Programme Management Officer, Human Settlements

UN-Habitat is the agency for Human Settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.The UN-Habitat Montreal Office fosters linkages among research, policy, and action to advance sustainable urban development globally. The office will activate a network of key partners to accelerate the quality and scale of urban sustainability solutions to implement the UN-Habitat Strategic Plan, with a focus on climate and biodiversity solutions to enhance urban resilience and protect vulnerable groups. It will promote the development and synthesis of science, data, innovation, and solutions on urban sustainability to improve the urban environment. In addition, the Montreal Office will establish close working relations with Canadian and North American local governments.The position is located in Montreal, Canada, at the UN-Habitat Montreal Office for Green, Resilient and Sustainable Cities. The focus of this position is to support the process of co-creating research, policy and action between the network of partners and relevant UN-Habitat teams in order to accelerate sustainable urban development, inter alia through the implementation of urban climate, biodiversity, and resilience solutions with local governments within and outside of UN-Habitat’s structure of regional and country offices based in Montreal, Canada. The Programme Management Officer reports to the Lead, Montreal Office and under the overall guidance of the Director of the UN-Habitat New York Office. The incumbent will be responsible for the following duties: