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

The consultant will assist the work of the Urban Mobility Team in the Urban Basic Services Section by providing the following:

• Activity 1: Support the development of publications, toolkits and proposals on the topic of sustainable urban mobility;
• Activity 2: Support the development of electric mobility knowledge products and fact sheets under the SOLUTIONSplus project;
• Activity 3: Support the development of the SOLUTIONSplus flagship report;
• Activity 4: Support the implementation of pilot projects with a particular focus on Ecuador and Argentina under the ACCESS project;
• Activity 5: Support the review and development of sub-national policies and plans in the ACCESS partner countries and cities;
• Activity 6: Support the development of national policy frameworks under the ACCESS project that promote sustainable urban mobility planning and evidence-based public policy using digital platforms and data collection.

Requirements

Qualifications/special skills

• First-Level University degree (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in Urban Planning, Urban Management and Development, Transport Planning, Mobility Management, Engineering, Geography, or a related field is required.
• At least 2 years working experience in Urban/Transport Planning or Research is required.
• A good understanding of transport planning, urban planning, urban development, decarbonisation, urban policy and legislation and sustainable urbanisation is an asset;
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills, previous exposure to cross cultural environments is advantageous.
• Knowledge of International Organisations, including working experience in urban projects is an asset;
• Fluency in English, written and verbal, is required. Spanish language skills are an asset.

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this post, fluency in written and oral English is required.  Working knowledge of other UN official languages is desirable.