Senior Advisor for Establishment of the Centre of Excellence on Housing at UN-Habitat

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Senior Human Settlement Officer, overseeing Western Africa, and in close collaboration with the involved professionals of UN-Habitat, ISSP and ESEA in the establishment of the CEH, the international consultant will have to: a) Review and proofreading of the redaction of reports and documents.

Regarding the operational units: support for the development of operational units (constitution of teams, choice and mobilization of consultants, etc.).

Regarding the research component: 

• mobilization of networks of university researchers from the North (Francophonie, Canada) for the development of research at the CEH; (ii) support for the construction of master's and doctoral programmes.

Regarding trainings (innovation support):

• provide outputs for the editing of the content of short-term professional training (face-to-face or mixed) (planning, editing and management, construction, programming, etc...); (ii) inputs to the creation of online capsules (tutorials) on training in negotiation, associative platforms, collaborative methods.

Qualifications/special skills

Academic Qualifications:

• Advanced university degree (Master degree or equivalent), in Urban Planning, Architecture, Housing, Construction, Urban Management, and/or other relevant discipline with a focus on human settlements is required is required.

Experience:

• Minimum 15 years of experience at international level, with relevant knowledge in the field of urban planning, housing, urban development, project management, research and training is required. Familiarity with the academic research sector is an asset.

Language: Fluency in written and oral French and English are required.