Urban Development and Territorial Planning Associate

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Associate de Desenvolvimento Urbano e Planeamento Territorial no UN Habitat Angola em Luanda. Apoiará o planeamento inclusivo, facilitando processos participativos e gerando evidências para melhorar o acesso a serviços para comunidades deslocadas. Oferece experiência prática em implementação de programas e coordenação de partes interessadas.

• Vaga de estágio internacional nas Nações Unidas em Luanda
• Foco em planeamento urbano inclusivo e direitos humanos
• Trabalho com comunidades deslocadas e migrantes
• Experiência em coordenação humanitária e desenvolvimento
• Prazo de candidatura: 19 de julho de 2026

Descrição

Urban Development and Territorial Planning Associate | UNV - United Nations Volunteers Urban Development and Territorial Planning Associate UNV - United Nations Volunteers Luanda International Internship level Application deadline: July 19, 2026 Closing soon Apply Summary by Impactpool The Urban Development and Territorial Planning Associate will support UN Habitat Angola in enhancing inclusive urban development and territorial planning amidst rapid urbanization and internal migration. This role involves generating evidence, facilitating participatory processes, and assisting in small-scale planning activities to improve access to services for host and displaced communities. The position offers hands-on experience in program implementation, stakeholder coordination, and policy mainstreaming, while focusing on cross-cutting priorities such as peace, human rights, and sustainable development. The associate will work closely with the Central Africa Sub-regional Office to ensure effective urban governance and community engagement. Candidate Requirements: Experience in urban planning or related fields Knowledge of human rights and protection principles Skills in participatory process facilitation Understanding of sustainable development linkages Ability to support climate-sensitive planning Experience in humanitarian-development coordination Familiarity with digital tools for community engagement Skills in monitoring and reporting Capacity-building and training experience Strong communication and advocacy skills Details Mission and objectives UN-HABITAT AGO organization mission TBD Context Angola is experiencing rapid urbanization and significant internal migration, with returnees and displaced populations adding pressure on housing, land, and basic services. UN Habitat Angola works with national and local authorities to improve urban governance, strengthen land management, and promote inclusive planning for host and displaced communities. The UN Volunteer Associate will join the country team in Luanda, supporting programme activities that link humanitarian assistance, migration, and urban resilience, while gaining hands on experience in UN operations. Task description The UN Volunteer Associate will support UN Habitat Angola’s work to strengthen inclusive urban development and territorial planning while integrating cross cutting priorities: peace and security, human rights, sustainable development (education, health, partnerships), climate change and environment, humanitarian assistance, and responsible use of new technologies. The role focuses on generating and organizing evidence, facilitating participatory processes, and assisting in the design and delivery of small-scale planning and land management activities that improve access to services, reduce tenure insecurity, and increase resilience for host and displaced communities. The position is learning focused and provides hands on exposure to programme implementation, stakeholder coordination, policy mainstreaming, and practical tools for inclusive and resilient urban governance. Under the direct supervision of the Head of the Central Africa Sub-regional Office, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: - Contributes to evidence synthesis and policy review to ensure planning interventions reflect peace and security considerations and human rights standards, by reviewing policy documents, legal frameworks, and project reports and summarizing implications for urban planning. - Supports integration of human rights and protection principles into programme materials and community engagement approaches, assisting in the preparation of guidance notes, checklists, and short briefs that promote non‑discrimination, participation, and access to services. - Assists in designing and facilitating participatory processes that build social cohesion and local ownership, helping to plan and run consultations, stakeholder dialogues, and conflict‑sensitive community workshops that include women, youth, and marginalized groups. - Contributes to sustainable development linkages by supporting small‑scale initiatives that connect urban planning with health, education, and livelihoods (e.g., site‑level ser-vice mapping, school/clinic access assessments, partnership outreach), and by drafting short concept notes for integrated pilot activities. - Supports climate‑sensitive planning and environmental mainstreaming, assisting technical staff to incorporate nature‑based solutions, risk‑informed measures, and low‑carbon options into project briefs and community guidance materials. - Assists humanitarian‑development coordination, compiling inputs for joint planning with humanitarian actors, documenting service gaps in displacement‑affected areas, and supporting the preparation of short situation updates and coordination meeting notes. - Contributes to responsible technology use and digital inclusion, supporting the team to identify appropriate digital tools for community engag