Duties and Responsibilities

 Under the direct supervision of the Head of the City Resilience Global Programme (CRGP), the consultant will provide substantive and strategic support to the Programme and will undertake the following task: Task 1: Supports in providing partnerships advisory services to the CRGP – Assists in managing institutional relations with several CRGP partners. – Assists in the drafting and follow-up on MOUs. Task 2: Supports CRGP’s upscaling of implementation in cities and regions – Supports in working on existing and new fundraising initiatives for implementing CRGP’s methodology in new cities and region. – Assists in preparing inputs and content for communication and advocacy products, tools and resources in support of the Programme’s objective. – Collaborates with CRGP technical team to elaborate and edit final substantive documents and outputs to strengthen the communication component, and supports in elaborating appropriate tools to communicate and inform on CRGP’s methodology.

Task 3: Provide deliverables to position and strengthen the CRGP in global networks of cities and resilience actors – Participates and report on events and meetings with networks of global resilience actors with a focus on strategically positioning the CRGP. – Supports in providing advisory services to expand the positioning of CRGP within relevant global networks and platforms to identify and build strategic partnerships and synergies.

– Makes recommendations to increase the efficiency and impact of CRGP approach in terms of process, approach and outputs. Task 4: Assists in delivering donor reports and proposes strategic approaches to positioning CRGP in partner- led events, networks and coalitions, to strengthen the presence of the CRGP – Gathers inputs from technical leads and beneficiaries to draft annual reports for donors and capture impact and outputs from projects. – Assists in providing inputs to other reporting mechanisms related to CRGP, including UN-Habitat agency- wide reporting. The expected results are: 1. Increased commitments to build local-level resilience from cities, territories and development partners. 2. Local resilience and investments measured in beneficiary cities. 3. Key issues and challenges identified in linking early interventions in crisis-prone cities to long-term sustainable development inputs. 4. Capacity is built in cities and local governments to develop and implement integrated local climate and disaster resilience action plans. 5. Crisis-prone cities have enhanced capacity to develop and implement plans to increase their resiliency.

Qualifications/special skills

A 1st level university degree in Social Studies, International Studies, Urban or Regional Planning, Architecture, Development Studies, or similar fields is required. An advanced university degree is desirable. A minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience is required. Ability to work with minimal supervision and with good sense of initiative to keep the supervisor regularly informed of progress is required. Ability to work effectively under pressure is required. Good communications, reporting and representation skills is required. Excellent computer skills in Microsoft Office, spreadsheets and other software packages is desirable. Good teamwork and drive for results is required.

Languages

– Fluency in spoken and written English and Spanish is required. – Knowledge of other languages (French) would be an asset.