Skills: Skills:

•  Knowledge and understanding of theories, concepts and approaches relevant to urban planning and design.
•  Strong analysis of urban form, urban systems, underlying social, legal and financial mechanisms and the political context.
•  Ability to develop strong graphic materials (concept plans, diagrams, street sections) as well as substantive reports.
•  Knowledge of urban development issues. Ability to observe deadlines and achieve set goals.
•  Ability to work and deliver under pressure.

Academic Qualifications:

• Advanced University degree in Architecture or Urban Planning, or related field that is relevant for sustainable urban development and urban planning and design is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• Minimum 2-year experience in urban planning and urban design with direct proven experience in drawing and preparing plan graphical material using computer assisted design tools. Strong graphic representation skills and public space design experience is required.
• Experience in facilitating participatory workshop including the use of digital engagement tools is an added asset. The candidate should have a portfolio of plans and designs of which he/she is the author.

Language: Fluency in oral and written English is required. Although not a requirement, knowledge of French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese or Russian will be an advantage

Qualifications/special skills

Competency: Communication:

•  Excellent written and oral presentation skills in English.
•  Excellent capacity to produce and manipulate graphic documents and drawings.
•  Good presentation skills.
•  Ability to communicate complex interventions in a clear language and convincing narratives.
•  Sketching capabilities to effectively communicate in workshop settings and teams.

Academic Qualifications:

• Advanced University degree in Architecture or Urban Planning, or related field that is relevant for sustainable urban development and urban planning and design IS REQUIRED.
• A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• Minimum 2-year experience in urban planning and urban design with direct proven experience in drawing and preparing plan graphical material using computer assisted design tools is required. Strong graphic representation skills required and public space design experience.
• Experience in facilitating participatory workshop including the use of digital engagement tools is an added advantage.
• The candidate should have a portfolio of plans and designs of which he/she is the author.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall the overall supervision of the Chief of the Planning, Finance and Economy Section and the day-to-day supervision of the Head of Urban Lab, the consultant will be responsible for the following duties:

•  Provide guidance and support to the municipal finance and budgetary assessment at the national and city levels to understand investment patterns.
•  Analyze financial capacity of the government including both municipal fiscal and financial management capacity.
•  Provide technical support in stakeholders mapping for infrastructure investments.
•  Collect data in consultation with authorities to develop a list of ongoing and proposed infrastructure projects, including the cost estimates and stakeholders involved.
•  Consult with the government authorities and financing institutions.
•  Provide technical support to develop localized criteria by which to prioritize investment.
•  Develop cost estimates for prioritized investments and validate it with the relevant stakeholders.
•  Develop "investment cards" for the prioritized investments showing indicative costs, benefits, location, context, rational for investment and validating them with relevant stakeholders.
•  Review project outputs and provide technical recommendations related to Capital Investment Planning.
•  Provide technical advice for the development of the capacity-building activities and thematic learnings to build the capacity of city authorities.
•  Facilitate communication between stakeholders and overcome potential linguistic barriers.
•  Translate key documents in English and Tajik.
•  Safeguard the cross-cutting issues that are considered in each project: Climate Change, Gender Equality, Human Rights, Youth, Children and Elderly Persons, and Disability.

Qualifications/special skills

Academic Qualifications:

• A minimum advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in urban development, urban economics, economics, or related field. A first-level university degree in combination with 2 years of experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in urban planning and urban infrastructure project structuring and finance, including knowledge of local, national, and international financial sources available is required.
• Experience working with government entities and/or international organizations is desirable
• Experience with local finance and in dealing with international cooperation agencies will be considered and added advantage.

Language: English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this consultancy, fluency in oral and written English and Tajik is required. . Knowledge of the Russian language will be an asset