UN Habitat Deputy Executive Director Job in Kenya

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), the United Nations agency for Human Settlements, helps the urban poor by transforming cities into safer, healthier, greener places with better opportunities where everyone can live in dignity.

UN-Habitat is seeking candidates for the position of Deputy Executive Director of UN-Habitat, at the level of Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations

Based at UN-Habitat's headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, the Deputy Executive Director works under the direction of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat and plays a key policy leadership and management role in the delivery of UN-Habitat's mandate.

The Deputy Executive Director provides advice and assistance to the Executive Director on substantive matters, strategic planning, management reform and the day-to-day running of UN-Habitat.

In particular, the Deputy Executive Director oversees programme coordination and monitoring mechanisms and plays a key role in maintaining UN-Habitat's relations with Governments, partners and stakeholders.

The Deputy Executive Director must have a strong background developed through 10-15 years of experience in international and public diplomacy and have experience working in a multilateral environment or an environment with a variety of stakeholders from multicultural backgrounds.

Candidates must have a proven track record of experience in progressively senior posts, recent experience in senior-level leadership positions and significant professional experience in managerial positions. They must also have experience facilitating high-level dialogue and consensus and be fluent in one of the two official languages of the Organization with a proven working knowledge of the other.

How to apply:

Applications for this position should be sent by email to: Hab.DED@unhabitat.org
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or by post to:

The Executive Office,
UN-Habitat,
P.O. Box 30030 - 00100,
Nairobi, Kenya.

UN-Habitat is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from female candidates.

Closing date: 30 Apr 2011

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