Junior Urban Resilience and Stakeholder Engagement Consultant

Overview

Provide technical expertise on urban planning and design, focusing on water, climate, urban resilience, and stakeholder engagement for the Urban Lab.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake reviews, desk research, data gathering and assessments on relevant policies and strategies related to urban planning and water, climate and urban resilience, stakeholders engagement and document findings in short briefing reports.
• Provide technical and sectoral support on the coordination of activities for the development for different projects of the Urban Lab.
• Provide technical expertise in relation to water, climate and urban resilience for Urban Lab projects.
• Provide technical expertise in relation to stakeholder engagement for Urban Lab projects.
• Provide technical expertise in relation to the normative production of the Urban Lab.
• Develop and support the preparation of presentations, training material and capacity reinforcement activities and deliver workshops/training in relation to the project deliverables and applied methodologies.
• Support in the development and organisation of participatory, multi-stakeholder processes tailor-made for the projects in a specific context.
• Provide input to Urban Lab documents and publications.
• Support the technical development of country proposals and development frameworks.
• Support to development of fundraising strategies and proposals.
• Contribute to the development of the Urban Lab project portfolio.

Required Experience

At least 2 year of relevant work experience in the field of sustainable urban development, urban planning, or related fields, with a focus on integrating water, climate resilience, and urban systems, is required; Experience in organising and facilitating workshops, training sessions, or stakeholder meetings, including the preparation of supporting materials, is required; Proven experience supporting coordination and management of multi-stakeholder projects, particularly those involving local authorities, urban practitioners, and international organisations, is desirable; Familiarity with participatory processes and stakeholder engagement methodologies in urban development, is an asset; Working knowledge and understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (and their monitoring/evaluation) and of the New Urban Agenda is an asset; Working experience with international development agencies and the United Nations is an asset.

Qualifications

Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Urban Development and Planning, and Environmental Management or a related field. A first-level university degree, in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

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