Local Urban Economy and Finance Consultant job at UN-Habitat
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Vacancy title:
Local Urban Economy and Finance Consultant

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Accounting & Finance ]

Jobs at:

UN-Habitat

Deadline of this Job:
12 August 2022  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, August 05, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the overall the overall supervision of the Chief of the Planning, Finance and Economy Section and the day-to-day supervision of the Head of Urban Lab, the consultant will be responsible for the following duties:
• Provide guidance and support to the municipal finance and budgetary assessment at the national and city levels to understand investment patterns.
• Analyze financial capacity of the government including both municipal fiscal and financial management capacity.
• Provide technical support in stakeholders mapping for infrastructure investments.
• Collect data in consultation with authorities to develop a list of ongoing and proposed infrastructure projects, including the cost estimates and stakeholders involved.
• Consult with the government authorities and financing institutions.
• Provide technical support to develop localized criteria by which to prioritize investment.
• Develop cost estimates for prioritized investments and validate it with the relevant stakeholders.
• Develop "investment cards" for the prioritized investments showing indicative costs, benefits, location, context, rational for investment and validating them with relevant stakeholders.
• Review project outputs and provide technical recommendations related to Capital Investment Planning.
• Provide technical advice for the development of the capacity-building activities and thematic learnings to build the capacity of city authorities.
• Facilitate communication between stakeholders and overcome potential linguistic barriers.
• Translate key documents in English and Tajik.
• Safeguard the cross-cutting issues that are considered in each project: Climate Change, Gender Equality, Human Rights, Youth, Children and Elderly Persons, and Disability.

Qualifications/special skills
Academic Qualifications:

• A minimum advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in urban development, urban economics, economics, or related field. A first-level university degree in combination with 2 years of experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Experience:
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in urban planning and urban infrastructure project structuring and finance, including knowledge of local, national, and international financial sources available is required.
• Experience working with government entities and/or international organizations is desirable
• Experience with local finance and in dealing with international cooperation agencies will be considered and added advantage.

Language:
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this consultancy, fluency in oral and written English and Tajik is required. . Knowledge of the Russian language will be an asset

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
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Job Info
Job Category: Accounting/ Finance jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 12 August 2022
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 05-08-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 05-08-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 05-08-2065
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