GIS Expert

Home-based

Expected duration

3 months

Organizational Setting About UN-Habitat UN-Habitat, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable and resilient towns and cities. It is the focal point agency for all urbanization and human settlement matters within the UN system. UN-Habitat envisions well-planned, well-governed and efficient cities and towns, with adequate housing, infrastructure and universal access to employment and basic services such as water, energy, and sanitation. Urban Lab of UN-Habitat supports countries in developing urban planning methods and systems that address current urbanization challenges. It promotes urban planning approaches to address urban expansion and transformation.

UN-Habitat is supporting the Geneva Technical Hub 2.0 initiative. GTH 2.0 is a multi-agency and multi-donor initiative led by the UNHCR and partners (among others UN-Habitat) to address climate change, displacement, and sustainable field operations. In detail, UN-Habitat will provide to applicants technical advice in profiling and planning for sustainable settlements that are resilient to climate change, with a specific focus on flood risk mitigation analyses. Countries that are being supported by UN-Habitat are, at August 2026: Burundi (planning and flood risk management), Thailand (sustainable planning in migration context), Chad (territorial analysis of the spatial human settlement system in the region affected by displacements).

In addition, UN-Habitat Jordan is implementing the project “Rethinking Sahab – Urban Greening for a Resilient and Sustainable Future” in collaboration with Sahab Municipality and with funding from the Canton of Basel-Stadt. The project responds to the urban, environmental, climate, and socio-economic vulnerabilities identified through the Multilayered Vulnerability Assessment conducted for Sahab City and aims to strengthen urban resilience through integrated urban greening, inclusive public space development, and enhanced local institutional capacities.

As part of the project, UN-Habitat has undertaken a citywide assessment of public spaces and is advancing the planning, design, and implementation of priority greening interventions, including the Eco Park and the Green Buffer. Effective management of spatial information and the establishment of appropriate operation and maintenance mechanisms are essential to ensure the sustainability, monitoring, and long-term management of these interventions. Reporting and Communication: The GIS expert will be hired to collaborate closely with the Urban Lab team and Jordan Country Office. He/she will be reporting to the Programme Management Officers and will be coordinating with the GTH 2.0 Secretariat.

The GIS expert will also collaborate closely with Duties and Responsibilities: Under the supervision of the Project Manager, the incumbent of the post will have to fulfil the following duties and responsibilities: - Prepare materials (presentations, maps, drawings) for workshops with city and county officials and technical staff, - Be responsible of the drafting, revision and completion planning materials (spatial analysis and drawings, reports). - Participate in technical missions, if required.

Qualifications/special skills

Minimum advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Urban Geography, GIS analysis is required or related field that is relevant for sustainable urban development. A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. At least 2 years of proven experience in drawing and preparing plan graphical material using computer assisted design tools, with special attention to data management and processing with GIS software is required. Good hand drawing / sketching of macro-scale plans is an advantage. Good analytic and design skills in regional and citywide planning and design is an advantage.

Experience in regional and territorial scale planning will be considered an advantage. Working experience in forced displacement context is an asset.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this advertised position fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is desirable.

Additional Information

Not available.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.