Urban Planning Consultant at UN-Habitat

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall supervision of the Flagship Programme Lead on Inclusive Communities, Thriving Cities, the consultant will be responsible for the following duties:

• Provide planning and design inputs to ongoing planning initiatives, including citywide strategies, extension plans and urban transformation plans.
• Develop clear planning proposals, drawings, and related reports for partner cities.
• Develop critical analysis of existing planning documents and instruments.
• Develop and organize participatory, multi-stakeholder processes tailor made for the projects in a specific context.
• Provide input to PFES documents and publications.
• Draft normative and strategic documents for the Flagship Programme 1 and Our City Plans in collaboration with country offices and teams.
• Develop training materials and technical reports for the Flagship Programme 1 and Our City Plans.
• Provide technical support to the Planning Finance and Economy Section on communication and outreach activities

Qualifications/special skills

Academic Qualification

• A bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Urban Planning, or related field that is relevant for sustainable urban development is required.

Working Experience

• Demonstrate at least 3 years of professional experience in the development of urban planning projects and urban regeneration initiatives, in collaboration with multidisciplinary work teams is required.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the 2030 Agenda, the New Urban Agenda, and/or UN-Habitat language.
• International experience will be positively taken into account, particularly in the field of international cooperation for territorial and urban development is desirable.