Urban Planning Consultant at UN-Habitat

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities
The Urban Practices Branch The Urban Practices Branch (UPB) is the tools and methodology production center of the UN-Habitat that develops normative guidance and cutting-edge tools through communities of urban practices and is the operational level responsible to undertake technical cooperation projects, such as the construction of water and sanitation facilities, shelter and other work. Planning, Finance & Economy Section The Planning, Finance & Economy Section (PFES) is responsible to support urban and territorial planning at all scales including through the development of planning policy, norms and guidelines, urban design and public space design, urban finance (municipal finance and urban development/projects finance), and local economic development. UN-Habitat Urban Regeneration Flagship Programme 1: Inclusive Communities, Thriving Cities. The flagship programme employs urban regeneration as a tool to reduce spatial inequalities and poverty. Supporting the social, economic, and environmental transformation of deprived areas and strategic locations within a city will result in connected, dynamic, diverse and vibrant neighbourhoods. This transformation of urban areas is expected to lead to an increase in equality of outcomes for all. Reporting and Communication The Urban Planning Consultant will be hired to collaborate closely with the team of PFES and Flagship Programme 1. He/she will be reporting to the Programme Management Officer and Flagship Programme 1 Lead.

Duties and Responsibilities
Under the overall supervision of the Programme Management Officer, he/she will perform the following duties:
• Develop and implement Flagship Programme 1 projects studies and activities; develop urban socio-economic profiles and strategies and apply impact assessment tools and methodologies.
• Develop participatory workshops, training packages, communication, and information materials related to inclusive urban regeneration and Our City Plans Methodology.
• Provide technical assistance to partnering cities on the implementation of Our City Plans by co-developing plans and guiding participatory urban planning and urban regeneration processes globally and in Vietnam.
• Provide technical support within the Flagship Programme 1 on developing research and drafting a guided methodology for communities to implement urban regeneration processes such as ‘Spatial Inclusion Globally’ and the ‘Atlas of Urban Regeneration’.
• Provide technical support to the Planning Finance and Economy Section and the Flagship Programme 1 on urban planning and urban regeneration, producing spatial analysis, policy recommendations and reports.