UN-HABITAT DATA/GIS Consultant Jobs in Nigeria

UN-HABITAT DATA/GIS Consultant Jobs in Nigeria

Organisational Setting and Reporting

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the United Nations agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.

The overall objective of this project is to support the preparation of Structure Plan for Aba City in Abia State, Nigeria as an overall framework for guiding the future growth and development of Aba City and environs as well as Abia State and the wider sub-region. The Structure Plan will be an important tool contributing to informed strategic decision-making and present a framework for further activities aiming to meet the urban challenges of the targeted areas.

A team of experts will be recruited for the project under the coordination of Technical Adviser. The Technical team will comprise 10 theme consultants made up of Urban Planner, Transportation Planner, Infrastructure Planner, Economist, Data/GIS Consultant, Urban Management Expert/Urban Psychologist, Waste Management Expert, Quantity Surveyor, Gender Specialist and Youth Specialist. The team will work with one GIS expert.

The Data/GIS Consultant will work under the overall guidance of the UN-Habitat Regional Office for Africa (ROAf), Nairobi, Kenya, the overall supervision of the Human Settlements Officer responsible for Nigeria, the immediate supervision of the Project Technical Adviser and the Coordination of the Habitat Programme Support Office (HAPSO), Abuja.

The duty station shall be in Aba, Abia State and the incumbent, as a member of the Technical Team, will support the Abia State Government in implementation of this project working closely with relevant state ministries especially the Ministry of Lands and Survey, in collaboration with relevant UN-Habitat branches: Urban and Regional Planning Branch (Metropolitan Planning Unit, Urban Planning and Design Lab), Global Urban Observatory/Data and Statistics Unit, Urban Basic Services, and Urban Economy.

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority and working in close collaboration with othe thematic area Consultants, the Data/GIS Consultant will be responsible for the following duties:

Provide guidance for acquisition of the most recent satellite imageries to establish base map for the Aba city;

Undertake comprehensive survey of existing land use patterns and ascertain trends and direction of the growth within Aba City

Examine the extent of implementation of the short, medium and long-term infrastructural proposals of any existing plans.

Carry out traffic transport surveys (road, rail and water) including public parking facilities to identify existing bottlenecks and opportunities that may affect or influence future demand and plan linkages that can solve the existing traffic congestion within the study area.

Undertake survey of socio-economic activities and facilities such as school, healthcare, employment opportunities and other related variables for the present and future.

Carry out in-depth demographic survey in the study area, taking into consideration the existing situation and projected population growth for the period of twenty (20) years.

Survey existing housing stock and building development patterns, land value and property rating with a view to determining the use, characteristics and intensity of development.

Establish the database for areas that are prone to flooding and proffer solution to curbing this incidence and its consequences.

Examine the trends, pattern and changes in the development of the last seven (7) years .

Review the existing pattern of growth and development of the study

area and its environs.

Identify existing major activity centers, industrial areas and location of new centers including business districts.

Identify water bodies and natural habitat within study area for the purpose of protection, preservation and adequate containment.
Consider contiguous settlements of the study area and integrate them into city/region map.

Develop an inventory of unique, historical, cultural and scenic areas for the purpose of conservation.

In laiason with the Technical Adviser and other thematic experts, provide GIS support for preparation of proposals for phasing of the Structure Plan implementation, notably the following:

Production of on-screen conversion of satellite imageries to Vector format;

Produce delineation of the Project Areas into Base Maps at agreed scales for easy mapping, data collection and verification;

Identification of features on the Maps;

Interpretation and clarification of any ambiguities that may be reported in the maps;

Input data collected from Field Work into GIS Database with labeling of the features in the map;

Production of corresponding Land Use. Transportation and other Thematic Projection maps in line with proposals from Consultants;

Any other tasks that have to do with Map production towards effective completion of the project

Education

Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Urban Planning, Urban Development, Urban Geography, Economics, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Urban Governance, Regional Planning, Civil Engineering, Architecture, or any other related field. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience

At least five years of progressive experience urban planning, research and policy analysis at the local, national and international levels is required. Experience of networking; experience of project and programme management; experience of conducting policy reviews and preparation of policy recommendations for decision makers; demonstrable analytical, drafting, reporting and presentation experience; experience of analyzing, summarizing and presenting large quantities of statistics on urban issues using relevant computer software; experience in the coordination of multiple contributors to major reports is desirable; and experience in coordinating trainings, technical, fundraising and capacity building workshops.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required.

How to Apply

Interested Consultants Should Send Soft Copies of Their Cover Letter Indicating Consultancy Applied for and Curriculum Vitae (C.v) With the Subject ‘ABA Structure Plan Project’ Not Later Than 4th August, to:

HAPSO Nigeria hapso.nigeria@undp.org

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