Programme Management Officer, Human Settlements in Hamburg bei United Nations

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the UN 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. It also works on normative and operational programmes for the implementation of the New Urban Agenda and the urban dimensions of the SDGs, with Member States, cities, and other partners. ERSKI is responsible for strategic planning, programmatic direction and operationalization of UN-Habitat's focal point role for the New Urban Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals in the UN system and for coordination of Emergency Programmes. The Knowledge and Innovation Branch is responsible for leading the development of UN-Habitat’s flagship reports, gathering and reporting on urban data through its Data and Analytics Unit, and producing cutting-edge knowledge and innovation in cities, the processes of urban development and urbanization and its associated effects. The position is located in the United Nations Innovation Technology Accelerator for Cities, which is part of the Knowledge and Innovation Branch of the External Relations, Strategy, Knowledge and Innovation Division (ERSKI) of UN-Habitat headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. Under the direct supervision of the Programme Management Officer, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties: