UPIMC Egypt Coordinator/ Project Urban Planner

 The Overall Programme aims include:

• Supporting municipalities to mainstream inclusion challenges into spatial/ urban analytics and urban infrastructure investment planning.
• Conducting activities that will go beyond a pure planning stage by supporting the prioritization of infrastructure investments and their linkage to financing.
• Benefiting migrant communities and urban dwellers in general with better quality of life and better access to economic opportunities. The programme will consists of four interlinked components: 1. Spatial analytics and urban profiling; 2. Develop strategic vision and scenario building; 3. Define prioritized infrastructure investments and linkage to financing; and 4. Knowledge exchange and capacity sharing. UN-Habitat's UPIMC Project Team seeks to hire an Egypt Coordinator/Urban Planner to support the preparation of written and spatial data and analysis. The contract period is for 5 months, with the possibility to extend, to support the project until the end of June 2024. REPORTING LINE The consultant will be hired and work under the overall supervision of the Programme Management Officer at UN-Habitat HQ. The consultant will work closely with the UN-Habitat Egypt Country Office and the UPIMC Team in UN-Habitat HQ and the Country Project Teams spread across the three countries of the Programme. Duties and responsibilities The consultant will be responsible for the following tasks: 1. Work with UPIMC Programme Management Team (UN-Habitat HQ) and UPIMC Egypt Country Office Team
• Support UPIMC Global Programme Coordinator at UN-Habitat HQ to align UPIMC team activities and outputs in Egypt with programme standards
•  Remain abreast of projects conducted by the UN-Habitat Egypt Country Programme, seeking opportunities to align UPIMC with other UN-Habitat activities in Egypt
• Remain abreast of migration-related projects and programming in Egypt
• Ensure project management and organisation in Egypt is consistent with UN-Habitat and UPIMC standards 2. Provide technical advice and coordinate with activities conducted by the UPIMC Egypt Project team in the preparation of multi-sectoral spatial profiles providing a city/neighbourhood-wide overview and multi-scalar assessment of displaced communities
• Desk review and socio-economic data collection
• Planning & Migration policy analysis & Institutional framework assessment
• Stakeholder mapping and assessment
• Stakeholder Engagement and Visioning workshops
• Spatial data collection, asset and infrastructure mapping
• Mapping of proposed infrastructure investments
• Cross-sectoral spatial analysis and key trend identification
• Profile Preparation, including illustrating maps, drafting text and laying out information
• Proofread and edit outputs, ensuring Spatial Settlement Profiling and UN-Habitat standards are met 3. Identification of suitable pilot areas within the supported cities with all relevant stakeholders and priorities agreed in line with Sustainable Development Goals
• Pilot Area Identification
• Development of technical conclusions and strategic spatial recommendations
• Utilization of tools to refine local priorities with key stakeholders
• Stakeholder validation of conclusions and recommendations for pilot areas 4. Carry out preparation and facilitation of trainings, events, exchanges for local authorities and other stakeholders
• Coordinate engagement of local authorities in global forums
• Capacity Building Sessions with local authorities to continue to monitor and guide infrastructure implementation 5. Work with UN-Habitat HQ to roll out of Data management systems, knowledge, and lessons learnt reports as well as assistance with project evaluation and reporting.

Qualifications/special skills

• Academic Qualifications: A first level university degree in Architecture, Urban Development, and Urban Planning, or a related field is required. Work Experience:
• At least 2 years of relevant work experience in the field of urban development and planning (and/or related fields) is required;
• Experience working on issues related to migration and displacement is desirable;
• Working knowledge and understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (and their monitoring/evaluation) and of the New Urban Agenda is an asset;
• Knowledge in GIS is an asset.

Languages

Fluency in oral and written English and Arabic is required