ONU Carrière recruits 01 Sustainable Development Expert

ONU Carrière recruits 01 Sustainable Development Expert

ONU Carrière

Nairobi, Kenya

vacance de poste
Intitulé publication : Sustainable Development ExpertDépartement / Bureau : Programme des Nations Unies pour les établissements humainsLieu d’affectation : NAIROBIPériode de candidature : – 04 avril 2022No de l’appel á candidature : 22-United Nations Human Settlements Programme-175910-ConsultantStaffing Exercise N/AValeurs fondamentales de l’ONU : intégrité, professionnalisme, respect de la diversité
Result of ServiceThe overall result of this consultancy is to enhance national and local governments’ ability to scale up successful local-level approaches in localizing the SDGs and NUA, through development and application of relevant tools that promotes sustainable urbanization.
Work LocationHomebased
Expected duration6 months
Duties and ResponsibilitiesAbout UN-Habitat.UN-Habitat, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable and resilient towns and cities. It is the focal point agency for all urbanization and human settlement matters within the UN system. UN-Habitat envisions well-planned, well-governed and efficient cities and towns, with adequate housing, infrastructure and universal access to employment and basic services such as water, energy, and sanitation.
Being the custodian agency in particular for SDG11 – the cities’ goal – of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and the focal point to oversee the implementation of the New Urban Agenda, UN-Habitat has an existing mandate for global monitoring and supporting cities in preparing for a better urban future. Furthermore, UN-Habitat is supporting the urban implementation of the Sendai Framework and Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
The New Urban Agenda, aligned with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on climate change, is an inclusive, action-oriented, and concise document intended to guide the next 20 years of sustainable and transformative urban development worldwide. It has a strong focus on the inclusion and participation of stakeholder groups, civil society, and grassroots organizations. Sub-national and local governments are supported as strategic and operational partners for implementation, along with national governments.
As our cities and towns grow at unprecedented rates, setting the social, political, cultural and environmental trends of the world, sustainable urbanization is one of the most pressing challenges for the global community in the 21st century. In 1950, one-third of the world’s population lived in cities. Just 50 years later, this proportion has risen to one-half and will continue to grow to two-thirds, or six billion people, by 2050. Cities are now home to half of humankind. They are the hub for much national production and consumption- economic processes that generate prosperity and opportunity. But they also create disease, crime, pollution and poverty. In many cities, especially in developing countries, slum dwellers number more than 50% of the population and have little or no access to shelter, water and sanitation. This is where UN-Habitat is mandated to make a difference for the better.
UN-Habitat Urban Planning LabThe Urban Planning and Design Lab (UrbanLab) is an initiative from UN-Habitat to promptly respond to the requests of national and local governments to support sustainable urban development.The Urban Lab is the integrative facility of the Agency where innovative processes and partnerships are translated into tangible and transformative solutions to complex urban challenges. Throughout, the Urban Lab acts as a neutral broker, managing knowledge in complex stakeholder settings to resolve multi-sectoral, multi-scalar and multi-stakeholder challenges. The Lab brings together a multidisciplinary team of urban planners, environmental, data-science, mobility, legal and financial experts, providing a holistic and proactive approach to sustainable urbanization. Hence, the Lab captures the necessary thematic disciplines, experts, actors and stakeholders. In this context, the Urban Lab applies an integrated approach to systemic and strategic planning to deliver transformative change for sustainable urbanization and to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the New Urban Agenda.
SDG Project Assessment Tool (SDG Tool)SDG Tool version 1.0Within the Global Future Cities Programme (GFCP), under the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (UK FCDO), UN-Habitat as strategic and capacity building partner, developed and piloted the first interation of the SDG Project Assessment Tool (SDG Tool) applied on 30 transformative urban projects in 19 cities across 10 countries globally. The SDG Tool was designed to help enhance the quality of the urban projects while also ensuring their alignment to the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the New Urban Agenda (NUA) in a local and project specific context. The SDG Tool was developed specifically for the cities and urban projects within the Global Future Cities Programme, building upon the integrated and thematic pillars of urban planning, mobility, resilience and data systems. Overall, the GFCP was to encourage sustainable development, increase prosperity while alleviating high levels of urban poverty. In this context, the SDG Tool aims to promote an enabling environment to ensure the implementability and viability of the projects. Further, the SDG Tool aims at bringing project partners to an inclusive and consultative application process, within which the project development was assessed against the Tool’s Sustainability Principles and Performance Criteria in an iterative process. Hereby the SDG Tool helps demonstrate progress made in project development, while also informs on areas and gaps to be further addressed.
