BACKGROUND TO CONSULTANCY

• Under the overall supervision of the Programme Coordinator Climate Change and Urban Environment and in close collaboration with colleagues from the Climate Change and Urban Environment Section and climate focal points across the agency, the incumbent will be required to perform the following functions:

IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities and Innovate4Cities: 

• Lead on IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities housing elements translating global analysis into policy, programmatic and country-level applications.

NDC3.0: Strengthening the Urban Content of the NDCs / Multilevel Climate Action

• Lead the development and country-level application of NDC implementation capacity-building
• Capture and systematize lessons learned to inform UN-Habitat’s broader NDC implementation ap-proach
• Lead the Urban Content in NDCs 3.0: Housing and Informal Settlements spinoff,

Programme Development and Resilient Settlements for the Urban Poor – RISE UP

• Develop the CCUE-S housing-climate portfolio through resource mobilization and strategic partnerships
• Act as focal point for Housing and Slum Upgrading Section and housing; Asia-Pacific and Section Work Plan including working on programme development (housing entry point)

OBJECTIVE OF THE CONSULTANCY

• The consultancy will advance the Climate Change and Urban Environment Section’s Workplan with a particular emphasis on the analysis of urban content of NDCs and their implementation through global and regional tools and direct collaboration with country offices and their partners. It will further advance the Section’s capacity to respond to requests pertaining to the housing / informal settlements and climate change nexus. Specific deliverables are listed below:

Qualifications/special skills

• Minimum advanced university degree (M.Sc. or equivalent) in Urban planning, Architecture, environmental management, public policy or relevant field is required.
• A first degree with 2 additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.
• A minimum of 2 years of progressively responsible experience in architecture and urban planning and design, project management and stakeholder engagement, ideally gained at the international level is required, including working on urban climate change mitigation and/or adaptation is required. Proven experience in green-buildings solutions and climate resilient housing and urban design is re-quired.
• Proven experience in communicating and visualizing urban climate change knowledge is required.
• Proven experience with NDC development and implementation is required.
• Familiarity with capacity development in an international environment is desirable.