Urban Planning and GIS Consultant at

5 days 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.

Summary
Under the overall supervision of the Chief of the Planning, Finance and Economy Section, the Urban Lab manager, in coordination with the UN-Habitat Regional Offices and in close collaboration with UN- Habitat thematic Sections, the incumbent of the post will have to fulfill the following duties and responsibilities:

Advise and work with the Urban LAB team to analyze, collect, compile and interpret data to guide and inform Naryn project.

Support and contribute to the development of methodologies and guidelines on evidence-based spatial analysis to be tested and implemented in the Urban Lab projects.

Develop planning analytic and diagnostic maps, drawings and related reports for Naryn and other partner cities.
Develop clear planning proposals, drawings and related reports for Naryn and other partner cities. - Develop critical analysis of existing planning documents and instruments with GIS support.
Develop training materials for GIS, remote sensing, data analysis, visualization and deliver workshops / training events.
Develop and organize participatory, multi-stakeholder processes tailor made for the projects in a specific context.
Provide input to Urban Lab documents and publications.
Contribute to the development of the Lab and Section project portfolio on technology and innovation.
Develop papers and methodologies for open-source data platforms for UN-Habitat and Partners.

Qualifications/special skills

Education:
1st level university degree in Architecture, Urban Development and Planning, or a related field is required.

Work Experience:
At least 2 years of relevant work experience in the field of sustainable development and spatial analysis (and/or related fields) with direct proven experience of drawing and preparing plan graphical material using computer assisted design tools, with special attention to data management and processing with GIS software is required;
Direct proven experience of urban planning projects/processes, in combination with e.g. urban resilience, mobility, project finance, and/or data systems is required.
Experience working in the public sector, e.g. local governments is considered an asset;
Experience in any of the countries of the projects is an asset; - Experience working on social change projects is an asset;
Working knowledge and understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (and their monitoring/evaluation) and of the New Urban Agenda is an asset

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