The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the UN 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 Urban Economy Branch of UN-Habitat has the mandate to promote local capabilities of local go...
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Wastewater and Water Quality Data Technical Specialist SDG Indicator 6.3.1
- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationMBA/MSc/MA
- Experience7 years
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldConsultancy  , Project Management 
Duties and Responsibilities
- The consultant will be home-based and report to the Programme Officer responsible for the GEMI project within the Urban Basic Services Section. The Consultant will be responsible for the following tasks:
- The consultant will work on the methodology (UN-Water guidance document for countries and metadata of indicator 6.3.1) for monitoring the flows of total and industrial wastewater generated and safely treated. This will be done in close collaboration with WHO and UNSD as co-custodian agencies for SDG 6.3.1, and in partnership with OECD and Eurostat. The consultant will be expected to consult with these and other relevant partners on (1) data collection process, (2) country data, and (3) comparison of metadata and terminology used in their questionnaires to contribute to harmonizing international wastewater data collection.
- The consultant will collaborate with these partners to increase the availability and quality of data to populate the SDG Indicator 6.3.1. through the UNSD/UNEP Questionnaire on Environment Statistics and through the OECD/Eurostat Joint Questionnaire on Inland Waters.
- Work closely with SDG 6.3.1 co-custodian agencies WHO and UNSD in support of a coherent repository of monitoring information on the SDG 6.3.1 indicator. In this context, the consultant will review and exploit the wastewater data from relevant databases and check for data accuracy and consistencyc
Qualifications/special skills
- Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Environmental Sciences, Environmental Management, Public health, or in a closely related field.
- A first degree with 7 years of qualifying experience will be accepted in lieu of an Advanced degree is required.
- A minimum of fifteen (7) years' experience in environmental sciences, water resources management, or water and development, of which at least five years of experience in similar projects in the area of monitoring of basic services such as water, sanitation and hygiene or a closely related field is required.
- Experience in the United Nations is regarded as an asset.
- Experience in preparing scientific analysis on issues related to wastewater and water quality is required.
- Experience in the use of office software packages (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and in monitoring, data and data management, and capacity development.
- Experience in GIS in the urban context will be an additional asset
- Strong understanding of technical issues in the area of wastewater management is an advantage.
Method of Application Interested and qualified? Go to UN-Habitat on careers.un.org to apply
