Urban Biodiversity Expert At Un-Habitat

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Duties and Responsibilities
Under the overall supervision of the Programme Management Officer, the consultant will be responsible for the following duties:
The overall role of this Consultant is to provide technical support to the Global Public Space Programme, particularly in the implementation of the green public space biodiversity assessment in San Jose, Costa Rica. This includes coordination (with the local and national government representatives, UN Resident Coordinator, and local partners), desk research, organizing and facilitation of workshops, and report writing. The detailed duties will be the following:
Support the geo-analysis work under the Green Public Space Biodiversity Assessment in San Jose project.
Coordinate and conduct Trainings to implementing partners and local teams liaising with academia, local governments and relevant stakeholders.
Participate in and engage in workshops and meetings related to the project.
Produce technical and normative reports, including spatial strategy, situational analysis, and guidelines for green areas and associated public spaces.
Support preparation of maps, graphics and statistics through collection, compilation, spatialization, analysis and interpretation of spatial data.
Attend meetings and events promoted by UN-Habitat and partners to strengthen the Programme's presence.
Be responsible for maintaining an organized and accessible information database related to the project.
Provide recommendations for improvement/scaling up of the tool at the global level and integration with Hotspot Stoplight Methodology.

Qualifications/special skills
A university degree in Geography, Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Urban Planning, Urban Studies or related subjects is required.
At least two (2) years of experience working in urban planning and design with knowledge in geospatial analysis, mapping and cartography using GIS and CAD tools is required.
Experience and knowledge of data gathering, digitizing, cleaning, visualisation, analysis, management and report production is required.
Knowledge in urban biodiversity is desirable.
Experience in organizing and facilitating workshops is desirable.


Nominal Salary: To be agreed

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