National Programme Manager at UN-Habitat

Duties and Responsibilities

• The objective of this consultancy will be to take stock of UN-Habitat’s existing activities in the African SIDS, make recommendations for strategic direction for scaling-up the portfolio, and fully develop a regional proposal based on an already existing concept note.
• The proposal should aim to develop a comprehensive full model that increases climate adaptation capacities of vulnerable communities of African SIDS through the implementation of replicable and scalable step-by-step approaches for urban resilience building.
• The consultant will also contribute to the activities of the above mentioned DA14 project.

The consultant will be responsible for implementing a series of assignments, as follows:

• Serving as UN-Habitat Focal Point in Niger and liaising with national and local authorities, particularly with the Ministry of Urban Development, Housing and Sanitation and the city of Niamey, understanding what are the needs and how UN-Habitat could support.
• Based on the identified needs and on the UNSDCF, draft a UN-Habitat Country Programme Document (HCPD) in the format of a power point.
• Support in resource mobilization using the HCPD and existing concept notes, in coordination with the Government.
• Support the Government of Niger’s work in further developing the Spatial Development Strategy for the Sahel (SDSS), in coordination with UNDP.
• Contributing to the presentation and dissemination of the City Resilience Action Planning (CityRAP) Tool implementation in Tillabéri, in coordination with UNDP.
• Contribute to data collection activities and stakeholder engagement at the national level as part of the Center of Excellence on Housing (CEH) initiative led by the WAEMU Commission.

Qualifications/Special Skills

• • University degree (bachelor’s or equivalent) in development studies, social sciences, legal studies, project management, international relations, or a related field.
• Experience working on urban resilience is required.
• Experience within multi-cultural international institutions is highly desirable.
• Good understanding and knowledge of urbanization issues in the Sahel region and/or the Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus.