Feb 13, UN-HABITAT Programme Support-Research Intern Jobs in Kenya

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the United Nations 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 housing for all.

It works towards the long-term goal of ensuring sustainable cities and communities as mandated by the Sustainable Development Goals framework (SDG 11). As such, there are targets and indicators developed to this effect as short term guidance to enable monitoring of progress towards the attainment of SDG11, while linking and contributing to other SDG goals such as Poverty Eradication SDG1 with custodian mandate for access to basic services (SDG indicator 1.4.1) and land tenure security (SDG indicator 1.4.2) among others.

This internship is in the Land, Housing and Shelter Section (LHSS), Urban Practices Branch within the Global Solutions Division of UN-Habitat, Nairobi, Kenya. LHSS provides support to the development of norms and standards in conventions, declarations, regulatory frameworks, agreements, guidelines, codes of practice, and other standard-setting instruments, at global, regional, national and sub-national level in support of a) the equitable supply of serviced land at scale; b) efficient and effective land management systems; c) freedom from arbitrary or forced eviction and the protection of the security of tenure for all; d) the progressive achievement of universal access to housing meeting the requirements for an adequate standard of living; e) participatory urban regeneration and slum upgrading. LHSS hosts the secretariat of the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN).

GLTN is a network of over eighty international partners established in 2006. The Network promotes secure land and property rights for all, through the development of pro-poor, fit-for-purpose, and gender-responsive land tools and approaches for responsible land governance with a focus on tenure security. It has a particular emphasis on vulnerable groups in urban and rural areas including women and youth. GLTN’s work also promotes many of the components in both the New Urban Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.

GLTN works towards improved tenure security within the global frameworks (SDGs, NUA, VGGTs, F&G-AU) with a new strategy (2018-2030) aiming at scaling up land tools, and data protocols and to provide a solid monitoring approach to support evidence-based policy decisions at all levels. The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), Land, Housing and Shelter Section (LHSS) internship is for six (6) months.

Applicants may request to undertake the internship remotely for a part or the entirety of the internship in view of constraints regarding visa issuance and international travel. The work hours during the internship shall be determined based on individual discussion between the intern and the supervisor(s) taking into consideration the minimum requirements of the Organization and the time difference between the hosting office and the location of the intern.

The Internship is UNPAID and full-time. Interns work five days per week (35 hours) under the supervision of a staff member in the department or office to which they are assigned. Under the overall administrative supervision of the Associate Public Information Officer and direct day-to-day supervision of the Programme Coordinator, the intern will contribute in the following ways;

Support in the data collection, literature review, analysis, interpretation and writing on land issues globally, including policy mapping.

Support in the development, compilation, synthesis and management of knowledge materials by GLTN, including project analysis and monitoring against the outcomes.

Assist substantive and technical staff in organizing and documenting land related events, training and meetings.

Keep track of relevant national/regional/international meetings and events in the thematic area of land and cross cutting issues on human rights, climate change, gender, etc.

Provide research and technical support to resource mobilization activities, including developing concept notes and proposals.

Carry out mapping and research on selected topics relevant to the GLTN Phase 4 priorities.

Support the establishment and management of the GLTN knowledge management system and associated tools to support internal knowledge exchange, learning and communication.

Contribute to various GLTN related communication, advocacy activities and initiatives, including engaging with GLTN partners, as well as note taking and coordination of GLTN meetings and events.

Perform other related tasks as assigned. Due to a high volume of applications received, ONLY successful candidates will be contacted.

Qualifications/special skills

Applicants must at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements:

Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher),

Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent),

Have graduated with Bachelor’s degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent.

Be computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite).

Have demonstrated a keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter.

Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes a willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.

Preferred areas of study: Land Administration, Land Management, Land Governance, International Development, Urban Planning, Urban Studies, Urban and Rural Development, Natural Resources Management, Disaster Management, Environmental and Climate Governance, Climate Change Policy, Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation, Migration and Human Mobility, Gender Studies or any other related studies.

Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.

However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required. Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or Ph.D. Programme. Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate which one and attach proof to the application. Please note that you will have to provide an official certificate at a later stage.

Experience in research, technical writing, knowledge management and project development is desirable.

Knowledge of land governance/management, territorial planning, and climate policy is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this internship position, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of Arabic and Spanish is desirable.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; UN-HABITAT Programme Support-Research Intern Jobs in Kenya

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