The overall result of this consultancy is to enhance the national and local governments to scale up successful local-level approaches through tools development and application, and project finance, planning and policy advise towards sustainable urbanization.
Indonesia, Bandung and Surabaya
6 months (part time)
About UN-Habitat
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the 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.
Urban Planning and Design Lab
The Urban Planning and Design Lab (Urban Lab) of UN-Habitat is an initiative to promptly respond to the requests of national and local governments to support sustainable urban development. The Urban Lab is the integrative facility of the Agency where innovative processes and partnerships are translated into tangible and transformative solutions to complex urban challenges. The Urban Lab acts as a neutral broker, managing knowledge in complex stakeholder settings to resolve multi-sectoral, multi-scalar and multi-stakeholder challenges, by offering a multi-disciplinary team capturing the necessary thematic areas. In this context, the Urban Lab applies an integrated approach to systemic and strategic planning to deliver transformative change for sustainable urbanization and to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the New Urban Agenda.
Global Future Cities Programme
The Global Future Cities Programme (GFCP) under the UK Foreign and Commonwealth's Prosperity Fund (UK FCO) aims to deliver targeted interventions in 19 cities across 10 countries to encourage sustainable development, increase prosperity whilst alleviating high levels of urban poverty. The programme will also create significant short and long-term business opportunities in growing markets forecast to be regional growth hubs. In addition, the programme will make a significant contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and implementation of the New Urban Agenda (NUA).
The Global Future Cities Programme includes cities in Brazil, South Africa, Nigeria, Turkey, Burma/Myanmar, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
The programme builds upon three integrated pillars, that collectively will address key barriers to prosperity, in selected cities: Urban planning, Transportation and Resilience.
The programme is delivered in two phases: A Strategic Development Phase, followed by an Implementation Phase.
Strategic Development Phase
The Strategic Development Phase of the GFCP was implemented by UN-Habitat's Urban Lab as a lead executive agency from April to December 2018. This phase aimed at supporting the UK FCO in the identification, further definition and validation of 30 urban interventions in the 19 cities part of the Programme. UN-Habitat's contribution focused on supporting an improved definition of strategic and transformative projects that are implementable and which contribute to the city's objectives, while at the same time ensuring an adequate level of city ownership and citizen engagement. This resulted in the development of Terms of References (ToRs) for each of the 30 urban interventions, supported by 19 city context reports, eight thematic cluster papers, five policy papers and two normative reports, as input and basis for the Implementation Phase. The Strategic Development Phase contributed to demonstrating how each intervention could contribute to multiple SDGs and gave recommendations based on international practices, while aligning with city visions for development.
Implementation Phase
The Implementation Phase of the GFCP will occur from September 2019 to March 2022. During the Implementation Phase, the 30 urban interventions will be delivered also contributing to the positioning the GFCP in an international context and demonstrating the added value of bridging global and local development agendas through achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and implementing the New Urban Agenda.
While the UK FCO, including the Country Programme Managers, are ultimately responsible for the delivery of the Global Future Cities Programme, the 30 urban interventions will be carried out in the form of Technical Assistance by private sector Delivery Partners with international and national presence, as well as expertise in cross-cutting issues, SDGs and the NUA. The UK FCO has requested UN-Habitat's Urban Lab to support the Implementation Phase by providing strategic advice, knowledge management and quality recommendations on both Programme and local levels. A programme level capacity building component will be delivered with the support of an implementing partner, the United Kingdom Built Environment Advisory Group (UK BEAG). The Urban Lab's main contribution will be to work a neutral actor, facilitating a process to make sure that interventions adequately incorporate principles for sustainable urbanization, that cities are capacitated to sustain the interventions in the long-run and that knowledge will be shared on local and global level.UN-Habitat's Urban Lab now seeks to strengthen its team in the delivery of the programme by engaging local experts (Local Strategic Advisors).
Urban projects in Indonesia:
Bandung:
One of the most critical mobility issues in Bandung is traffic congestion along the road network. According to the Bandung Urban Mobility Project1 (2013), published by Government of Bandung, there were 44 congestion spots in 2013. Currently, private vehicles comprise the lion's share of transport options in Bandung. Approximately the 60% of trips are made by private motorcycles and 15% by private cars, whereas public transport only accounts for less than 25% of transport (19% angkot minibuses, 3% bus). The development of an Integrated Public Transport System in Bandung aims to integrate to the formal system the existing informal public transport (such as angkot minibuses). The basis would be the Trans Metro Bandung (TMB) services and the provision of access through non-motorised transport, such as walking and cycling. This intervention aims to set the basis to integrate all future modes of public transport (such as bus services, BRT, LRT, NMT, commuter railway and even cable car), once they are implemented. In the medium- to long-run, the intervention is expected to increase the share of public transport and non-motorized transport.
