Urban Resilience and Climate Change Consultant (Antigua and Barbuda) at UN-Habitat

Result of Service

Duties and Responsibilities  

The consultancy will involve the following typical main duties leading to the ultimate requested outputs:  

• Develop pro-poor urban climate change and pandemic recovery plans / climate resilience strategy for Antigua & Barbuda
• Develop one pro-poor urban climate resilience project proposal for Antigua & Barbuda
• Update a regional Caribbean policy paper on COVID-19, climate change and vulnerability which identifies practice approaches and lessons learned from SIDS countries on innovative advances to gear post-COVID-19 economic recovery towards climate change adaptation .

Ultimate Result of Service  

• The ultimate service of the consultancy is to strengthen national and local capacities and provide technical and policy advise in support of the Strengthened Capacities of African, Caribbean and Pacific SIDS for Green, Resilient and Pro-poor Pandemic Recovery project.  

Project-related Outputs  The related DA14 project outputs are:  

• Multistakeholder capacity development workshops on articulating and developing urban, fundable green, resilient, and pro-poor climate change and pandemic recovery plans in the six identified countries using UN-Habitat tools.  
• Targeted technical experts’ capacity development through the provision of advisory services with emphasis on data collection and risk mapping.
• Development of pro-poor urban climate change and pandemic recovery plans, climate resilient strategies / action frameworks, participatory transformative project proposals and fundable concept notes to access climate finance.  
• One policy paper per region which will identify best practice approaches and lessons learned from SIDS countries on innovative advances to gear post-COVID-19 economic recovery towards climate change adaptation.   
• One regional capacity-building hybrid workshop / webinar will be held in each region on the development of urban, climate-resilient strategies / action frameworks and of innovative financing mechanisms for pro-poor, low-carbon urban development projects.

Qualifications/Special Skills

Academic Qualifications

• A master's or advanced degree in urban planning, environmental science, environmental policies, climate change, or related field is required.
• A minimum of five years’ experience in urban planning, climate resilience, disaster risk reduction, urban recovery, policy development, and project coordination is required.
• Strong communications and report writing skills are required.
• Urban / climate or resilience related project experience in Small Island Developing States is in the Caribbean region is required.  
• Experience in Antigua & Barbuda is highly desirable.

Deadline : Jul 9, 2024