Urban Planning Consultant at

1 week ago

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya UN-Habitat Full time
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the UN agency for human settlements.

It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.

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.

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