Advocacy Support Consultant at UN-Habitat

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities:

The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Humanitarian Development Programme Management Officers within the Planning Finance and Economy section, of the Urban Practices Branch.
The purpose of this consultancy is to deliver specific activities related to the engagement of UN-Habitat’s SDG localization and local governments team and humanitarian development practice
These includes the following tasks;
Facilitate the overall preparation of the strategic report for humanitarian development practice
Facilitate discussions across PFES teams on migration, voluntary local reviews and SDGs
Produce advocacy and communication material for humanitarian development practice
Produce the strategic report for humanitarian development practice

Qualifications/special skills

1st level university degree in Public Affairs, Political Science, Social Sciences, Urban Studies Social Sciences, Communications, Development Studies, or other relevant areas is required.
A minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience in the organization of events and workshops is required.
Knowledge and experience in advocacy engagement, preferably on issues related to sustainable development, local and urban development, and international cooperation is desirable.