RESPONSIBILITIES

• Working directly under the supervision of the Chief of the Policy Legislation & Governance Section PLGS, the incumbent’s tasks shall include the following: A. Urban-rural linkages
• Prepare and disseminate the 9th edition of the urban-rural linkages newsletter.
• Contribute to the urban renewal best practice report, as part of collaboration with Shanghai University iii. Contribute to URL capacity development materials for SHU collaboration iv. Technical review of case study submissions for the 5th Compendium on URL
• Contribute to ad hoc URL background materials upon request B. National Urban Policy Programme i. Contribute to implementation of the national urban policy programme NUPP workplan action points ii. Contribute to the expansion of the Francophone National Urban Policy Programme FNUPP
• Identify and develop case studies for inclusion in the guide on ‘integrating legislation and governance to accelerate NUP implementation – Subject of the NUP CoP iv. Review of the outline of the guide on how to strengthen legislation and governance in the implementation of NUP – This will be consecutive to CoP on NUP v. C. Metropolitan management i. Lead the preparation of a methodological guide on experts group meetings EGM.
• Identify and develop case studies for inclusion in the guide on mainstreaming metropolitan management into national urban policies.
• Reporting i. Regularly collect and organize periodic information for the PLGS annual report 2025
• Coordinate PLGS inputs into ad hoc reports such as progress reports, PLGS quarterly/annual achievements report for the Global Solutions Division, UN-Habitat Annual Report/ NUA Quadrennial Report/ Donor reports, SDG11.a1 reporting, UPB annual report, among others.
• Reviewing and editing PLGS documents.

Qualifications/special skills

• For this consultancy, a university degree in development, project management, business administration or related field is required.
• At least 3 years’ experience in programme planning, results-based management, monitoring and reporting, sustainable urban development, or related fields is required.
• Experience in application of data processing/analysis software is an asset.
• Demonstrable experience in researching urban issues is desirable. Knowledge and application of results-based Management is required.
• Demonstrable good communications skills including the ability to prepare reports, proposals, policies and procedures for diverse set of clients e.g. private sector multinational corporations, NGOs, community organizations is required. Knowledge of office software such as Microsoft Office.
• Other software for carrying out research, analysis and reporting is an advantage.