To deliver technical expertise and analytical solutions that strengthen local financial systems and support the Planning and Finance Section in optimizing territorial financing mechanisms.. This includes providing quality assurance for financial deliverables and supporting the transition from territorial planning to investment readiness.

Home Based

6 months (Part-time)

About UN-Habitat The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the United Nations agency for Human Settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. The position is in the Planning, Finance of the Urban Practices Branch (UPB) with the Global Solutions Division in Nairobi. The Global Solutions Division (GSD) is responsible for providing programmatic direction for UN- Habitat and is responsible and accountable for the programmatic delivery of the Strategic Plan. The Division leads the tools and methodology production and the integration of the various substantive competencies towards effective delivery of the Strategic Plan and the mandate of UN-Habitat. It provides substantive training to staff members and supports capacity development of Member States and partners. The Urban Practices Branch (UPB) is the tools and methodology production and skills centre of the UN-Habitat, that develops normative guidance and cutting-edge tools through communities of urban practice. It provides technical and policy advice approaches and methodologies to MCOs/CO, government and partners and mainstreams them throughout the programme portfolio. It also ensures that the cross-cutting area of safety and the social inclusion issues of human rights; gender; children, youth and older persons; and disability are developed and mainstreamed across the Agency. The Planning & Finance Section (PFS) is responsible for coordinating the Agency's substantive, normative and operational work on various dimensions of planning, finance and economy. The Planning & Finance Section aims to develop, document, pilot/test and disseminate planning policies, norms, standards, tools, methodologies, regulatory frameworks, operating procedures and practices at global, regional, national and sub-national levels in support of (a) urban and territorial planning at all scales including urban design and public space design; (b) urban finance (municipal finance and urban development/projects finance); and (c) local economic development. Reporting and Communication The consultant will work under the overall supervision of the Programme Lead on Finance and Economy and collaborate closely with the Finance and Economy team within PFES. Day-to day reporting will be to the Team Lead on Finance and Economy. Duties and Responsibilities Under the overall supervision of the Programme Lead on Finance and Economy, the consultant will be responsible for the following duties: Providing technical support in the adaptation of UN-Habitat’s financial tools to support the Section’s work on SDG localization and urban finance. • Developing methodological guidelines and templates that standardise the assessment of local fiscal capacity and national financing architectures. • Analysing fiscal decentralization frameworks to identify bottlenecks and formulate policy recommendations that strengthen national-to-local financing systems. • Advising on investment readiness by reviewing project concepts and providing technical inputs on funding strategies and financial structuring for local development initiatives. • Facilitating technical dialogues by preparing concept notes, talking points, and presentation materials for workshops with national institutions and development partners. • Representing the Finance and Economy team in UN-Habitat internal meetings and engagements with external partners and stakeholders. • Preparing and delivering presentations on UN-Habitat’s work on urban finance and economy. • Providing administrative and coordination support to the Finance and Economy team.

Academic Qualification; Master’s degree in Economics, Public Policy, Public Finance, Political Science, Development Studies or a related field is required. Work Experience; A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience is defined as professional work in urban finance, municipal or public finance, local economic development, and/or public policy (or closely related areas) is required.

Written and verbal fluency in English is required

Not available.

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