UN-HABITAT Urban Development Expert Jobs in Kenya

UN-HABITAT Urban Development Expert Jobs in Kenya

The consultant will provide technical advice and support the execution of activities related to the implementation of innovation projects. The Climate Smart Cities Consultant will work in close collaboration with the Innovation Unit, the People-Centred Smart Cities Flagship Programme and local project teams, staff of other UN Agencies, Government officials, media, multilateral and bilateral donors and civil society.

About UN-Habitat

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the UN agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.

UN-Habitat’s Strategic Plan for the years 2020 – 2025 reinforces UN-Habitat’s position as the global centre of excellence on sustainable urban development, offering solutions that help seize the opportunities presented by urbanisation while bringing about transformational change for the benefit of millions of people, ensuring that no one and no place is left behind.

The Strategic Plan lays out a recalibrated vision and mission, and a sharpened focus. UN-Habitat proposes to serve Member States, sub-national and local governments, and other key urban actors in the pursuit of four mutually reinforcing and integrated domains of change:

Reduced poverty and spatial inequality in urban and rural communities.

Enhanced shared prosperity of cities and regions.

Strengthened climate action and improved urban environment; and

Effective urban crisis prevention and response.

Outcome 2.3 of the Strategic Plan is “expanded deployment of frontier technologies and innovations for urban development”. Frontier technologies are influencing the emergence of smart cities, how we build and manage our cities and human settlements, and how urban managers take more informed decisions.

The New Urban Agenda calls for technology and communication networks to be strengthened and for smart city approaches that use digitalisation, clean energy, and technologies to boost economic growth and improve service delivery, while promoting broad-based inclusion, including of persons with disabilities. The consultant will support UN-Habitat’s work on the Climate Smart Cities Challenge in the Innovation Unit.

The Innovation Unit The External Relations, Strategy, Knowledge, and Innovation (ERSKI) Division is responsible for strategic planning, programmatic direction and operationalization of UN-Habitat's focal point role for the New Urban Agenda in the UN system; knowledge management; data and reporting; urban innovation; resource mobilization; and strategic partnerships.

The Knowledge and Innovation Branch is responsible to generate data and analysis which feeds into high-level global reporting on substantive findings as well as identifying emerging innovations and solutions which are scalable, expanding and leveraging greater impact of the UN-Habitat work programme and strategy. T

he Innovation Unit is responsible for the following:

Promotes an innovation culture for improved sustainable urbanisation outcomes.

Acts as an enabler and broker for new ideas and partnerships for inclusive and at scale impacts.

Develops knowledge and tools to strengthen urban innovation and digital solutions to urban challenges.

Promotes innovation in project and programme design and implementation by providing advice to cities and stakeholders on unique tools, methodologies, technologies and partnerships.

Climate Smart Cities Challenge Over the last years, UN-Habitat and Viable Cities, the Swedish national city innovation programme, have established a strong partnership of more than 15 public and private organizations working closely with selected partner cities. The Climate Smart Cities Challenge is an open innovation competition to identify climate smart solutions to reduce the climate impact of Bogotá, Colombia; Bristol, United Kingdom; Curitiba, Brazil; and Makindye Ssabagabo, Uganda, while creating a better future for all.

The climate ambitions of these cities are impressive and addressing them through innovative solutions will have a powerful impact in shaping how city

leaders, innovators and local communities respond to the climate emergency. The competition asked innovators – technologists, SMEs, start-ups, developers, finance experts and more – to submit their best ideas and solutions to one of the unique challenges identified by the four partner cities.

UN-Habitat's People-Centred Smart Cities Flagship Programme Flagship Programme 2 (FP2) focuses on people-centred smart cities to act as an umbrella and enabler for mainstreaming people-centred smart cities across all of UN-Habitat's work. The objective of FP2 is to ensure that the smart cities field is focused on sustainable development outcomes that are aligned with human rights, so that no one and no space is left behind, and that cities actively reduce carbon emissions.

Supervision Under the overall supervision of the SHSO/Head of Country Programme (ROAf), the consultant is expected to dedicate approximately seven months of a one-year contract to provide coordination and technical support in the implementation of the ERSKI Division activities in Uganda in general and the Climate Smart Cities Challenge in Makindye Ssabagabo in particular, reporting to the Programme Management Officer, Innovation Unit, within the Knowledge and Innovation Branch.

Responsibilities

The consultant will be responsible for the following tasks:

Serve as the local focal point for the Climate Smart Cities Challenge in Makindye Ssabagabo, Uganda

Contribute to orchestrating the system demonstrator, by collaborating with project partners, which may include: a. Movement building – coordinating between city government, innovators and other stakeholders and building a shared vision and action plan b. Systems understanding – providing and / or commissioning additional research to better understand the system dynamics c. Delivery planning – supporting innovator teams and other stakeholders to act on the ground d. Strategic learning – facilitating reflection learning sessions and socialising the findings

Contribute to mobilizing resources (fundraise) for subsequent phases of implementation and scaling of the system demonstrator

Contribute to written reporting for Makindye Ssabagabo, Uganda to validate progress and results

Participate in and facilitate meetings, which includes developing and delivering appropriate presentations related to city challenges The consultant will be responsible for completing all courses or training activities that are indicated to him/her by his/her supervisor. The mandatory UN security course BSAFE is required to be accredited during the first month of employment. The consultant will be responsible for his/her own security, so the person should get familiarized with United Nations security mechanisms and comply with them according to the Framework of Accountability for the United Nations Security Management System.

Qualifications/special skills

At least a first level University Degree in urban management, urban ecological, civil engineering, urban planning, Architecture, Urban Design, Geography, social sciences or related fields is required

A minimum of two years' experience in addressing climate challenges, urban mobility, urban management or urban planning issues in developing countries particularly in Uganda is required knowledge of urban governance issues in Uganda is highly desirable Experience in project coordination, event organization on urban related issues is highly desirable.

Previous work experience with an international organization is highly desirable.

Languages

Fluency in English (both oral and written) is required.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; UN-HABITAT Urban Development Expert Jobs in Kenya

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