Overview
The Knowledge Management Officer will support the UN-Habitat Afghanistan office to increase understanding, advocate, and mobilize resources for the implementation of community-centered approaches to adequate housing and shelter.
Key Responsibilities
- Supports project teams for effective and efficient execution of projects and programmes.
- Participates in the development, resource mobilization, implementation, and donor reporting of projects and programmes.
- Monitors progress and analyzes impacts and results of implementation.
- Enhances internal learning processes and builds capacity of national staff.
- Organizes and coordinates preparation of written outputs.
- Ensures timely reporting to project and funding partners.
- Liaises and coordinates with donors.
- Builds and ensures strong relations with multilateral and bilateral partners.
- Promotes information sharing and coordination with Embassy of Japan, JICA, UN agencies and project stakeholders.
- Strengthens knowledge and information sharing in the Country Office.
- Coordinates with all projects and field staff for increased learning.
- Strengthens relationships with partners, local and international research and academic institutions.
- Coordinates outreach activities.
- Produces visibility materials.
- Designs and provides information materials to update websites.
- Supports resource mobilization for future programming and implementation.
- Ensures effective coordination with other UN agencies.
- Supervises national staff as required.
- Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Required Experience
A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in human settlements programmes in crises or displacement contexts is required. Experience in human settlements development fields, partnerships and donor relationship, projects/programmes management or design is required. Experience in human settlements advocacy and implementation within the UN system or similar international organizations is desirable. Experience in Asia-Pacific region is desirable. Two (2) years or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in international relations, Media Communications, social sciences relevant to development and management of human settlements or related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying work 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.
