Vacancy title:
Principal Coordination Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: , Category: Human Resources]

Jobs at:
UN-Habitat

Deadline of this Job:
Monday, July 14 2025

Duty Station:
Kenya | Nairobi | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, July 1 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Responsibilities

• Under the overall supervision of the Director of ERSKID, the Principal Coordination Officer, will perform the following:
• Oversees the preparation of UN-Habitat’s biennial flagship report, the World Cities Report, assessing global state of urban development, to be launched at the World Urban Forum - Coordinates UN-Habitat’s global urban monitoring and reporting through data and statistical programs aligned with SDG 11 and the New Urban Agenda including through partnerships at the World Urban Forum
• Coordinates and delivers the implementation of a corporate data strategy to implement UN-Habitat’s strategic plan across Divisions and teams
• Participates in international, regional or national meetings and provides programmatic/substantive expertise on an issue or holds programmatic/substantive and organizational discussions with representatives of other institutions
• Fosters teamwork and communication among staff in relevant projects and programs related to research, data and innovation.
• Leads team members efforts to collect and analyze data and provides insight to identify trends or patterns for data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting. Ensures that everyone can discover, access, integrate and share the data they need.

Education

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in urban planning, economics, public administration, social sciences or related area is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable.

Work Experience

• A minimum of fifteen (15) years of progressively responsible experience in human resources management, administration, logistics, financial management, budget or related field is required. Experience in leading urban policy research, analysis, and knowledge is desirable.
• Experience in global urban monitoring and reporting is desirable.
• Experience of organizing and/or working with intergovernmental bodies advising on policy trends and best practice innovations is desirable.
• Experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 180

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified? Go to UN-Habitat on careers.un.org to apply

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