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

RESPONSIBILITIES:

REPORTING LINE:

• Under the direct supervision by the Inter-Regional Advisor for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, the National Consultant collaborates closely with UN-Habitat’s Data and Analytics Unit at the Knowledge and Innovation Branch within the External Relations, Strategy, Knowledge & Innovation Division (ERSKI).
• The alignment with the ongoing support by the SDG Localization and Local Governments Team from the Urban Practices Branch to the development of the Tbilisi VLR is vital.

The main duties of this consultancy will therefore be the following:

• Report examining the Urban Monitoring Framework (UMF) and the existing data for absent SDG indicators in Georgia’s urban development sector, including analytical model to fill data gaps for specific Human Settlements Indicators.
• Database comprising of selected Human Settlement Indicators at the city level in Georgia, contributing to data aligned with SDGs/NUA for the UN-Habitat Urban Indicators Database.
• Supplementary report on review and analysis of urban development-related indicators that have been studied but are yet to be included in the national database.
• Database comprising of selected Human Settlement Indicators at the city level in Georgia, contributing to data aligned with SDGs/NUA for the UN-Habitat Urban Indicators Database.
• Supplementary report on review and analysis of urban development-related indicators that have been studied but are yet to be included in the national database.
• Report on recommendations for inclusion of Global Urban Monitoring Framework 77 indicators at national and local levels in Georgia to the upcoming edition of the VNR.
• Report on the capacity assessment of relevant Georgian institutions for reporting on the new set of available urban development-related indicators;
• Report assessing the readiness, inception, and feasibility of setting up an urban observatory and monitoring system in Georgia.

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications/special skills

• An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in urban planning, urban development, development studies, statistics or a related field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• At least seven years of progressive experience working in urban development and research on urban, social, economic or development issues is required.
• For this position, proven experience is required on the areas of indicators formulation/ identification; literature review; synthesis of evidence including data interpretation; clear writing and good knowledge of urban development and the sustainable development agenda issues.
• Some level of knowledge of and experience working with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or urban-rural linkages / regional development is highly desirable.

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this post, fluency in English, both oral and written, is required. Knowledge of another official UN language is an added advantage, in addition to Georgian language fluency.