- Minimum Qualification :
- Experience Level : Senior level
- Experience Length : 5 years
Job Description/Requirements
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Nairobi is the headquarters duty station for the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) the United Nations agency mandated with ensuring better urban future by promoting socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements development and the achievement sustainable development goal 11 (SDG 11). Although the mandate of UN-Habitat is global, the agency has placed special emphasis on working for the benefit of the host country through contributing to Kenya’s development priorities in a variety of ways. UN-Habitat Regional Office in Africa (ROAf) located in Nairobi, Kenya, is supporting priorities of member states and governments to achieve sustainable urban development. Implementation of Kenya programmes is carried out within the ROAf.
JOB SUMMARY
Qualifications/special skillsAdvanced degree in urban planning, geography, statistics, data science, social science or related field. A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degreeMinimum 5 years of experience in urban data systems, statistical observatories, or urban monitoring is required Proven track record in developing geospatial platforms, urban dashboards, and applying geospatial analysis models is requiredLanguagesFor the position advertised, fluency in English is required
RESPONSIBILITIES
He/She will perform the following duties and responsibilities Urban observatory framework Design and implement governance (steering committee, host institution, roles, MoUs/data‑sharing agreements) and obtain GUO‑Net certification. Institutionalize mission, vision, objectives, action plan, including observatory costing and resource mobilization strategies. Indicator development & data strategy Design a data collection and integration plan, ensuring disaggregation by gender, age, and spatial dimension. Localize the UMF indicator matrix for GBM and define baselines, targets, disaggregation (sex, age, disability, location). Identify and define a core set of indicators aligned with land tenure security, market dynamics, spatial planning, gender equity, and informality and ensure alignments with the Global urban monitoring framework. Support setting up an online data portal with APIs, open‑data policy, and role‑based access; deploy interactive dashboards and map services. Data platform development and geospatial analysis Develop or coordinate development of an interactive, GIS-enabled dashboard. Integrate geospatial data with housing, economic, and planning datasets. Support application of geospatial analysis models such as hotspot mapping, land use change detection, proximity analysis, and spatial clustering to inform evidence-based decision-making. Produce geo-visualizations that support policy recommendations, market space allocation, and tenure interventions. Capacity building & stakeholder engagement Design, Facilitate and deliver trainings (GIS, indicator production, dashboarding, data governance, data use in planning and policy.) for local government and WYITs. Facilitate multi‑stakeholder data collaboratives (government departments, academia, private sector, CSOs) and peer‑to‑peer learning. Monitoring, evaluation and reporting Develop and embed an M&E framework with KPIs for Observatory use on output and outcome monitoring. Produce monthly technical reports and a final implementation report on the data and analytics process. Produce an annual State of GBM report (progress toward SDG 11/NUA; policy options; investment priorities).
REQUIRED SKILLS
Data science, Geographic information systems (GIS), Town planning, Data analysis
REQUIRED EDUCATION
Post-graduate education
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