme, respect de la diversité
Result of ServiceUltimate result of serviceThe Individual Contractor will focus on:1) support cities develop practical, feasible approaches to implementing urban planning interventions through direct planning and GIS support;2) assisting national governments to scale up successful local-level approaches through tools development on GIS tools,3) build the capacities of planning and facilitating institutions on urban planning and GIS (development control, construction plan scrutiny, etc.)4) increase Lab and Section portfolio and contribute to the management of the Lab and Section
Work LocationNairobi
Expected duration6 months
Duties and ResponsibilitiesBackgroundThe United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, 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. The main documents outlining the mandate of the organization are the Vancouver Declaration on Human Settlements, the Habitat Agenda, the Istanbul Declaration on Human Settlements, the Declaration on Cities and Other Human Settlements in the New Millennium, and UNGeneral Assembly Resolution A/56/206. The Urban Planning and Design Lab (UPD-LAB) is an initiative from UN-HABITAT to promptly respond to the requests of national and local governments to support sustainable urban development. The LAB acts as the integrative facility of the Agency in which spatial planning is used as the tool coordinating economic, legal, social and environmental aspects of urban development, translating them into concrete and implementable projects that materialize the normative work of UN-HABITAT. The UPD-LAB is formed by a multidisciplinary team of urban planners, legal and financial experts providing a holistic proactive approach. Due to this, the UPD-LAB has become the team building facility inside the Agency where different areas of expertise come together to deliver concrete and integrated solutions.The focus areas of the LAB are:• Citywide strategies• Planned city extensions (and new towns)• Urban infill, densification and renewal• Planning guidelines and capacity development• Climate change and urban planning
The LAB is currently working in concrete projects joining international and local expertise in more than 20 countries and over 60 cities in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Asia.
The objective of this assignment is to provide technical and on-job capacity development on GIS and related issues to the Urban Lab projects.
The Officer will work under the direct supervision of the Urban Planning and Design Lab and the overall supervision of the leader of the Planning, Finance and Economy Section. She/he will contribute to the implementation of the Lab and Units activities by performing the following tasks:
Specific Responsibilities1. Redaction of planning analytic and diagnostic maps, drawings and related reports for partner cities.2. Develop clear planning proposals, drawings and related reports for partner cities.3. Develop critical analysis of existing planning documents and instruments with GIS support4. Develop training materials for GIS, remote sensing, data analysis, visualization and deliver workshops / training events5. Develop and organize participatory, multi-stakeholder processes tailor made for the projects in a specific context.6. Provide input to Urban Lab documents and publications.7. Contribute to the development of the Lab and Section project portfolio on technology and innovation8. Develop papers and methodologies for open-source data platforms for UN-Habitat and partners
Qualifications/special skillsCompetency:• Professionalism: Knowledge and understanding of theories, concepts and approaches relevant to urban planning and design. Strong analysis of urban form, urban systems, underlying social, legal and financial mechanisms and the political context. Ability to develop strong graphic materials (concept plans, diagrams, street sections) as well as substantive reports. Knowledge of urban development issues. Ability to observe deadlines and achieve set goals. Ability to work and deliver under pressure.
• Communication: Excellent written and oral presentation skills in English. Excellent capacity to produce and manipulate graphic documents and drawings. Good presentation skills. Ability to communicate complex interventions in a clear language and convincing narratives. Sketching capabilities to effectively communicate in workshop settings and teams.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues to achieve agreed goals.
• Planning and Organizing: Ability to prioritize activities and assignments and to easily switch between different projects.
• Creativity: Strong conceptual thinking. Is not bound by current thinking or traditional approaches, takes calculated risks on new and unusual ideas; thinks “outside the box”, and offers new and different options to solve problems or meet client needs. Can easily develop clear plans in contexts with limited information and datasets. Finds ways to extract and combine data and information to create base maps. Is both able to reduce complexity as well as sensitive to specific urban form and the landscape.
Skills:• Excellence in GIS software use, data analysis and maps production.• Good analytic and design skills in regional and city-wide planning and design is required.• Research and analytical skills is required.• Ability to manipulate graphic material and production of complex urban planning documents using Microsoft Office and Adobe Suite.• Good writing skills in English is required.• Good hand drawing/sketching of macro-scale plans is an advantage.• Knowledge of other UN languages is an advantage.• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Academic Qualifications:–A Minimum of advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Architecture, Urban Planning and Design, or related field that is relevant for sustainable urban development is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience:– A minimum of 3 years experience in drawing and preparing plan graphical material using computer assisted design tools, with special attention to data management and processing with GIS software is required. The candidate will present a portfolio of plans, analysis and designs of which he/she is the author
Language:• Fluency in oral and written English is required.• Knowledge of another United Nations official language is an advantage.
Aucun frais de dossierTHE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.
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