The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the UN agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. The Urban Economy Branch of UN-Habitat has the mandate to promote local capabilities of local go...
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The consultant will work in the Knowledge and Innovation Branch, under the direct supervision of the Chief of the Data and Analytics Unit. She/he will be responsible for the following tasks:
Develop and update the SAI indicator framework, including comprehensive metadata and guidelines, ensuring alignment with the UMF, SDG metadata standards, the Global Urban Indicators Database Framework, and UN-Habitat’s strategic priorities on housing, land, infrastructure, and access to basic services.
Research, assess, and document the viability, relevance, and contextual applicability of the SAI application scenarios, preparing detailed scenario reports covering at least eight thematic areas such as SDG Awards, Urban Health Checker, International Megacities, Sci-Tech Innovation Cities, Healthy Cities, Provincial Applications, Livable Cities, Urban Agglomerations, and New Towns Sustainable Development.
Generate and validate data points across priority indicators, including housing, land, infrastructure, access to urban services, and GIS/EO/AI applications, ensuring full alignment with UMF, SDG metadata standards, the Global Urban Indicators Database Framework, and UN-Habitat data guidelines.
Support SAI implementation evaluation and communications, including assessing pilot city applications, reviewing indicator selection and data quality, contributing to the preparation of SAI promotional materials, planning SAI-related events, and providing inputs for the SAI digital platform.
Qualifications/special skills
Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in urban planning, statistics, demography, economics, urban studies, or any other closely related field is required. A Bachelor's degree, combined with two additional qualifying years of experience in the related field, will be accepted in lieu of a Master's degree.
At least five years of experience as a researcher or analyst working with urban data and human settlements issues at the local, national, and international levels is required.
Strong knowledge of indicator frameworks, such as SDG indicators, the Global Urban Monitoring Framework (UMF), and related measurement methodologies is highly desirable.
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