The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the United Nations agency based in Nairobi (Kenya-The Headquarter) and active in over 90 countries around the world (including Nepal). It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable cities and settlements with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. UN-Habitat is the lead agency within the UN system for coordinating activities in the field of human settlement development and the UN leading the collaboration with local and regional governments and their networks.

VACANCY NOTICE
UN-Habitat Nepal

Position: Municipal Technical Officer
- Assignment country: Nepal
- Duty stations: Kathmandu (3)
- Work location: UN Premises
- Expected start date: 30/03/2026
- Duration: 5 months (with possibility of extension)
- Sustainable Development Goal: 13. Climate action
- Host entity: UN-HABITAT NPL
- Modality: Onsite
- Type: National
- Volunteer category: Specialist UCoS to Mar2026
- Work arrangement: Full-time
- Number of Assignments: 3

Details
Mission and objectives
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the United Nations agency based in Nairobi (Kenya-The Headquarter) and active in over 90 countries around the world (including Nepal). It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable cities and settlements with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. UN-Habitat is the lead agency within the UN system for coordinating activities in the field of human settlement development, and the UN leading the collaboration with local and regional governments and their networks.

Context
This UNV assignment is a part of the “Urban Ecosystem-based Adaptation for Climate-resilient Development in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal (Urban-EbA)” project, intending to support the integration of equitable and resilient urban planning and design in municipal planning and implementation processes, focusing on developing projects that incorporate ecosystem and nature-based solutions.

The overarching objective of this project is to build the resilience of communities in the Kathmandu Valley against the impacts of climate change, such as flooding, landslides, and drought. The project interventions aim to mainstream EbA into planning frameworks, budgeting, and implementation mechanisms of the KVDA and five target municipalities, as a demonstration to decrease the climate-induced impacts, particularly urban floods, drought, and heat, and build climate resilience. Project interventions directly benefit 82,400 people in the selected wards in the target municipalities where EbA interventions will be demonstrated, while the entire municipal population will be the indirect beneficiaries of the project, through institutionalization and mainstreaming of the EbA in the municipal and KVDA’s annual planning processes.

Moreover, the project adopts a proof-of-concept approach to i) enhance groundwater recharge; ii) improve soil stability; iii) check urban flooding surge; iv) reduce urban heat effect, and v) build the resilience capacity of urban households. At the same time, the entire Kathmandu population will benefit indirectly through the institutionalization and mainstreaming of the EbA in the municipalities and KVDA’s decision-making and annual planning process.

Additionally, the project will produce socio-economic and environmental co-benefits to the city dwellers; there will be research-based evidence for the efficacy, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of urban EbA measures leading to the policy, planning, and programming integration of EbA as an adaptation approach into future urban planning in Kathmandu Valley.

Application Deadline: March 5, 2026

HOW TO APPLY
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