Job Opportunities at UN-Habitat

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop Monitoring framework for indicator 3 (SP1) - (urban contents of NDCs, impacted popula-tion, development of implementation strategies) and collect data from regional and country offices.
• Collect output reporting of climate impact area under Subprogramme 1 with emphasis on CCUE-S but also ensuring agency-wide climate reporting.
• Develop knowledge products related to the above, in particular to the results under SP3 and SP1 3. NDC data analysis
• Country Fact Sheets: Manage and produce country fact sheets using a packaged AI workflow. Im-prove the template and process over time.
• Thematic Fact sheets: Build a reusable template and workflow for thematic briefs that mirrors the fact-sheet design.
• Test the design on an existing brief
• Methodology: Explore how NDCs, NBSAPs and NAPs differ and relate. Identify metadata and indi-cators that connect them beyond country-level metadata. Work out how to move to document-specific analysis.

OBJECTIVE OF THE CONSULTANCY

• The consultancy will advance the Climate Change and Urban Environment Section's Workplan with a particu-lar emphasis on the analysis of urban content of NDCs, spatial analysis and utilizing data and analytic tools to advance the sections monitoring and reporting. Specific deliverables are listed below:

Qualifications/special skills

• Minimum advanced university degree (M.Sc. or equivalent) in Urban planning, Architecture, environmental management, public policy or relevant field is required.
• A first degree with 2 additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree. 2 years of experience in architecture and urban planning and design, project management and stake-holder engagement, GIS and data management, ideally gained at the international level, including working on urban climate change mitigation and/or adaptation is required Proven experience in urban planning or urban design is desirable Proven experience in communicating and visualizing urban climate change knowledge is required.
• Proven experience with GIS, data analysis and data visualization is required.
• Familiarity with capacity development in an international environment is desirable.

Deadline : Nov 18, 2026

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Duties and Responsibilities

• The Sustainable Urban Resilience for the Next Generation (SURGe) Initiative, is a flagship initiative that helps countries translate national climate commitments into local action by strengthening urban services and housing. It supports integrated implementation of national climate plans (including NDCs), focusing on six key entry points: housing and buildings, urban energy, mobility, waste and consumption, water, and biodiversity. It connects pillars 1 to 3 of the workplan (above).

BACKGROUND TO CONSULTANCY

• Under the overall supervision of the Programme Coordinator Climate Change and Urban Environment and in close collaboration with colleagues from the Climate Change and Urban Environment Section and climate and biodiversity focal points across the agency, the incumbent will be required to perform the following functions:
• Coordinate the finalization of the analysis on nature-based solutions in Nationally Determined Contributions
• Prepare a resource mobilization strategy for the Section’s Biodiversity Workstream
• Develop a strategy and workplan on how to embed nature-based solution and biodiversity action more comprehensively into the CCUE section’s work

OBJECTIVE OF THE CONSULTANCY

• The consultancy will advance the Climate Change and Urban Environment Section's Workplan with a particular emphasis on its functions related to urban environment, nature-based solutions and biodiversity through global and regional tools and. It will further advance the Section's capacity to respond to requests pertaining to the urban biodiversity and climate change nexus. Specific deliverables are listed below.

Qualifications/special skills

• Minimum advanced university degree (M.Sc. or equivalent) in Urban planning, Architecture, envi-ronmental management, public policy or relevant field is required.
• A first degree with 2 additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.
• 2 years of progressively responsible experience in architecture, landscape architecture, biodiversity conservation and urban planning and design, project management and stakeholder engagement, ide-ally gained at the international level is required, including working on urban climate change mitigation and/or adaptation.is required.
• Proven experience in climate change and/or biodiversity diplomacy, nature-focused urban planning and biodiversity solutions is required.
• Proven experience in communicating and visualizing urban biodiversity knowledge is required.
• Proven experience with NDC development and implementation is required.
• Proven experience with analyzing NBSAPs and familiarity with capacity development in an interna-tional environment is desirable.

