The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. UNOPS supports partners to build a better future by providing services that increase the efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of peace building, humanitarian and development projects. Mandated as a central resource of the United Nations, UNOPS provides sustainable project management, procurement and infrastructure services to a wide range of governments, donors and United Nations organizations.

VACANCY NOTICE
UNOPS

Position: Urban Planner/Designer
- Assignment country: Nepal
- Expected start date: 08/01/2025
- Sustainable Development Goal: 11. Sustainable cities and communities
- Volunteer category: National UN Youth Volunteer
- Host entity: UNOPS NPL
- Type: Onsite
- Duration: 12 months
(with possibility of extension)
- Number of assignments: 2
- Duty stations: Hetauda, Bhairahawa

Details
Mission and objectives
UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian, and development projects around the world. UNOPS has engaged closely with the Government of Nepal and several development partners in the reconstruction efforts of the government of Nepal, including the assessment of damaged buildings and enrolment of beneficiaries into housing grant schemes. UNOPS Nepal has supported retrofitting of damaged houses, reconstruction of disability-friendly schools, homeowners engagement in the reconstruction process, modernization and improvement of policing services, and delivering health interventions to support COVID-19 response efforts in the country.

Context
This UNV assignment is a part of UNOPS project – “Cities 4 Women: Inclusive and Climate Resilient Urbanization in Nepal”. The project objective is to integrate inclusive and resilient urban planning and design in municipal infrastructure planning and implementation processes, focusing on public open spaces.The project is jointly implemented by UNOPS with UN-Habitat and Cities Alliance and supported by European Commission, USAID and the Government of Finland.

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 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.

Duty Station: Hetauda and Tilottama

Application Deadline: December 30, 2024

HOW TO APPLY
click [ HERE ] to view official notice for more details and application procedure