Senior Advisor for establishment of the Centre of Excellence on Housing
Provide senior advisory services on housing and urban planning
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Overview
Provide senior advisory services on housing and urban planning
You have:
- Advanced university degree (Master degree or equivalent) in Urban Planning, Architecture, Housing, Construction, Urban Management, or relevant discipline with a focus on human settlements is required.
- Minimum 15 years of experience at international level with relevant knowledge in urban planning, housing, urban development, project management, research and training is required.
- Fluency in written and oral French and English are required.
Result of Service The Centre of Excellence on Housing (CEH) for the WAEMU countries
Work Location Home-based
Expected duration 6 months
Duties and Responsibilities The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the UN Agency responsible for human settlements. The mandate of the United Nations General Assembly is to promote socially and environmentally sustainable cities with the aim of providing adequate shelter for all. The current portfolio of UN-Habitat activities in Africa is expanding and there is an urgent need to build capacity under the Regional Office for Africa (ROAf), specially under the project: Establishment of a Centre of Excellency for Housing in the WAEMU sub-region. This UN-Habitat's project supports the establishment of the Centre of Excellence on Housing for the WAEMU countries. The set-up of the Centre of Excellence is organized over a first period of three years, with a clear set of outputs mostly focusing on indicators and data, preparation of national reports, and the production of capacity building tools. The Centre of Excellence on Housing (CEH) for the WAEMU countries will serve as an innovative and sustainable knowledge hub that provides data, knowledge, expertise and long-term capacity building and training services to develop the skills of urban sustainability practitioners in the eight countries of the West Africa Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU – Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo). The Centre of Excellence will be set up at the University Joseph Ki-Zerbo (Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population – ISSP) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, in partnership with the University Cheikh Anta Diop, from Senegal (École Supérieure d’Économie Appliquée - ESEA). Technical expertise on housing, urban planning as well as within the academic sector is required to implement this project.
2. Objective of the Consultancy The objective of this consultancy is to provide senior advisory services in terms of expert/substantive inputs, observations and guidance regarding the themes of housing, urban planning, academic research and training/capacity building within the framework of the process of establishing the CEH in the WAEMU sub-region, including on data management, governance/organisational issues and networking.
3. Duties and Responsibilities Under the direct supervision of the Senior Human Settlement Officer, overseeing Western Africa, and in close collaboration with the involved professionals of UN-Habitat, ISSP and ESEA in the establishment of the CEH, the international consultant will have to: a) Review and proofreading of the redaction of reports and documents. b) Regarding the operational units: support for the development of operational units (constitution of teams, choice and mobilization of consultants, etc.). c) Regarding the research component: (i) mobilization of networks of university researchers from the North (Francophonie, Canada) for the development of research at the CEH; (ii) support for the construction of master’s and doctoral programmes. d) Regarding trainings (innovation support): (i) provide outputs for the editing of the content of short-term professional training (face-to-face or mixed) (planning, editing and management, construction, programming, etc...); (ii) inputs to the creation of online capsules (tutorials) on training in negotiation, associative platforms, collaborative methods.
Qualifications/special skills Academic Qualifications: Advanced university degree (Master degree or equivalent), in Urban Planning, Architecture, Housing, Construction, Urban Management, and/or other relevant discipline with a focus on human settlements is required is required.
Experience: Minimum 15 years of experience at international level, with relevant knowledge in the field of urban planning, housing, urban development, project management, research and training is required. Familiarity with the academic research sector is an asset.
Language: Fluency in written and oral French and English are required.
Additional Information Not applicable
No Fee THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a project where you had to mobilize and manage a diverse team of professionals? | This question assesses your experience in team leadership and management. | Discuss the project goals, the diversity of your team, your role in guiding them, and the outcome. |
| What strategies do you use to ensure effective communication in projects involving multiple stakeholders? | This question evaluates your communication skills and stakeholder management. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Give an example of how you have incorporated data management into your previous projects. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you approach capacity building in training programs? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a challenge you faced in housing or urban development and how you overcame it. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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