Logistics Officer

Result of Service

To provide driving and logistics coordination expertise for field activities at the UN-Habitat Kakuma Office, managed by the Planning Finance and Economy Section.

Work Location

Kakuma, Kenya

Expected duration

3 months

Duties and Responsibilities

About UN-Habitat UN-Habitat, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable and resilient towns and cities. It is the focal point agency for all urbanization and human settlement matters within the UN system. UN-Habitat envisions well-planned, well-governed and efficient cities and towns, with adequate housing, infrastructure and universal access to employment and basic services such as water, energy, and sanitation. The Urban Practices Branch (UPB) is the tools and methodology production center of the UN- Habitat that develops normative guidance and cutting-edge tools through communities of urban practices and is the operational level responsible to undertake technical cooperation projects, such as the construction of water and sanitation facilities, shelter and other work. The Planning, Finance & Economy Section (PFES) is responsible to support urban and territorial planning at all scales including through the development of planning policy, norms and guidelines, urban design and public space design, urban finance (municipal finance and urban development/projects finance), and local economic development. Reporting and Communication The Driver will be hired to collaborate closely with the Planning for Humanitarian-Development Practices workstream of PFES. He/she will be reporting to the team leads for the delivery of the EUTF programme. Duties and Responsibilities Under the overall supervision of the team leads, the Individual Contractor will be responsible for the following duties: Report and deliver on driving functions, to support field activity implementation across EUTF programme, including logistical support for inter-city travel of team members to attend high level meetings and on site field visits.

Qualifications/special skills

Highschool diploma is required. At least 1 years of relevant work experience in the field of driving services, field coordination is required. Experience working in Kakuma, Kenya is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this advertised position fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Swahili is required.

Additional Information

Please attach your valid Driving License

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.