Urban Health National Consultant

Organizational Context

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is dedicated to promoting sustainable and equitable urban futures. This role is within the Egypt country programme in Cairo, operating under the direct supervision of the Urban Development Programme Manager. It addresses the significant challenges of rapid urbanization in Egypt, particularly in the Greater Cairo Region, which faces pressures on infrastructure and services due to concentrated population and economic activity.

Job Purpose

The purpose of this role is to develop a practical manual for localizing Healthy City Indicators and Standards within the Egyptian context, using the Greater Cairo Region as a pilot model. This initiative aims to promote sustainable, resilient, and healthy urban areas, creating a framework that can be replicated and scaled up in other Egyptian cities. The work supports the government's vision for sustainable development, improved quality of life, and integration of public health standards into urban planning, aligning with national strategies like Egypt's Vision 2030.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include conducting comprehensive data collection and analysis, reviewing secondary sources on healthy cities, and assessing Egypt's national response to healthy city indicators across various sectors like health, environment, urban planning, infrastructure, and governance. The role involves identifying and analyzing stakeholders, performing SWOT analyses, and developing an integrated framework for vision, objectives, and strategies for sustainable urban health areas. This includes formulating a national vision, setting strategic objectives, preparing an integrated sectoral approach, and defining monitoring and evaluation indicators. The consultant will also formulate quantitative and qualitative standards and guidelines, identify development interventions, conduct comparative analyses with international standards, and develop a comprehensive document with implementation mechanisms and an action plan.

Work Experience

A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in urban planning, sustainable urban development, healthy cities, or urban policy is required. Experience in developing urban standards, indicators, or strategic frameworks for healthy cities is essential. Experience with integrating Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate change adaptation into planning processes, as well as working with international organizations or governmental counterparts in Egypt, is desirable.

Skills

Urban planning, urban health, sustainable urban development, public health, environmental planning, developing urban standards and indicators, integrating SDGs and climate change adaptation, stakeholder analysis, SWOT analysis, strategic framework development, comparative analysis, action planning, and report writing.

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