Knowledge Management and Advocacy Consultant at UN-Habitat

Duties and Responsibilities

The consultancy is located in the Climate Change and Urban Environment Team of the Programme Development Branch. Under the overall guidance of the Subprogramme Coordinator of the Climate Change and Urban Environment Team, and direct supervision by the Programme Management Officer for Climate Change, the consultancy will involve the following typical main duties leading to the ultimate requested outputs: 1. Roll out of the RISE UP Secretariat globally and in cooperation with target Member States to push for inclusive integration of biodiversity and vulnerable urban poor needs in the policy environment, multilateral and bilateral climate finance, and programmatic design and implementation.

Develop the repository of the knowledge management strategy so that it can be publicly available and become a hub for knowledge working closely with different partnerships integrating biodiversity in the climate change discourse.

Strengthen the communication with partners, keeping them engaged as a community (as part of the knowledge management).

Qualifications/special skills

Academic Qualification

• A degree in urban planning, environmental science, environmental policies, climate change, or related field is required.

Professional Experience

• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience in knowledge management, digital platforms, network coordination and communications and outreach are required.
• Experience in sustainable development, sustainability management and working with an international organisation is desirable.
• Experience in using a variety of digital platforms and social media is an advantage.
• Strong communications skills are highly desirable.
• Experience on projects in the developing world is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this consultancy, fluency in oral and written English is required. Fluency in other UN languages is an advantage