Specialist on Urban Young People at UN-Habitat

Supervision

The Consultant will be under the overall leadership of the Programme Management Officer – Young Gamechangers Initiative in the Planning, Finance and Economy Section, and technical under the Programme Management Officer, Specialist Children and Youth, HRSI.

Responsibilities

The consultant will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Conduct a literature review on governance, digital engagement and inclusive public spaces within the context of each country and assess the situation particularly for young women
• Mentoring and training of the YGI evidence-gathering team in each country
• Develop a research framework on youth and governance, digital engagement and inclusive public spaces that aligns with planning and policy requirments in each context
• Co-design evidence-gathering methodologies and tools for research and evaluation activities
• Review and provide input on studio curriculum design
• Co-design with country youth advisors a framework and tool for benchmarking, measuring and monitoring youth wellbeing and health (in collaboration with WHO)
• Contribute to evidence gathering activities and outputs with Youth Expert and Innovation Specialist
• Mentor graduate students and planners in each country interested in providing research reports or policy briefs related to YGI initiative, including recruitment for areas of focus related to activity sustainability, including further resource mobilization, implementation of YGI applied projects and on-going measuring of impact.

Qualifications/special skills

• Advanced university degree in public policy and management, social sciences connected to the fields of creativity and innovation, international development, urban studies or related subjects is required
• At least two (2) years experience of working in the field of innovation/creativity in the area of sustainable development is required.
• Excellent research skills
• Experience and knowledge of young people, health and well-being and research is required.
• Proven experience in the development of programmes/strategies on young people’s research
• Professional and academic experience on themes related to urban policy and development, public policy, social inclusion, open/digital government is required

Closing: 09 March 2023