Information Assistant

Result of Service
He/she will provide managerial support and technical advice on the assessment of urban parks in the municipality of São Paulo (SP), specially related to spatial data and information.
The consultant will work in close collaboration with the operational and technical teams of UN-Habitat offices, staff of other UN Agencies, Government officials, media, multilateral and bilateral donors and civil society.
The Information Assistant (GIS) shall be paid with a monthly allowance, upon presentation and approval by the National Officer for Brazil of monthly activities' report.
Work Location
São Paulo
Expected duration
Six (6) months upon the signature of the contract, with the possibility of renewal.
**Responsibilities**:
Background
The main mandate of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is to promote sustainable development of human settlements and policies conducive to adequate housing for all. Within this framework, UN-Habitat supports central and state governments, as well as local authorities and other partners for the implementation of the Habitat Agenda, the 2030 Agenda with the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda.
UN-Habitat helps the urban poor by transforming cities into safer, more inclusive, compact, integrated, resilient and connected places with better opportunities where everyone can live with dignity. It works with organizations at every level, including all spheres of government, civil society and the private sector to help build, manage, plan and finance sustainable urban development.
The Regional Office for Latin American and the Caribbean - ROLAC - is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Agency puts emphasis in developing and managing activities in the host country. Indeed, for the past years, UN-Habitat has expanded its portfolio in Brazil by working with the three tiers of government in order to support the formulation and implementation of more effective, sustainable, participative and socially fairer urban economic, social and environmental policies.
Through a partnership with the Municipality of São Paulo to implement city-wide and neighbourhood-level approaches to generate more inclusive and sustainable green public spaces, UN-Habitat is now developing an evaluation framework for the city's 111 municipal parks. For this purpose, UN-Habitat will use the City-Wide Public Space Assessment toolkit. This assessment includes primary data collection in parks and their surroundings through observation and interview questionaires, data analysis and map production.
In order to properly implement this project, an Information Assistant (GIS) is required to ensure a good execution of the work programme.
Report to UN-Habitat Manager
The Information Assistant (GIS) reports to the National Officer for Brazil, who will evaluate him/her.
Outputs/Work Assignment
The Information Assistant (GIS) shall assist the implementation of the above-mentioned project according to the responsibilities indicated below.
**Responsibilities**:
Under the overall supervision of the National Officer for Brazil, the Information Assist (GIS) will:
a) Participate and support São Paulo's Technical Team.
b) Assist in the elaboration and creation of georeferenced surveys.
c) Extract, process, analyse and present data from public databases, repositories, and statistics.
d) Support the revision of all documents produced by the team related to spatial data and information.
e) Maintain an orderly and accessible information file related to the information and data produced.
f) Assist in the preparation of materials for primary data collection, such as questionnaires and interviews.
g) Collaborate in the analysis and creation of thematic cartographic material.
h) Document expert group meetings, forums, consultations, training events and other activities related to the planning, development and implementation of the programme, if requested.
i) Assist and prepare reports to partners, internal reports, etc. at various stages of the projects.
j) Take part in fieldwork activities to support the implementation of the projects' methodologies, if requested.
k) Attend to meetings and conferences promoted by UN-Habitat and it partners, as requested.
l) Elaborate monthly activities reports regarding the consultancy.
m) Be responsible for the delivery according to deadlines for each task.
n) Perform other duties which may be requested by the supervisor.
The consultant will be responsible for completing all courses and training activities that are indicated to him/her by his/her supervisor. The security course BSAFE is required to be accredited during the first month of employment.
The consultant will be responsible for his/her own security, so the person should get familiarized with United Nations security mechanisms and comply with them according to the Framework of Accountability for the United Nations Security Management System.
Qualifications/special skills
Acad

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