The Global Future Cities Programme and the frameworks and application of the SDG Project Assessment Tool is further described under the Global Future Cities Programme website: https://www.globalfuturecities.org/sdg-project-assesment-tool, where also the SDG Tool General Framework and User Guide can be downloaded.
SDG Tool version 2.0UN-Habitat now seeks to further develop the current version of the SDG Tool to a “SDG Project Assessment Tool 2.0”, for its broader application in various project types, project phases and in additional geographies. Hereby, the thematic scope of the SDG Tool will be reviewed and updated where relevant, while the expectation also is to offer a more user-friendly, digitized and responsive interface for the engagement of UN-Habitat’s partners in applying the SDG Tool. Further, data inputs to the SDG Tool should be easily recalled by intuitive queries, while data outputs should generate visually strong graphics, demonstrating how the SDGs are localized and to promote an inclusive and participatory application process.
Duties and Responsibilities:Under the overall supervision of the Head of the Urban Lab and the direct supervision of the Programme Manager, based at UN-Habitat’s Headquarters in Nairobi. The consultant will perform the following duties and responsibilities:
¿ Development of a workplan required for the development of the SDG Project Assessment Tool 2.0. The workplan will help coordinate the work, and the consultant will manage and revise the workplan on a continuous basis as necessary. The workplan should indicate phasing of the work, incl. milestone deliverables, stakeholder engagement, workshops and meetings.¿ Lead implementation of the workplan, including the engagement of relevant UN-Habitat staff and thematic experts, as well as, ensure close liaison and coordination with other consultants engaged specifically for the further development of the Tool (e.g. Digital Product Design and Development Expert).¿ Gathering of data and qualitative information required for the development of the SDG Project Assessment Tool 2.0, including consolidation and analysis of already existing information, papers, reports, notes etc.¿ Based on the current Sustainability Principles and Performance criteria embedded in the SDG Tool, support the further definition of thematic scope and content of the SDG Assessment Tool 2.0, incl. identification of thematic areas and topics to be included and/or revised for the SDG Tool to be comprehensive and cover all relevant areas. The consultant is hereby required to support development of the thematic scope and content of the SDG Project Assessment Tool 2.0.¿ Review the current application modalities of the SDG Tool to enhance it’s user-friendiness and applicability among different user groups.¿ Support the technical development of a digital solution (“software”) for online usage and application of the SDG Tool 2.0, incl. bridging of information and knowledge to the technical developer.¿ As required, drafts inputs for technical papers, analytical studies, policy reports and publications relating to the SDG Tool 2.0.¿ As required and outlined in the workplan, assist in the organization and servicing of workshops, expert group meetings, panels, round tables, training seminars etc. on the development of the SDG Tool.¿ Prepares and implements a dissemination plan for the SDG Tool 2.0, incl. presentations, talking points, statements, speeches and other inputs for external events e.g. the World Urban Forum in June 2022.
Qualifications/special skillsCompetency: • Technological Awareness. Keeps abreast of available technology, understands applicability and limitations of technology to the work of the office, actively seeks to apply technology to appropriate tasks, shows willingness to learn new technology.
• Communication. Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed, Excellent drafting ability and communications skills, both oral and written; proven ability to communicate complex concepts orally; ability to prepare written reports that are clear, concise and meaningful.
• Teamwork. Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
• Client orientation. Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view; Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; Identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; Monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; Keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; Meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.
Academic Qualifications:Advanced university degree (Masters) in social sciences, engineering, urbanism, public policy, or related fields is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience: • Minimum 7 years of relevant work experience in the fields of urban planning, mobility, resilience, urban policies, sustainable development, or similar is required.• Experience from project management and team leadership in all levels of urban development from project development to practical completion and monitoring is desirable.• Experience working with similar digital tools and frameworks and the SDGs and the New Urban Agenda is an asset ;
Language: English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this position, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another UnitedNations language is an added advantage.
Aucun frais de dossierTHE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.
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