Background

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. The Urban Economy Branch of UN-Habitat has the mandate to promote local capabilities of local go...

Duties and Responsibilities

Develop and maintain multi-hazard risk assessment maps and technical reports focusing on prioritizing urban water resilience and nature-based solutions strategies

Create specialized spatial analyses and cartographic outputs for the urban crisis prevention to support regional planning initiatives

Design and maintain the projects, tools and partners dashboard on public space and urban health, enabling monitoring of accessibility and quality indicators

Contribute geospatial expertise to the "Integrating Urban Health in Urban and Territorial Planning" directory

Provide technical GIS support to the Climate and Nature thematic area, including vulnerability mapping and intervention planning

Qualifications/special skills

Academic Qualification; University degree in Geography, Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Urban Planning or Urban Studies, Spatial Planning, Urban Management and Development or related field is required.

Work Experience; At least two (2) years of experience working in urban planning and design with knowledge in geospatial analysis, finance and economy, mapping and cartography using GIS and CAD tools is required.

• Develop and maintain multi-hazard risk assessment maps and technical reports focusing on prioritizing urban water resilience and nature-based solutions strategies
• Create specialized spatial analyses and cartographic outputs for the urban crisis prevention to support regional planning initiatives
• Design and maintain the projects, tools and partners dashboard on public space and urban health, enabling monitoring of accessibility and quality indicators
• Contribute geospatial expertise to the "Integrating Urban Health in Urban and Territorial Planning" directory
• Provide technical GIS support to the Climate and Nature thematic area, including vulnerability mapping and intervention planning

• Geospatial analysis
• Finance and economy knowledge
• Mapping and cartography using GIS and CAD tools

• University degree in Geography, Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Urban Planning or Urban Studies, Spatial Planning, Urban Management and Development or related field