Urban Planner/ Designer

Details

Mission and objectives

UN-HABITAT NPL organization mission TBD

Context

This UNV assignment is a part of the “Cities 4 Women: Inclusive and Climate Resilient Urbanization in Nepal” project, with the objective to support integrate inclusive and resilient urban planning and design in municipal planning and implementation processes, focusing on public spaces.
Cities in Nepal are growing rapidly, with a significant population moving to urban areas in search of better opportunities. This growth and the increasing climate vulnerability are leading to significant challenges, including the need for inclusive and resilient public infrastructures and urban services. The project assists in addressing these challenges by raising the demand for gender responsive, climate resilient public space, piloting public urban infrastructure, and enhancing the urban planning and design capacity of the selected municipalities. Through 4 main Outcomes, the project will increase the demand for gender-responsive climate-resilient public space, generate proof of concept for participatory public space projects, enhance the urban planning and design capacity of the target municipalities, review the legal framework to provide recommendations for policy review, and facilitate joint participation of municipalities and national knowledge institutions in the generation and exchange of knowledge related to participatory processes, urban planning, gender, and climate-related initiatives.

Task description

Under the direct supervision of Habitat Programme Manager and day-to-day guidance of the Project Coordinator and in close coordination with the project team, the National UN Youth Volunteer based in Lamki Chuha municipality will:
• Support in desk review of the existing Municipal planning documents including Periodic Plans, Sectoral Plans, Annual Plans, Integrated Urban Development Plan (IUDP), Land use Plans, and GESI, DRR and Climate Resilience related plans;
• Support to conduct consultative meetings and workshops with municipalities, wards, communities in the preparation of Gender Responsive and Climate Resilient Urban Planning Guideline and framework;
• Support to organize participatory and women-focused workshops, community mappings and data collection in municipality and participate in Seven Step Planning Process;
• Support to co-design gender sensitive and climate responsive urban interventions at ward level;
• Contribute in selection of municipal and ward level gender sensitive and climate resilient infrastructures focusing on public spaces within their municipal annual plans based on participatory assessment;
• Support the municipal engineering division/ section to develop technical project proposals as proof of concept projects in coordination with other relevant municipal division/ section and focal persons;
• Contribute the UN-Habitat’s technical team to approve the developed proof of concept projects to be financed through the Challenge Fund to be implemented by the municipalities;
• Contribute in monitoring the approved projects for meeting the expected quality standards;
• Support the municipal engineering division/ section to prepare project package of medium scale investment-ready projects;
• Support in other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor as per the Project Implementation Manual.
Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities:
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is administered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day);
• Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
• Provide annual and end of assignment self- reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities.
• Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;
• Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers;
• Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.
13. Results/Expected Outputs:
• Municipal urban planning related documents are improved;
• Seven Step Planning Process strengthened by ensuring active participation of women;
• Ward level gender sensitive and climate resilient spatial projects co-designed;
• Proof of concept projects prepared, and approved;
• Monthly progress reports submitted.