Urban and Territorial Planner at UN-Habitat

Duties and Responsibilities:  
Under the overall supervision of the Chief of the Planning, Finance and Economy Section, the Urban Lab manager, and in coordination with the UN-Habitat Regional Offices and in close collaboration with UN-Habitat thematic Sections, the incumbent of the post will have to fulfil the following duties and responsibilities:    

• Undertake reviews, desk research, data gathering and assessments on relevant policies and strategies related to urban and territorial planning in migration contexts and document findings in short briefing reports.   
• Provide technical and sectoral backstopping on urban profiling and urban planning and design for selected territories and urban areas.   
• Elaboration of presentations, training material and capacity reinforcement activities and deliver workshops/training in relation to the project deliverables and applied methodologies.  
• Provide technical expertise in relation to the normative production of the Urban Lab.  
• Provide technical expertise in relation to sustainable urban and regional development for Urban Lab projects.  
• Advise and work with the Urban Lab team to analyse, collect, compile, and interpret data to guide and inform the urban planning and design projects.  
• Develop planning analytic and diagnostic maps, drawings, and related reports for partner cities.  
• Develop clear planning proposals, drawings, GIS maps, graphics, and publications for partner cities.  
• Develop and organise participatory, multi-stakeholder processes tailor-made for the projects in a specific context.  
• Provide input to Urban Lab and PFES documents and publications.  
• Support the technical development of country proposals and development frameworks.  
• Contribute to the development of the Urban Lab and PFES project portfolio on urban planning and design.

Qualifications/special skills

• Academic Qualifications: Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in Architecture, Urban Development and Planning, or a related field is required. 
• A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.  
• Work Experience: A minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience in the field of territorial and urban development and planning and design (and/or related fields) with direct proven experience of programme/project management is required

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations. For this consultancy, excellent spoken and written English is required.

Deadline : Mar 6, 2024