Advocacy Support Consultant at UN-Habitat

Duties and Responsibilities:

• The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Humanitarian Development Programme Management Officers within the Planning Finance and Economy section, of the Urban Practices Branch.
• The purpose of this consultancy is to deliver specific activities related to the engagement of UN-Habitat's SDG localization and local governments team and humanitarian development practice
• These includes the following tasks;
• Facilitate the overall preparation of the strategic report for humanitarian development practice
• Facilitate discussions across PFES teams on migration, voluntary local reviews and SDGs
• Produce advocacy and communication material for humanitarian development practice
• Produce the strategic report for humanitarian development practice

Qualifications/special skills

• 1st level university degree in Public Affairs, Political Science, Social Sciences, Urban Studies Social Sciences, Communications, Development Studies, or other relevant areas is required.
• A minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience in the organization of events and rworkshops is required.
• Knowledge and experience in advocacy engagement, preferably on issues related to sustainable development, local and urban development, and international cooperation is desirable.