Closing: May 14, 2024
This position has expiredPublished: May 8, 2024 (15 days ago)
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Qualifications/special skills
- Advanced degree in urban design, architecture, environmental studies, sustainable development or equivalent is required.
- Minimum 2 years of working experience in architecture, urban planning, project management or related fields is required.
- Familiarity with the concepts of disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and urban resilience is required.
- Previous working experience with countries in the Global South is desirable.
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Qualifications/special skills
- Advanced degree in urban design, architecture, environmental studies, sustainable development or equivalent is required.
- Minimum 2 years of working experience in architecture, urban planning, project management or related fields is required.
- Familiarity with the concepts of disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and urban resilience is required.
- Previous working experience with countries in the Global South is desirable.
Under the overall supervision of the Human Settlements Officer at the Regional Office for Africa (ROAf), the consultant will carry out the following duties and responsibilities:
- Preparations for the third regional workshop – including the Project Steering Committee meeting and the DiMSUR Executive Board meeting, including drafting content for specific sessions, organization of the agenda, invitations.
- Provide technical guidance to the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) for CityRAP implementation in the cities of Lilongwe and Mzuzu.
- Support the City Project Coordinator (CPC) in the management and oversight of the activities to be implemented by the Lilongwe City Council (LCC) in the first six months of implementation.
- Produce content for communication purposes regarding the project implementation status such as web stories, content for newsletters, leaflets and any other outreach activities, for UN-Habitat platforms.
- Provision of substantive inputs to the development of a Regional Strategy for Climate Change Adaptation in Africa.
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