United Nations Human Settlements Programme is inviting credible applicants who are willing to partake in its ongoing recruitment to fill the position below:
Job Title: Urban Transportation Planner
Location: Aba City, Abia
Department / Office: United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Duration: Four Work Months over 10 months
Starting Date: September 2023
Department/Office: UN-Habitat Programme Support Office, Abuja
Full/Part Time: Part-Time
About United Nations Human Settlements Programme: 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 main documents outlining the mandate of the organization are the Vancouver Declaration on Human Settlements, Habitat Agenda, Istanbul Declaration on Human Settlements, the Declaration on Cities and Other Human Settlements in the New Millennium, and Resolution 56/206. Its activities contribute to the overall objective of the United Nations to reduce poverty and promote sustainable development within the context and the challenges of a rapidly urbanising world.
Job Requirements
- The consultant will be a specialist in Transport planning and management with GIS experience and relevant research projects and programs at the national level and similar experience on planning and development of related projects at national or international level is required.
He/she must also have strong conceptual, analytical, technical skills and experience, including:
- Advanced University Degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) in Transport planning and Management, Transport Engineering, Urban and Regional Planning, Geography and related field with specialty in transport planning and management.
- Facility skills and knowledge of Nigeria’s urban sector and stakeholders as well as Nigeria’s economy, especially local economy in the State of Abia.
How to Submit Your Application
Interested consultants should send soft copies of their cover letter and curriculum vitae (CV) to: [email protected] using ‘Aba Structure Plan Project’ as the subject of the mail
Application Closing Date
4th August, 2023.
Job Features
Job Category | Consulting / Business Strategy/ Planning, Social Policy, Innovation, Programme Management, Programme Operations, Research, Planning, Social & Behavior Change, Monitoring & Evaluation Jobs |