Junior Urban Resilience and Stakeholder Engagement Consultant at UN-Habitat

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES


The Consultant will represent UN-Habitat and interacts with all the stakeholders of the projects; therefore he/she will be appointed based on securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. As a UN representative, he/she is expected to exhibit and adhere to the highest standards of ethical conduct. The Consultant will perform the following duties and responsibilities;
Undertake reviews, desk research, data gathering and assessments on relevant policies and strategies related to urban planning and water, climate and urban resilience, stakeholders engagement and document findings in short briefing reports.
Provide technical and sectoral support on the coordination of activities for the development for different projects of the Urban Lab.
Provide technical expertise in relation to water, climate and urban resilience for Urban Lab projects.
Provide technical expertise in relation to stakeholder engagement for Urban Lab projects.
Provide technical expertise in relation to the normative production of the Urban Lab.
Develop and support the preparation of presentations, training material and capacity reinforcement activities and deliver workshops/training in relation to the project deliverables and applied methodologies.
Support in the development and organisation of participatory, multi-stakeholder processes tailor-made for the projects in a specific context.
Provide input to Urban Lab documents and publications.
Support the technical development of country proposals and development frameworks.
Contribute to the development of the Urban Lab project portfolio.


Qualifications/special skills

Academic Qualification;


A first-level university degree in Architecture, Urban Development and Planning, or a related field is required.
Master's degree or equivalent in Architecture, Urban Development and Planning, or a related field is an asset.
Working Experience; At least 2 year of relevant work experience in the field of sustainable urban development, urban planning, or related fields, with a focus on integrating water, climate resilience, and urban systems, is required;
Experience in organising and facilitating workshops, training sessions, or stakeholder meetings, including the preparation of supporting materials, is required;