Surabaya:
Description 1st Intervention: The area was regarded as having the highest concentration of prostitution in the southeast Asian region prior to the government's clamping down on area prostitution in 2014. The government's decision to close down the prostitution industry was primarily due to its contribution towards a negative image of Surabaya. The purpose of this intervention is to transform Putat Jaya into a liveable vibrant neighborhood and to promote economic growth through urban planning and community engagement process. This intervention is aligned withSustainable Development Goals which aim to balance the three (e.g., economic, social, and environmental) dimensions of sustainable development. To achieve the various objectives of the intervention, the design standards and guidelines should provide a clear, comprehensive "road map" to guide future development, such as designing and constructing streets, pedestrian connections, buildings, and outdoor spaces that are consistent with the adopted socioeconomic vision for Putat Jaya.
Description 2st Intervention: Official studies found that Surabaya has a greater risk for a large-scale earthquake of a 6.5 magnitude due to the presence of the two faults. In response to the potential earthquakes, the city government conducted studies related to earthquakes, launched an earthquake awareness campaign and built urban forests and parks to mitigate risk of earthquakes, but the lack of a resilience plan focused on earthquakes remain a serious and urgent issue. The purpose of this intervention is to support the Surabaya city government and relevant stakeholders in transforming the city into a safer place to live for all, including low and middle-income communities. This will be accomplished by improving the government's resilience capacity by responding rapidly to potential earthquake shocks, and thus creating a more sustainable disaster mitigation plan.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Local Strategic Advisor will represent UN-Habitat on the ground and interacts with all the stakeholders of the Programme, therefore he/she will be appointed on the basis of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. In Indonesia, UN-Habitat requires one consultant to manage the activities carry out in Bandung and Surabaya, alongside local UK Government representative(s). The workload will adapt to the needs of the activities implemented in the different phases of the Programme, therefore it is expected that periods of intense engagement will be alternated and compensated by periods of less demanding engagement. Under the overall supervision of the Head of the Urban Lab / programme manager of the Global Future Cities Programme, the consultant will carry out the following duties and responsibilities:
1. Logical Framework and Theory of Change
The Global Future Cities Programme will apply the Logical Framework and Theory of Change (ToC) on two different levels: one at Programme and one each at the Country/Intervention level. The ToCs will outline potential barriers and drivers, and the preconditions for achieving the expected outcomes. While the Programme level ToC has been developed by UK FCO, the Delivery Partners are responsible for developing a ToC in alignment with local contexts and conditions. UN-Habitat will support the Delivery Partners in development of this activity by providing guidelines and reviewing each ToC. The ToC will inform the Logical Framework of the Delivery Partner (to be reviewed by UN-Habitat). The Local Strategic Advisor will:
• Review the development of the Logical Framework and ToC developed by the Delivery Partner;
• Review the ToC, the Logical Framework and the related indicators, if needed due to relevant changes during implementation.
2. SDG Project Assessment Tool:
The ‘SDG Project Assessment Tool; Guidance for cities to develop interventions towards inclusive and sustainable urbanization’ (the Tool) will be developed and applied to capacitate city authorities to conduct quality recommendations during the interventions’ development, and to enhance their ability for executing and sustaining the interventions beyond the Programme’s timeframe. The Local Strategic Advisor will support the Urban Lab in the process of tailoring the SDG Project Assessment Tool for each intervention. This will include:
• Support in the assessment of the Logical Framework for each intervention to inform the SDG tailor-made tool;
• Organize and facilitate consultation with the City Authorities on the frameworks tailored to each intervention;
• Provide technical input and expertise from local perspective to contextualize the Tool.
3. Capacity Building Programme:
As part of the programme implementation, city authorities will be supported with strategic advice and capacity building through an integrated approach. Technical assistance of the Delivery Partners will be complemented with learning-by-doing capacity building activities, (i.e. embedded in SDG project assessment process) and with a programme level capacity building and training component. The methodology and the thematic of these activities will be developed by UN-Habitat together with the implementing partner (UK BEAG), while the organization and delivery of the specific events will be led by UK BEAG. To support the implementation of this programme component, the Local Strategic Advisor will:
• Provide inputs for the city-to-city learning and knowledge exchange methodology for the Capacity Building Programme;
• Provide review and inputs on the capacity building methodology and timeline according to cities’ needs;
• Provide review and inputs on methodology and contents of the thematic learning events and webinars;
• Provide input on selection of participants to attend the events;
• Attend the thematic learning events in the cities of assignment and report on attendance;
• Provide input to, and potentially participate in, a Programme level Training and Dialogue event, if necessary;
• Review and validate the reports prepared by UK BEAG to capture main finding and conclusion of the thematic learning events and provide input to the translation of these documents.
