Active Mobility Assistant at UN-Habitat

Responsibilities and Tasks

The Individual Contractor will support the successful roll out of the bicycle train in Nairobi, with the participation of local members of the cycling community as well as several government participants. The Individual Contractor will also support with the provision of technical advice to the local government on safe routes to school, conduct road safety assessments and propose street design recommendations. Furthermore, the Individual Contractor will support advocacy activities related to promoting the uptake of cycling amongst women.

•  Roll out the concept of the Bike Train to further areas in Nairobi to enhance safety of commuter cyclists
•  Conduct road safety assessments (Safe Routes to School) in the catchment of 2 schools including fatality and injury data, road and street conditions, quality of public transport services, road safety measures taken by the school etc.
•  Based on the road safety assessments (activity 2), derive policy recommendations towards improving road safety around schools
•  Propose design improvements around schools (related to activity 2) and provide technical assistance in design review to ensure alignment of street design proposals with child-friendly streets
•  Support collaboration between government and schools (i.e. parent-teacher associations) on road safety & safe routes to school
•  Promote the uptake of cycling among women in Nairobi through advocacy

Qualifications/special skills

• High school diploma/certificate is required.
• Additional training in Urban Planning, Transport Planning, Geography, or a related field is required.
• A minimum of 5 years working experience in Urban or Transport Planning is required.
• A good understanding of urban planning, urban development, urban policy and legislation and sustainable urbanisation in Kenya and other African countries is required.
• Experience working in an NGO is an added advantage.

Languages

Fluency in oral and written English is required.