Urban Planning Analyst Consultant, Lima, Peru

## Urban Planning Analyst Consultant, Lima, Peru - Organization:UN-Habitat - United Nations Human Settlements Programme - Office:UN-Habitat - United Nations Human Settlements Programme in Lima Considering the responsibilities set out herein, the Consultant shall provide monthly reports of management activities and other reports required of him/her by the Project Coordinator and/or the Coordinator of the Andean Countries Hub. Duties and Responsibilities BACKGROUND The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities. UN-Habitat is the focal point for all urbanization and human settlement matters within the UN system. UN-Habitat works with partners to build inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities and communities. UN-Habitat promotes urbanization as a positive transformative force for people and communities, reducing inequality, discrimination, and poverty. The UN-Habitat Andean Countries Hub leads and supports urban development initiatives across the region, promoting participatory governance, inclusive public spaces, resilience, youth engage-ment and sustainable territorial development. The project “Local Solutions for Disaster Risk Reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean”, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and implemented by UN-Habitat, aims to strengthen the resilience of cities in the region by empowering local governments and communities to integrate disaster risk reduction (DRR) into urban planning, decision-making processes and local development strategies. The project will work with cities across eight countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, promoting risk-informed planning, the generation and use of data and digital tools, and the development of inclusive and sustainable urban solutions adapted to local contexts. The project is structured around three complementary areas of intervention: (i) strengthening mu-nicipal capacities to incorporate risk information, hazard assessments and vulnerability analysis into planning processes; (ii) supporting the design and implementation of integrated urban resili-ence solutions at neighborhood scale through participatory approaches; and (iii) enhancing gov-ernance, institutional capacities and knowledge exchange among local, national and regional stakeholders. Through a multi-scale, multi-sectoral and inclusive approach, the initiative seeks to generate practical solutions, strengthen local ownership and promote replicable models for resili-ent urban development in the region. Furthermore, Cross-cutting multi-scale and multi-sectoral approaches are incorporated, featuring gender and differential perspectives, prioritizing the most vulnerable populations, and promoting the exchange of knowledge and best practices at local, national, and regional levels. The objective of this consultancy is to provide transversal technical support for the implementation of the project, ensuring the articulation of urban planning, disaster risk reduction and resilience approaches across the three project components. The consultant will support the development of technical products, territorial analyses, coordination processes and knowledge management ac-tivities to strengthen the quality and coherence of project implementation. The consultant will work under the supervision of the Project Coordination Team and the Coordi-nator of the UN-Habitat Andean Countries Hub. RESPONSIBILITIES a.) Information and validation: - Maintain regular communication with the Project Coordination Team and the UN-Hab-itat Andean Countries Hub regarding technical progress, implementation challenges, opportunities and risks across the three project components. - Provide technical inputs and validation support to ensure coherence and alignment be-tween project activities, outputs and expected outcomes. - Keep the Project Coordination Team and the UN-Habitat Andean Countries Hub Coor-dinator informed about territorial developments and implementation progress. - Ensure timely communication regarding implementation progress, risks, opportunities and operational challenges. - Validation of technical outputs and implementation strategies. - Report on risks and stakeholder perceptions that may affect project implementation. - Ensure that technical activities are aligned with UN-Habitat approaches, including inte-grated urban planning, resilience, disaster risk reduction, participatory processes and inclusive development. - The consultant will be responsible for keeping the HUB Coordinator informed and hav-ing to obtain validation of his/her activities in the full project cycle. b.) Development: - Provide technical support for the implementation of the three project Outcomes, ensuring articulation between urban planning, disaster risk reduction, resilience solutions and gov-ernance strengthening activities. - Support the development, review and quality assurance of technical products, methodol-ogies, guidelines and planning instruments generated under the project. - Contribute to territorial diagnostics, vulnerability assessments, urban analyses and identi-fication of opportunities for resilient urban interventions focused on risk management. - Support the integration of risk-informed approaches into municipal planning processes, urban development strategies and local instruments. - Provide technical support for the design and implementation of integrated urban solutions at neighborhood scale, including participatory planning processes and community-based approaches. - Facilitate participatory planning processes and coordinate local institutional engagement. - Support preparation of technical documents and reports. - Contribute to the identification, systematization and dissemination of good practices and innovative approaches in urban resilience and disaster risk reduction. - Support coordination between thematic specialists, technical consultants and project part-ners to ensure integrated implementation across components. - Document project achievements, lessons learned and success stories. c.) Technical and Strategic Support: - Provide technical advice on urban resilience, territorial planning, disaster risk reduction and sustainable urban development. - Support engagement with national and local governments, regional organizations, aca-demia, civil society and other strategic partners. - Contribute to policy recommendations and planning strategies. - Contribute to the preparation of strategic documents, concept notes, presentations, pol-icy recommendations and technical briefs. - Support the identification of opportunities for knowledge exchange, partnerships and scaling-up of project results across participating countries. - Support the preparation of concept notes, presentations and strategic reports. - Enhance resource mobilization opportunities. - Contribute to knowledge dissemination and project replication strategies. - Contribute to the systematization of good practices, lessons learned and knowledge products related to project implementation. - Contribute to strengthening institutional capacities and governance mechanisms for in-tegrating resilience and disaster risk reduction into urban policies, plans and invest-ments. - Support the alignment of project approaches with global frameworks, including the New Urban Agenda, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and relevant UN-Hab-itat methodologies. d.) Implementation: - Monitor technical implementation progress across project activities and provide support to ensure achievement of planned outputs and milestones. - Support coordination of technical meetings, workshops, consultations and knowledge-sharing events with project stakeholders. - Support follow-up of implementation schedules, deliverables and coordination require-ments among project teams and partners. - Contribute to monitoring the application of cross-cutti