GIS Expert at UN-Habitat

Job Description

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 governments to develop financial instruments to keep pace with the demands of rapid urbanization. The Urban Economy Branch has the mandate to promote plans and provide support for more efficient, socially inclusive, better integrated and connected cities that foster sustainable urban development.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the overall supervision of the Chief of the Planning, Finance and Economy Section, and the Urban Lab Manager in coordination with the UN-Habitat Regional Offices and in close collaboration with UN- Habitat thematic Sections, the incumbent of the post will have to fulfill the following duties and responsibilities:

Analyze, collect, compile and interpret data to guide and inform the territorial and urban projects. Contribute to the development of methodologies and guidelines on evidence-based spatial analysis to be tested and implemented in the UrbaProduce GIS methodology to support Capital Investment Planning, especially for the project prioritisation matrix. Develop planning analytic and diagnostic maps, drawings and related reports for partner cities. Develop critical analysis of existing planning documents and instruments with GIS support Develop training materials for GIS and deliver workshops / training events. Develop and organize participatory, multi-stakeholder processes tailor made for the projects in a specific context in Lab projects. Provide input to Urban Lab documents and publications. Develop papers and methodologies for open-source data platforms for UN-Habitat and Partners. Develop and produce the normative document that describes the Urban Lab approach to evidence-based planning.

Qualifications/special skills

Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Architecture, Urban Development and Planning, or a related field. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. At least 2 years of relevant work experience in the field of sustainable development and spatial analysis (and/or related fields) with direct proven experience of drawing and preparing plan graphical material using computer assisted design tools, with special attention to data management and processing with GIS software is required;

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this Individual Contractor contract, fluency in written and oral English is required. Working knowledge of other UN languages is an asset