Urban Economist at UN-Habitat

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the overall the overall supervision of the Programme Lead on Municipal Finance and Economy, the consultant will be responsible for the following duties:

• Providing technical input on economic matters to various ongoing projects within the section and UN-Habitat as a whole
• Researching Urban Economy trends to better understand donor trends as well as local government and private sector needs
• Drafting progress reports, including documentation such as donor reports, knowledge products, advocacy and outreach;
• Facilitating the delivery of technical support to capacity development trainings at national and local scales;
• Preparing and delivering presentations about the work of UN-Habitat in the space of the Urban Economy and Municipal Finance
• Conceptualizing workshops in the space of Urban Economy and Municipal Finance
• Providing preparatory documents for the organization of a conference in the space of Urban Economy and Municipal Finance
• Drafting reports on outcomes of workshops and conferences

Qualifications/special skills

• Advanced university degree in Economics, Public Policy, Urban Planning or a related field is required.
• At least 2 years of relevant work experience in the field of urban economics and/or local economic development is required;
• Prior working experience with a Korean government agency is required;
• Experience of working on issues of urban economy is an asset;
• Experience working in/for the public sector in developing countries, e.g. local governments is considered an asset;
• Working experience with international development agencies and in particular the United Nations is an asset

Languages

• Written and verbal fluency in English is required.