Urban Planner at UN-Habitat

Activities and Responsibilities

• Under the direct supervision Senior Human Settlement Officer for West Africa (SHSO) and the Programme Associate for West Africa, the consultant will carry out the following duties and responsibilities:
• Support the design and implementation of post-disaster recovery and resilience-building projects in Cabo Verde and identify opportunities for replication and scaling across other island and coastal contexts.
• Contribute to the feasibility studies and resource mobilization processes for the implementation of the City Resilience Framework for Action (RFA) in Bargny, Senegal, including the identification of strategic funding opportunities.
• Assist in the development of project proposals on integrated flood management and resilient recovery in the Senegal River and Gambia River Basins, ensuring alignment with regional adaptation priorities.
• Provide technical support in drafting project documents on flood prevention, urban heat adaptation, and sustainable solid waste management in Ghana’s secondary and coastal cities, promoting cross-sectoral and climate-resilient approaches.
• Support the implementation of the EU Support for Internally Displaced Persons in Yobe, Adamawa, and Kano States (SIDPIN) and the Ekiti State Sustainable Urban Development Programme (ESSUDP) in Nigeria, particularly their environmental and resilience-building components.
• Provide guidance on the integration of projects under the scope of UN-Habitat’s programmes in West Africa in the Integrated, Planning, Management, and Reporting (IPMR) platform, including planning and monitoring.
• Provide inputs and contributions to concept notes and project documents, and guidance for the internal project validation procedure, as well as recruitment processes.

Qualifications/special skills

• A Master’s Degree in geography, urban planning, architecture, social sciences, civil engineering, or related field is required.
• A minimum of 2 years working experience in social or urban development, resource mobilization, project management, international relations, social sciences is required.
• Experience working on urban resilience and climate change adaptation is required.