Climate Specialist at UN-Habitat

Duties and Responsibilities

• As part of the Urban Lab Mesoamerica and the Mesoamerica Subregional Office, the consultant will be responsible for the following duties:
• Provide technical expertise and input on climate change and urban resilience and technical overview of GCF products;
• Develop analysis, collection, interpretation and representation of data and spatial analysis for climate vulnerability analysis;
• Support the review of climate and environmental, political and regulatory frameworks;
• Produce desk and field research;
• Support the preparation and implementation of participatory processes and workshops;
• Advise and develop materials for events, outreach, communications, capacity building sessions and workshops;
• Develop normative materials and publications;
• Support environmental, social and project risk monitoring and reporting;
• Provide inputs for progress reports regarding the implementation of projects.

Qualifications/special skills

• Academic Qualification; First Level university degree in geography, environmental engineering, geography, urban planning, climate change, or a related field is required.
• Working Experience; At least 2 years of relevant work experience in the field of urban and territorial planning or climate change is required.