Asistente de Planificación Territorial (foco normativo, arquitectura)
Organizational Context
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) collaborates with the Ministry of Housing and Urbanism (MINVU) in Chile to strengthen sustainable urban and territorial planning in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago. This role supports the Regional Ministerial Secretariat of Housing and Urbanism (SEREMI Metropolitana) in updating and managing the Santiago Metropolitan Regulatory Plan (PRMS). The position is based in Santiago and reports to SEREMI Metropolitana leadership, with administrative oversight from UNDP.
Job Purpose
The purpose of this role is to provide technical support for the formulation, modification, updating, monitoring, and implementation of the Santiago Metropolitan Regulatory Plan (PRMS). This involves applying urban and territorial planning principles, spatial analysis, and GIS tools to contribute to sustainable urban development and territorial ordering. The role aims to enhance SEREMI Metropolitana's technical capacity for decision-making regarding intercommunal and metropolitan-scale planning instruments. By providing technical, regulatory, and territorial data, the position will foster sustainable, balanced urban development aligned with regional public policies, ensuring coherence and effectiveness in planning processes.
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include participating in the elaboration, updating, and modification of the Santiago Metropolitan Regulatory Plan (PRMS). This involves developing territorial analyses for urban planning, territorial structuring, and defining regulatory proposals, as well as assessing the territorial compatibility of urban projects, infrastructure, and equipment. The role also entails participating in Strategic Environmental Assessments (EAE) related to planning instruments. Additionally, responsibilities include conducting territorial, urban, and environmental diagnoses using GIS, preparing thematic and regulatory cartography, and reviewing technical documents for territorial planning instruments. The position will also generate territorial indicators for PRMS monitoring, support geospatial database management, and maintain relevant territorial information. Coordination includes evaluating technical submissions, participating in technical committees and public consultations, preparing technical reports, and providing technical training and advice.
Work Experience
A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience is required with a secondary education, or 2 years with a university degree. Relevant experience includes formulation, evaluation, or management of Territorial Planning Instruments; elaboration or updating of Intercommunal, Metropolitan, or Communal Regulatory Plans; work in public institutions, urban consultancies, or regional/municipal governments related to urban and territorial planning; and geospatial analysis applied to urban planning.
Skills
Proficiency in remote work and collaboration tools (e.g., Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Docs). Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Knowledge in Urbanism, Urban Planning, Territorial Ordering, Urban Development, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geomatics, Territorial Management, and Strategic Environmental Assessment. Desirable skills include advanced ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, Microsoft Office, intermediate AutoCAD, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, GeoServer, and a gender perspective.