Project Development Expert Consultant (Part-time) at UN-Habitat

Duties and Responsibilities

• The consultant will support project development efforts, focusing on designing and integrating key knowledge products into an accessible format for stakeholders, including e-learning courses as part of the SDG Cities Learning Path. This role involves translating technical knowledge on project development into well-structured capacity-building modules and packaging it for integration into future SDG projects.

Key responsibilities are detailed below:

• Develop project framework, including knowledge and capacity-building materials, ensuring alignment with project development objectives • Structure the learning path of the course by defining objectives, establishing alignment with stakeholder needs, and ensuring a logical progression of content
• Conduct research on relevant courses, studies, papers, and publications to identify key concepts and examples that will support the project learning framework
• Develop practical tools and templates to facilitate the application of project development knowledge to real-world scenarios.
• Ensure the course content comprehensively covers key development themes, including ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) project assessment, pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, and Business model development.
• Engage with colleagues, sector experts, and relevant stakeholders to gather feedback and refine the course content to enhance its relevance and applicability.
• Support the digitization process by preparing structured materials such video scripts, assessment questions, and storyboards to facilitate knowledge transfer
• Review and provide feedback to digitized course modules
• Finalize and ensure all knowledge products are comprehensive, structured, and aligned with project development objectives.
• Develop a brief guideline to streamline the preparation of high-quality proposals for future collaborations with SDG Cities and the Cities Investment Facility.

Qualifications/special skills

• Masters Degree in Programme Management, Engineering, Urban Studies, Development Studies or other relevant areas such as Business Administration, Finance, Economics, and Social Sciences is required.
• A minimum of five (5) years of relevant working experience on issues related to project management, project development, sustainable development, urban planning, local development and project management, is required.
• Working experience on the Agenda 2030 and the local implementation of the SDGs will be highly valued.
• Working experience on project preparation related to climate or environment is an asset.