Climate Smart Cities Consultant Bogota at UN-Habitat

Duties and Responsibilities;
Under the overall supervision of the Chief of Knowledge and Innovation Branch and the Programme Management Officer within Innovation Unit, the consultant will perform the following duties and responsibilities:

Contribute to orchestrating the system demonstrator, by collaborating with project partners, which may include: 

• Movement building – coordinating between city government, innovators and other stakeholders and building a shared vision and action plan 
• Systems understanding – providing and / or commissioning additional research to better understand the system dynamics 
• Delivery planning – supporting innovator teams and other stakeholders to act on the ground 
• Strategic learning – facilitating reflection learning sessions and socialising the findings 
• Contribute to mobilizing resources (fundraise) for subsequent phases of implementation and scaling of the system demonstrator 
• Contribute to written reporting for Bogotá, Colombia to validate progress and results 
• Participate in meetings, which includes developing and delivering appropriate presentations related to city challenges 
• Serve as the local focal point for the Climate Smart Cities Challenge in Bogotá, Colombia

Qualifications/special skills

• A bachelor degree in public policy and management, social sciences connected to the fields of creativity and innovation; international development, urban studies and related fields, or relevant work experience is required.
• A minimum of four (4) years’ experiences of working in the field in research, data analytics, urban mobility, logistics, climate action, sustainable urban development in general relating to the same, and/or promoting sustainable mobility in particular is desirable.
• Experience and knowledge of innovation processes and methodology, including challenge-driven innovation, design thinking, user research, product design and systems demonstrators is desirable.
• Good general knowledge of the issues of sustainable development is desirable.
• Experience on themes related to urban policy and development, public policy, social inclusion, open/digital government, innovation or open data is required.
• Experience of policy communication, including writing policy briefs, reports and producing publications is desirable.

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is desirable.

Deadline : Feb 8, 2024