Local Urban Economy and Finance Consultant at UN-Habitat

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall the overall supervision of the Chief of the Planning, Finance and Economy Section and the day-to-day supervision of the Head of Urban Lab, the consultant will be responsible for the following duties:

•  Provide guidance and support to the municipal finance and budgetary assessment at the national and city levels to understand investment patterns.
•  Analyze financial capacity of the government including both municipal fiscal and financial management capacity.
•  Provide technical support in stakeholders mapping for infrastructure investments.
•  Collect data in consultation with authorities to develop a list of ongoing and proposed infrastructure projects, including the cost estimates and stakeholders involved.
•  Consult with the government authorities and financing institutions.
•  Provide technical support to develop localized criteria by which to prioritize investment.
•  Develop cost estimates for prioritized investments and validate it with the relevant stakeholders.
•  Develop "investment cards" for the prioritized investments showing indicative costs, benefits, location, context, rational for investment and validating them with relevant stakeholders.
•  Review project outputs and provide technical recommendations related to Capital Investment Planning.
•  Provide technical advice for the development of the capacity-building activities and thematic learnings to build the capacity of city authorities.
•  Facilitate communication between stakeholders and overcome potential linguistic barriers.
•  Translate key documents in English and Tajik.
•  Safeguard the cross-cutting issues that are considered in each project: Climate Change, Gender Equality, Human Rights, Youth, Children and Elderly Persons, and Disability.

Qualifications/special skills

Academic Qualifications:

• A minimum advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in urban development, urban economics, economics, or related field. A first-level university degree in combination with 2 years of experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in urban planning and urban infrastructure project structuring and finance, including knowledge of local, national, and international financial sources available is required.
• Experience working with government entities and/or international organizations is desirable
• Experience with local finance and in dealing with international cooperation agencies will be considered and added advantage.

Language: English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this consultancy, fluency in oral and written English and Tajik is required. . Knowledge of the Russian language will be an asset