4. Expert Groups Meetings (EGMs):
A component of the programme aims to increase local and global knowledge on inclusive and sustainable urbanization through the production of normative work and a systematic capture and dissemination of the knowledge produced. In order to bolster the normative work, three EGMs will be held bringing together globally leading expertise around a certain topic area. The EGMs will help explore relevant contemporary research and analysis, identify inspiring practices and lessons learned and develop independent recommendations on a particular issue. The Urban Lab will organize and deliver these events and the Local Strategic Advisor will support when necessary. This will include:
• Provide inputs to the events related to the technical expertise and local knowledge of the Local Strategic Advisor; and
• In case the EGMs will take place in the country or city of assignment, the Local Strategic Advisor will support in the logistic organization of the events and attend if necessary.
5. Knowledge Management:
A web-based platform will be created to facilitate the management of the knowledge captured and produced from the different activities of the Programme. The platform is envisioned as a tool for disseminating knowledge between the multiple partners and stakeholders of the Global Future Cities Programme, enabling knowledge exchange amongst them and particularly city-to-city learning. A public component of the platform will disseminate knowledge to the global audience. The platform will be established and managed by the Urban Lab. To support, the Local Strategic Advisor will:
• Facilitate the exchange and dissemination of the thematic documentation among the cities and the local networks through the platform.
• Support the city in developing a story on the Global Future Cities Programme’s interventions, to be published and disseminated on the Knowledge Management Platform.
6. Other activities:
The Local Strategic Advisor will be responsible of cross-cutting activities according to specific needs of the Programme implementation. This will include:
• To facilitate the communication between stakeholders and overcome potential linguistic barriers the Local Strategic Advisor will be responsible for the translation of key documents and moderate meeting and events when necessary.
• To optimize the logistic organization and to ensure a time- and cost-effective development of the activities, the Local Strategic Advisor will support the Urban Lab to find substantive and logistic synergies between different components of the Programme.
• Safeguarding the cross-cutting issues of the programme that are considered in each project: Climate Change, Gender Equality, Human Rights, and Youth.
Competency: • Technological Awareness. Keeps abreast of available technology, understands applicability and limitations of technology to the work of the office, actively seeks to apply technology to appropriate tasks, shows willingness to learn new technology.
• Communication. Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed, Excellent drafting ability and communications skills, both oral and written; proven ability to communicate complex concepts orally; ability to prepare written reports that are clear, concise and meaningful.
• Teamwork. Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
• Client orientation. Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients ” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view; Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; Identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; Monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; Keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; Meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.
Skills: • Working knowledge and experience in urban planning, urban mobility and/or resilience;
• Working knowledge and understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals and of the New Urban Agenda;
• Working knowledge and experience in programme monitoring and evaluation
• Strong network within local government and private sector in Indonesia;
• Extensive, proven experience in producing feasibility, evaluation or policy recommendation reports;
• Strong communications skills, including writing, presenting and facilitating workshops; and
• Able to work independently and as part of team and deliver on time under pressure.
Academic Qualifications: Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent degree) in degree in social sciences, architecture, engineering, urban studies, business management, or related fields is required. First university degree with qualifying years of relevant professional experience will be accepted in lieu of Master's degree
Experience: • A minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in the fields of urban planning, mobility, sustainable development, or similar is required
• Experience in all levels of urban development from project development to practical completion and monitoring;
• Experience working in the relevant country required and in relevant cities is an asset;
• Experience working on social change projects is an asset;
• Working knowledge and experience in urban planning, urban mobility and resilience systems and policies is an asset;
• Working experience with international development agencies and in particular the United Nations is an asset.
Language: English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English and Bahasa is required. Knowledge of another United Nations official language is an advantage
4. REPORTING AND COMMUNICATION
The consultant will be hired under the overall supervision of the Head of the Urban Lab / programme manager of the Global Future Cities Programme. The consultant will report to the Urban Lab according to the activities need. The consultant is expected to continuously liaise and coordinate with the Urban Lab, and a minimum of two follow-up calls a month will take place to discuss the activities development at the country level.
The activities developed by the Local Strategic Advisor, including meetings and communications with local stakeholders at the country and city level, will be discussed and agreed in advance with Urban Lab. The Consultant will, according to specific arrangements with UN Habitat local offices, integrate in the existing structure of the local office to benefit from the existing expertise, knowledge and networks whenever possible and will provide periodically updates to the local offices.
The UK FCO Country Programme Manager have the role to supervise the implementation of the country-specific component of Programme, ensuring an effective activities’ development and a clear coordination between the City, the Delivery Partner and the Strategic Partner UN-Habitat, supported by UK BEAG. The Local Strategic Advisor together with the Urban Lab will communicate and agree in advance the planned activities to the UK FCO Country Programme Manager. The Local Strategic Advisor will adhere to the agreed Communication, Reporting, Governance and Stakeholder Management Plans for the Programme to maintain consistent message of the Programme in country and good relationship between UK-Indonesia governments.
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