Job Opening
- Job Opening ID: 237148
- Job Network : –
- Job Family : HST
- Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : RIO DE JANEIRO - Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
- Date Posted : Jun 18, 2024
- Deadline : Jun 25, 2024
Result of Service
The Environment and Urban Resilience Consultant will be responsible to deal with all issues relating to sustainable development, environmental protection, mining activities and integrated disaster risk management in order to support the development of develop the Master Plan of Congonhas. The Environment and Urban Resilience Consultant shall be paid upon presentation and approval by the National Officer for Brazil of activities’ report related to below mentioned products. The Environment and Urban Resilience Consultant will work in close collaboration with the Technical Coordinator, the General Coordinator, the operational and technical teams of UN-Habitat offices in Rio de Janeiro, as well as with the local project team, staff of other UN Agencies, Government officials, media, multilateral and bilateral donors and civil society.
Work Location
Congonhas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Expected duration
Four (4) months upon the signature of the contract.
Duties and Responsibilities
Background The main mandate of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is to promote sustainable development of human settlements and policies conducive to adequate housing for all. Within this framework, UN-Habitat supports central and state governments, as well as local authorities and other partners for the implementation of the Habitat Agenda, the 2030 Agenda with the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda. UN-Habitat helps the urban poor by transforming cities into safer, more inclusive, compact, integrated, resilient and connected places with better opportunities where everyone can live with dignity. It works with organizations at every level, including all spheres of government, civil society and the private sector to help build, manage, plan and finance sustainable urban development. UN-Habitat is starting a project with the municipality of Congonhas, Minas Gerais, in cooperation with the Municipal Planning and Management Department. This project aims to revise the Master Plan and develop the city’s Mobility Plan. To achieve the proposed objective, the “Congonhas 2030+2” project is designed to strengthen public capacity and promote a culture of transparent decision-making based on data and information. This will be achieved through diagnostics, analysis, training and the drafting of plans. The Master Plan and the Mobility Plan will be drawn up with the participation of society, configuring them as social pacts that take into account its interpretation of the strengths, potential and challenges of the city’s spaces, seeking to improve the population’s quality of life. In order to properly implement the project, as well as UN-Habitat’s mandate in Brazil, UN-Habitat is looking for an Environment and Urban Resilience Consultant to support the Programme Coordinator and the operational and technical teams of UN-Habitat offices in issues relating to sustainable development, environmental protection and integrated disaster risk management in the development of the Master Plan of Congonhas. Report to UN-Habitat Manager The Environment and Urban Resilience Consultant reports to the National Officer for Brazil, who will evaluate him/her. Responsibilities Under the overall supervision of the National Officer for Brazil, the Environment and Urban Resilience Consultant will be responsible for delivering the two (2) following products in the expected delivery date: Product 1: “Environmental and disaster risk characterization” Activities Developing a report containing the following contents, as a result of the activities of: • Characterizing the physical environment and geomorphology. • Characterizing existing and potential vegetation types and conservation units. • Characterizing river basins and hydrography. • Characterizing the impacts of mining activities on urban areas and natural resources. • Identifying major pollution sources and areas at risk of soil and water contamination. • Aligning the municipality’s environmental and risk characterization with the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda. • Consolidating a map that identifies territories susceptible to hydrological events with high destructive potential (with the support of the UN team for mapping). • Identifying and characterizing key needs and potential sites for the implementation of Nature-Based Solutions. • Identifying areas with the potential to provide ecosystem services. • Consolidating a map that identifies existing and potential environmental preservation areas (with the support of the UN team for mapping). • Analyzing existing and potential ecological corridors. • Analyzing laws, plans, and projects undertaken by the municipality regarding the environment and mining activities in urban areas. • Conducting a critical and propositional analysis of current policies related to sustainable development, environmental protection, and integrated disaster risk management (aligned with the Sendai Framework). Expected Completion Date: 60 (sixty) days after contract signature Product 2: “Proposal of strategies and instruments for sustainable development, environmental protection and integrated disaster risk management” Activities Developing a report proposing: • instruments; • land use regulations; • monitoring and evaluation indicators (aligned with the Sendai Framework); • environmental and mining licensing and sanctions for the sustainable development, environmental protection and integrated disaster risk management. Expected Completion Date: 120 (one-hundred twenty) days after contract signature. Other Consultants’ responsibilities comprise: a) Be available for a minimum of one (1) weekly virtual meeting with the General Coordinator, aiming at: I. sharing partial results of each deliverable. II. being readily available to incorporate revisions pointed out by the UN-Habitat team in the ongoing activities; III. supporting project planning. b) Consider that achieving the completion of each Product on the expected delivery date depends on the Consultant’s ability and commitment to present partial results, following a detailed timeline to be validated with the project coordination in the first week after signing the contract. Overall, the Consultant shall guarantee the execution of its activities accordingly to the main project schedule, being responsible for the deliverables according to deadlines. c) Be available to execute field work and participating in public events related to the participatory process of developing the Master Plan and face-to-face meetings whenever requested. d) Reports must be developed using the project template that the UN-Habitat team will provide in the .ppt and .indd formats. e) Maintain an orderly and accessible information file system on the information and data produced. f) Ensure that the technical activities are aligned with the quality expectations of UN-Habitat and the project counterpart. g) The Consultant will be responsible for completing all courses and training activities that are indicated to him/her by his/her supervisor. The security course BSAFE is required to be accredited during the first month of employment. h) The Consultant will be responsible for his/her own security, so the person should get familiarized with United Nations security mechanisms and comply with them according to the Framework of Accountability for the United Nations Security Management System. Outputs/Work Assignment The Environment and Urban Resilience Consultant shall deliver the above-mentioned products according to the responsibilities indicated above and in close contact with the Programme Coordinator.
