Job Opening
Job Opening ID: 227633
Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
Job Family : Human Settlements
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories , P-5 Job Opening Job Opening ID: 227633 Job Network : Economic, Social and Development Job Family : Human Settlements Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories , P-5 Duty Station : Bilbao Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme Date Posted : Mar 1, 2024 Deadline : Mar 30, 2024 Apply Now
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the 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. The Global Solutions Division (GSD) is responsible for providing programmatic direction for UN-Habitat and is responsible and accountable for the programmatic delivery of the Strategic Plan. The Division leads the tools and methodology production and the integration of the various substantive competencies towards effective delivery of the Strategic Plan and the mandate of UN-Habitat. It provides substantive training and supports capacity development of Member States and partners. The Urban Practices Branch (UPB) is the tools and methodology production and skills centre of the UN-Habitat, that develops normative guidance and cutting-edge tools through its five sections and Agency-wide communities of urban practice. It provides technical and policy advice approaches and methodologies to MCOs/CO, government and partners and mainstreams them throughout the programme portfolio. It also ensures that the cross-cutting area of safety and the social inclusion issues including human rights; gender; children, youth and older persons; and disability, are developed and mainstreamed across the Agency. The Local2030 Coalition is the UN system-wide mechanism to advance the crucial engagement of local stakeholders in a systematic way - a common space to mobilize, engage and empower every local actor, everywhere – towards the achievement of the SDGs. The Coalition is underpinned by the recognition that strategic and committed partnerships are key to ensure coherence and effectiveness. Inside the UN system, the Local2030 Coalition aims to strengthen coordination between the UN agencies efforts and expand and deepen their partnerships with local actors to advance the SDGs. The Coalition is co-chaired by UN-Habitat (as the permanent co-Chair) and one other UN entity which rotates every two years (currently UNDP). UN-Habitat also serves as the Secretariat of the Local2030 Coalition. The Coalition is governed by a Steering Committee, and supported by a UN Directors' Group which includes senior representatives from various UN Agencies, Offices, Funds and Programmes. The Executive Office of the secretary-General (EOSG) closely accompanies and supports the work of the Local2030 Coalition. The focus of this position is on managing the Local2030 Coalition secretariat and its activities under the overall supervision of the UN-Habitat senior focal point on SDG localization and local government relations in UN-Habitat, and with the guidance of the Local2030 Coalition Co-Chairs and Steering Committee. The Senior Programme Officer (SPO)/Head of Secretariat (HoS) will implement the strategic direction of Local2030 Coalition and the formulation and implementation of the secretariat work programme to increase the effectiveness of local actions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The position is located in the Local2030 Coalition Secretariat, Bilbao duty station. Under the direct supervision of the Chief, Urban Practices Branch (UPB), Global Solutions Division (GSD), the incumbent will perform the following duties and responsibilities:
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