Cities and Climate Change Consultant – Biodiversity Action

• Coordinate the completion of an analysis report on nature-based solutions in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
• Oversee the layout and publication design of the draft and final reports.
• Develop a resource mobilization strategy for the Biodiversity Workstream within the Climate Change and Urban Environment Section.
• Create a strategy and workplan to integrate nature-based solutions and biodiversity actions more fully into the section's activities.
• Map potential partners, especially those engaged during CBD COP17, to support biodiversity and nature-based solutions work.
• Draft a partner engagement strategy and a short strategy and workplan for embedding nature-based solutions and biodiversity into section workstreams.

• A minimum of a master's degree (M.Sc. or equivalent) in Urban Planning, Architecture, Environmental Management, Public Policy, or a related field is required; alternatively, a first degree plus two additional years of experience may be accepted.
• At least two years of progressively responsible experience in architecture, landscape architecture, biodiversity conservation, urban planning and design, project management, and stakeholder engagement, preferably at the international level.
• Experience in urban climate change mitigation and/or adaptation is required.
• Proven expertise in climate change and/or biodiversity diplomacy and nature-focused urban planning and biodiversity solutions.
• Experience in communicating and visualizing urban biodiversity knowledge.
• Experience with NDC development and implementation.
• Preferred experience includes analyzing National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and familiarity with capacity development in an international context.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required; knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.

Applicants should apply through the employer's official contact. The closing date for applications is Wednesday, 18 November 2026.