Project Management Support Specialist (Land Expert)

Job categories: Project Management

Vacancy code: VA/2020/B5315/19136

Department/office: AFR, GHOH, Gambia

Duty station: Banjul, Gambia

Contract type: Local ICA Specialist

Contract level: LICA Specialist-10

Duration: Ongoing

Dealine date: 28-Jan-2020

Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.

 Background Information – Job-specific

Background Information – Ghana Multi Country Office (GMCO)

GMCO is responsible for managing strategic and operational risks associated with a subset of the regional portfolio of engagements, developing and delivering cost effective services contributing to partners’ sustainable results and achievements of UNOPS management results.

The core functions of the Operational Hub are to:

Liaise and develop engagements, and deliver services responding to partner needs.

Leverage advice and integrate delivery modalities of the three Delivery Practices and the Global Partner Service Office.

Maintain appropriate arrangements and capacity for direct transactional support for delivery of the sub-regional portfolio.

Background Information – Gambia

The Gambia has one of the fastest urbanisation rates in sub-Saharan Africa, with the GBA already accounting for 68% of the total population. This has resulted in several environmental and socio-economic problems including deforestation, soil erosion, pollution and waste generation, as well as stress on health, education and employment services.   These have been exacerbated by the lack of an urban masterplan for  Banjul (which has not been updated for nearly 20 years) and the absence of a planned response to the growing economic activity of the city. Likewise, the absence of an updated cadastral map and insufficient data on taxable properties in the Greater Banjul Area has resulted in the municipalities being able to collect only a small portion of their potential revenue from property taxes. With inadequate funding available from the central government, there is increased pressure on the municipalities to explore innovative revenue generation mechanisms to effectively deliver basic services.

Despite these challenges, the investment climate in The Gambia is growing in attractiveness to investors and is expected to improve with accelerated investments via the next prospective flagship project of the Port Expansion and the current opening of the new trans-Gambian bridge. It is imperative that the city has the proper instruments in place to prepare for increased urbanization, traffic flows and vulnerability to climatic change.

 To respond to this potential and address these issues, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has affirmed its support to the Government of The Gambia for the development of a comprehensive, digitized master plan for the Greater Banjul Area.  The overall aim of the Greater Banjul Area: Sustainable Urban Development Programme 2020-40 (GBA-SUDP) is to put in place innovative mechanisms to support an increase in local revenue generation and collection, improve the delivery of basic services and roll out the decentralised approach as stated in the National Development Plan (2018-2021).  The project can be defined in two main service lines (a) Urban Master Plan Development and (b) Technical Assistance to institutional capacity development; covering 6 main outputs:

A digital masterplan for the Greater Banjul Area, integrating the Port and linking it with the immediate area of Barra Esau (opposite the River Gambia)

5-year urban development investment plans for the 3 municipalities in Greater Banjul Area

Study tour to Senegal for benchmarking

Technical Assistance (TA) and capacity building, including training, for 3 municipal governments and the Ministry of Land and Regional Government

Institutions’ (GPA, BCC, KMC, BAC and MoLRG) staff trained in project management

Procurement of ICT and office equipment to support the facilitation of municipal management

 Functional Responsibilities

Purpose and Scope of Assignment Working under the direct supervision of the Inst…

Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education Master’s Degree in Public Administration/ Policy, Urban Developme…

 Competencies

Develops and implements sustainable business strategies, thinks long term and ex…

Contract type, level and duration

Contract type: Local Individual Contract Agreement (LICA) Contract level: LICA …

Additional Considerations

Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time Applications …

 Background Information – UNOPS

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful imp…

 Background information – AFR

Africa Region Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, the Africa Region supports UNOPS cou…