Responsibilities

The consultant will be responsible for the following tasks: Support the geo-analysis work under the San Jose Green Public Space Assessment-Biodiversity Project.
Coordinate and conduct Trainings to implementing partners and local teams liaising with academia, local governments and relevant stakeholders.
Participate and engage in workshops and meetings related to the project.
Produce technical and normative outputs, including the spatial strategy, situational analysis reports, public space strategies, maps, plans, and guidelines for green areas and associated public spaces.
Support preparation of maps, graphics and statistics through collection, compilation, spatialisation, analysis and interpretation of spatial data. • Attend meetings and events promoted by UN-Habitat and partners to strengthen the Programme’s presence.
Be responsible for maintaining an organised and accessible information database related to the project.
Provide recommendations for scaling up the methodology/tool at the global level.

Qualifications/special skills

Education Recognized 1st level degree in Geography, Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Urban Planning, Urban Studies is required. 
At least two (2) years of experience working in urban planning and design with knowledge in geospatial analysis, mapping and cartography using GIS and CAD tools is required.
Experience and knowledge of data gathering, digitizing, cleaning, visualization, analysis, management and report production is desired.