Deadline : Nov 17, 2026

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Duties and Responsibilities

• DSU is responsible for production of urban data and regular bi-annual updates to the Global Urban Indicators Database. This database provides information on indicators from the 2026 – 2029 strategic plan, SDG 11 and the New Urban Agenda (NUA) which UN-Habitat has custodianship, as well as those from the globally harmonized urban monitoring framework which was endorsed for Global implementation by the United National Statistical Commission in 2022.
• The compilation of data for the database and its associated frameworks includes data requests from countries, baseline calculations where data is non-existent, capacity building countries on data production using the harmonized methodologies, in-depth review of global datasets and continued engagements with data producers.
• Integration of new technologies and approaches for data production – with particular emphasis on remotely sensed data, geospatial analysis and big data analytics are central to this process.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• The consultant will work in the Knowledge and Innovation Branch, under the direct supervision of the chief of the Data and Statistics Unit. She/he will be responsible for calculating urban indicators from new surveys, compiling and validating data from verified secondary sources, contributing to background research under the Urban 2030 project, and coordinating activities of the EGWM and leading the development of key products for the group.

Qualifications/special skills

• A High School Diploma is required.
• A first-level university degree in statistics, population studies, demography, economics, urban planning, urban studies, or any other closely related field is an asset.
• At least five years of experience is required as a data analyst is required.
• Knowledge of urban indicators' framework and data sourcing from censuses and surveys, city level platforms, global data platforms, and correspondences with key informants is highly desired.

Deadline : Nov 12, 2026

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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The consultant is expected to uphold the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity and to perform the following duties:
• Coordinate and substantively support the consolidation of the Water as Leverage Multilevel Climate Action Programme and related country initiatives, including India and Kenya.
• Compile, analyse and document programme outputs, implementation experience and lessons learned of the Water as Leverage Multilevel Climate Action Programme and related country initiatives , and prepare draft narrative reports that connect country-level experience with programme-wide learning.
• Develop concept notes, funding proposals and supporting materials for resource mobilization for the WaL MCA Programme and country-specific initiatives, aligning them with donor priorities and UN-Habitat strategic objectives.
• Conduct desk reviews, synthesize evidence and undertake policy and programme analysis on urban and territorial planning, water, climate action and resilience; translate findings into concise analytical products and recommendations.
• Provide technical advice and inputs to urban and territorial profiling, planning, design and strategic investment approaches, including the preparation and review of maps, diagrams, graphics and other planning materials where required.
• Facilitate knowledge management and exchange, including the preparation of presentations, training materials, workshops and other capacity-development activities.
• Contribute technical advice and inputs to portfolio and project development, reports, publications and other institutional products of regional and country offices, Urban Lab and UN-Habitat.
• Draft and organize Urban Lab guidance and knowledge materials on evidence-based urban and territorial planning, integrating strategic investment and relevant thematic areas.
• Ensure that all deliverables are aligned with the UN-Habitat Strategic Plan 2026–2029, the 2030 Agenda and the New Urban Agenda.

Qualifications/special skills

• Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Architecture, Urban Development, Urban Planning and Design 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.
• A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible relevant experience in urban and territorial planning, urban development, climate resilience, water-sensitive planning, programme development, research or related fields, including experience in project/programme coordination.
• Experience preparing reports, analytical products, guidance materials or lessons-learned documentation is required.
• Experience contributing to concept notes, funding proposals or resource-mobilization materials is required.
• Experience in organising and facilitating workshops, training sessions, or stakeholder meetings, including the preparation of supporting materials, is required;
• Proven experience supporting coordination and management of multi-stakeholder projects, particularly those involving local authorities, urban practitioners, and international organisations, is an asset. Familiarity with participatory processes and stakeholder engagement methodologies in urban development, is an asset.
• Working knowledge and understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (and their monitoring/evaluation) and of the New Urban Agenda is an asset. Working experience with international development agencies and the United Nations is an asset.

Deadline : Nov 12, 2026