Chief of Strategic Planning and Monitoring Unit

The Chief of Strategic Planning and Monitoring Unit leads the unit within the Corporate Management Division of UN-Habitat in Nairobi. The role involves coordinating strategic planning, monitoring, and reporting activities to support sustainable urban development and the implementation of the UN-Habitat Strategic Plan 2026–2029.

Responsibilities

• Ensure multi-year strategic plans and annual work planning processes are well coordinated in line with the recommended timelines and guidelines, coordinating diverse projects in the Unit, and, in liaison with other organizations of the United Nations System, donors and agencies as appropriate.
• Guide and coordinate development of results framework including revisions of indicators, drawing from lessons learnt and best practices.
• Lead the corporate monitoring and reporting of the implementation of the Strategic Plan 2026–2029 and the Annual Work Programme.
• Provide inputs to project design, including comments on project documents, support development of theory of change and logical frameworks from planning, monitoring and evaluation perspectives.
• Manages, supervises and carries out the work programme of the Strategic Planning Unit. Coordinates the work carried out by the Unit and provides programmatic and substantive reviews of drafts prepared by others.
• Provides substantive input in the preparation of position papers and reports for presentations to intergovernmental bodies such as the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budget Questions, Committee for Programme Coordination, Economic and Social Council, the General Assembly and the UN-Habitat Assembly and its Executive Board.
• Contributes to the reporting to intergovernmental bodies or on programmatic/ substantive issues, as appropriate, particularly those presented in biannual and/or annual reports.
• Ensures that the outputs produced by the Unit maintain high quality standards; that reports are clear, objective and based on comprehensive data.
• Prepares inputs for the work programme of Strategic Planning and Monitoring unit determining priorities and allocating resources for the completion of outputs and their timely delivery.
• Carries out programmatic/administrative tasks necessary for the functioning of the Strategic Planning and Monitoring Unit including preparation of budgets, assigning and monitoring of performance parameters and critical indicators, reporting on budget/programme performance, preparation of inputs for results-based budgeting.
• Recruits staff for the Unit taking due account geographical and gender balance and other institutional values.
• Manages, guides, develops and trains staff to have a common understanding of Results Based Management (RBM) concepts and techniques.
• Fosters teamwork and communication among staff in the Unit/Section and across organizational boundaries.
• Supervises and coach staff in the Unit throughout the period with the view to ensuring conformity, client oriented effective and efficient support and guidance to other divisions.
• Represents the Organization at inter-agency meetings, seminars, etc. on substantive-related issues.
• Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in business or public administration, finance and budget, or related area is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is an advantage.
• A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in budget, finance, strategic planning, policy analysis, or related area is required.
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in preparing high-level institutional strategies, strategic reports, for senior leadership, is required.
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on the implementation of organizational strategic plans and results-based management frameworks is required.
• Experience in conducting presentations on matters of strategy and planning, providing strategic advice and recommendations to senior management, executive leadership, governing bodies, or intergovernmental forums is required.
• Experience in overseeing services provided to or in field locations of the United Nations or a comparable international organization is desirable.
• Experience in supervising professional staff and managing multidisciplinary teams is desirable.
• Two (2) years or more experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
• English is required at UN Level II for reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

Skills

• Strategic Planning
• Budget Management
• Financial Analysis
• Policy Analysis
• Data Analytics
• Business Analytics
• Data Science
• Strategic Reporting
• Result-Based Management
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Presentation Skills
• Strategic Advice
• Team Supervision
• Interdisciplinary Team Management

Languages

English