Senior Programme Officer, Human Settlements, P5

The Senior Programme Officer will plan, oversee and manage the work programme of the Planning & Finance Section within UN-Habitat's Global Solutions Division. The role involves coordinating projects, ensuring quality normative outputs, managing staff, providing policy guidance, and representing the organization in inter-agency meetings to support sustainable urban development and finance.

Responsibilities

• Plan, oversee and manage the work programme of the Planning & Finance Section; ensure timely execution of programmed activities; coordinate and manage diverse projects in collaboration with other UN-Habitat units, UN organizations, donors and partners.
• Ensure high quality normative outputs developed in consultation with other branches, divisions, and offices; establish and lead Community of Practice on Planning, Finance and Economy.
• Carry out administrative tasks including budget preparation, performance monitoring, reporting, results-based budgeting inputs, staff performance evaluation, recruitment and interviews.
• Recruit staff ensuring geographical and gender balance; manage, guide, develop and train staff; strengthen economic and finance expertise within the team.
• Foster teamwork and communication within the section and across organizational boundaries.
• Provide policy guidance on strategy development and management in urban planning, design, finance and local economic development.
• Prepare inputs for the Urban Practices Branch work programme; allocate resources and determine priorities for outputs.
• Provide substantive input for project/programme development and implementation including resource allocation.
• Assist country and regional offices in programme design and implementation; support partnerships with International Finance Institutions.
• Prepare position papers and reports for intergovernmental bodies; review programmatic and substantive drafts.
• Contribute to reporting on budget/programme performance and substantive issues for intergovernmental bodies.
• Represent UN-Habitat at inter-agency meetings, seminars and international, regional or national meetings; provide programmatic and organizational expertise.
• Lead data collection and analysis efforts to support data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.
• Perform other duties as required.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in economics, urban planning, regional planning, urban design, public policy, economic, municipal finance 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 desirable.
• A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in urban development, urban planning, urban finance and economics, public policy, urban governance or related field is required.
• Experience in managing large and dynamic teams within multi-cultural institutional environments, including at a senior level is required.
• Experience in research and capacity building, financial resource mobilization, management of large and complex projects is desirable.
• Experience in working with the United Nations and with International Finance Institutions (IFIs) is desirable.
• Experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
• English language proficiency at UN Level II for reading, writing, listening and speaking is required.

Skills

• Urban Development
• Urban Planning
• Urban Finance
• Economics
• Public Policy
• Urban Governance
• Project Management
• Team Management
• Capital Resource Mobilization
• Research
• Capacity Building
• Data Analytics
• Business Analytics
• Policy Guidance
• Inter-agency Coordination
• Sustainable Urban Development
• Management of Complex Projects
• Experience with UN System
• International Financial Institutions Experience

Languages

English