Working with the Country Team Leader and project stakeholders the urban speciali...
Working with the Country Team Leader and project stakeholders the urban specialist will help identify and clearly define key urban challenges and opportunities within Ethiopia that the FCA programme could effectively respond to. In doing this the urban specialist would undertake, among others, the following main activities:
Activity 1: Develop a local roster of urban specialists
In each of the countries where the FCA will be active a local roster of national urban specialists will be developed. The roster will include the highest quality urban specialists available across a wide ambit of urban specialist fields including climate change, strategic planning, land use planning, civil society, municipal finance, land tenure, urban services, governance etc. The urban specialist will identify the specialist needs and develop the terms of reference (TOR) for each specialist capability.
Activity 2: Identify and define specific areas of programmatic intervention
The urban specialist through a process of stakeholder engagement will help identify specific areas of technical intervention. These areas of technical intervention aim to strengthen the resilience of cities against multiple future risks. The urban specialist will write the consultancy TOR and ensure the best match with the local roster.
Activity 3: Monitor consultancies
The urban specialist will closely monitor the work of all consultancies and ensure compliance with the agreed TOR. The urban specialist will receive all consultancy reports and will prepare a detailed evaluation including recommendations for the monthly stage reports.
Activity 4: Communication
The urban specialist working with the Country Team Leader will provide detailed technical feed back in a understandable format to stakeholders as required.
Activity 5: Advise stakeholders
The urban specialist will provide the Steering Committee with the best informed advise regarding urban technical choices and options as required
Activity 6: Core values
The urban specialist will ensure that all consultancy work undertaken in the name of the FCA encapsulates the core values of UNOPS and that gender equality a central pillar of the Cities Alliance Medium Term Strategy is incorporated, monitored and reported on in all aspects of consultancy briefs.