Active Mobility Consultant at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop investment and financing guidance for active mobility.
• Contribute to guidance notes, business cases and tools that help governments, donors and financial institutions, including those engaging through the GEF Working Group to prioritize and structure investment in walking and cycling infrastructure and programmes.
• Support policy, strategy and action plan development.
• Provide technical support to national and city governments developing or reviewing walking and cycling policies, strategies, master plans or action plans, in target countries including drafting inputs, reviewing government-produced drafts, and preparing briefing materials for stakeholder consultations.
• Support the development of investment and financing guidance for active mobility.
• Contribute to guidance notes, business cases and tools that help governments, donors and financial institutions – including those engaging through the GEF Working Group - prioritize and structure investment in walking and cycling infrastructure and programmes.
• Assist the PAAPAM Coordination Hub and regional task forces in monitoring and implementation progress across countries, compiling lessons learned and preparing materials for the PAAPAM Steering Groups and related regional convenings.
• Prepare case studies, factsheets, reports presentations and web/newsletter content that showcase results across the active mobility portfolio and support knowledge development and dissemination, clearly distinguishing which donor/project each result relates to.
• Provide general support to the SMU active mobility team.
• Assist with logistics and substantive preparation for workshops, missions, training and Working Group meetings at regional, country and city level, and undertake any other related tasks assigned by the supervisor within the scope of this assignment.

Qualifications/special skills

• An advanced university degree is required (master’s or equivalent) in sustainable transport, digitalization, urban planning, or related fields.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. At least 2 years of experience working on active mobility, urban planning, and/or gender.
• Proven experience working with national and city governments in Africa is required.
• Proven experience in design, coordination, delivery of training and virtual knowledge-sharing events is required. Proven technical writing, analytical, presentation and communication skills are required.
• Proven expertise in sustainable transport projects within Africa is required.
• Prior experience working in an international organization or government agency is desirable.
• Solid understanding of walking and cycling trends, and policy frameworks is desirable.
• Excellent skills in stakeholder engagement, training, technical writing, and effective communication are desirable.
• Familiarity with national and international development frameworks, including experience with donor-funded projects and the Pan African Action Plan for Active Mobility is desirable.

Deadline : Nov 18, 2026