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Result of Service

UN-Habitat’s expected outcomes are articulated in the Strategic Plan 2020-2025 and implemented through annual work programmes and budgets.

Work Location

Home based

Expected duration

2 Months

Duties and Responsibilities

I Background, Organizational Setting: The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the focal point for human settlements in the UN system. The New Urban Agenda, adopted by Member States during the Habitat III conference in Quito in October 2016, reaffirms UN-Habitat’s role as the focal point for sustainable urbanization and human settlements in collaboration with other United Nations system entities. The New Urban Agenda recognizes the linkages between sustainable urbanization and sustainable development, disaster risk reduction, and climate change. In addition, the focus of UN-Habitat and its Strategic Plan 2020-2025 is fully aligned with SDG 11 and related goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that call upon the global community to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable. UN-Habitat’s expected outcomes are articulated in the Strategic Plan 2020-2025 and implemented through annual work programmes and budgets. Results-based monitoring and reporting are important elements of the results-based management approach adopted for the delivery of UN-Habitat’s strategic plan. UN-Habitat would like to recruit a consultant to support the preparation of the Annual Report that will capture and communicate the catalytic impact of results achieved in 2023. II Scope of the Consultancy and Responsibilities Under the overall supervision of Chief Monitoring and Reporting Unit and Chief (oic) Strategic Planning Unit the consultant is expected to work closely with programme managers and reporting focal points to draft spotlight stories, and to gather, analyse, summarize and visualize data on results achieved in 2023, and the incumbent will be required to perform the following functions: •Reviewing, analysing and summarizing data on results achieved in 2023 in result-focused language to showcase the impact made as a result of UN-Habitat’s interventions in its domains of change . •Drafting at general sections and impact stories (at least 8) that showcase outstanding results achieved and demonstrate the integrated, effective, and evidence-based approach UN-Habitat pursues in achieving sustainable urban development. The impact stories are expected to be geographically balanced, and capture results from (i) initiatives that contribute to several subprogrammes, or (ii) from countries that have a good mix of thematically diverse yet integrated projects ( •Preparing written and visual content for (i) an interactive and short summary and (ii) a longer and in-depth pdf/ print version of the Annual Report 2023, including short texts, highlights on big-data, infographics, and other visual elements that illustrate results in a simple and clear manner. •Drafting and revision and consolidation of different drafts of the report based on feedback from branches, regional and country offices, and divisions •Preparation of a clean final draft of the annual report 2023 for submission to senior management and editing The assignment will be guided by UN-Habitat’s Strategic Plan 2020-2025, the results-based management policy, the results framework, and the 2023 work programme and budget. In addition to the primary data on results to be obtained from programme managers and partners, information needs to be gathered from programme performance reports, evaluation reports, other relevant internal documents

Qualifications/special skills

Education: An advanced degree (Master's degree) or higher in the social sciences, communication, journalism, international relations, public administration or related field is required. Work Experience: At least 7 years of progressively responsible work experience in reporting, data analysis, and research; Excellent communication, particularly writing skills is required. Experience in summarizing and visualizing data and online content development; Proven experience in preparing results-based performance reports is required. Experience working in a large international organization, preferably the UN, is an advantage.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this post, fluency in spoken and written English is required. Experience of other UN languages is an added advantage.

Additional Information

Not available.

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.