Programme Coordinator- SDG Cities Canada at UN-Habitat

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the supervision of the Programme Management Officer, Human Rights and Social Inclusion unit and reporting to the Inter-Regional Adviser, Programme Development Branch, the consultant will undertake the following duties and responsibilities:

• Develop the framework for localizing global UMF Indicators to national, regional or local context.
• repare terms of reference for national State of SDGs in cities reports, assessment templates and research model.
• Lead the drafting of the National States of SDG in cities report.
• Develop communication materials for city’s engagement in national State of SDGs in Cities report and related events.
• Develop detailed standards, communications materials and internal certification process for SDG Cities Certifications and lead the piloting of the certification process.
• Develop communications materials format to showcase national urban SDG achievements for international conferences and national SDG awareness events.
• Organize the CMHC Housing Session to be held on March 30 including but not limited drafting of the event’s concept note and agenda, database list of proposed panelists or speakers, communication with the partners and organizing committee and handle the event’s logistics.
• Development of Technical Hub communication materials and awareness raising.
• Develop and implementation of certification process for Promising Practices, similar to the SDG Cities Certification process, which is used to rank current 150 promising practices and future ones.
• Finalize Global Compendium of Promising Practices in print, video and online version. Prepare for the printing 1000 copies.

Qualifications/special skills

• Master’s degree in International Relations, preferably in: Project Management, Social Sciences, International Development, Programme Support and Political Science is required.
• Relevant working experience, of at least 10 years, in the field of Project Management is required.

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations. Fluency in English is required.