Qualifications/special skills
Academic Qualifications: Required: • Post-Graduation course (Latu Sensu or Stricto Sensu) in Urban Studies, Architecture and Urbanism, Environmental Engineering or related fields, or additional 4 (four) years or relevant experience to the post, beyond the requirement. • Bachelor’s degree in Urban Studies, Architecture and Urbanism, Environmental Engineering or related fields is required. Experience: • A minimum of five (5) years providing technical support and management related to sustainable development, environmental protection and integrated disaster risk management. • Academic knowledge on themes related to sustainable development, environmental protection and integrated disaster risk management. • Professional experience developing studies, projects, plans and technical assessments related to sustainable development, environmental protection and integrated disaster risk management. • Previous experience within the UN System would be an asset. Skills: • Excellent writing and proof-reading skills in Portuguese is required; • Good computer skills in Windows, as Microsoft Office, Outlook, Microsoft Teams, and Web search engines is required. • Good command of geographical information systems (GIS) software, such as QGIS, MapInfo and ArcGIS, is desirable. Knowledge Management → The person must know the processes, procedures and norms of UN-Habitat, in order to guarantee an adequate quality of the activities described above, following the standards of the organization. → The person will propose formats and procedures that allow the efficient implementation of the activities related to the project development. → The person must know the file of the Office, work with it and ensure its proper maintenance, accessibility for all staff and due updating. → The person will prepare databases related to the project running. → The person will make sure that all relevant technical information will be adequately shared with the correspondent staff. → The person will ensure that all produced material will be fit-for-purpose and delivered, in an organized way, for posterior consultation and use of the Agency. Competencies Professionalism: Experience working in an inter-institutional environment, project management, monitoring-evaluation; approaches and strategies with regard to good urban governance and local and regional development. Planning and organization: Professional approach to work, strong sense of responsibility, operate with minimal supervision; proven organizational skills and ability to manage a workload efficiently and within set deadlines. Communication: Ability to write clearly and effectively; listen to others, interpret messages correctly and respond appropriately; show openness in information sharing and keep everyone informed; solid abstract reasoning skills together with a proven capacity to write documents for diverse audiences. Teamwork: Ability to work with teams, demonstrate leadership, conflict management and consensus facilitation skills; ability to work in a multicultural and multi-ethnic environment, and to respect diversity; sensitivity to the main streaming of vulnerability; willingness and ability to work in difficult environments.
Languages
• Fluency in Portuguese is required; • Good command in oral and written Spanish is required. • Good command in oral and written English is required.
Additional Information
Travel details The Environment and Urban Resilience Consultant must be available to travel to the City of Congonhas. The consultant will be responsible for travel expenses and logistics. Remuneration SB-4/2 (UNDP Brazil Salary Scale) The consultant will receive an amount of BRL 42.364,08, to be paid in two (2) instalments, upon the presentation and approval of the following products: • Payment 1 (50%): Upon delivery and approval of Product 1 (BRL 21.182,04); • Payment 2 (50%): Upon delivery and approval of Product 2 (BRL 21.182,04). Appointment against this post is on a local basis and only nationals from Brazil or external candidates who hold a permanent visa in Brazil may apply. It is required for all the curricular information to be inserted in the system, which may take a few hours. Only complete applications in English will be considered. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. Due to the volume of applications received, receipt of applications cannot be acknowledged individually. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. Applications should be submitted through INSPIRA and must include all documents required at the system, please be ready to include the following information at the “Candidate Profile” (CP) at Inspira: 1. Cover memo (maximum 1 page) 2. Educational Background (incl. dates) 3. Professional Experience (assignments, tasks, achievements, duration by years/ months) 4. Expertise and preferences regarding location of potential assignments 5. Other Experience and Expertise (e.g. Internships/ voluntary work, etc.)* * Please note that Internships, self-employment and part-time count as 50%. In addition to it, note experience not relevant to the position will not be considered. All applications should be submitted to: Inspira Deadline for applications: June 2024 UN-HABITAT does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. If you have any questions concerning persons or companies claiming to be recruiting on behalf of these offices and requesting the payment of a fee, please contact: recruitment@unon.org
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